The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-27
FOREIGN ITEMS.

piokpocket, having had a taste of a lunatio
asylum, has declared his preference for iail.
a G1FT.-The Emperor of Austria has sent
one hundred thousand forins 10 the burgo-
master OF Frankfort, for the restoration of the
Cathedral.
A PANTHER.-On of the latest additions to
the collection of animals in the Jardn des
Plantes is young Algerine panther of great
beauty. He has chalet and garden to himself,
and is visited by large throngs.
A SLOWER OF FROGs.-On the 23d of August
there was hot rain at Vienna, which left
the banks of the capal covered with millions
OF little frogs. In some spots they lay in
heaps.
A WooD FIRE The Italian journals speak
OF terrible fire which recently broke out in
forest near Aiaccio. From the sea 1t looked
like burning mountain. Many leagues OF
trees are burned down. Ships and troops have
been sent to the scene.
FACTORY ACCIDENTS IN ENGLAND. - The re-
ports of the inspectors of English factories for
the half-year ending with April last show a
list of 1890 accidents-14 of them fatal, 305
making amputation necessary, and 306 caus-
ing fracture of limbs or bones.
A Coop WoRK.-The swindling shopkeepers
Of London are still looked after. At petty
session in Upper Hall, Islington, about one
hundred tradesmen had to answer summonses
for possessing fraudulent weights and mea-
sures. The usual fines were inflicted.
EXCISE IN ENGLAND.-By the new Inland
Revenue act, excise officers, accompanied by
constable, are empo Rered, between IL o'clock
at night and 5 in the morning, to enter the
premises of any person selling coffee, tea to-
bacco, ETC., and to examine the articles.
YOUNG TURKEY.-The last company of con-
spirators against the Turkish Government
have been sentenced. Nearly all of them were
of prominent families of Constantnople
Twenty were exiled for terms of fifteen, ten,
eight, and four years; the rest were overlooked
IMPENDING CHANGE IN HAwAn.-The King of
the Sandwich Islands is said to be seriously ILL.,
The names mentioned as the future sovereigns
were those of Queen Emma and Prince William
Quanalilo. The present Kings age does not
exceed thirty-fve years.
The PAPAL ARMY.-An Italian journal saws
there are 584 officers in the Papal army-41O
Italian, LOG French, 40 Swiss, II German, 6
Belgian, Irish, Dutch, 2 Spanish, and 2
Polish. There are s generals. The entire
army amounts to l3, 600 men.
A SINGING CLUB ON IT'S TRAvELs.-For several
days past, says a recent French paper, strollers
in the streets have noticed small parties of
young men walking together, all wearing a
jaunty white cap of the same pattern. They
are the singing club of the University of
Upsal, who are going to give concerts to pay
their expenses in Paris. There are ninety-six
of them.
WoRKMEN AT THE EXHIBITION Paris
papers contain notices of the workmen of diff
terent trades to meet at designated places, and
choose delegates to examine the foreign pro-
ducts in their several lines exhibited in the
Champ de Mars. To encourage attendance, a
ticket which will admit from day to day to
the Exhibition, is promised to every workman
who takes part in these elections.
PUBLIC SPIRIT IN VeNICE.--Venice seems to
be waking up. Her citizens are interested
in the question of building railroad through
the Tyrol, and discuss the merits of different
routes with apparent warmth. They also
seem pleased at the establishment of a line
of steamers between Venice and Alexal-
dria and the reports Of workmen who went
to Paris have caused healthful stir in the
manufactures.
DlsooURTEoUs.-Th King of Prussia cannot
have enjoyed himself during his recent tour
in South Germany. In great many places
they did not take off their hats to him. AT
Frankfort it was still worse. He went to see
the ruins of the cathedral. The fremen were
throwing water on the heaps of smouldering
embers. Accidentally, of course, one of them
turned the pipe which he was holding in the
direction of King William, and drenched him
in an instant.
FEATs OF IMITATIoN.-A correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette writes a note about one
Michael Boai, an unrivalled "chin performer" s"
who produced a sound resembling that pro-
duced on xylophone by Master Bonnay. He
had imtators who played solos on their
cheeks by projecting the mouth and striking
the hollows of each cheek with their hands.
About the same time the late Herr Won Joel
made his appearance as sl6teur, and initiated
the flute ON a walking stick.
SPORTING ITBMs.-The English Sporting Ga
xette says:-fThe Duke of Newcastle is the
new steward at York, in the place of Mr.. W.
G.. Craven, whose term has expired. Mr..
Porter sold Challenge to the Marquis of Hast
ings for $500 guineas on Wednesday last.
There is no likelihood that the Huntingdon
meeting will hereafter take place i'll the same
week as the Stamford. John Day was SO
much pleased with Lord Clifden, when he saw
him at the Moorlands stud farm, that he took
three subscriptions to him for 1865"
FRIENDLY SocIETBs.-In 1898 there were
3S, ,315 friendly societies in Great Britain; o.
these, 13, 935 have been dissolved, and "A ,38C
remain. During the last decade friendly so
cietes have increased at the rate of about {
thousand year, the majority Of them proving
unsound. They are badly managed. Thus
the Royal Liver Society, of Liverpool, draws
an income of about fl25, 600 from a oOnstitu
ency of about 130, 600 to 10000 persons, WHIT
are naturally among the poorer classes. Ie
last year 945, ,664 were spent on the man
agement, being about 33 per cent. of the in
come.
NARvAEz.-Narvaez is now in his siXty-sixtl
year. He was born at Loji, near Grenada