, 1870-01-08

hy IN agent OF the Post once Department ut q
hotel In BoAtop, Addressed TO gueat1, but never
delivered. He stnt them to the Dead Letter
oo.cc.
According 10 the rerJ Accurate observations Of
u. Marie Davy, jatt announced, the hea. derived
from the caIoItnc rBya from the moon Ia not san
cert 10 ra,Ee the temperature OF sn e1ceediDgl,
setfiliva thermometer the o1emlllouth OF lie
gree. This feRult It may be added Ia IN direct va
riarce with that deduced By Lord Roase La his In.
yesugst1ou Of the same subject
4 new e1p!ottTe, Of asserted great po zer, Is an-
IouEced BY EnRi!th Journals. under the name Of
amm1 MA powder. Aralysts eho W merely q SUBJ
Elulou OF Nitrate OF Az onia 10, nitrate OF pot
nsh ID Ordinary 9unpoHder: the change addiog
irnrentcly 10 the explosive force. The salt being
quite dellquescent, the old adARe. "Eeep Jour
powder dEy.' would lose 1is aiguiucance, should
the roEter cone into general use.
A remarkable case OF suicide Ii reported from
uAposeE. On the 18Th OF November The wife OF
tBy labtTer OF Lnoen, near Ebstorf, 43 years old.
ntd the no,her Of I've children, seated herself 10
d caaldron OF boiling water, which had been pre-
pard fcr ecalclnK pig Just killed. Sue had been
reading the previous evening about the msstyr-
dom of uuts, and had sa.d that burning Wa not
SO fearful after ALL SEE ls supposed to have beeo
insane.
There vas painful scere In the courtroom st
Matffc1d. Jew days ago. A Hir1, ouiy 1s years OF
age, wiz brought up as common drunkard. e.
fot:e EaGe been nade to saEe her, hut 1he taste
Tor l!quor has got Elch hold Of the child that se
csuLos be Kept from the u'o Of strong dr1nkr.
The Judge sent her 10 the Eefosm school for gtlls
at Miduletoar-
Two prcEineut members OF the Methodist
Church In Taltostop, Ga, who had been ca very
friendly terms, quarretled about some church
matter on the SON uIt One 1uAIy Htruck the
other with his cane, whefeupon the latter stabbed
his asRauatt III the neck ~ltn pocketkn1fe, sew
ertrg main artery and Killing him IN nfteen
mInuleI.
The Ct1ogGe Gazette says that the Daui'h ag1.a-
ton IN North scnlesR!g IL stronger and more sc-
t,ge than ever. Since the last election the peas
ants Of A!sen and Eunde Nitt have determined
neither to work for GermanF, nor 10 give WORE 10
them. In contequeoce Of this determination the
German t1adesnen otd workitgmen In those dis
tricts arc placed in very unpleasant position.
Ap Bged couple in Luney, Germany, hare just
celettR@d their diamond Wedding, the husband
being o. and the vile s. years old. Both are In
the enjoyment Of excellent health. The Queen,
widow Of Frusata presented the coupe
with a beautifully. .eound Hebrew Bible. The City
Councillors sent deputatiou to congratulate
them IN tie pane Of the city. The ceremony oil
paaaiuR the bcnedIction upon them Vas performed
by their sou. A social banquet terminated The
festivities.
A nemt or Of the RoYal Academy Of Brnsset
has proposed plan Tor the confederation Of thai
body wlsrepy he proposes TO uttlizs the :" return
current Of the ocean cables now laid. Holding
10 the ldea that such cables are virtually elongated
Leyden jsre. he cIan,s that every direct curren
transmttte through the plses u attended BY
cout ter return current, which. By suitable Al
| roDRs ncnt, Gnu be recorded, thus ine1peDsisel1
| futnl1niDg evidence at tile primary station
whether or lot any messn2e has been corecsl!
! cent.
TIE report Of Dr. Bu1gh on the preservation
frcm cholera Of wo1Nncn employed In the mauip
ulaloBs Of copper, has attracted marked attention
| Ilon the medical 1raterEily abroad The repor
! is fourded On statistics gathered through th
Par,s Sanitary Department, and shows thar, o;he
cordlaors Icing the Rare, those employed IN II!
branch OF trade euloged a surprising lmmunl'
f1oE this dt6ease during It's prevalence IN 1866:
D.. Ru.Rh also shows that IN proportion 10 tn
tmcunt Of copper handled Was tie freedom feol
cholera attscks. OF 37,uD9 braziers In Pari.
bnr p dea.hs occurred, OF one IN l.210
While OF .s,6Ho workers In Iron, cog death!
or one In las vas reported. There fAe1
have Drought ont In Paris what the inventor tern
the a11i cnele1a titsue, consisting Of nne copp:
wire woseo Ito tAstic, 10 be worn next Ii
SKID, the copper being safeguard against ATTACH
! OF coo.G{p.