The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-17

king Lanney,' although he has for some time had
no subjects but the most extraordinary part OF his
history has been the 1ght over his remains Do.
Crowther applied TO the Colonial Secretary for the
pody in order that he might send the skeleton to tn
London College Of Surgeons. The Colonial Secretary
nad previously promised IL to the Tasmanian Royal
society, but Dr. Crowther was determined not TO be
nanled by mere official refusal He
kell, to take tea at his house. Or. stokell
went, was kept I'm conversation by Mrs. Crowther
I0r considerable time, but did not see DR. Crowther
Sukpecting that he had been deceived, he went 10
the hospital where he had left the body Lanney,
ana found that somebody had been there, that
ianneys head had been cut of that another body
had been similarly treated, and that head number
two had been attached to Lanneys body, and coyere
with Lanney's scalp DIR. StOkell thereup0n cut Off
the hands and feet, and retained them for the Royal
society, so that the burial service was read over
Lanneys trunk, footess and handess, and furnished
were subsequently removed from the grave, it is
said, by Dr. Stokells orders.
The usefulness Of small birds as destroyers Of
insects thoroughly recognized by the Saxon Govern
ment, as is shown by curious witnessed last
week on the market place az Dresden A body OF
police suddenly made their appearance, and without
any previous warming seized all the cages contain
ing singing birds exposed for sale and released their
inmates. A decree has also been issued fOrbidding
under penalty OF a fine, the killing or trapping Of
these useful songsters, and containing especially
severe regulations with regard to brdnesting In
France, Notwithstanding all the efforts of the Gov
ernment, the slaughter still continues At rOok-
shoo ing party last week in the Bots de Boulogne no
less than 5000 OF these useful birds destroyed,
though at the very time the trees were swarming
with cater pillars.
The khrgz rebellion announced by the Russian
papers the other day appears, by the last accounts,
to have spead TO the country OF the Don COssacKs,
who are stated to have united with the KalmucSs
and the khirgiz I'm their attempt TO cast Off the Rus
sian rule. Several thousands of Don Cossacks have
crossed the Nolga above Sarepta to join the other
rebels on the left bank OF the river large body Of
whom have gone TO attack the town Of Ouralsk, on
the river Oural and the Russian garrisons on the
Orenburg frontier, together with those Of KaZan,
Smbirsk, and Saraton, have been ordered to march
against them. The scene OF this rebellion is the
same as that OF the famous insurrectOn of POugat-
cheif who gave himself out TO be the Emperor Peter
III, and obtained so many adherents to his cause
that he nearly penetrated to the gates of Moscow.
The Figaro corrects the popular noton-that NJ.
Thiers was the son of blacksmith OF AK. 1t, says
that his father advocate of the Parliament of
Marseilles, and his mother Marie Madeline Annie,
the daughter of delegate Of the commercial pOpu-
lation at Constantinople under Louis XIV. The
latter was married to lady whose sister was the
wife of Louis de Chenier, so that NJ Theirs mother
was cousin to the celebrated poet Andre Chenier,
who perished on the guiotine in 1893. She was a
warm supporter OF the Comte de Chambord, anl
always regretted that her did not join the Legti-
mist party.