New-York tribune., 1869-06-05

conceivable shape. 1t is estimated that some $4,000
worth Of the drug seized on that day. which was re
garded as very good days work
A correspondent, writing from Rome of @
reception given by Miss Cusman, Gays that among the
remarkable persons present was Cardinal de Luca-he
cleaned Cardinal" he Is called. His Eminence Is
under Sze and looks, in his beautiful costume and scarlet
stockings like prince In fairy tale, enchanted by some
old witch He has true Italian face, long nose large
nostrs black eyes, and swarhy face that
Ia full Of observation, bat very quiet and wise lookDg
cOurtly manners, but extremely simple and natural
A clock which has just been completed for the
Cathedral Of Beauvas contains 10000 wheels, and indi
Gates among many other things the days Of the week,
the month"; the year. the signs Of the zodiac the equation
Of me the Of the planets the phases Of the noOD
and the time Rt every capital in the world the movable
feasts for one hundred years. the saints days. &c. Per-
haps the most crtOns part Of the mechanism Is that
which gives the adGona day In leap year. and which,
consequently called into action only in four years
The clock wound up every eight days The main dial
Is twelve feet In diameter and the total cost exceeds
$4,000.
When train of cars, on which there was a
hive OF bees stopped at Princeton Canada day last
week. discovered that the wire gauzo placed over
the entrance the hive TO allow the bees air. and at the
time prevent their escaping had beeA displaced
The bees had made the discovery, and began to swarm
about the Of the officials dozen or moro passen'
gers who the spot to learn the excitement got
their eyes stEng the price Of their curiosity The train
started and the refractory little creatures belonging to
the hive. observed tho wing few rods behind
the trains doing their best to keep up generally coming
IN the train stopped at different stations In time to
sting the brakemen.
Just as Mr.. Murdoch commenced the recital
Of The vagabonds" by Trowbridse at Manayunk, Pa,
evening last week, stoutly-built man advanced
rapidly to tho front, and sprngnG upon the platform
mace attack upon Mr.. Murdoch, who was OF course
unpRpared for such treatment lie soon recovered him
self and striking his assaant sent him reeling into
the hands OF policeman, who took him TO the posee
station. 1t subsequently asceFtaned that the per
petraor OF the act had been subject e spasm that over
balanced his reason and Mr. Murdoch refused to aT
pear against him the was released. Mr Murdoch
recovered from the blow aud proceeded with the
reading"
A great connection reigned, q few weeks ago,
at the famous BonapIre Iyeeum, In Paris Is has up
ward OF thousand pupils, mostly the sons OF the
wealfhc-t citizens OF Paris. collection is taken up
annually as the Lyeeun for the benefit Of the sOcalled
Prince Imperial Charities This year the pupils mani
tested thePhOstty TO the yoHng Prince and the whole
dynasty by refusing to give single sou for the purposes
but IN order not to appear hearess, they Immediately
organized independent subscription for the poor, and
drew up manifesto stating their disgust at the attempts
Of the Prncowh everything relating to the youths OF
France and calling upon their brethren in the other
schools of PaVis to collect money likewise for tho poor
not allow Prince Imperals 10 be used In
with It. The Government heard OF the AFFAIR
and Rectorof the Lyeeum ordered to reprmand
the students severely When he did he was hssedby
the boys who shouted, aso down with the Prince m-
peral."
The latest mails from South Africa brsng as
the news claimants forthe great
s1 carat danoad recently found and valued 1t 10000
Blight persons declare that in December last they nego-
tiatcd secret arrangement withWaterboer chief Of the
Gsiquas tribe lie transferred 10 them al bis claima
They assert that the diamond referred 10 was found In
waerboers country and have procured an nerdict On
the gem in the Supreme Court until their claims were
settled The ownors Of tho diamond assert that was
found on British territory at Leith. The Friend Of to
Free Sde IA responsible for the story that the diamond
w not found In either OF those places but has been in
the possession OF the Ka1r HOtentot doctor rora
whom IL was Obsued by NeksrD, for the last ten or
twelve years and by whom IL has during that time been
constantly used toorergoed for purposes OF Katr
wsehcratt TheTs were twenty diamonds recently
found In the hands of different persons at Cape Town
However when itbeeame known that the above inter-
dice was served not single Individual could Se found to
own rnat he had The correspondent of The era
Herald writes there reports OF anotSer diamond
larger the carat hayiHg been fouad in South
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