Nebraska advertiser., 1859-06-09

pean affairs. scorsisss Of about seventy
tho and men Its conn ander is Gene
raj VIM Henry DufouT He IS abOut
seventy I've years of ags. Louis NapO-
leon studied military t~Rctics under bis
tuition when he resided in Switzerland.
AT one time Napoleon enlisted as a sol
der il the Swiss arml When Louis
Philippe demanded the surrender Of the
present Emperor Of the French, General
Dufour commanded the troops that were
to protect bis pupil in case Of hostililies.
Doctor Lardner. u of the most emf
nent scientific menof this country. is dead.
He was born III Dublin about the year
1900 His decease viii leave agreat void
ia the world of science and art. His
cabinet Encyclopedia Of Science and
Art has had a wide circulation, and is
universally admired, and was contributed
to By many Of the leading minds Of Eu-
rope Doctor Lardner occupied at one
time the chair Of Professor of Natural
Philosophy in the London University
He lost much Of his position and social
standing, however, in consequence Of the
scandal arising out Of his unfortunate
elopement with Mrs. Captain Heavysides.
This ~imprudent step vas the means Of
bringing him into this country in l840, a
visit which familiarized him with the
American people.
The official journal Of ST. Petersburg
contains the following
We are authorized to declare il the
most positive manner, that their exists no
treaty Of alliance, offensive or defensive,
between Russia and any other power
Whatsoever. AT a moment when all
Europe is making MAJ time or military
arrangements on a large scale, the En-
peror was obliged to provide, by the means
Of politicalprudence for any emergencies.
His Majesty retains in the present juno
ture entire liberty Of action, and, weneed
hardly add, he is animated only by the
sentiment Of preserving the dignity Of
the Crown and the interests of the country.
Intelligence has been received at the
Agricultural Bureau of the Patent Office,
announcing the Shipment of nine cases of
Tea seed from Hong Kong 1t is ex-
pected that this seed viii arrive towards
the latter part of this month. The B nreau
will then have enough seed to produce
100000 tea plants.
The State Department has received IN
formation that the official copy of the Cass-
Herran treaty ratified by the United States
has NOT been lost in the Magdalena river,
as was enormously reported by the last
Aspinwall steamer.
The War Department has designated
the following stations for schools for artil-
lery practice: Forts Ridgely, Randall and
Leayenworth, in the department Of the
West, and Fort Vancouver, in Oregon.
The following officers have been appoint
ed InspectOrs-Brevet Colonel Monroe,
of the department Of the West; Brevet
Colonel Nauman, of California and
Oregon; and Breyet Colonel Harvey
Brown, Of the department of the East
and Texas.
France is applying FOX aloanOf twenty
FIVE millions and her three per cent. rents
have fallen to 62f. Csc Austria's 5 per
cents stand at AZ. The 4 l-2 per cent.
stocks Of Russia are dull at 81. These
powers are anxious to obtain money on
any terms and the above statements will
serve to show in what condition the most
prominent actors in the Italian war are
for carrying on operations,
The bridge over the Ticino,. at Buffal-
ora, destroyed by the Sardinians, BY blow
ing up with gun-powder, 1000 feet in
length, and cost, even in that country Of
cheap labor. nearly 100000. It rested
on eleven arches, and was calculated 10
last forever without requiring any repairs.
The following anecdote is given by the
OpiniOne Of Turine "a banquet of
officers was held at Milan a few days ago,
at which, among the numerous soasts drank
IN allusion TO the impeding war, a young
officer proposed the following TO the
Austrian army! The French and Pied
montese armies win break against it like
this brittle glass So SAYING. he threw
the bottle be had Just e implied into the air,
SO as to make it fall back again upon the
table, which, in fact, il did, but-without
breaking" The OPiiiions states that all
The officers present stood aghast at this
untoward omen.
The Austrian officer did not have as
good luck as Napoleon in 1872. He was
seated a. = fabla Distressing with Austrian