Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-18
Foreign Gossip.

Foreign Gossip.
twenty-five papers published in
Canada advocate independence in some
form.
The new Paris eXecutioner preserves
the skulls of all persons whose heads he
cuts off.
With a population of 35,000,000,
Prussia has 10000 children in the com
mon schools.
While the glnboat Thistle was on a
trail trip off Shcerness England, few
days ago, her boiler exploded with terrible
effect. -Four mer were killed outright,
and eight severely wounded.
Cholera CT virulent type is said TO
be prevalent at Peshawur, in India, and
number of European cases are reported
1t is remarked that the disease appears to
be spreading, as it did two years ago, in
the direction of Cabul and Cashmere, and
to gather strength as it goes.
The London Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals is turning its
attention to cases that are occurring in
the country, Recently, farmer holding
five hundred acres of land, was, on the
complaint of the society, convicted of
working wounded horses" and SEN
fenced to three months imprisonment.
The foreman was imprisoned for six
weeks, and the plovman was fined So and
costs
Sewage, as a manure, is now attract
ing great attention in England, and it is
asserted that the Metropolitan Board of
Works of London by their apathy on the
subject, are conniving at an enormous
waste of money and fertilizing power by
neglecting TO utilize the sewage 6 Lon
don. The annual outflow of the sewage
water of London is estimated at 10000
900 TONS and this refuse is calculated to
be worth nine farthings ton. Hence, it
is ccntended, valuable manure is dis
chrr"ed into the Thames worth $7500000
per annum, or $20,545 day.
Rather funny incident in Russia
shows how easily red tape may sometimes
be united by a skillful hand. A surgeon
was hastily summoned to care for four
men injured by an accident in town in
the interior. The only railroad train to
start soon was for freight only, and the
physician was told that he could only be
admitted as an escort to living freight,
He hurried to a house near by and bought
a rooster, which he carried upon the train,
and was permitted toproceed, the require
ment of the rule being fulfilled.
"A writer in the London Court Journal
says that Mr.. Watts of the National Ii
brary, possessed most remarkable memo
ry. He could instantly point out the
press and shelf Of probably more than
10000 works. He liked 70 meet Ameri
cans, and always prided himself on know
ing something Of the personal history of
every prominent one who came TO see him.
The present writer well remembers two
attempts to test this faculty One day,
without any notice, he took friend into
Mr. Watt recess and said abruptly, "Mr.
Watts, let me introduce to you Prof Sill
man of Yale College" son. said he
rising, and cordially extending his hand,
show very fortunate, DR.. Benjamin Sill
man, that you should appear here of all
the places in the world, just fifty years
since your first visit, when in your Travels
you wrote a most interesting account Of
our library, Come, let us go see yourrare
little book, and at the same time will
show you the library, and afford you the
opportunity Of writing another account
showing our halfcentury's progress -
and he walked off the Professor to a re-
mote part of the library, and laid his
hand on the volume, as if it had been one
for his daily reading. A similar readiness
delighted and estonishcd Hon. G. =.
Marsh, with respect to his little privately
printed Icelandic grammar.
The Salt Lake City Neus Of the 2Sth
ult. has the following in relation to the re-
cent accident on the Union Pacific Rail
road
"Our informant was on an express train
travelling westward, about two miles this
side Of Evanston, yesterday morning be-
tween 10 and II O'Clock, when the fore
wheels Of the locomotive ran of the track.
Signals were made to the train, which
was known to be behind but they were
not perceived until the two trains were
within half a mile of each other The
grade of the road in that locality is abou.
ixty-fiy feet 10 the mile, and although
the engineer Of the emigrant train, as soon
as he observed the obstruction on the line,
reversed the wheels Of the engine, he was
unable TO check the progress OF the tram
so as to prevent collision. When the
wheels of the express train ran OH the
line, engine No. 81, which was on q side