The New York herald., 1870-06-04
OLD WORLD ITEMS.

The port dues at Alden hav, been reduced from
three to two annaS per ton
The Geographic line that is to unite England with
Egypt makes gratifying progress.
The prospects OF the coffee crop In C0org during
the present season are said to be most favorable
The Chinese Embassy IN Europe has received
orders from Pekin to return homeward overland
through Russia and Siberia.
The Sukkur viaduct on the line connecting the
Great Indian Peninsula and the East Indian rail.
ways mas been completed.
Tho project Of Catholic University at Madrid.
Spaln makes rapid progress. Twenty distinguished
professors are on the list.
Tulips are cultivated in 900 varieties at Paris
The most ancient tulips Of all are none the less
abundant In that city.
From Spain we learn that the splendid mines OF
Amaden have been leased for term OF thirty years
the house OF Rotscnld for 130 millions OF reals.
The remains OF the Rajah of Kuppurthullah, who
died on his way to En- gland, were brought back to
Bombay and burned at Nassick in the presence OF
his suns.
at Pushmuree, on the SantpO0ra range, in the Gen.
trail provinces, for tie establishment of SANTA
rum.
The exports of cotton from the Madras Presidency
have increased nearly sixty per cent since 1865,
owing to the opening OF the railway to the cotton
growing districts.
era have been lately unearthed in Paris, but unfor-
tunateiy, wele broken Ivy the implements OF the
workmen.
! The Prussian government is now sending quant-
ties of gabions and piles for palisades 10 the from
tiers of the Rhine. This looks like defensive fortif
cation and tallies with the seacost preparations.
Sookpial, the chief Of the Lushais on the eastern
frontier OF Bengal has promised to move his vii
lagos, to tnerpose between the wild tribes and
I the tea gardens IN Cachar
| M. Plchon, the new French Minister of Public
Works, has but one arm, whereupon pitness Paris
| wag remarKs:-'Well, lie can't dip in with both
hands any how" We have but few one armed olllce
holders.
| The Emperor of Russia is making brilliant sea-
| son at Ems. The whole town was illuminated on tile
night Of his arrival, and the Grand Duke and Prince
| Alexander Of Hesse were present to receive MIN.
| The populace were very enthusiastic.
| universal Industrial exhibition Is announced to
begin at Casse Germany on the 1s OF June and last
until September. The main front Of the building Is
71o feet in length and the space covered in is 1900
| square feet.
Northwest provinces have materially improved the
| condition Of the country. Hail storms have DAM
| aged the crops In some distrcts but the general
average has been improved.
1t s rumored that, during the Cars brief sojourn
in Berlin, the King OF Prussia said good word to
him in behalf Of the German provinces of Russia
which have petitOned for the preservation OF their
language their religion and their laws.
Tie Workingmen's Union OF Nuremberg, Germany,
has protested against the proposed electoral law re-
strcting the right OF voting TO twenty
five years OF age and making thirty the earliest for
eligibility TO olice.
The Danish.GerNian Railroad between Altoona and
year. ana 9oO0, 900 cwt Of freight It has just de.
clared o seven per cent dividend, with constantly
| increasing business.
The German provinces Of Russia have received
official hints that their claims 20 special privilege do
notrest upon international law, but that they are
governed by the fixed statutes of the Russian empire
Short and sharp.
The Maysetnafse of Paris. states that its former
editors, RochefOrt and Grousset, imprisoned in
Sainte Peagie, have been notified by the warden
that unless the articles signed "Dangerville" and
No. 444' DO not cease to appear in their paper they
| Will be put III solitary confinement.
The official statistics Of Bremen state that the value
| of the imports Of Bremen in 1860 amounted to
| 1o33l2,577 thaleIs, and that OF the exports to
94,0lS5l0 thalers. Hence the value OF the entire
trade OF the city last year O96 tha.ers in
| 1893 it was 1873, 1922 lol thaers
Another curious case Of conscience has Just bene-
flied the directors OF bank at Brussels. In January
last they received package accompanied by letter
requesting that the former should not be onened
| until three months had elapsed. When opened at
the proper time the enclosure was found to contain
S4 600 francs restored to the bank by deaulter. "a
good deed in naughty world"
One Of the gayest hooks in Paris is at the extremity
OF the suburb OF Auteuil, where the omnibus boats
come i'll from the Seine. Wine shops, pistol gale
ries, concert saloons and pleasure gardens populate
the neghbol1ood, and edible frogs sprats, spring
chickens ana rabbits have hot time in the adjacent
restaurants. Music and mirth are incessant beneath
| the blossOming chestnut trees.
The viceroy Of India lately visited the salt mines
| at Pind Dadun Khan, when the mines were bril-
hantly Illuminated and presented striking spec
tacle. Lord Mayo lett 400 rupees TO be distributed
among the miners. His Lordship then rode to Jel-
alpore for shooting excursion among the Ourials,
| or wild sheep, and was successful IN shooting
several or these rare animals.
| At Munich, Bavaria, the peoples party have Pc
itioned the Legislature OF the realm to grant The
franchise to all citizens OF twentyone, and eligibility
10 office to all who are twenty-five years OF age; the
Deputies to be elected for TWO years term and SO
distributed to give one for every 25 coo inlabi.
tants; the number OF electoral districts to be in
creased from 148 to 154 and the cities Of Munich,
| Augsburg and Nuremberg each TO nave one repre-
sentative