The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-03-30 00:00:00

GHAZI PACHA'S RETURN TO
CONSTANTINOPLE.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1878,

THE SUPPLY OF AMERICAN FOOD.—The largot
consignment of American meat that has yet reached
this country in a single steamer came to hand at
Liverpool last Saturday in the Guion steamer
consin, from New York. She had on board about
2,200 quarters of fresh beef and 900 carcases of sheep.
The total quantity of meat that arrived at Liverpool .
during last week was also large. Five steamers
rived with 5,354 quarters of beef, 1,559 sheep in the
carcase, and 335 dead pigs. No arrivals of fresh butter
or live stock came to hand.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO SCHOOL TEA IadyCHERS.—A- of
amiable disposition was lately instructing a class on
duty to the neighbour, at the termination of the
lesson and after an oration on the virtue of returning
good for evil, in the belief that she had made a favour;
able, if not a lasting, impression on the youthful
minds, she wound up with the following question
" Suppose a•person were to be unkind to you, or strike
, you what would you do? "—a pause ensued, when one
little girl sharper than' the rest, made the following
laconic and not unnatural reply, "'lt 'im again."
LIVE AND LEARN.—Bessie (of an in luiring
"But, mummy, dear, I can't remember any art'"
•
called Tigers."—Mummy. "What's the use of taking
you girls abroad! I am sure we stood a good tell
minutes before that picter in the Vaticun, 'Bacchus
and Ariadne drawn by Tigers.' "—Judy.
ADVICE GRATIS.—Here is a good story of the late
Senator Wade (says the Echo). It used to be OP
tomary for slaves in Washington to 'beg money frtgl:
Northern Congressmen to buy their freedom..
poor but smart looking boy accosted Mr. Wade s'au:
he was in conversation with a promiscuous compelli
of Northern and Southern Senators, and began to beg
for money to buy his freedom. " I never give monel
to buy slaves," said Mr. Wade, when, seeing the
pleasant looks of the Southern men, he turned to O.':
boy and asked, " Why the devil don't you run awali
The Southeners stared at one another, and the clark,el
started off with a new idea in his head, when Mr.
Wade called him back, and handing him a 10-dollar
bill said, "Here is ten dollars to pay your expense*
Now rim away out of slavery, my boy, the first chance
you get."
"LOVE WILL FIND OUT THB AY."----Old Sang•-'
Mistress (who does not allow "Followers" in the
house). " Who is that ycru were talking to in the
kitchen, Mary?—Oh, but I certainly did hear nu
talking to some one,—and I thought I heard, indes.
tinctly, I admit, a man's— "—Mary (making a cleau
breast of it). "Weil, you see, m'um, me and og
young man 'ave started a tallyphone, Dfum—but
be
never comes nearer than round the corner of the
street, m'um ! !"—Punch.
Thig
THE RUNNING DEER "BROWN DucHEss."----...,
celebrated hunting deer, Brown Duchess, which
presented to the Surrey Hunt by Lord Derby.
which has on several occasions upon being turned on„'
to the Surrey Sta.ghounds outrun the pack and got lele;
out, has again, after a splendid run last week evadea
her pursuers, and Was lost at Copthorne. 1:141 bas
since visited several farm homesteads, an tAefil
shelter in the coverts during the daytime. Her Leti:
ship was last seen near Chevenigg Park, Kent, reef:,
ing through the country with freedom. Bre"-
Duchess is out of the herd of hunting deer 000,n
ing of 48 hinds, bucks, and does. The Surrey 5.b",,„
hounds will be brought to seek her out, and if poton
capture her before the close of the hunting season. en
convey her back to the deer pens at Snaitham Bottoll3'
CARRYING THINGS TOO FAR.—Mr. Gladstone is
ported to be so thorough-going in his dislike te,'
things Turkish that he has turned all the ott,ooow--
out of his house.—Judy.
THE TREATY.—The Week says:—" With regard .°
the provisions of the Treaty, the full text of the
meat, published yesterday, fully justifies all that h 7.
been said as to their rigorous and sweeping charectts
The changes made in Turkish territory could onlY ful
properly understood by the production of amost care ..
map., and therefore it is vain to go all over theinl;
words. 'What they amount to is substantially le'
blotting•out of Turkey in Europe. The war indein
is fixed at 1,410,000,000 roubles. The Czar will
out 1,100,000,000 of this in territory; the rerneinae
we suppose, will have to be paid in cash if the Sulw""
he°
can find it. Taking merely the broad facts. We 1,0
it that the Czar henceforth rules in Turkey, A
enormously strengthened his foothold in Asia, with;
that the Ottoman Porte is essentially a thing Of of
past. Like it or dislike it, that is the plain eteb°
the cage.
whiCh
THE FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA.—The floca. - •
occurred the other day at Sacramento, in Califoilt
seems to have been a most serious calamity.
country for seventy miles above Sacramento CI ,
presented the appearance of a continuous sea ea b°oll
sides of the river. Not 5,000 acres of land along
river for that distance have, it is stated, escaped Ill!'
undation. The river, however, by latest acc,ounlej
was falling rapidly; and vast tracts of -wheat 115'1
were making their appearance, which it was the
might be saved if drying north winds foUOW5ty
late continued storm. One farmer of Celusa Co
has lost 20,000 sheep and 6,000 acres of wheat bY the
flood. About 10 per cent, of the wheat crop of thael:
county is ruined, and about the same amount danoge
The loss between Sacramento and Monroeville °_
levees, buildings, stock, and crops will, it is estimA;
etft
reach 800,000 dolts., besides the decrease in the Vie:is
of properties in localities affected by the flood. •11'..„j
however, "an ill wind that blows nobody good;
floed.s are no exception to this rule, for there are eri
to be prospects of an enormous harvest, much fertilisr
sediment having been deposited by the waters, ivi'c
will renew land worn by continuous cropping-.
THE LATE ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRI.A.—Ta - c
°
etiquette of the Imperial house of Austria is said t°
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the strictest of all in its rules and regulations, an..„d,
this the late Archduke Franz Karl always adheLiie
at least in his daily drive, when in Vienna, from
Hof burg to the Prater and back (says the Coe
Journal.) Every traveller wha has resided for
days in the jolly old capital of the empire,wl43ite
member seeing the court carriage, drawn bY siX .to
horses, and the old gentleman bowing and saluutftiy,
the unobtrusive greetings of young and old on hie
This was, perhaps, one of his greatest relaxations, 70-r,
he would scarcely have lived happily without it,lot
during that two hours' drive, he could show hie ',As
old face to everybody, and, while everybodY
glad to notice it with feelings of noiseless syroPl?the
he himself was gathering to his affectionate beer;,;ch
sympathetic and grateful tkibute of reverence, w'Lts
he must have felt was due to his unrelentinioTic,
of goodness and good will. He was a staunch Catmo foe
and attended strictly to his religious dutieo----_,.0
the love of God and his dear, sorely-tried couar4i",o
From the numerous anecdotes gathered from
ratee
populi, the following is one which eminently
the deeply rooted friendliness of the old gellw;ol.
for his co-citizens, and the strong conscionsnessf the
ways felt of being a favourite with all classes t'_Aerof
people. While taking a walk one day in the g'l7 be
of Schoenbrun, he plucked a rose, in which sev,to
was detected by one of the junior keepers. The 0
ru at once shed up to him and after remonstratingtie
the delinquency invited liira to march with hilll tcf the
guard-house. Here the keeper soon discovere
personage he had brought round to be sural3l#.7-9,re.
dealt with, and in great dismay, and bursting in vs-The
he fell upon his knees and implored forgiveness. roe,
kind old Prince, with a gracious smile, -bade him, brit,
for he had but done his duty in acting as he (Ha i.„feel
added the Archduke, "I cannot help feeling gri"who
at finding out that there is a man in the emPire
does not know the Emperor's father." the
"ONE DOWN T'OTHER COME ON I "—Judging %do,
way Mr. Smith has been buying up foreign Ir°n. the
we should say it is a case of Purchase System
Navyv. Purchase System in the Army &bails'
otice°