The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-30
OLD WORLD ITEMS.

At the WOrklngmen's International Exhibition &c
lsington (Engandl seven or eight thousand visitors
attend daily.
The Journal du Hdure states that the Municipal
Council OF that town has decided the purchase OF
Gowbed tSe credit Of o dooS voted u TO- ta
defence Of the town.
A Frankfort journal reports that regiment be.
longing to the garrison Of StrasbOurg had marched
out Of the fortress and laid down their arms stating
that they were not bound by the military oath the
Emperor.
The socialist democrats of Germany have issued q
French republic, urging that the war should now
cease, and protesting against the idea that the
sion Of Alsace and Lorraine should DO made con-
ditOn OF peace.
The Bund OF Berne, states that since the procla-
nation Of the French republic troops Of Frenchmen,
chiefly belonging TO the richer and Official class.
and many accompanied BY their families, have been
arriving at Geneva BY every train. Priests large
numbers are among the fugltives.
The Sotr has the following proposition with re-
gard to French omcers liberated on parole by the
Prusssns:-
certain number Of general and sub.ltern officers, Who
Vice ,x.in.t Prus.. during ths Nigh We not
who have just returned 70 France2
According to the accounts received from all parts
OF Prussia IL seems that there has been good aver
age yield both OF rye and wheat this year. Only In
few separate districts has The rye not equalled the
expectations formed. The oat crop Is on the whole
satisfactory, though it has suffered in some places
from the heavy rain which fell after it was cut and
before II was got In.
very beautiful monument, consisting OF recum.
bent figure IN statuary marble, with canOped super.
structure and solid brass traceried standards is
about to be placed In Carlisle Cathedral to the mem
ory Of the late Bishop, DR.. Waldegrave. the JOINT
design OF Mr.. Adams, the sculptor, and Mr.. I. II.
Watson, the architect, at q cost Of $500.
Mr.. II. Kains Jackson, In review Of the position
OF the grain trade, says that 1.-THE English harvest
has given full yield OF excellent qualify The I'm
ports during the last four weeks have amounted TO
quarters and value seems settling to 45s per
quarter which he estimated as the peace value of
English wheat for this season. The course of war
has lowered value, but II the war should be pro.
onged by the resistance Of Paris, the corn supplies
OF Europe will be involved. Economy and prices
not too low in the United Kingdom are TO be de-
sired, for current events may at any time add
twenty-five per cent to the value OF corn and nour.n
dreadful explosion OF nltro-glycerine recently
took place III the neignborh0od OF Greenock. Dur
ing shower OF RAIN twelve youths, ranging In age
from fifteen to twenty three, entered o deserted
smithy, in which one Of them found tin box about
foot square, He lifted II up and examined 10, and
saw what he thought to be little oil. He then laid
1t down. but he had hardly done so when COM
panion taking hammer, aimed q blow at the box,
and In an instant the whole buding-a wooden
One-was blown to atoms. or the twelve youths
only one was able to walk home; one was killed on
the spot, another died on his way to the hospital,
and three have since died. In ALL there at pre-
but one OF these Is considered hopeless.
On the 9th OF September fifty years had passed
since George Bancroft the celebrated American his
torian, who now represents the United States ut
Berlin, took his doctors degree at G1ttinQen. The
universities Of that town and Berlin, the Berlin
Academy and the Faculty OF Law sent Occupations to
congratulate the eminent scholar and dplOmatist
on the occasion. ana Professor Ourtius brought
similar testimony OF respect from the Gelehrten
Guwochseesellscbsft In doing 30 these learned