Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-23
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The ''Ficld of the Cloth of Gold'' ha
Ebeen performed in Shanghai.
France counts ], 800, 900 manufacturer.
iaborers, and 10, 100000 agriculturists.
Somebody has found a trace of tht
missing Spanish crown jewels in a Mexi
can pawn shop.
The employees of the Rothschids, fv,
hundred in number, are now all furnished
with reFolvers. r.-se e. ...-
A Paris able, aged soventy-two, has
eloped with one of his congregation, a
middle-aged single lady. NJ
Marriott r. Dalway, NJ. p, is to be De-
putty Lieutenant of county Antrim, Ire
land, vice the late Earl of Antrim.
The West New Jersey Society, estab-
lished in London in 1892, to acquire lands
in the British colonies, is being wound up
in Chancery.
"a thank offering for an excellent wife
in heaven, and an excellent wife on
earth, > of Ell, was recently given an
English religious society. =
Prof. Kiepert, the celebrated German
geographer, is about to make a Journey to
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the Prussian Government.
In the year 1868, 1886 students at the
1877 gymnasiums of Prussia, received tes-
timOny of their fitness for the universities
116 Of these fell through in the examina;
ton.
The Austrian ecclesiastical authorities
possess property to the amount of 1884,
800, 600 guildcrs. Thirty-four and half
millions Of this arc in thefund for instruc-
ton.
On the first of January, 1868, there
were in France %, 435 steam engines
representing 100, 1874 horse power, against
IA, 9S9 steam engines of 449, 421 horse
power in 1858.
The Vienna Hof burg or imperial palace
contains, according TO the last census, q
population or 1855 persons, including the
imperial family.
DR.. Afford, the Dean Of Canterbury, is
very earnestly but temporarily advocating
the revision Of our English version of the
Bible, so as topresent what We now know
Of its complete meaning.
a msrricd couple in Bonn, on the Rhine,
celebrated, on the 9Th of JANUARY, their
diamond wedding Herr and Frau
Lander were married on the 9th of Janu-
airy, 1909, and celebrated their golden
wedding in 1853
Lynch law was practicod few weeks
ago in Galicia. In a little village a peas
ant was charged with horse stealing. The
chief men Of the village formed them
selves into a court, and although the ac-
Cused denied everything, he was sentenced
70 be publicly whipped TO death. The
sentence was carried out in presence of
the court
It is related Of EIr. Burns, the rolun-
teCr missionary TO China, that djiring the
'insUrgCnt movement in the Annoy district,
he was free to 90 where lee liked, when
no other European could venture among
the rebels That's the man of the Book,
they would say, "and Ae must not be
touched"
A beautiful specimen of native talent
in the shape Of the map of Ireland in the
good old vcTnacular tongue Is exhibited in
Mayo. 1t is eNquisitely illustrated, and
the Irish characters are written in a clear
and legible manner by its author and COM
pller, Mr. George W. Bel, OF Clare
mOTnis.
On the first appearance Of Paradise
Lost, now considered gem Of the purcst
water, Waller wrote concerning it: ''The
old blind schoolmaster, John Milton, hath
published a tedious poem on the fall Of
man; if its length be not considered a
merit, il las no Other This criticism
would be well enough if intelligent minds
Of later day sustained it.
The climatic influence Of forests has
been observed in Australia. In the dis
trict of Ballarat IL became striking that
since decreasing was commenced on d
large scale, from the year 1868 TO 1868, a
regular decrease Of the amount Of rain
fall-from 1927 inches 10 1923 inches
had taken place. The Government, in
view Of this FACT, has now created the
Office Of an inspector Of the state forests.
The business Of this official will De to pre-
vent The clearing out Of the forests, and 10
see after the caring for and planting Of
forests in tha various parts of the colony.