The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-15
INTERESTING ITEMS.

DEATH OF AN EMINENT BBLIoGRAPHBR.-M.
Querard, an eminent French photographer,
died last December whilst engaged correcting
the final sheets of the Introduction to the new
edition of his Literary Frauds" but the event
was for some time unnoticed. A late English
journal says:-"The peculiar literary labor to
which he had devoted his life. was not very re-
munerative; so M. Ouerard died poor. For
many years he had been hoping for the cross of
the Legion of Honor, and only received this
mark of distinction in August. 1t IL said that
he began life as clerk in bookstore in Ger
many. In that humble station he began col
lecting materials for his great works, and in the
course of time he produced them, after volun-
tarily leading life of privation in order to
give the necessary time to them. The sale OF his
works was slow, most students preferring to ex.
anime such books in the national libraries.
Many years ago Guizot gave him pension of
one thousand francs per annum, and mainly
upon this he lived until his death, in the sixty
eighth year of his age. AT the funeral NJ. Paul
Lacrox delivered touching discourse. Let
Us not he said, separate without giving a last
farewell to our friend, TO our rival, TO our
model, to our admirable photographer, Joseph
Marie Querard. He was born photographer
he lived and died a photographer, without
having ever had any other passion, any other
aim, any other destiny, in his erudite and labo-
rlous existence, than to contribute for his share
the most and the best possible to the progress
OF French photography. To speak of his nu-
merous works, to appreciate, to praise them, is
TO tell the story of his lite.'"
STRANGE VOLCANIC PHENoMENA.-The United
states Consul at Santorin, Grccian Archipelago,
writes to the Department of State, under date
OF January %, 1866, that the inhabitants of that
place were, on the 18th instant much excited
by singular phenomenon For five and a half
days the island was continually Jared by earth
quakes, which were accompanied by other new
and strange phenomena, such as sinking of the
earth, boiling of the sea, disappearance of land,
and appearance of water instead and the crack
ing of the earth and walls OF buildings. 1t is
believed by scientific men who were present
that the whole island will sink and be replaced
by new one, as a small island has, in fact,
been formed short distance from the old one,
which is continually increasing, though the heat
Of the atmosphere in its neighborhood prevents
any close inspection of its nature.
THE SIAMEsE TWINS OUTDoNE - Two negro
children are now on exhibition at Raleigh, N
c., that excite much curiosity. They are TOUR
teen years of age, and were born of slave parents
in Anson county. The Standard speaks OF them
as follows; '"The connection between these girls
is closer than in the Siamese twins, there being
more of the physical and mental organs common
TO each. The connection begins below the neck
and terminates at the extremity of the spine.
To touch one at any point OF her body below the
connection sends sensation to the brain OF
each; while a touch of either above the connec.
tion is felt by that one only. They can talk to
different persons at the same time on entirely
different subjects; and one can engage IN game
OF whist while the other reads or sings.