The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-27
FOREIGN MISCslL aaeOUS ITEMS.

The Bavarian government IL experimenting with
the Casting six chamber revolving cannon.
The cavalry depot ut Amersfoort. Holland was
Gently destroyed ~ re ana 10 VI she finest horses
burned to death.
An English amateur has attained the great speed
of fifteen miles per hour with yeocipede, and Ill
tends 10 challenge locomotive.
Correspondence from Croatia and Slavona men,
tons that great numbers of horses are being pur
chased there 10y the Italian government evidently
for artillery purposes.
Thrty-hve thousand one hundred and forty-six
emigrants have left Hamburg for transatlantic ports
between the months OF January and August OF the
present year.
The typesetters and assistants OF Marseles were
recently on a strike and no papers could be pub
lisLed during several days. In order to satisfy the
subscribers the editors issued small bulletins.
The Grand Duke Of Baden. having recovered from
his indispositOn. made trip recently from Mainau
TO frederchshalea In order to pay visit 10 the
King Of Wurtemburg, who was stopping there.
Llborio Romano, who played such an important
part in the NeapOitan revolution OF 1s59-60 died re-
Gently in one of the Florence hospitals. miserably
poor.
Communications from Patras and Zante mention
that the currant crop is severely damaged by con-
tnued rains. and fears are entertained that about
one-tblrd Of the produce VIII be lost.
Al the fair of st. Michael, held recently at Mar
settles, France, cone was exhibited composed OF
100000 silver five franc pieces The height was six
teen feet five inches, ana the circumference at the
base forty-nve feet
The Court OF Rome has despatched Prince OF the
gift from Plus IN. to the Princess Glselle, daughter
OF the Emperor OF Austria, on the event OF her first
communion.
The new French College at Constantinople was
opened on the 1tn n,t and the pupils numbered $50.
Among them were the grandson OF Fuad pacha and
the two sons OF Ethem Pacha The success has
cclpsed all the most sanguine hopes.
General Moltkc ana his stan have returned from
their tour OF inspection TO the garrsons and fort
resses OF Western Prussia and the General ~ very
dissatisfied with the general condition. Movements
of large bodies OF troops are ordered rom the west
ward towards the Rhine.
According to the Paris FYon,o the following royal
personages were recently, ut the time, occupy
lng the bellevue Hotel, at Thun, an Switzeriand-
The King OF Holland the Duke OF Charities and
family. the Duke of Guise the Duke OF Aumale
Prince dc Jonyille aud family and the Prince OF
Nassau.
Great scandal was recently caused In 81. Peters
nurg ~ a cavalry officer eioping with a generals
daughter, more So because he himself left wife and
Fanny. The detective police tracked the fugitives
anu drought them back to IT. Petersburg, and on
INJURY Oelng nsigated II appeared that the general
had been living for some time almost publicly with
the officers VIE, 80 the eopemenl with the generals
daughter was merely reprisal by arms.
The following IL programme of the subjects TO I've
treated publicly AZ the distribution of prizes at the
seminary OF Montauban, France:--Pius X, the
Elected OF the Lord: the Immaculate Virgin New
stars IN the eeayens; Plus TX. and Modern Errors;
the fisnermals Bark (chanu: The World at the
Feet OF rus IN; ~. Peters Pence The Defenders of
the Ponliical Throne; song OF Triumph (cantate).
Altogether most cdifying both to the scholars and
10 the audience.
promising Young student recently lost his life
through careessness in of the hospitals OF Paris.
one OF the patients died OF a most Infections disease
and IN the dssecung room special orders were given
TO the students TO use all necessary precautions.
The young man In question had slight eruption on
the lip, and during the operation happened TO touch
It with his hand. Perceivng the consequences ne
quietly retired TO his room and died without utter.
ing word of regret or telling any one Of his In.
adyerCence