The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-29

anu ElISllSIl.
There is a general alarm regarding the
water supply of New York City, and
strict economy in the nse of the indis-
pensable fluid is urged in all directions,
in order that famine may be avoided.
The Infanta Isabel of Spain, who exer-
cises great influence in public and private
affairs over her brother, King Alfonso,
was educated under the care of an Amer
lean governess.
Victoria Woodruff is living in grand
state in London as the wife Of Mr.. Mar
tin, the banker. She and her sister,
Tennie Clafin, turn up their noses at
New Workers as they roll by them in
their gorgeous carriage.
Fifty thousand dollars, with S., 900 ac-
cumulated interest, the legacy of the late
Charles A. Reed, of Newton, Mass, to
the United States, towards the payment
of the public debt, has just been paid in
at the Boston sub-treasury.
The authorities of the Jacksonville, st.
Augustine and Halifax River Railroad
are contemplating bridging the st. Johns,
the bridge to cross from where their
present office is in the rear of the post
office. The bridge will have two steam
draws, and be used only for teams and
foot-men to reach their depot on the
south shore-Florida Herald.
Mast is getting down to his work His
cartoon last week represents the plum
ed Knight behind the scenes trying to
put on a clean shirt, preparatory to be-
ing introduced to the public by White
law Reid. He has run his legs through
the sleeves and is trying to adjust the
broad end of the garment over his manly
bosom. The awarkedness of the situa
ton is extremely ludicrOus.
A Washington letter of Tuesday says:
Gen. Ward B. Burnett, of New York,
after lingering illness of several years,
died in this city this morning. lie was
veteran of five wars, and the oldest
living graduate of West Point " no be-
came a general in the Mexican war. He
was awarded by vote of his comrades
in arms in that war the gold bdhx pre-
scented by the city of New York to Gen.
jackson for distinguished military SER
vices, aud bequeathed by him ''to that
patriot of New York City who should be
adiudged by his countrymen % have
been the most distinguished in defence
of his country and our country's fights.
The cornerstone of a home fors single
men has been laid in New York; City,
under the auspices of a Presbyterian
Church. The object is to furnish men
who have ne settled homes neat, ! clean
and cheap quarters, with every attention
to health, and all reasonable accOmmOda-
tions for comfort 1t is to be called the
Hatfield House, after deceased castor.
There will be library reading and
smoking-rooms, parIor with Ipiano,
single rooms at $3.50 per week, lormi-
tory Accommodations at fifteen Dents a
night and bathrooms on everye floor.
The building will accommodate bfsween
800 and 400 persons, and will be fready
for occupation in September.
Two of BIaines brothers are IL the
public service, meaning that thdS de-
rive their living from the public treas-
ury. Brother John is a paymaster in the
army and Brother Robert is a curator of
the museum in the agricultural depart
ment. Besides these, Blaine has eight
more relatives quartered in various ways
upon the public purse. Col. Coppinger
was an old stager in the service long be-
fore he married Blaines daughter and he
still sticks. Logan goes at least four
better with no less than fourteen rela-
tives, including one brother, five brothers
in-law, one son and one son-in-law, who
get their living from the government.
Most of them will derive their revenues
from some other source next year.
The money kings of Wall street are
using rather remarkable arguments to
disprOve reports affecting their financial
stability or their position in the market.
1t having been rumOred that Jay Gould
was greatly embarrassed, that gentleman
uhllituIdtely SleIS 10 JIle lEOuI With all
offer of 5000 for the discovery of the
author of the malicious falsehOOd." Of
Mr.. Vanderbilt it was said that he had
recently sold largely the stocks of "his"
railroads. He comes forward promptly
and announces his willingness to pay ST.
600 per share for any stock sold by him
in the past six weeks of roads with which
he is officially connected. BY the sport
ing fraternity it is accepted as gamblers
gospel that money talks" An adage
of worth and wisdom, however is to the
effect that "a bet is a fools argument. -"
A Washington letter says: There is
a general recognition of the necessity
which will rest upon the democratic
convention for vigorous, sharply-de-
fined tariff plank in their platform, That
the people of the country are alive on
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