The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-06-03
BRIEF MENTION.


House Of Lords May that approx
mately the number of British troops in
Egypt and the Soudan is about 5000.
Buffalo is having a curious experience
with the jury laws. 1t has cost that city
over $1,000 to secure ten jurymen for the
trial of the Frank Wood case. Out Of a
panel Of 372 only ten jurymen were OBJ
tanned.
The perpetual growth of London is for
chilly illustrated by the government bill
which is to extend its radius Of the Met
ropolitan streets act, passed in 1867,
from four miles to six miles, measured
in a dirct line from Charing Cross.
The Two new cruisers, the building Of
which Congress authorized last winter,
are to be named New Jersey and Balti
more, in honor Of Congressman McAdoo,
Of New Jersey, and TaIb,tt, Of Mary
land, who put through the apPropria-
ton for the new boats.
It is stated that the Chinese govern
ment, casting aside national prejudice,
has called 10 the aid Of European miners
20 work its coal mines. There are i'm
mense deposits Of coal in China, and,
with the aid now called in, they are ex-
pected to be very quickly developed.
Paris possesses one remarkable street
which has neither doors, windows. num-
bers nor sign posts. It runs from the
Rue de Clery to the Rue Baaurcgard,
and the distinction Of being the shortest
street in Paris and probably in the
world It's total length is about sixteen
feet.
In Arizona and northern Mexico cz-
periments are making with the castor
bean for the manufacture of oil. The
estimates give 1900 plants to the acre,
which produce 900 pounds Of beans,
worth $50. An oil factory is contem-
plated at Tucson. Arizona, provided suf1i-
Client beans can be contracted for.
The resignation Of fully 5000 fourth
class poslmasters are in the hands OF the
Postmaster General, many Of them hay
ing been received a few days after the
presidential election of last year. Eyi-
IDENTIFY goodly number did not think it
consistent to remain in office under a
democratic administration.
The fatal plunge of OIIum from the
Brooklyn bridge recalls the tact that a
jump was made by John D. Brumley.
New yori, painter, on June /, 1882, from
the central arch Of the same bridge (145
feet above the river. and, though taken
from the water in an inseus ible condi-
ton, Brumley subsequently recovered.
The most accommodating postmaster
i'm the United States lives in Illinois
His name is Peterson, ami his Office ia 10
Gated ia one of the small towns OF San
CANON county. \ letter was received at
the department ON Thursday signed by a
score Of Peterson'5 townspeopIe, who &C
cused him o. offensive partisauship and
demanded that he be removed at once.
At the bottom Of the communication
was this Endorsement from Peterson :
Il heartily concur in the above. think
I ought TO be bounced at once"
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Congress issued $4,000 paper currency.
and eventually S5O. 900. 600 of war money
was nut in circnlation-allor which sank
to almost nothing. though wears after
ward it was redeemed. A barber shop
in Philadelphia was ornamented with
continental money pasted over the
walls.
A new Yorl, MINER SAYS hundreds Of
men. women and even bows in that citv
o,,, oDcooad i'm the ..hr,siua,s.' of coIIact-