The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-16
BRIEF MENTION.


Ten million base balls are made and
sold in this country every year, accord
ing to a Philadelphia authority.
In 1864 there were $4,000 more men
than women ia Berlin. In 1870 the
number of females was 5000 greater aud
in 1885 the preponderauce OF females
was 52,42l.
It is said that the most of the leading
financiers Of Berlin are up to their eyes
in Russian bonds, and in case of war be-
tween England and Russia there would
be fearful collapse in these securities.
The chairman of the republican nat
ional committee, the Hon. B. f. Jones,
of Pittsburg, Pa, has justgot back home
from a tour OF the south, with which he
expresses himself delighted. He thinks
the New Orleans Exposition 2 great sue
cess.
The high-license law which has been
adopted in Wisconsin is not very pro-
nounced measure, as it fixes the mini
mum fee at $500 and the maximum at
$500 Yet in Milwaukee, where the fee
at present is only $40. the new law will
add over 100000 to the revenues OF the
city
Redfern, the English dressmaker and
tailor. who is now in this country,
brought with him designers. filters, sales
women and servants Many of them
have been in his employ for years. He
says he had the patronage of some 10000
Americans before he thought of opening
a branch store in New York
The first steel steamship ever built at
San Francisco was launched last week
from the yard of the union iron works.
She is screw steamship OF $50 tons,
and is regarded as the pioneer Of an en-
terprise which promises much for the in
dustrial progress of the capital of the
Pacific coast.
A rea arkabIe step has been taken by
the pnddlers and millmen of William
Cook & Co., of Sheffield England. These
men have decided to offer Il weeks work
for nothing in order to help their en-
ployers to tide over the difficult times
through which the iron trade is now pas
sing. They cannot accept lower wages
because the rates are established by a
board of Cancellation.
A new Christian church is about to be
built in Jerusalem. The Germans have
obtained possession Of the site of the an
cient hospital of the knights of ST. John,
and arrangements have been made for
the erection of German Protestant
church. In this cradle center of Chris
tJanity are to be found Greeks. Roman
lists and Protestants; and Jerusalem pre-
SCENTS in miniature divided Christendom.
The California orange growers have
discovered new process for removing
all substances that injure the appearance
of their fruit. They put a half bushel or
so Of dry sawdnst in barrel and then
pour in two or three boxes of oranges,
ana turn slowly with q crank. The fruit
comes ont as clean and as bright as dol
lar. Oae man can clean about eighty
boxes a day, while washing ten boxes is
a good days work.
Gen. Longstreet lives about two miles
out Of Gainesville, Ga. His home is a
large two-story frame building, with a
spacious veranda running in front.
Here, writes one who recently visited
him, "the general sits, a typical patri-
arch, enjoying the peaceful days which
have in them no trace of the terrible
events with which his fame was connect
cd in the early sixties. He cultivates
wavy Burnside whiskers and moves
about in long, flowing dressing gown. "
American fathers are not the only ones
who give thoir daughters checks for al
legged fabulous sums on their wedding
day The Duke Of Bedford, we are told,
presented his daughter, upon her mar
riage to Sir Edward Malet, $3.50, 600 and
Jewels worth $780, Notwithstanding
such generosity. the noble duke is sub
jected to the satire of Punch for his mig
gardIness asa landlord and the proprietor
Of Convent Garden.
During the prevalence of the great
plague Of London, 1865, there was no
torious hody-searcher, or plunderer, OF
dead mems clothes, etc, named Snacks.
The progress of the disease so rapidly in
creased his business that he found more
upon his hands than he could conven.
iently perform, and therefore offered
half his profits to any one who would as
sist him in his hardened occupation
They who accept his offer were said tc
20 with Snacks. Hence the origin OF
the expression.
A Trifiing Tale.
Some three weeks ago three eagle,
killed 81 re,pea IN t1,a farm, Of yVorray