The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10
INTERESTING ITEMS.

HIGH SALARIEs.-The salaries of the Lords Of
the Admiralty are set forth in parliamentary
paper Just published. The Duke of Somerset re-
ceives f466G year; Sir +. W. Grey, fl876 l0s.;
Rear.Admiral Eden, f1566 5s.; Rear.Admiral
Fanshawe f1566 5s.; Rear-Admiral Drummond,
fl566 5s.; and Mr.. Fenwick, M. p, $1,000. Lord
G. Il. Paget gets f2482 l0s., and Mr.. Roman,
9l537 as secretaries. MIR. Briggs, the chief clerk,
gets salary OF fl000 year, and altogether the
salaries of the clerks amount to 92l,302. In
France the grand marshal of the palace, grand
almoner. grand chamberlain, master OF the
horse, grand master OF the hounds, and princi-
pal master of the ceremonies receive $4,000
francs a year each. The Emperor's secretary
receives 10000 francs; the principal secretary
$4,000 francs and the poce-inspector of the i'm
perial residence 10000 francs. The Secretaries
of State and the President of the Council of
State have each 100 900 francs, and the principal
secretaries to the ministers from $4,000 to $4,000
francs each. There are seven privy councillors
having the rank of ministers, who are each
paid 100, 900 francs year.
DARING FEAT.-The Montreal Gazette describes
very daring feat of one of the Grand Trunk
engine drivers. Mr.. T.. Laughland, driver of
Engine No. 73, was coming down the line on
the 2Sth ult., with No. freight train, when on
cross ng round the curve, two miles west OF
Cornwall he saw drunken man sleeping on
the track. He Immediately whstled down the
brakes, which the conductor and brakesman
applied as quickly as possible; but the distance
was so short, that it was impossible to pull up
in tine. Laughland Immediately ran out on
the cow-catcher, and as the locomotive came
up he stopped forward and seized the man by
the neck, and endeavored to pull him on to the
cow-catcher, but being unable to do so, jumped
off with the man, and succeeded in throwing
him clear of the train. The whole train of
seventeen cars passed the place before it could
be stopped. On learning the facts the auLhori-
ties ordered that t'co days pay should 6e handed
ouer to Ldughidnd as q slight REGARD for his
gallant conduct.
The BRITISH SoLDIER.-The Pail Mall Gazette
says the intellectual condition of the British
army appears TO be of much higher order than
is commonly supposed though it still falls far
short of what might not unreasonably be con-
sideTed attanabe. According to returns Just
published it is found that 63'67 per cent. OF the
men are able both to read and write, and 6'SO
per cent. are of a superior education. or the
remaining 1852 per cent, 1856 can read but not
write, and 1901 can neither read nor write.
1907 per cent. of soldiers, therefore, are unable
either 10 read or wrije
LOTTERY LUcK.-An Englishman living near
Bath recently received a ticket for Frankfort
lottery, which he threw aside The ticket SUB
sequently got into the possession OF the servants
four in number, who made up and RENTED TO
the proper quarter the price of the ticket, Fl.
Recently the original owner was surprised az
receiving notice that the ticket forwarded to
him had Gained the first prize, amounting to
100000 sterling, which, of course, falls to the lot
OF the servants.
SPANISH BEGaARs.-The Madrid correspondent
of an English paper says;-'I am sure were
Charles Lamb alive, and were he to come to
Madrid he would turn beggar. He threatened
TO do so once in London, if he lost his pension
from the East India Company. The appeals OF
the Madrid beggaTs are rarely fruitless The
Spaniards bestow aims as unconcernedly as they
roll cigarettes. II is one of the conditions o
existence
THE Poison OF "PHARAoH's SERPENTs. ."-ThreC
young workwomen in good health recently en-
tered the service OF a Paris manufacturer, who
engaged them in filing boxes with the dan
gerous toys known as Pharaoh's serpents. Atte
continuing their work for some days they were
seized with On alarming illness, and were oblige'
TO be removed to the hospital. Their lives nav
been saved, but their health is ruined.
NAUTICAL SCHOOL AT SALEM, MAss.-ln IN
year 1851 Nathaniel West, ESQ, OF Salem, lei
q fund of $4,000 for the purpose of founding
nautical school at that seaport in fifteen years
The fund becomes available this year, but ther
is a question whether 1t is eXpedient to accep
the fund, Salem not now taking rank as a cit
of much commercial importance.