The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-19
OLD WORLD ITEMS.

Russia has an army Of 900 men on the river
pruth ready to enter and occupy Roumania at the
hrst signal.
The Toonganee Instruction in China Ia daily be.
coming more formidable end the best generals have
been sent against them.
Advices from Naples state that five instruments OF
music In perfect state OF preservation. a1d bearing
great resemblance 10 G.e modern Auto, have Just
been discovered at Pompeil The materials are Sill
yer and ivory.
The chestnut trees in France are this year covered
With an extraordinary quantity Of blossom. II the
fruit ripens lavor&bly the yield VIII be most abui-
dant ana may go far towards Supplying the daii-
cheney IN the corn harvest
The water Ia the Seine has fallen so low OF late
that one day recently Blk OF The steamers called
the bateaaX-monohes had their screws broken by
STRIKING the bottom, although their mihnuin
draught Is only one and q naf metres.
In the second week or June there were 1871 OH
persons IN receipt OF parochial relief In London OF
whom 81 S4I were In the warehouses; and 90 097 were
outdoor paupers. This an Increase of 40la
upon the numbers III the corresponding period or
last year.
The Italian journals state that monument In
memory o. ego FOsccO, the poet, is shortly 10 be In
augurated In the Church OF SANTA Croce at Florence
The city OF Milan also Is about TO place In The square
OF the Scala saue OF Leonardo da Vlnci, tile work
OF the well Known Italian sculptor, flogli.
Cardinal Guidi, iii explaining to Plus TX his oppo.
sition to nfabiiiIy, remarked that lie had only ol-
son 1oD replied the Holy FaThsr. Ian tradition
Saldauha's summary style OF passing reforms with
out consulting anybody Is tiring the Portuguese.
A large foundry at Rouen has been placed under
intcrdlct by the WorKnens trade society Tor having
accepted an order from Il Paris firm. The master
procured hands from Belgium, but the new Corners
almost Immediately broke their ENGAGEMENTS in
consequence Of Tie El:naceS 10 Which they were
subject.
1t Is curious fact that Of the passengers in the
train which met with The late terrible accident Eng
land, all. or very nearly ali, VINO were asleep at the
time escaped uiinjured, natures an@shelic ensur-
Ing them, not only against fractures and contusons
but even against the bad enecs Gf SHAKING and con-
cussion.
''Condy's Fluid ~ exclaimed our own Mrs. Part.
ington tie other day-"ls he poor gentleman Dear,
dear Weli Ii really has been 80 warm this last week
that 1t int surprising II reminds me OF what our
Old palson used to read about, wDen the elephants
did melt with leryent heat. Must have been
hotter then, though.
The Car Alexander was accompanied on his way
back TO ST. Petersburg by General Feury, the French
Ambassador. This was q great distinction for the
the reign OF Charles K. OF France Ills Majesty viii
continue MS journey to the Urimea ana then TO
THIS, where he may meet the Shah OF Persia.
The elections in Austria give unexpected results.
In the rural comnlune5 OF Styria and Moravia the
Ultramontanes nave obtained a large majority The
Vienna journals are alarmed al that fact and con-
clule that the party in question, which mad but O.
partisan IN tile last Heichsrath, viii in the new
Parliament be in sufficient force TO engage In con-
diet Win the liberals.
Letters from Cairo state that the measure relative
to the reduction OF tue Egyptian army Is now
pete. The disDanding Oh the th.rd portion OF the
contingent took place in June, and was got through
in the most regular and satisfactory manner. the
force in that country is thus brought back 10 the
total of 10000 men fixed oy the imperial nrman
which conferred the investlture on the present
Nicer0y.
The Lyons journals announce that the capital Of
the Rhone is TO be shortly endowed with Superior
School OF Commerce. Gated OH the plan Uf those at
Muhausen and Antwerp. According to the Sdiut
Pub3ic "a million OF francs Is 10 be devoted TO this
purpose This SUM is to he demanded from the
public In the shape OF subscription TO constl ute
anonymous society," and the Chamber vi Commerce
will, 1t is said, put down 100,0 00f.o
The journeymen bakers of Marsees have just
struck work for advance OF wages from five francs
a day to six francs. The consequences has been
rise in the price OF bread, which Is sold at ten
sous the two pound loaf. This situation Will proDa-
bly, induce the masters to employ machinery for
kneading the dough- as Is done in America and in
the central bakeries OF the hospitals OF Paris and
Lyons. That system presents the advantage or
greater cleanliness, economy Of time and labor, bet
ter bread and VI the MASTERS not being under lear Of
strikes.
From July the postage between France and
Great Britain was notified as folows-OrdlnaIy
letters thirty centi1ne for ten grammes onethird
Of an ounce; registered, sixty centlmes for ten
grammes; patterns, Photographic, thirty centimes
Tor 10 grammss; Journals and thirty centmes for
l20 grammes; business papers and printed matter,
elgDt eeuiii1es Tor forty ALAlnlcS some mUuiu ca-