The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-31
FOPEIGN IoTTINGs.

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"A company for deep Sc fishing, with the aid
Of the electric light, has just been founded at
Duukirk.
The chimpauzee in the Geological Garden n
Regents Park, London, has died. Like fashipn-
able American c'crgymcu who wish to 60 to
Europe, be was afflicted With bronchitis.
There have been between three and four
thousand earthquakes during me present century,
of which one hundred and ten took place Tn
Great Britain and Ireland.
Earl Spencer has Offered to the people OF
London, gratis, for puNlic park, q portion OF
Wimbledon Common, including seven buldrci
acres, and worth E7O,OOD
A liueal descendant Of Martin Luther has
hecn In Germany lately TO get his family from
SrbontcaS, 90 take them TO this country, where
he is q chaplain In Federal regiment.
Two hundred and sevcnty-two million Of
eggs have been imported into England in the
nine months Of the year ending th1 }Oth of Sep
temOCr
An extraordinary meteor was observed at
Leeds last month. Il appeared first in the form
OF "a dash OF lightning from the west, aud iu-
santy burst like ball Of blue fire, illuminating
the whole district.
The Duke of Somerset has given 20 Captain
Coles permission 10 construct an entirely new
ship on his Cupola principle, and thus "a s'tistac-
tory conclusion will probably be arrived at in
about eighteen months from this time.
1t is said that petroleum is likely to put a
stop. in great measure To- the mAuuACture of
olive oil in lmly-at least the portion used for
ubIcating, illuminating, and household and
manufacturing purposes
"A priest Of Motto, in Sicily, Of the name of
Gardino, has Just been arrested at Naples on q
charge of having in 1860 stab1ed a monk % death
at the moment he was descending from the altar,
after saying mass.
Not fewer than six churches a-e AZ the pre-
sent moment In course Of erection - Paris
namely, ut hOntrouge, at MeuilmOntant, IN the
Boulevard des lnvaides, and the churches of
Ste. Augustine, the Trinity, and ST. Ambrose.
The contributions 70 the Peter Pence Fund AZ
Rome produce less and less. Al the commence.
mcut the produce was about 1000 ROman crowns
"a month il afterwards fell TO 2OO), and goes on
DECREASING November only gave 100 including
offerings from Tuscany.
The arrangements to holding an interna-
tiJnal exhibition at Dublin next year are pro-
crossing In the most satisfactory manner. The
Queen has formally expressed hope that the
undertaking, which is TO enjoy her patronage,
may result successfully.
The Infant Don HenriOuez who Md been
sentenced 20 be kept i'm forced residence at the
Queen Of Spain, had escaped from his escort at
Alicante, aud found means TO quit Spain. II is
expected in Paris or London.
The dwelling house of Melancthon, in the
Grand DuChy Of Baden, has lust been purchased
by the Evangelical congregation OF that village.
1t is intended to devote the house, for the future,
to the purpose of an institution for the mainte-
nance and education Of poor orphan children Of
parents Of evangelical faith who are natives Of,
or residents in, that part of Baden.
"A pretty kettle of fish lately visited the Irish
coast. Ii included white seal, two and half
yards long, caught on Dalky Island two inn
mense whales, seen of Kikee and a blue shark,
about seven feet long, and, Judging from tue
rows OF teeth, nearly three years old captured In
q herring net Off Bray. On being opened dozen
young fish were found in the sharks interior.
AT st. Maurice, near Lake Geneva, lately,
boy who had been sent on to the mountains with
two goats in a tether, to allow them 30 grIZe,
was afterwards found lying on the ground
straDgled, with the cord around his neck. 1t is
supposed that he had fastened the cord in that
manner in play, and that the golts having run
away with him, ho fell, and vas unable to eXtri-
Cale himself.
The financial position OF Turkey, as shown in
the official report of income and expenditure Of
the past year, is now in u far more healthy stare
than il has been for many years past. The great
increase In the production of cotton, as well as in
trade general y, together with more useful cur
rency, have produced not only greiter confidence
amongst the commercial and agricultural classes,
but likewise a considerable addition TO the
revenue.
The statue of Hercules, found at Rome, does
not progress very rapidly towards its restoration.
Ii is at present reclining on green table in
large roOm where the process OF drying 10 goes
on, the metal icing saturated with damp, in con-
sequence of having been So many ages ia the
water. A pan of charcoal is inserted into tle
hero's head every morning, and communicates a
general warmth to his whole bronze body.
"A Spanish paper states that Madame Salvi,
rOpe-dancer, who has recently been performing
with great success at BilbOa and other town in
Spain, met with sad accident last week at Bur-
gos. After walking along tight rope thirty feet
from the ground, with cannon ball attached to
each leg, she lost her balance when in the act of
turning to repeat The feat ana fell with great yo-
lence into the orchestra her head striking against
q musiC-stand. Though she received two contu-
sions she was not seriously hurt, and will soon
resume her performances.
The Danish Government Is busy in organiz-
in IL its army and administration. The dismissed
officials OF the uChes are sending in their claims
for pensions, the army is placed upon It's former
peace footing, the general command is sup
pressed, and General Steinemann, who com
manded the army az Duppel and Alsen Is now at
the head of the 2d Division. The Danish minis
tiers at Vienna and Frankfort have been relieved
of their duties King Christian has announced
bis intention to visit Jutland, and has earnestly
requested tire inhabitants to incur no cXpendi-
ture upon his reception.
"A novel method of killing whales is by the
screw Of a steamer. When the steamer Mrris
was entering the Straits OF Mes,ina the l2gn of
October, a strong shock was felt by all on board,
and most unusual agitation was noticed ia The
water near the screw. The engines having been
stopped and boat lowered, u was found thlt
whale had got entangled with the screw, whi n
had inflicted deep and mortal wound just be-
hind the head. With some difficulty the de td
monster was eNtricated and hoisted on dc k,
when II was found 10 measure twenty-One feet
fOUr inches in length. with maximum girth Of
thirteen feet nine inches.
The perls of diligence travelling In Italy at
the present time are thus described ia the n l3e
correspondent OF the London Times of the lst
instant -
"Iast Monday came the news Of a sad accident.
The Saturday before, in the evening, the dill
gCnce coming from Genoa attempted u cross she
loano between Albenga and Finale. The stream
was terribly swollen by the late rains, and in the