The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03

report sent in and from the appreciation which II has
received from the Emperor Alexander is that no
European state had hitherto made use OF these mis-,
part, to o certain extent, OF the armament Of the
Russian soldier. Thus, their condemnation at st.
Petersburg only announces an intention to use
them"
Correspondence from Metz mentions that it is in
tended TO place the famous piece OF artillery known
This enormous gun weighs 1000 pounds, or with
its carriage 3S 900, and the chamber contains sixty
pounds OF powder. IL was taken at Ehrenbretstein
with 1870 others, in Puviose, VII. 1t discharged
its ball, weighing l40 pounds, from the mouth OF the
Moselle to Andernack, a distance OF two leagues.
The Lombardta OF Milan, has the following:-"A
proclamation has been issued within the last few
days in the name OF a committee OF the Republican
Alliance 1t invites the public to proclaim repub-
lie and terminates f0llows:-WhOever wishes to
know who we are-we who speak TO the Italian peo-
pleneed only apply to the first barricade that shall
be raised in the streets OF Milan for Information.
He will find at the post OF honor with the nag of
the republic and the nrearm OF free citizens the
Advces from Odessa state that an Italian brig the
San GennarO, was becalmed on the voyage from
Naples to Odessa, and fishing was resorted to In
order to Kill time. Soon magnificent swOrtdsh
was caught measuring over all, some nineteen feet
in length. What was the astonshment Of the fisher
men, on opening the fish, to ind box Ornamented
with the crescent and stars, on which was painted in
French, '.pOste locale" On examination it proved
to be Consantinope district letter box containing
about thirty letters.
The French customs returns mention that the total
importation OF cotton into France during the first
three months OF this year was 81 1876 tons against
20, 1873 during the period in 1867 The imports
from the United States during the above period were
TO- 1874 tons, against 1859 tons during the correspond
ing period In 1857.
The value Of exports from New Zealand during
1857 was 94644,67S, being an increase on 1865 OF
fl246o4 The imports amounted to &5, ga 607, show
Ing dec ease Of $780, 25e. The increase of the num-
Der OF sheep in Western Australia during 1866 was
4sl ,O4O The amount OF customs duties collected at
the port OF sydney during the two first months OF
this year amounted to El426 against E144 1872 in
the corresponding period Of 1867.
During 1897 the amount RENTED to their friends
by the Irish emgrants to the United States amounted
to G540 Ssh OF which e2O2 94 was In prepaid passage
orders.
The old glib on the tower of the Cologne Cathedral
In fact the feature in all the views OF the Cathedral
has disappeared. From the date Of its erection
in 1924 1t only used once, and that III 1912, when
huge block Of stone hoisted up illustrate the
vigor with which the work OF completion was to be
The criminal statistics OF France for 1866 published
by the M0niteur of Paris, state that the number OF
trials brought before the Courts OF AssiZes, In the
eighty-nine departments, was 3,776, of which LII
were for offences against the person and 1,s99
against property, showing an increase over 1865
OF II ana 1863 respectively.
The national rife shooting establishment founded
at Vincennes, France, with q capital OF $180,000 Is
advertised for sale by auction, the upset price being
$1,000.
The foundation stone of the Royal Albert Asylum,
for the reception and training OF idiots and mbeces
OF seven northern counties was laid at lancaster
NAL presided over by the Earl Of Zetland the Grand
Master OF that body. The total amount TO be expen.
ded is co, 900.
The editor of q popular Warsaw (Poland) journal
has recently been obliged to leave on account OF the
Intolerance Of the Russian authorities. Last year he
married young lady who was registered as Catho-
lie but whose parents professed the Russian religion
and who according to law should herself belong to
that religion. The authorities learning the parc
uars annulled the marriage, condemning the hus-
band to Punishment in Siberia and the wife to i've
years. imprisonment In Russian convent. Luckily
they escaped the frontiers before the sentence
could be executed.