Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-05
FOREIGN NOTES.

the people, which is to cost 100000. 1t is tC
accommodate 1850 persons, at ten cents sdmis-
sion.
The Indian papers by the overland mail il
London state that the cholera is Staying thcus-
ands IN Rewah. In Govindghur the deaths
were reported to have been more than thous'
and day.
The sponge fishery at the Island Of Rhode'
has been so greatly facilitated by the use Of the
skaphenders or diving machines, of which two
HUNDRED are now in use on the coast, that the
price of the article is very rapidly falling.
The lightning recently struck the powder
magazine Of Santo-Spirito, at Venice, where six
hundred thousand pounds of that material are
stored away. The conductor received the cleo
tic discharge, and its top was literally melted
away, and the whole length twisted, but no
further damage was done.
In the Turkish arseuals st Constantinople, the
greater part of the skilled workmen (abOut one
hundred and fifty in number) who superintend
the extensive operations of that establishment,
are Scotchmen; though of workmen generally,
there are in the arsenal ten natives to one for
eigner.
The Dissenters Of Liverpool, England have
taken exception to the views enunciated by
Baboo Chunder Sen in his public addresses on
the conversion Of India to Christianity, one
Presbyterian minister going so far as to say
g that Nahomet was more of a Christian than
Sem
There is some chance that the gqnia of Paris
may lcsc the cheap ard exquisite pleasure Of at
tending executions. I: has been proposed to
make the decapitation of criminals entirely
private but there was some trouble in the
Chamber upon the point whether jurors should
be forced to attend, and the protector of the bill
threw i'll up.
By the lat census the population Of France
is put down at 3S.l92.0oi The population Of
Prussia meaning by that ;he rev Kingdom of
North Germany 24,0i3,296. By treaties,
however, South Germany becomes a unit with
Prussia in any war affecting the interests Of
Faiheilani, aud its population being aided gives
total Of 5s,j2l 800. 1t VIII re seen, therefore.
that tie resources @: the two combatants for
furnishing armies substantially equal
4 steam paving machine has recently been in
tToduced in Psis AID made use Of by the NUM-
c.pality fer the repair Of the streets there This
machine consists Of small steam engine on
wheels, drawn by one horse. 20 the rear Of which
Is attached the " payior,' waich Is forced upon
the ground with great force by blow from the
piston and slides On q bar s1-esix feet long, and
can thus te directed by the driver to any stone
which requires forcing home. The machine is
now at work ia the Eue de Grene'le. St Ger
main. AID Is considered a success.
There Is much disparity in the ravies Of the
two couteading Euo.esa Powers. That Of
France comprises 81 iron-c'ai-, pa unarmed
screw steamers. 81 paddle steamers, and ll3
sailing vessels, with 1880 sailors. aHoat and
ashore which is a5out one hall os the total ns,sl
force, when doc',-ysri l-hore-s, engineers, Off
Gers, &c, are added. Iujeel, It is sisted that
the French naval force on % war footing can be
raised to 10000 men. The Prussian navy is Of
wholly modern origin, ana s composed Of -
steamers, which. with other craft, make p total
Of s. var vessels. mouatia : $40 guns, manned
by 2f-l sesmeu and toys
ProurteI by v,riou. cases OF illness caused
BY the ~. of svr,rs s,'I under the name Of
:. raspberry. carra... etc. d chemist in
Brussels. has sua'y4l som. q these sv.uDs
snd found that none Of tsem contained a trace
of tie fruits after which tse7 were named
Many INSISTED Of solution of glucose, coiored
a.;h GuIli-e red. Rubin lmpe7iaie, o- iuohs.ne.
mi mixed with some tartsr.e or ci;rie acid and
4 few drops CT frui, essences. TIE s,llysis iis- I
covered in 300 grammas Of syrup 0e5 sr. fuch- .
NE, WHICH, IN view Of tie fact that it is often /
mixed with arsenic a''l, IS 70 tie taken into con- .
liberation.
The Iaaips7lca'c. Bologna. states that seven /
ncieut tombs have beaa disc5yerel in the Gene /
cry Of The Cbartreuse nuns. In tie FIRST was
Quad snail vase o-aamsrte5 win human f7-
.r,s. a cup. ami small pot. IN the second and
bird. fragments Of bone. 6luI,s decorated with
ear.s. vases. cups. and a s.r.pze mirror : in the