The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-19
GENERALITIES.
Not BOurbOn.

Over one million gallons OF whisky have been
seized at San Francisco, the officers there claiming
that it is not pure Bourbon production oKentucky,
represented, but fraud and the whisky liable to
forfeiture II this opinion s sustained 1t is claimed
that no whisky in any warehouse in the country is
eXempt from seizure, and that therefore not little
exeitement may be produced among the reyenue
officers and whisky men OF this city, New YORK,
Cincinnati, and Boston. .-t ....-- .... ... t
A Novel Production.
Californian has on exhibition copy OF the De-
claration OF Independence, written IN Ohlnese, on
silk The document is about twenty inches Wide
and five feet long. There are only three In exist
ence-one in the consulate at Hong Kong one at the
Patent Once, and this one which was inscribed aud
sent on by Chue A. Sine, consular interpreter at
letter letter INV in Which sine says that thousands of his
countrymen had read the copy in the eonsufs ohlce
spect for Americans and their institutions.
Hypophagy In Paris.
Horse flesh in France is daily occupying more
considerable place i'll the supply OF the public food
In 1867 the quantity consumed In Paris was Sl6O
pounds and in 1885, 96s 400 pounds being an increase
of 400 pounds in the year. In the principal towns
deaux, Rheims, Troyes, Charlevine and Sedan,
butchers shops Tor the sale of that meat
aTe HeyIe Ieg at No 30 Rue des prapers The prces OF
the different joints vary from twenty cents to
seventy cents per pound.
The Horrors of PantIn.
GahgndntS Messenger OF Paris, OF the 2d OF Octo-
ber gives the following account OF another murde-
| rous assault which occurred near Pantin, Pars:-
A fresh crime was committed at Pantin the even
| ing before last Two men had stolen leg OF NUT
| ton from small eatng-house and were making OF
with ii, when another individual who had left the
establishment at the same time and had observed
the act, remarked to them that their supper would
not cost them dear. 'lf you ms, replied one OF
| the thieves, ''you shall not tell and, drawing a
knife, he plunged i into the throat OF the stranger.
| The confedeTates then made or The wounded man
| is not expected TO recover.
The Connecticut Flood.
Since the time ''When the memory Of man runneth
not back 10 the contrary there has never been
mere rain food in the Connecticut river 30 long sus-
steadily sustained at height OF twenty feet or more
rising occasionally t0twenty-1ye or twenty-siX feet
and Keeping most OF the time fully up TO twenty
feet This Is wholly the result OF rain, and it equals
the long hoods of April which are sustained by great
bodies OF melting snow far north. The lower part
of the city is still hooded. The river still continues
TO rise At O'Clock this morning 1t was up to
tWenty-One feet SIX inches, and from O'Clock to
hafpast nine it rose one inch and half, and stood
at twenty feet eight inches. and was then rising
at the rate of about three-quarters OF an inch an
hour The river is fun of drftwood, aud men are
making good hauls OF the same'-Hartto'd Times,
Oct 10.
The Irishman's Friend.
The New York Irish Republic wonders az the pos
sbjllty of any Irishman Of that city or State voting
against Horace Greeley for the Comptrollership.
We believe no Irshman who loves his race and his
liberty would vote against him) II properly ap-
preached. TO work, then Irish Republicans at
once. Do not be chilled by the GOODNESS WIN & Wncn
| your efforts may be received by some Republicans.
We are working for principle for liberty, humanity
Selhshness cannot chill us, little political DgOls can
not dishearten or disgust us, II we Dut keep the
glorious principles Of Republicanism In view III tnls
spirit let go to work II victory hung on each
single 'ance." "rhe State OF New York for liberty,
! hip hip Fall into line with your German anu Re
| publican neighbors, and meet this Democracy which
carries free-trade banners, which fights TO give ad
and comfort to foreign despots, and help 70 rebuke
u al the next election.