The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-11

pendwed titular colonel, knight of the two orders
Of the NstbeYlaDds 70 the mother Of his children,
the Jsvspese woman Fien This marriage he has
contracted In gratitude and a. re yard Tor the be-
retu from tue fortress Of A reropgen, when she
ued him, already severely wounded, from certain
DEATH by carrying him. with the assistance Of ser
want distance Of three iSIlongs Gu, .rspped u
an uDmerciful enemy, and BY subsequently bringing
him safely through the lines Of the enemy. while
abe herself was in an advanced state Of pregnancy.
Prince Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte has just pre-
scented the church Of the Invalids with magnid-
cent pyx IN gold enriched with nth pro ion. stones
with crystal General Count d'Ornsno, Governor Of
the hotel, followed by his staff and the clergy OF the
church, received the valuable articles, which were
Dc camp Of bis Imperial Highness, and BY N. Drut,
bis private secretary. Tne PIX H one OF the Last
articles manufactured by the late Froment Meurioe,
and 10 OF most exquisite workmanship.
A venerable and much respected Marabout, 90
years OF sge. ramed Ahmed be Dssouden, was
buried on the 10th of May, at Constantine. Aboat
1000 Of his copDtr, men attend the funeral, each
striving for the homo Of csrryn the hitter which
the body was laid. After the body had been
placed In the ground, the litter was broken up into
small pieces, which were eagerly seized on BY the
people az relics. The sheet. with which the body
had been covered was torn into strips for the same
purpose.
Of Kbva and thuty.two OF his relatives and follow
err, (amODg the former are said to ba his brother
and two sops,) bad fea he'd rehrau, and had bean
exposed to the public at grand sotdm held to CON-
memOyate the event, ON the breaking up OF which
the head OF the Khan was honored with royal
burial.
Accounts from Damascus OF the 18th May, relate
that the recruits Intended for the Anglo Turkish
Legion bad so disturbed the tranquility Of che city
that the Pacba had made very strong complaints.
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Lyons the results OF the new crop Of silk may be
estimated "a folows:-France, Q very Satisfactory
yield, fine weather having lately dissipased every
cause Of danger; Naples and Spain, very short
regard to Lombardy the accounts are conflicting,
but such Of failure as are reported appear TO
be local. In the markets, both at 81 Etienne ana
Lyons, the transactions coatinue very active, and
prices are we'll maintained.
The federal council OF Switzerland has recently
passed decree oo the following fact:--A citizen
Of the canton Of Uri wished to marry woman of
the censon of Glaris weo had been divorced, and
who belonged TO the Protestant church; but he
met obstacles, for, as Catholic, he could not 10
bis Canton wed woman whose husband ssnl bved.
The Urslan. TO attain bis object, acquired right
Of citizenship in tie canton Of Zurich, aud there
welded the Gsronsse. There were no ohstaclea
here nor on the fde OF GIaris. But The authorities
of Uri refused tbenewy married woman the right Of
residence in the canton. Her husband complained
to she federal council, who decided shat the pair
being lawfully united under the Zurichciae legsla-
ton have the right OF domicile ami OF living TO-
gether in the canton of Uri.
magnificent f6te, at which the Archbishop Of
Paris assisted took place the 3lst Of May, in the
Cathedral Of Charities, on the occasion OF the coro
nation, BY delegation from the sovereign. poatn,
Of the image Of the Virgin Mary, vsnerated from
time immemoria In that old basiltoon. K s . very
antique wooden statue representing the holy Vir-
gin seated, and holding on her knees the infant
Jesus. A special train was despatched from Paris
y a n nj tpriu n snir n
present at the tets.
An idea may be formed of the msgnitude Of the
Musical assembly which was to have taken place ct
Lille on ire 18th aud 18th OF Jaoe, whsn Il 70 con-
sidered that in the choral part alone the number Of
performers was to exceed S 900.
An interesting discovery has been m de in France
with reRsrd to ergratting fruit trees. Instead of
making use OF graft, Q alp Ia tsken-from an
apple tree, for example-and plantei in potato,
60 that couple Ct inches Of the slip remain visible.
It soon takes root, developes itself and finally be
Genes handsome tree, bearing 6ne fruit. This
method Ia due TO Bohemian gardener.
An Egyptian frigate arrived at Msrseilles on the
LIST Of June, having on board a young female hip
DcpotaM3s, as present to the Emperor Of the
Frtrch from Hahn Pacha, brother TO toe viceroy Of
Egypt. The animal was to be sent to the Paris
museum Of Natural History.
TIE bones Of the Portuguese post Camoens, tae
grateful country had let ale mise ably in hospital,
have BEEN recently, by order Of the government
o,slnsened from the cemetery OF the old Convent OF
ST. Anne, OF Lisbon, where they were lsd in 1896.
The remains were piously collected and placed In
an ebony coffin, in presence of the ministers aud
members tf tie two legislative bodies, and of the
most illustrious Del sonages of Lisbon. After the
religions service the charge Of the precious coffin
was confded to the Saperiovess of the Convent of
81. Arne until q monument be prepared to re-
ceive II.
A CREDITOR In Soissons has avaied himsslf OF an
excellent plan 10 make his debtors come ND and
etttle. He has posted up in Q conspicuous part Of
bis inn list, on which IL affixed their nam 70 with
the sum due by each. The plan works we'll
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