The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-11
OLD WORLD ITEMS.


The Agricultural socletes o. France are organizing
an International Congress OF Agricaliurasts 10 be
he'd 10 France next year. IL promises 10 DC an ih
teresuug affair.
Eleven Catholic prela,e7, twenty mine acacons and
15J priests have seat In strong reinonsudce TO lie
Russian government against the sub ,tGtion OF the
Russian Tor the Latin Language ~ IN. ritual
The sponge snery nj the Island or Rhodes has
been so greatly Facilitated by the use OF the skapheI,.
der or diciny nlcane, OF wnich 200 are nov In use
on The coat that the price OF the article Is very rap
lilly falling.
The Swedish nee,, now ready for Immediate ser
vice-tweye vessels, With siXtyive guns, including
four Notwithstanding $4,000 rixlaers, aud
eleven coast vessels, with fifteen guns, acd costing
LIZ, coo rixdalers.
There Is some talk Of re- olenI the consrI zion
OF railroad cars IN France on the plan or those now
used In Switzerland, an Improvement that would
require recastlng oi all the rolling iron work on
tie French railways.
The Norwegian steamers now running direct be-
tween Chris,lahia sni nayre are bringing consign-
Dleats OF due northern Esd, preserved II Ice, which
reach Paris In perfect condition ia three days from
tie point OF shipment.
Fires are very frequent In the departments Of the
Landes AMI the Glr0ade. France. A space OF $50
acres OF fir trees has been burned at Marcheprime,
with loss Of "a 900 francs; cond igration has de-
vastated the forest OF the Fiamand, al vendays.
A Registrum Parliamentarium will soon appear.
II will show the composition Of both Houses Of the
British Parliament from 1920 10 the present date
The list Of polls VIII include several that are not
given In Mr.. Smiths "Parl.ament5 OF England"
animals, not including Its great number OF reptiles.
The French government allows 1t only 100000 per
iron wca to Pay s a sa a mo
concern.
Tic Chinese Embassy have been In Italy and have
visited tho remarkable monuments, and been every
where accompanied by the Marquis BDrea dOlmo,
assigned to that duty by KING Victor Emanuel
The mission have baen received in al audience by
his Majesty.
The Norwegian fisheries are decreasing. They
now employ "a, 400 men. The number or COZ taken
in 1859 90 7oo ooo, OF which 900 0oo sailed
and prepared as cllp.n.h or baocaian. ami about
1860 900 hung up to dry as round.H.. The re MAIN
ing 300 900 were cured ioc hone consumption.
The new Peruvian loan Just announced in Europe
amounts TO Ell 600, In bonds Of various ienoni.
nations from Gl 900 down 10 G boring interest g.
six per cent, and redeemab!e ~ par by hG' yearly
drawings 70 COMMENCE n 1880 the price OF Issue
Contraction Of Ia,!roa Is, ana /. Is secured
Oh the custom dues OF the republic pro.
cucing annually about COO; the railways,
the surplus proceeds Of the guanO imaorte Into
Europe after providing Tor the service OF the 1856
loan ana after that loan has been redeemed on the
by instruments extending 10 the 10th OF lpril 1871.
with the usual allowance foc prompt pGymebt..
counting which the Loan should vel! as al invest.
pient about eight Ter cent
French ihieve, possess fertile invention. The oher
day lady went iato fredericksburg shop rue
Richeheu, and bougnt pearl gray 81 dress. Tie
standing at The door after the arrival OF TIE lady ana
seeming to watch all her movements. Stepping rp
TO the cashiers desk the lady drew 200 Ianc note
from her purse. At that moment TIE man OUTSIDE
rushed into the shop, gave the lady box o. tie ear
and tore the not out Oh her hGsds. ~ had orb dden
you to buy that dress," cried 10; .Lut watched ,oa,
and you SHAN not nave IT," wan these words he
FASTENED away the lady tainted, and the persons
employed In the shop, supposns the intruder to DC
an offended husband, made nC remark and iet Him
go. When the lady recovered the proprietor Of the
establishment expressed his regret at this yicieat
scene, and piled her rof being dopebdcGt on no
brutal q husband. "My hcsbaidl' cried tne lady
eagerly 'Sir, that man is not my has1and do not
know him aai haze ney er him." Tho pretended
husband was dating thief.