The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-29
Foreign Miscellaneous Items.

There is now in full bloom, in the Liverpool BO-
tanic Garden, beautiful specimen Of the Wisfaria
sinesss. This splendid plant, which is considered
the finest specimen in Britain space Of wall
amounting to nearly nine hundred square feet. At
the present time there about six thousand rucumes
or lunches Of flowers il, each bunch bearing on
average about itv-ve flowers, so that it bears
the whole about 33O, 900 individual flowers. In ad-
dition to the pleasure given to the eye, the plant
yields most grateful perfume.
About one thousand persons are killed annually in
the mines Of Great Briiain.
The following notice was observed on the door OF
one of the churches in London 1t is particularly
requested that mOWstaches be not in this church
during Divine service"
An eccentric old bachelor died at Hull lately, and
the condition which his descendant holds the pro-
perty is, that he will never marry.
The Emperor Napoleon III. completed his forty.
sixth year Of his age on the 10th.
Zurich trading honse has founded, in the cantor,
Of Zug, establishment for the ds:ilIation of turf
yielding ammOnac, nitron, naphtha, acid Of vinegar,
parfn, supplying ingredients for candles, camphene
and burning gas
Messrs. Wright, of Birmingham, England, have
recently patented rope constructed Of the best hemp
and galvanized wire spun together by machinery and
r",e manufactured, four and half inches in cir.
conference, was found trial capable Of drawing
three bundled tons weight, which required two en-.
gi"es 10 prOpel it..
At a meeting in England lately, Mr.. Postgate sta.
ted, that If asked what commodities unaducra.
ted. ne could but reply, only raw materials-fsh,
flesh, vegetables.
which Russia contained in 1912. not less than AZ,
600, 900 were slaves; and Of these $4,000 900 were
slaves to the crown. or the emperor.
Typhus fever is making frigh,fl ravagrs among
the troops at kaIafat From thirty forty deaths
day are reported, and if its is not speedily
Nho ~k.<l q II. l.. ID
slams.
Throughout the DOuro the vine disease is said to
have made its appearance in serious form.
Professor Jameson, the celebrated naturalist, died
shOr: time since at his residence in Edinburgh. lie
was professor of Natural History in the University
OF Edinburgh, and editor of Jamesons Journal, ia.
nous magazine, devoted to science.
Madame St. Arnaud, the wife Of Gen'l Arnaud
takes with her less than sixty dresses of the latest
rar's'an Fashion, to make proper appearance at
Constantinoplc,
M. Emile de Giradin of La Presse, has gained his
suit in the libel against Eugene MirecOurt for
his Misrepresentation OF him in biographical notice.
George Sand is also at swords points with the
same gentleman for having taken her life (biOgraph-
icaIIy3
The Archbishop of Paris has issued circular for
the better observance ofihe Sabbath, which has Gre
ated great sensation throughout France,
An~aormous mass of amber, two feet long, one and
half broad and foot thick, the largest ever
found, has been discovered in Denmark.
movement is on foot for the erection of statue,
in Edinburgh. to the memory of Professor Wilson.
Reschid Pasha is said TO have stated that he will
never allow KOssuth Mazzni to enter the Turk sh
domnions.
An annuity of f1O0 year has been collected for
the benefit OF the Madai
On the 9Th Of April, fire occurred at Salonca,
which laid waste to less than 600 houses and
warehouses.
So great is the demand for substitutes in the
French army, that the price ranges from 1000 francs
to 1900.
druggist at Provns, in France, has discovered "A
process Of Obtaining saIpetre from the roots, leaves
and stalks of borage.
Add .el-Kader has been solicited to take command
OF an Arab corps against Russia.