The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

About 8, 400 workmen are ont OF employment in
Paris on account OF the wholesale suppression OF
newspapers by the Commune.
The operatives OF the heavy woolen districts OF
Yorkshire are agltatng for full haf-hoiday on
saturdays A meeting was held at Bailey Carr in
support Of the movement.
The priests imprisoned In La Conciergerie, Mazas,
La Roquette La Sarthe and other Jalls, are treated
with exceptional cruelty and harshness, under
which some OF them, being very old men. have sue
cumbed.
The Commune has forbidden night work to bakers,
and every Partisan is now compelled to cat stale
bread. new loaf served in the morning at table
constitutes violation OF the decree and punsna-
bic by a fine.
An extraordinary case Of prolifcness Is reported
from Melsbroeck, in Belgian. woman named De
Baets, who had last year given birth to twins has
again presented her husband with three babies one
boy ana two girls. All well.
The students OF medicine in Paris were recently
convoked TO appoint ten delegates to confer with
School. BY majority OF two-thIrds they refused to
90 into the question win the Commune and broke.
up amid cries OF "Ftre Ii R6pnblique ~
A celebrated picture, by Domenichino represent
ing David with the head OF Goliath has been soien
from the establishment called the COllego Nolh, at
Fano on me Adrialic. The THEFT was committed at
night, the picture being cut out or its frame and
carried away, but by whom nobody knows The
painting may probably find Its way to England.
The obituary OF the Times OF the 18TH ult. con-
tanned some rare illustrations OF prolonged exist
euce IN the case Of five gentlemen and one lady,
whose united ages amounted 70 527 years, giving an
average Of cighty-seven years and ten months To
each. The Oldest was gentleman. who hAd
reached the greaI age Of ninety -four, the youngest
OF the same sex being eightytwo. The lady was
elghty-seven years or age.
committee Of practical Jewellers, says the Zap
pei have met al the Ministry Of Finance 10 examine
and estimate the value OF nnmber OF sapphres and
line pearls found III the cellars OF that building.
They found, among other things, two pearls as large
as pigeons eggs, and in she opinion or every one,
worth several millions; also an lncstimaple cocc-
tion OF sapphres, which TO he put up ut auction
IN France, and II they do not fetch their price they
| Will be sent over 10 England.
The Chateau dc Becon, where such furious fighting
has lately been taking Place, was known, under the
reign OF Louis Philippe as the villa Orsini, from the
fact that two bears In pottery decorated the gate
posts at the entrance. and in 1886 M. Thicrs then
/ Minister oil the Interior passed the season there.
The house IL not towards the summit OF the higher
RANGE OF the hills which extend from Corbevoie TO
! Asneres, but about halfway down the slope. and
the occupants eau descend by terrace and garden
TO the quay at tho northern end OF the Grande-Ja.e.
| At the date above mentioned the island formed o
| portion OF the domain vi Neuilly, where tue kIn2
resided and the Minister bad only 20 cross tbe rver
60 attend the councils held frequently In that resi-
edence. The property belongs ut present 10 ID Gus
4 taye Fould.