New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-20

-K6nigsberg in Prussia is said TO be one Of the
worst places in the world for scandal
in Danish Greenland copper mines have been
found whose ore yields sc per cent. OF pure metal
The King of Dahomey has had some collins
made at Hamburg for the use OF himself and the
members Of his ilIustrious family when they shall
have departed this mortal life. They are IN
STYLE Of great splendor the Kings own box cost
ing $4,000 At each side Of the head are fixed
liGuor cases with decanters and glasses, so that
the defunct may be able duly 10 wet his whistle.
The coffin is lined with cushions Of red satin' and
adorned on the outside with ornaments Of bronze
AID carving. 1t is supported with lion OF metal
at each corner
An Italian picture dealer at London lately
bought an old picture for song. 1t proves to 90
. nortrait of the Princess Colonna by Michael An
gelo and is valued at $4,000.
The Cologne Gazette calls upon the Prussian
Government to help the Art.Academy At Das'el-
dorf by giving it more money and creating pro-
fessorship Of sculpture.
A picture dealer az Prague has within short
time sold 100000 copies Of the Emperor OF Aus
trias portrait.
The Catholic Directory, just published, con-
.sins list of the names Of twenty five ministers
IS tho Established Church of England, three
American EOscopalian ministers, one Scotch
pre.bvterian minister, one Geneyese Protestant
minister and one French Protestant minister who
ioined the Church Of Rome during the year $50.
Also two Lords, three Countesses, one honorable
two country gentlemen Of wealth, two captains In
the army. one member Of Parliament and one
Doctor of Laws.
A Miss Gresley Jarman's hustle was lately
exhibited at the Clerkenwen Police Court, and
contained no less than ten pounds Of feathers
which she was charged with having stolen from
her lodgings. She denied the robbery, and de-
clared that ten pounds of feathers was the usual
complement Of the busses she wore
The eonsistory Of Breslsu, in Prussian Siesla'
has issued circular, reminding not only clergy
men, but all other clerical functonares. that 1t IS
unbecoming their sacred calling to take olt game
certificates, or to DIN in shooting or sporting IN
general.
In a letter recently published, Prof Newman
saws that it is q mathematical certainty that II
the existing population of the world were to IN
crease for about eleven or twelve centuries at the
same rate as the British population has done Tor
some time past, no room would be left on the solid
earth for men, women, and children to stand upon
allowing only square foot for each.
The total population of the kingdom of Swe-
den is estimated at sea, 200, vz 1870, males
and 600. 500 females. On the lst January, 1896
the population was 3,3l6,9O2, so that the increase
in the last five years has been 2l6,S9s, or per Ct
The Prince Of Wallachia has published an
order stating the conditions under which gipsies
may in future be sold /. Families OF gipsies shall
never be parted. >. All sales of more than three
families at a time are declared Illegal.
The sherry vintage Of 1919 has turned out
very bad, and it is said that not one-iith OF the
produce can be made available. The vintage OF
champagne of 1850 is also bad, and there will be
a short supply of sparkling wines.
"A wealthy Lombard nobleman, who lately
died at ONE, has bequeathed monthly allow
ance of thirty scudi (Rbout f6) for the mainten-
ance Of his dogs, and monthly pension OF fifteen
scudi for The person app0iated to feed and tend
them.
A recent calculation made in Vienna gives no
less than 1852 journals and papers as actually
known in Europe, not including therein Austria.
There are Of course many provincial papers not
included in this list. The following comparison
is curious in Paris 100 papers Of various kinds
are published in London, " in Berlin, TO- in
Leipsig, 6s in st. Petersburg, 80. The number
Of journals published in Germany, exclusive Of
Austria, in the German language is Gas, nearly
three times as many as Paris and London put to.
gether.
The Persian sect OF Babis, whose main doe
trine is said to be the denial of the existence Of
God and who recognize no other authority than that
of their chief, has at last been extnguished They
had been prosecuted for two years, and their
Chief, Bah de Shiraf put to death at rauris, when
they betook themselves to Lingrian, which they
fortified. The city was stormed by considera-
bic body of troops under Mehemet Chan, and
most of the Babis fell in the struggle. The prs-
oners will doubtless all be killed. They are ac-
cused Of scandalous offenses against the relig n
and morals of the country.