The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-16
PERSONAL.

Inc BODY or w. III. anderbllt, IN tho
New Dorp vault, is guarded by Pinkerton
men day and night.
III. VI. Alden has been with the Harpers
for twenty years, sixteen of them as editor OF
Harper's Magazine.
The following story Of Mr.. and Mrs. Agassiz
is Endorsed truthful by good authority:
Mrs. AgaSsiz found one morning in one of
her slippers IA cold, little, Shiny snake, one of
six sent the daybefore to her scientific spouse,
and carefully set aside by him for safety
under the bed. She screamed, There is a
snake iii my slipper The savant leapcd
from his couch, crying, a snake, Good
heavens, Where are the other Gvc:'-New
York World.
"Any father at the table, said Sam Jones,
out west, "who will palm off the neck or tho
back of a chicken upon his children is not a
Christian
Lieut.. Schwatka, in command of The
Times exploring expedition in Alaska, is
over six feet high and weighs 2I5 pounds.
Senator Blair denies that he uses tobacco
in any form, and says that the story OF hi=
weakness for twenty-five cent cigars Is "a
canard OF the enemy.
Mr. Jay Gould was met at Mount Desert
the other day 10y an old farmer, who ex-
claimed, why, you don't lool; though you
We're worth 81 .UuO.'
1t is reported that Pope Leo has purchased
the Mignancli palace i'll Rome for the sum
of 500, 900, and is fitting it up as printing
and publishing office for religious works
VI. J. Simmons, of San Francisco, claims
the distinction of being the youngest soldier
who wore the blue during the great rebellion.
He WAS born Aug. l., 1870. and enlisted in
New York Dec. 81, 1868 Thus he carried u
musiet when but little over - years old.
~.
move the remains of President William Henry
Harrison from their neglected sepulchre at
North Bend, o., to Spring Grove cemetery,
near Cincinnati, where il Is proposed To erect
proper monument.
Edwin Booth will travel this season in "A
special palace car called the David Garrick.
Count NSu25i son of the premier of Japan,
is ut Chicago to arrange with publishers for
school text books i'll the English language for
use i'll the japanese schools, the mikado hav-
ing ordered that the English language be
taught in the public schools.
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, now occu-
pies the Deer Park cottage in which the pres
ident's honeymoon was spent
Mr. PcndIeton, United States minister to
Berlin, i going furlouGh To Switzerland.
His daughter, who has recovered from tho
shock on learning of her mothers tragic death
1t is not expected that Mr.. Bcecher viii
occupy the pulpit of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, again before the last Sunday in
October.
\ Mr. Rowland. of Chicago, imparts "A
pleasing. variety 10 Saratoga life this season
by driy in.s "a faur-in-hand team of mules. So
far non. oil the guests assembled there have
made a Ic!eI ual matter of the diSplay--Ncw
York World
Horny Irving has just been refused an
honorary degree 10y the Oxford university
becautc he is an actor
Julian Hawthorne has become a contributor
TO The New York World, finding it better to
have a moderate but steady salary than to
take the risk on occasional book ventures.
Constantine, Duke of Sparta, the king of
Grecce's eldest son, has just attained his CON
stitutional ma iority, having been born on tho
2d of August, 1865. The event was celebrated
with national rejoicings all over Greece.
Since the death OF King Ludwig, of Bavaria,
the insane King Otto has been under the de
fusion that he is bird. He has called him
self the great German double eagle and he
has even built a nest Of straw ana dry leaves
in his apartment.
The citizens of Hungary Will erect monu-
ment To the memory of Able Liszt at Raid
ing, his birthplace
President Elliot, of Harvard college, re
marks: Il recognize but one mental ncIuisi-
ton rs an essential part of the education of a
lady or gcntleman-namcly, an accurate and
refined use of the mother tongue
Gen. Logan is having pretty fair time in
San Francisco. During one Of the Grand
Army sessions the audience recognized him
Us he entered the hall. and Ieafcnin@ cheer
greeted him rs he took his seat. The cheering
hot
forced To- mount the stage, where the ladies of
the chorus tore of their corSaGe bouquets and
showcr,,l him with flowers. Loud calls were
made fur speech, but the general merely
bowed his acknowledgements and resumed his
Philadelphia Times
Senator Blackburn i said To wear more
jewelry than any other member of congress.
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