The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-23
NIsCELLANEOUs JOTrINGs.


Napoleon's Memory at st. Helena.-A letter
from 81. Helena, of the 10th of August says:--
The Emperors fete was celebrated here on the
10th by u 1e DeWn in the chapel of Longwood
New House. The Vice-Consul of France, the
officers of all arms, with theif wives, and the
garrison OF the island, were present at this re-
ngious ceremony, as we'll as Commander de
kougemont, conseryator of the French imperial
DOMAIN OF st. Helena, and the French sub
officers, the guardians of that celebrated spot.
After the ceremony the guests assembled at
breakfast, at which Commander de Rougemont
proposed toasts to Napoleon III and his august
dynasty, to Queen Victoria, and TO the alliance
between England and France. His words were
received with cries Of 'VtUeIu nos SOUerdins!
a nOtre union y"
Extirpation of Wild Beasts-A hill has inst
been passed by the Legislature of Natal, which
says local paper, will one day be regarded With
The same sort OF amused interest with which
Englishmen now read the wolf edict of KING
Edward. The bill authorizes the Government
of Natal to offer reward OF 81 for every tiger
or panther killed; los. for every hyena, wolf,
wild dog, or alligator of four feet IN length;
and 2s. 3D. for every jackal or wild cat. Where
the skin is not produced, The skull and the ear
tips must be presentable. Mr.. Barton, the
member who introduced the bill, stated to the
house that he had personally killed twenty-four
tigers in his own neighborhood, and that his
stock had been decimated by rayenous beasts.
Relic of the Ancient Irish "A remarkable
stone implement formerly in use as a hammer,
or possibly a war-olub, by the ancient inhabi
trench in Ballynamaddy. 1t is six inches in
length, four and half inches in breadth across
the centre, and three and half inches thick.
1t Is shaped like wedge-rounded at one end
and tapering TO an edge on the other; and has
hole two inches in diameter, evidently in
tended for handle, bored quite through the
centre of the block. 1t weighs six and half
pounds, and there is little doubt that it was
constructed more than thousand years ago.
Concerning Pins.-Fifteeu million pins are said
to be daily called for in England, in which two
thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven
pounds of brass wire is consumed. Some idea
OF the consumption OF brass wire in the manu-
tacture OF pins may be gathered from the fact
that one firm in Birmingham consumes one hun
dred and fifty tons per annum, or three hundred
and thirty-six thousand pounds.
The Long Lived Broughams.-Lord Brougham
mas talked with lady who lived in the reign of
CHARLES III; she was his great-great-aunt, who
year 1889. Longevity runs in the Brougham
family; Lord Brougham's grandfather died at
ninety-three and his mother at eighty mine.
CooL-An English wag tells this story:-The
passengersIin trst-class railway carriage on
arriving at the terminus were addressed by
the guard with the customary request:-"Gen-
tlemen, snow your tickets" Among them there
was one man rather showily attired. He pro-
duced ticket ot-leave.
Death of an Old Actor-The English papers
announce the death of an old ac tor, Robert
John Pym, at the age of seventy-nine years.
early part OF the present century.
Life-Saving-The Paris Honitew publishes
the names of one hundred and fifteen persons
upon whom medals have been conferred by
Napoleon, on the recommendation of the Minis
Ter OF the Interior, for acts OF devotedness in
saving lives during the month of July last.
An ,Antique.-A gold ornament, discovered in
excellent preservation, by workman employed
IN drainage works in the parish of st. Juliot,
Cornwall, England, about five feet from the
surface. has, within the last few days, been sold
for fifty pounds.
The Blind.-Last month a con ference OF dele
gates fran blind institutions in Great Britain
was held ut Edgbaston, when 1t was resolved to
form a union promoting the welfare of blind
persons.
Furnishing slave-D -Dealer-An Austrian sub
ject, j. Klautschnigg, has been condemned to
six months i'm prisonment at Trieste for having
sold one hundred and thirty-three slaves in
Egypt.
Moral science-A movement is on foot in
England for the establishment of a National
Association for the Promotion of Moral Science
Its originators are principally in Manchester.
Japanese Pheasants in England.-Eleven phea
SAINTS from Japan, lately taken t. England by
the captain of ship have been sold for twelve
hundred dollars. good speculation.
One of the most curious sights on the coast
of France at Etretat Seine Inferieur), was the
Chdud,On du dlGbe. This was "a kind of shaft
running down the chtf, and open at the bottom
At certain stages OF the tide the wind forced the
water into the lower opening with Lsuch
violence that it was projected to great heigh
above the top. A andslip of the Cliff has jus
filled up the shaft and put an end to the pheno
menon.
"A private letter from Edwin Forrest state
that he is still in the mountains of California
and that his health has wonderfully improved
He will soon play another engagement in Sal
4 Francisco, and will not return East before mex
spring.
M. Alexandra Dumas, Sen,, is reported +
/ be going to publish a continuation of his move
! of ftMonte Ursto.n The world will thus b
informed of what has become of Edmm
Dantes.
There are 700 earthquakes recorded in his
tory since the year 2s5 b. @.
= The absorbing sport Of Northwestern peopl
Just now IS shooting prairie chickens.
1t is beauty's privilege to Kill time but tim
always kills beauty.
"A Palmyra, Mo-, shepherd has eloped wit
\ widow of his flock.
"A young Prince-a tremendous Paris rs vel
has lost a large fortune at play.
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