New-York tribune., 1869-03-18

Chicago has repealed its tax on drumnfTfS'
Fx.Gov. Bullock of Massachusetts, has started
on q tour TO Europe
Boston has founded two new public Libraries
for the German working classes.
One Kentucky egg merchant sent north l@'VVO
dozens of eggs IN consignment last week.
The best BARRIERS in the world, according 10
European tourists are to be found IN the Uneu
There is an astronomer in Paris who exhibits
the moon and stars the streets with music ana
A man in England has committed suicide by
nonrin0 peroIeum over himself and lighting it with
match. ...... ....
English magistrates are unable to determine
whether yelocIpedes arc liable to toll turnpkes ana
bridges.
Victor Emmanuel is becoming famous for
spbscrbing largo sums for charitable objects, ana not
paying up.
The Italian Army on January l, 1869, num-
bered l79S00 officers and men, decrease OF GSO3 irom
the previous January
Two marble busts have just been discovered
at Pompc. one Of Pompey and the other OF BrutuS'
They are both Of fine execution.
Women in France who kill newly born children
are called angeLmakers, Faseuses DANCES hve OF
them were recently tried at Montauban.
The mess table of the huge Prussian IRON
clad King william, Is surmOunted with large silver
punch bowl the gift of tho Duke OF oldenburg,
A new monthly line of steamers, under Gov
ernment patronage is be established between England
and Melbourne, Australia to facilitate emigration
The HanOverian nobility express their hatred
OF Bismarck and King william OF Prussia by giving inc
names Of tho two distinguished Prussans 10 their dogs
and asses.
There is a rumor in Berlin that the Crown
Princess Victoria has the consumption, and that her ply
scans urgently advised her to take up her resi-
dence in a southern city, or 80 to Madeira
George Sands has written a long letter in
favor Of female suffrage, female physicians, and female
preachers Its addressed Mde Raynouard, French
lady, who Is leetung In tho provinces on womans
rights.
There are in France fifteen coins as follows:
Gold peces Of 1OO co. 90 TO- and francs; Silver pieces of
l. and francs. and tho piece; Bronze pieces OF
TO- g. O. centime To these may add the EmPerors Of
| Is francs, 10 DO coined
Severe election riots have taken place in va
rious parts Of Hungary which many have been
killed and wounded. The Hungarian press stilI wages
war with Prussn, and advises the Southern States oi
! Germany TO form Southern Confederation
Brigham Young has a resident agent in Paris
He was formerly portrait painter In that city lie emil
Lake City, and was finally appointed Foreign Emissary
by Brigham Young lie has but one wife, who lives with
| hun in PARIS
Some curious inventions in artificial wood
have recently been made In Paris the principal being
that Of combining fine sawdust wood -four glue
size and casting in mods. Very perfect limitations Of
carved wood made In this and they said
TO be lre-proof
Alexander Dumas has had TO leave Paris 10
escape bis creditors are told by correspondent At
last accounts he was at Hayre aud had Issued the follow
ing manifesto the dead walls: Men OF Havc! the
author Of Monte Crsto is you. Come and sce hlu
He sells his autograph to raise funds.
In the Swiss canton of Uri, printers aud ed
itors are whipped back for publishing articles
which the authorities do Ike. Ia Bohemia. editors
who as-ail the Government sentenced 10 impuson-
ment In Mecklenburg the opposition paper. are not
allowed 90 publish leading artt.es.
Nearly two.thirds of the persons that are
nowadays presented 10 Plus TX. Americans Rus
sans who visit Rome carefully avoid coming into contact
with the Pope any Of bis digniiaries Nctt TO tie
Americans. Frenchmcn the numerous 81 those
who wish to get acquainted with the Pope.
\ sword-ish on TIE coast recently ran his
weapon. several feet long, through tho "sull holc" 40
the stern Of fishing boat. one of the fishers seized tho
sword, and getting asrde Of 1t. held IL firmly. Meantime
the fish, by the action u ita tail used propeller,
ufgeQ the IolhdIu NJ EJJA rate vl rptfu u sue
reached the vessel to which she belonged. ~
The Woman's Cooperative Union of San
Francisco has been IN six months, and has al
ready cleared 81 900, with abou 5000 IN stock hand.
Tho labor Of the Is directed 10 sewing and fine
needle work and they have received three diplomas for
their work from agricultural and mechanical State fairs
gan interesting archaeological discovery has just
been made Durfort France. miner, searching for
ledge 0f lead IN the side Of mountain, came upon
grottO mouth Of which had been locked up by stones
IL contained quantity OF pctrGed human remains im
bedded In concretions from the rock nt knife and
hatchet also found.
The Lenox (lass.) Plate Glass Works are
experimenting with article resembling porcelain
for tabe-tops and maDtels. IL is made from cryolte,
mineral brought from Greenland which name the manu-
facurcd article viii take They also turning glass TO
the novel Of modboards for plows, for tho Western
prairie lands where the soil is very destructive to Iron
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