The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-17

. The Savannah and Augusta Railroad was re-
opened on the 9Th instant. aa
The "Eronautical Society of Great Britain"
is the title of scientific society just established.
The Duke of Argyll is President. .t. ..
Plans for fifty metropolitan railways, or ex-
tensions OF existing ones, have been deposited at
the Private Bill Office in London, ...r II.
Father Newman, the well-known Catholic
divine, has Just published, in London, poem
entitled '"The Dream OF Gerontius."
The Louisville journal thinks it is bad
thing for an old man when his head is sllvery
and his pocket isn't.
Tooth brushes made of horse-hair are
coming into use, and are said to be superior to
those made of hog-bristles, now used.
"A Cincinnati paper says Idaho has popula
ton Of 80 600, and has not minister of the gos-
pei IN the whole territory.
"A new journaI-the OoLatnbine-is about to
be started by the Partisan ladies. Madame
Suzanne Lagier is the editor.
THE pantomime at the London Stan dard
Theatre is worked by steam power, and is, there
fore, a complete ''succes desteam."
The returns of the fifteen or twenty brewers
Of Chicago for the last year, foot up l92,33S
barrels of beer and ale.
The receipts of the city railways in Chicago
last year were $656,0OO; number of passengers,
100000.
-December 1864, there were in Massachusetts,
l0l miles of street railway, costing $4,S0O000
These railways were unknown IN $780,
Mr.. Clarence Collier, of Memphis, lately
shot and killed negro soldier near that city.
He did not fire until the negro had snapped
musket at him.
"A new paper has been started in Hungary
called the Leitster71 Guiding Starr, written in
German, with Hebrew characters. 1t Is printed
at the academical printing Office at Kaschan.
Captain Burnett, an eX-Rebel officer, has
been sentenced to three years. confinement in
the Tennessee Penitentiary for the killing of Ser
geant Pollard, OF the lOSth Ohio Regiment.
"A shrewd confectionerin in Waterbury, England,
has taught his parrot to say ''pretty creature" to
every lady who enters his store. His custom is
rapidly increasing.
1T is rumored that an effort is to be made in
the British Parliament for the adoption OF
measures to restrain the excessive development
of rItualsm in the Church of England.
"A large needlework portrait of the late
Richard Golden, by MISS Roach, of Wakefield,
England, has been purchased by subscription
and sent to Mrs. Golden. 1t was valued at e70
The Croatians and Hungarans are preparing
| for the celebration of the three hundreth ami
versary of the death of Nikolas Lube Won Hrinyi
| their common national hero.
The smallpox is on the increase in Paris
| The Minister for War has ordered the students in
| the Ecole st. Cyr, the Poly ytechnlc school, and
| the school of La Fleche to be Vaccinated.
Mons. Felicien David, the composer, receive:
| pension from Louis Napoleon to keep the VOL
from the door while he is engaged in his musical
| studies. .a r...-... ....t D.
| We have "Half Million of Money! in paper
| by MISS Edwards. We should prefer it in VERY
Hard Cash." by Adams Express, or some othel
safe conveyance, says the Washington RepuoN
can,