The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-08

take dozen portfolios instead of two. The Arch
bishop Of Paris is absent also, and intends to
quit French territory altogether. The Able Da-
guerry remains charged with the duty of absolv.
ing the sinners Of Paris during the absence of the
head of the church.
Two models Of gas-lamp column have been
temporarily erected in the Rue de Rivoli as an ex-
pertinent. They are Of graceful form, and are
eurmounted by lamp, which is painted the
name of the street in conspicuous, transparent let
tiers, by which strangers may find their way about
town till an advanced hour of the night. The pc.
destal has four parts; two upon the sidewalk and
two upon the street. From one of the former will
flow constant jet Of wuter, while the other will
serve fre-plug, yielding large supply of wa
ter in OF fire. The two sides toward the street
are concave, add will be used for the same pur-
pose the columns upon the Boulevard. These
latter columns go by the name Of Vespasiennes; and
if your readers can discover from this sobrquet
the to which they devoted, they are at lib
erty to do 30; if not they must come to Paris and
find out for themselves.
l stated some time ago that only six Of the eigh-
ty.six departments were authorized to cultivate
tobacco. Two others have since pettioned for per-
mission to make another attempt at its culture;
and see now by table Algerian statistics, that
with great rapidity. In 1851 there were in the
three provinces of Oran, Constantine and Algiers,
but five hundred and thirty seven planters; in
1852 May the number had advanced to ,O73.
The number of acres planted with tobacco, which
was last year but 900, ia 2,700. Algeria fur
nished last year to the French government manu-
factory 600 900 pounds, and that establishment has
contracted to purchase l,75O,00O pounds during
the current season. The total yield of the year ia
calculated at 2, $50 900 pounds, OF which coo
have been grown by European planters, and
400, 900 by the natives.
Apropos Of tobacco, let me just mention that
woman lately found dead in her bed, without any
apparent motive, has been declared by surgeons,
upon post mortem examination, to owe her death
to congestion of the brain, determined by incon-
siderate and excessive of snuff.
The Minister of Marine has sent the French
screw. frgate lie Corse Of four guns, to cruise in
the Scotch waters to watch the proceedings of the
French fishermen there. Her special errand is to
prevent them from buying herring of the natives,
and then claiming upon them in France the bounty
paid by this government. II seems that this pre-
cious industry has been for some time carried on
with impunity see that Dundee paper already
announces the arrival of the frigate of that
coast
You Will nave learned from CTltCl5tnS III the
English journals that the Prince de Joinvillc has
communicated article to the Revue des Deur
Mondes, of this city, which has been published
over a nom de plume, or name lent oy some
friend for the occasion. The Orleans paper here,
or more properly the Fourierlst organ, the Assem-
bse Rationale, reviews the article eulogistically,
admitting the authorship TO be that of the Prince.
The English journals have attacked it severely, as
eae a ptrv in w
family have enjoyed hospitality and consideration
during their reverse of fortune.
Here is an item that would be simply incredible
if it were not given by the government shcets If
it had originated in the opposition papers, should
have taken it for jest intended to burlesque the
authorities. M. Colvmcnt, Project OF la Dordogne,
caused transparency to be placed upon the hotel
of the prefecture the 18th, with the following
inscription "Dieu fit Napoleon, ct Sc reposa"-God
made Napoleon, and then rested himself Verify,
profanity no further go. The President, how-
ever. sets The example of blasphemy, by declaring
every public occasion that he places himself un-
ncr the protection of his uncle and the mother of
God-the 18th of August being both Assump.
ton day and the birthday of the Emperor.
The following advertisement is placarded on the
walls OF Paris: " Wanted, one thousand we'll
dressed and highly moral men to propagate tho
History of Prince Louis Napoleon in the Depart
ments."
During the summer, which is coming to a close,
100000 dogs have been killed or poisoned in
France. OF ths number, 10000 were mastiffs;
10000 poodes, l5. 900 hunting dogs, GOO spancls,
600 dogs, 200 griffons 1876 bull. dogs, and 100
shepherds dogs. Two carlins, (pugs,) race sup
posed to be extinct, have fallen victims to the
avenging meat-ball. The destruction Of cats has
ola beep or0 he had mt IF he
soned food thrown into the cutters, and perished in
harmony with the declaration of the proverb, that
what is for the goose is for the gander.
The skins of the dogs, used by cabinet. makers in
polishing wood, and by the leatherdressers in the
making of purses, bags slippers. Sc, produced no
lees than a sum of 20O, 900 francs.
transcribe an interesting paragraph from the
last report of the Academy of Sciences of Brussels:
an. Spring laid upon the table phia containing
a quantity of dark-colored seeds. There seeds
have a singular origin, having fallen from heaven
a certain dark night, during a violent wind,
felt their faces raped if by hailstones and the
next morning the earth was found to be covered,
for space extending over seven leagues, with the
same dark-colored seeds Many of them were COL
lected and preserved by the inhabitants. Those
that M Spring laid upon the Academy table were
sent to him BY person in whom he reposes entire
confidence. The botanists present at the sitting
divided the mysterious seeds, declaring their inten
ton to place them in the earth, and promising to
communicate the result to the Academy, if plants
should be produced by the phenomenal genus.
Fragments of stones fallen from heaven, and sup.
posed to have belonged to stars or worlds destroyed
IN space, have alrcaay proved that certain at least
Of the heavenly bodies are formed of the same min
eral matter as our terrestrial globe; and now per-
haps are to learn from these seeds fallen from
the clouds, that the stars above us produce the
came plants and vegetables as those that grow in
our midst"
For scientific body, these conclusions appear a
little bit hasty and undigested. Showers of frogs
have been accounted for without supposing them
to have been sent from the skies; and tornado
seizing a quarter of newly -threshed wheat, and
whiskng it into the faces of few wayworn trav-
oilers, may very probably have caused the pheno-
menon which has SO greatly interested the savans
of Brussels.
Their brethren OF Turin have been engaged upon
a matter Of more immediate value. communi
cation was made on the 18th to the Medico Surgi-
cal Academy of that city by Professor Abilene, in
relation to certain experiments of his on animal
substances in a state Of putrefaction. He ex-
planned that he had been enabled to obtain from
them n Deculiar eubaa which. when trentcd