The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-08
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st MiChael-The Co b,l,noi v,oox =. r,o,,o ~.
ts sssueu procaInaMu M IN calling for special ser-
wees IA nonor OF - Michael, who ie described
,nyvine,bIe st Nc the following terms;-'The
o. the celestial ,kaIanxes; the first suoDoft Of
Sino, n,. the glorious conqueror of the
."n5op 80 az that of the rebel angels; the de-
the New To Chnrch of God under the Old and
nrsvileged Ftament dispensations; the patron of
ia indc souls at the tribunal of the inexora-
@ oIe 0uo' q OF the living and the dead ne. more
cham <no rs destined TO confound and TO en-
Sa., Sap AUcifer in the contamination of the ages,
i0i i ne eternal triumph of Jesus Christ, of his
CAureh.n
Breech-Loaders-The British Secretary of
STARE Tor War has invited proposals for breecb-
loading rifles, 10 replace the present service
rifles The various conditions OF the new arm
are minutely specified. Rewards OF el000,
t6SD 15O0, and t400 are offered for the best car
fridge. II the rife 10 witch the first prize is
awarded 10 adopted into the service, it will bear
the'nventOIss name. There will be trial Of
the arms accepted ior competition and G900 viii
bv paid to each accepted competitor.
Great Banquet King Leopold gave a gor.
geous banquet TO the English volunteers who
took part in the Belgian shooting festival last
month. There were two hundred servants in
attendance ana every want of the company
was anticipated. The number of plates used
was twenty thousand; there we're fifteen thou
sand wine-glasses and two thousand dishes on
the table, and yet everything VAS served with
as little confusion as if the party were small
one in gentlemah's house. ~
Rome to Venice-The Italian journals pub
hsh the following address from Rome to
Venice dated October G, and signed ''The Roman
Commlttee:'-"The Romans send their sincere
Fluctuations 70 the Venetans on the occasion of
their obtamiDg llbertv; and they hail the happy
day which shall unite them with their Italian
brethren as the precursor of that which shall
herald the longedtor liberation of Rome.n
p Gfttle Item in Great Britain, on the 9th
OF March last the total number OF cattle re-
turned by occupieTs OF land, and estimated by
collecting officers, was A, 7S5 1856; the number Of
sheep returned and estimated, %, O4S, ,2Sl; the
number of pigs 2,477,Gl9
Isle Of Wight-A museum is about to be
established in CarisDrook Castle in the Isle OF
Wight. 1t is to contain nothing but what illus
trates the art the antiquities, geology, botany,
natural history, and history OF the island.
Canal Memento-By Napoleon's orders a
medal has been struck at the Paris Mint to
commemorate his arbitration between the Suez
Canal Company and the Porte. II bears the in
scripton, junction of the Two Seas"
Great Destruction Of Tobacco Plants-Tne
journal de Lot et GdroHHe tFrance) states that
nine hundred thousand tobacco plants have
been destroyed by the iDnndaGlon OF that dep art
ment.
Net the Wife, ba; the Goods-A collier ia
Seaham, England, has been sentenced to two
months impIisonnent for stealing the goods OF
a mau with whose wlie he had eloped.
Penalty for Kisstng--At Devonport, England.
on The 18th ult., De mau was sentenced to four.
teen days imprisonment for Kissing a young
married woman against her wish.
& Windfall.-A spiritualist III England has
recently succeeded to a large toriuLe 1t is
SAID that 630 500 have been placed TO bis credit
at bis bankers.