The Nevada Democrat., 1856-11-12
VARIETIES.

The FRENCH LANGUAGE.--The French Acade4
my alone has the power of changing and amend
ing the French language. Ten years ago this
body was charged by the government TO COM
mence a complete and thorough revision of the
Dictionary. The labor was commenced, and
has progressed to the middle OF the letter u
A spirited discussion has been going on for some
weeks on the word Boulevard" which they
have at length decided shall be no longer spelt
with a final d. The prevailed. NJ. Eugene
Scribe contended that the word should be spelt
without or d, thus-Boulerar
BAsswooD PAPER. The Albany Evening Jour
nal printed its entire edition, daily and semi.
weekly, on Wednesday last, on an improved
quality of Eastwood paper 1t is nearly two
years since Mr.. Beardsley undertook to make
paper from wood fibre, and he has succeeded, at
length, in producing a very excellent article,
though he has had TO teach himself the entire
art for he never examined paper mill till af-
ter he began the manufacture of the Eastwood
article. He has to discard all labor educated in
the old processes of manufacturing paper
THE BAY ISLANDS CEASED TO ExIsr.-A cor
respondent of the New York Herald at Belize
announces the fact that the British colony of
the Bay Islands had virtually ceased TO exist,
and that the Mosquito King had been Informed
by the officers Of Her Brittanc Maiesty's ship
Cossack of the termination of the English pro-
tectorate, and consequently the end of his rule.
The writer does not state what effect the news
had on his majesty. The islands would be trans
ferred TO the republic of Honduras
SETTING HIM RIGHT.-'I stand" said a wes-
tern stump orator, ''on the broad platform Of
the principles of 98, and palsied be my arm if
desert um' "You stand ON nothing of the
kind" interrupted little shoemaker in the
crowd; "you stand in my boots, that you never
paid me for, and want the money!
A CURIOUS PLAcE.-There is place in Penn
syyana known as Treverton Manor, which has
been described as being covered with stones
and under each stone were rattlesnakes; and
nothing but hemlock knots and huckleberres
were produced in addition TO stones and rat
tlesnakes"
REvENGE.--Ben Stucken, who killed ma2
near Mitchell ferry, on the Navisoto, Texas
has been chased up by the brother of his victim,
ever since February last. A short time ago, he
was shot while lying in his bed, but is receiver
ing from the wound
DEAD LETTERS A Washington correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Sun says:-"During the
present quarter Of a year, the amount Of money
found in dead letters at the General Postofice
is $4,000, seven-eghths of which has been re-
stored to its lawful owners"
! QUEEN ' NICTOk1A.--lb - NOW TuHOIcu tudb Oh
Henry Holland, Queen Victoria's physician,
who came passenger in the Cambria, is deputed
to see if our climate is such as the Queen can
trust her person to, in the event of her paying
visit to Canada.
SHOOTING AFFAIR IN MARYsvrLIE.-On cleo
| ton day one young man named McGafny was
shot by another named John Page. The latter
! was arrested amid great excitement aud cries
/ of chang him." The wound was not considered
! dangerous
! EXPENSIVE CHURcH-St Peters, at Rome, the
most magnificent temple of worship ever reared
| by human hands, covers six acres of ground,
cost S56, 6,000.0 900, and now costs annually, for
repairs and superintendent, $4,000!
HoMIcIDE.-On Thursday morning last, Jack
! Smith was arrested in CaleveTas county, by
deputy Sheriff Schroebel, on a charge of having
shot dead his partner, one Sweet, at Gold Hill,
near San Andreas.
"TnE GREAT CoMET"-The great comet Of
1864 and 1885, with a tail of 90 degrees, it is
confidently predicted by the celebrated English
astronomer. Mr.. Hind, will appear during the
present or succeeding year.
ARIzoNA.-The Hon. Nathan p. Cook, who
has been elected delegate to Congress- from the
newly organized Territory of Arizona, left for
| Washington on the steamer Sonora.
EUROPEAN DEBr-The London Statistical Jour
nal says the national debt of Europe amounts to
nearly two thousand millions sterling.
IT costs about 100000 per annum to keep
the London parks in order,