Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-08
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News by the Africa.

.octed by himself at an estimated
,o,t Of 100000
The bulletins issued by the royal ply
.:,i.Os from Buckingham Palace an
noce that the Queen and infant prin-
,s.. are going on favOrably. The Horn
10 Herald saysi
The favorable progress of Her Maj
.,v !. in a great measure owing TO the
,lnirable manner in which chloroform
"a. administered by DR.. Snow. The
,.ps came on Tuesday morning about
..r.Dast three o'clock and in the course
: the morning it was thought advisable
=, administer chloroform, which was ae-
,rfngly done by DR.. Snow, who kept
bsr Majesty under its influence, with a
sp short intermissiOns, for three hours. "
The Earl of Elgin is to be accompa-
.;.a in his diplomatic mission to China
s. bis brother, the Hon. Frederick
p,,,e by Mr.. Oliphant as his private
sa,retary, by Mr.. Fitzroy, and by a
.o,Ismau to be selected from the For
sign Office.
Paris letter represents Louis Napo-
-, o. successful mediator between
Coin and Mexico, and between Turkey
IA Persia, and as endeavoring, in con-
;,,,t;oD with the United States, to pre-
-aD, the English contest at Canton from
ob.,ructins the commerce of other ma
lions. Between Austria and Sardinia,
too. French negotiation is at work in a
spirit friendly to both.
The Individual who gained the prize of
f40OO at the March drawing of the
shares issued by the city of Paris for a
Loan for improvements, was scavenger.
ri, wife when she heard of his unlocked
or GOOD fortune, fell dead of extreme
iov. Her husband was less affected by
Biz luck, and he has purchased the stock
md good will of a perfumer- Another
Instance was that Of q poor non-commis-
stoned officer, charged with the duty OF
reading list of promotions in his regl-
-eDt to his comrades. He had not the
last idea that his own name was among
be number, and when he came to it he
pronounced it mechanically, and then
grew pale and expired.
According to St. Petersburg letters
the Administration of Poland is likely to
be separated from that of Russia. 1t is
also stated that directly after his marriage
lie Grand Duke Michael will be appoint
ed Stakeholder of the kingdom of Po-
land.
The treaty between England and Per.
.ia has arrived at Teheran but the rat
iacatiOn will not take place for FIVE or six
weeks.
The CHINA Wharf.-The MoRtteu'
de la Flotts publishes some further details
relative to the war in China. The Chi
nese, it is said, are at present making
formidable military preparations, which
are not to be despised. Since the attach
On Canton, the Chinese have executed
enormous works on the Pei-ho, rive
which falls into the Yellow Sea, and b,
which q communication is maintained
with Pekin. That river is now barre'
in twenty-five different places by dam
built Of stone, which completely intercep
the navigation. These works are re
garded as a curiosity. Moreover, tn
three branches of the Pei-ho canalise
BY the Emperor Kia-Kang, 1917, ar
cut and the course Of one of them, III
Hlho, has been turned off into the lax
OF KOhotchi. When an army invade
the Chinese empire, the principal mean
Of defense is to let the waters of til
lake overflow the country. This systel
OF defense, efficacious against an enem,
but most disastrous for the country, VIZ
first used against the insurgents in 1876.
The city of Pekin is consequently pc
iectly safe from an attack either by lar
rsea, ard the Emperor will in any de
Perate circumstance be protected by Il
ianaticism Of the people, who will ste
anO means to destroy foreigners.
Acrcumstance has lately demonstrate
ihe truth Of this fact. The British shiI
proceeding to Canton have been in Il
custom of taking fresh water at Whamp'
nom small river which falls into t
Ichoukiang. 1t was remarked that Il
sailors using this water lately have be-
attacked with collie, and after a caref
Investigation it was discovered that Il
~a'er was poisoned by the Chinese
iney employed for this purpose t
Eunk Of certain trees, which, after beil
prepared for the occasion, impart dea