Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-18
EOreisn Gossip.

LOSSES BY THE FALL IN CoTTON.-The
rise and fall of Gotten affects nearly equally
all parts of the civilized world. In Nor
mandy one manufacturer has lost three mil
lion francs by the tall in this staple
h. RAILWAYS IN INDIA-Through commu-
nicatiOn by railway between Calcutta and
Bombay, according to Kurrachee paper
was to be opened on the 10th inst. The
journey will occupy five days. .fEez a=
1NCENDIARIsM IN SCoTLAND.-While all
England is uneasy about the Fenians, Scot
land is troubled by incenlliaries, who have
been unusually active of late. They seem
to prefer to burn barns and haystacks.
- DEAR BREAD IN FRANCE.-At the council
held a few weeks since at st. Cloud, the
question OF the price OF food in France was
9 considered. 1t is said that the Emperor
was especially concerned about the matter.
FAvoRITIsM.-Sir Robert Napier has
taken all the troops for the Abyssinian ex-
pedition from Bombay. dispatch speaks
of dissatisfaction " in Bengal and Madras
at their exclusion from the rather doubtful
privilege OF furnishing quotas.
LEGISLATIVE INDUsTRY.-The English
House of Commons is not lazy body, at
all events. Its average time OF sitting du-
ring the last session was over eight hours,
two hours of the time being after midnight.
English legislators eat late dinners, and do
the best part of their work afterwards.
AN INTERESTING DECIsIoN.-The Civil
Tribunal of Paris has decided that the
foreign funds, shares and bonds of a de-
ceased alien, who has not obtained legal
authorization to reside in France, are not
subject to the payment of legacy duty, no
matter how long he may have been resi-
dent of France.
The STEAM FLEET OF GREAT BRITAIN
According to return made to the House
of Commons, the number of steam vessels
registered in the United Kingdom was, on
the 1st OF January, 1867, 2S0S, and the
mage S69,502 tons, their gross tonnage
amounting to 1,270,240 tons.
A New PRUssIAN BULwARK.-The town
of Thorn, in Western Prussia, on the from
tier of Poland, is about to be made forti-
fled place of the first rank by means of
detached forts. This measure has been
adopted with strategical view, in conse-
quence of the concession of railway line
from that town to Posen. The line will be
of great commercial Importance.
esRECRUITING IN ENGLAND.-Oficial sta
tistics published by the British War Office
show considerable increase in the pro-
portion of English and decrease in that of
Scotch and Irish recruits, but particularly
of the latter. Of every LOCO recruits, 21S
were unable to read or write, LOG were able
to read only, and 676 were able to read and
WiitCs AuOurS Hf,OOO ICCIutlS iuSpcCGcus
236 were persons of professional occupa-
tioDs and students, of whom los were re-
jected for physical disability.
. DECENNIAL CoINcIDENcEs-Some inge-
nious student of figures in this country dis
covered, some months since, that every ten
years there was a recurrence of financial
panic, as, for instance. in 1887, 1S47 and
1857. As 1867 draws to a close, and trade
is fearfully dull. though there are no signs
of a panic. the English papers note, as a re-
markable fact that an autumnal session of
Parliament, which is sometimes a calam-
ity. occurs every ten years. There was one
in 1887, 1S47 and 1857, and will be one this
year. -.ss1
{ ATMOSPHERIC CHURNs.-A warm discus
sion, rather one sided. is going on in the
columns of the Pail Mall Gazette on the sub
iect OF atmospheric churns. One writer
tells his experience thus: 's believe that
every instruction in the little book of direc-
tions which was given me at the time of
purchase has been faithfully observed. /
have churned slowly, I have churned,
quickly, have churned the milk of differ
ent cows, carefully noting its temperature
with a Thermometer; but have never yet
succeeded in churning butter.'