New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-19
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The Paris Chamber 6s Commerce has published
rIS chrlous statistics relative to the consumption Of
articles Of i9oG re5 .5 Ens fTgnSa elR ~
fie pgh,ians Ia yaued at l53 millions OF flames aud Of
bread at Is pous. The Parisians spend most money
a Year Notwif1siandng this, there IS IL large con-
sumption of beer, l91srd OF 10 million %Sr DO
creasing its annual value Dow aIn0uhe 70 10 mhoLa
Another faYorte article of fod IS pastry There arc u
upward Of q millions About haif ils sgin i spent
yearly In confectionery Donhons &el BESIDES Ihl nye
millions are spent every year ~ the Parisis "a sssaI.
ants the same amount on taors, millions Tor solset
millions Tor false diamonds, l5OOGOO for false teeth "a
millions Tor pertumery and cosmetics, Tor fans 23 for
artificial flowers aud 10 for buttons
From the DAYS of Don Whiskerando down
vard-nay, from nilies bdr1da OF the classic age
th, has been some mysterious affinity betweenw war ana
NortheIn wars her whiskercd pandOurs" aud ever aud
European state forces or forbds lts soldiers
their boards In particular fashion Everybody
ans H. Gtiie he l. reading with 'Gracious HAIRY
Infantry Is going to grow a mustachep' The other day
the Austrian troops were forbidden. ander pains and
penalties, to wear muton-chop" whiskers Now. Lord
Henry LennoX comes down upon the official British tar
with order CDOning officers 70 trim their vhiskeu
(Which have been too exuherant OF ate) down 10 the
modest regulation length prescribed to their Lord
Hcnry order f. based the fact that whereas boards
tabooed in the Royal Navy officers try 20 flank
the printed by wearing whiskers OF such
inordnate size and length as TO resemble bears What
over our war Bureau and Navy Bureaui The TACT is,
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navies is rather ridiculous The great captains OF Old
wore boards and swOre by them. too, much they
liked our own Revised Army Regulations are sensible
this point The beard TO be worn al the pleasure OF
the diVidual but when worn, TO be Kept siAt and
neatly rimmed' That Is restriction enough. aud u
avoids such painful aud eNasperating proclanation0 AZ
that OF Lord LennOS 70 his brother BnIons
Acomplaint was made recently blythe official In
spector OF Nuisances Ro'tingdeau small coastvaee
Brighton England, against IN old Gentleman named
Chantrcl who was charged with keeping ah unwhOie-
sn1e collection of cats Tie complainant had
quesfed make sanitary inspection or the premises.
lie first visited the garden and there noticed nearly 30
eats running loose two dead cats and the skeletons
of some From the garden De went 10 the dcfendants
Kitchen and tere discovered similar number of the fe-
D1 isTectej and here between 20 and 20 cats were
found loose and some IA cages. In this place raw
lay about IN all directions. and was being very de-
murcy gnawed by many Of the prsses. Ia a yard adj
saw upward OF 20 dogs FOX, goat. turkeys, geese,
ducks and fowls Of every description. He next paid
ached To ms residence on going M stairs he found all
the doors shut but they Immediately opened. and
ality Of cats, But. he stated. they were in q
most disgusting condition, the eNcrement OF
Tor very long time. ON descending 70 the lower regions
no greeted with the same seeue-cats without Em-
There also hadried skcietons or cats yng aoOnt
the grounds and the smell arising from the whole cohec-
ton was offensive IN the extreme, ana most injurious TO
health. lie toi3 hanhet on clts ne soW0 estimate az
100 10 DO The detendnnts residence was IN The
lit OF the village aud there had been dSease very
similar 10 cholera IA the next mouse which ne believed
To- be solely attributed TO the smell OF these animals
artist, and ward OF Nh Chantrn who had purchased
the large premises lie occupied IN order that she msnt
have her models Of animal ere ton continually beoro
her eyes; fact, she hnt esisnlSltd SORT 81 asylum
for eats in consequence of the large number which she
saw lying dead upon the beach. and even offered pre-
nilns TO any who would bring any animals of the
feline species 10 her city OF refuge. The nuisance
ordered abated within three days and the authors
threatened II second complaint was made To de-
the young lady OF her eats altogether