Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-12
NIiscellnneous Itens.

Inc CnlneSe government, having determined
upon having competent navy, has purchased
a frigate of 5000 tons burden and other similar
vessels are building. An experienced naval
architect from Europe is on his way there to su-
perintend the building of lronclads and other
armed vessels.
So great is the rise in prices in British manu-
features that recently large orders for iron for
the Italian government, were withdrawn on ac-
count of the terms demanded, and transferred
10 France, where they were promptly placed.
The government of Prussia, it is said, has f.
nally resolved on the construction Of a ship ca
nal TO connect the Baltic with the North sea-
and commission OF engineers and superior Off
GERS had been appointed 10 proceed TO the spot
TO make the preliminary arrangements.
The New York Mail says: Some of the ultra
fashionable ladies have introduced a new Gus
tom, or rather re-adopted very old one. When
an acquaintance calls and is so unfortunate as to
find the ladies out, instead Of being asked to
leave his card, he is requested to inscribe his
name in handsome visiting book
The first attempt ever made TO interest China
in the government stocks OF foreign nations was
made in the case OF the new French loan. The
native capitalists of Shanghai were favorable to
the loan, but the actual reception it met With in
| China has yet to be ascertalued,
Lions, as they call them, but in fact panthers
| supposed to have come from the Rocky Noun
| taius, are causing great excitement along the
|
cows, and other stock have been killed by
| them, and the schools in the neighborhood nave
been closed lest the children might be attacked
| by them.
Norfolk, Virginia, has a remarkably pious
dog. He has been a regular attendant upon all
the services at one Of the churches in that city
for the last ten or twelve years. Whichever the
bell rings, whether for morning, evening or night
services, he repairs Immediately to church and
remains there quiet and orderly until the con-
gregaton is dismissed,
The extraordinary growth Of London NAV by
appreciated to some extent when it is known
that within the last twenty-three years $50 900
new houses have been built in that city Within
the same time the beats of the police have been
extended by HOO miles. Ii now requires 5000
police 10 patrol and protect the VAST mass of
people, whose numbers are equal to very nearly
the whole population of Scotland.
The first daily newspaper ever published was
supposed to have been the Daily Courant, issu, d
in London, England, on the 11th of March,
1902, three days after the accession of Queen
Anne. A recent contribution to the London
Times asserts that there had been an English
daily journal iorty-two years before that time
10 1860, on the 9Th, 9th and 10th of March, an
peared three numbers of Perfect Diurnal.
The khediye OF Egypt is probably the richest
man in the world. His yearly income is $780,
900 900 year, and he has twenty-five richly
furnished palaces within the walls of Cairo. He
is vastly more progressive than the sultan, his
Turkish master; is rapidly extending his do
minions, building railroads and making com
mereial improvements, and viii ultimately be-
come independent Of Turkish domination. He
is at present making arrangements for the con-
struction OF railroad up the Nile TO Dongola,
and thence across the desert TO LOndan, which
country be will make one Of his own provinces
IL has been remarked Of him that the "Yiceroy,
upon any throne in Europe, would be the great.
est monarch Of the age.P lie IS not only a
| prince, buta merchant, a capitalist q states man,
and cutiyator.
| Justin Mccarthy writes that there is to be a
new daily paper in London. 1t is to be of the
most extreme radical type, drawing its strength
| from the clans Oi Sir Charles Dixie and Auberon
| Herbert. An attempt will be made, however.
10 give IL greater weight by having il also rep.
| resent John Stuart Mil and his followers. Here.
however, arises a difficulty. Edward jenkins
| the father Of "Ginx's Baby" has been spoken OF
| as its editor Unfortunately he, although very
| radical 10 politics. is amazingly orthodox in re.
| ligioD. This will never do. II MIR. Mill is tC
have any connection with the new daily, Mr.
jenkins must have none-unless it be that o
a casual contributor. AS soon as this question
is settled, the paper will be issued.
Queen Victoria puts on no airs; but some PEG
pie have been reluctant 10 meet her from
want Of familiarity with the forms Of speecl
winch etiquette directs them TO observe. Thel
nave notion that the words "your majesty
must often be used, aud perhaps they dislike tht
9 pnrase. such persons, when their impression
oeeotne known, are assured by friendly official
.ual sne queen prefers The term Of madame
NOT unsedom abbreviated we believe int,
d ma am" after the English habit. by those vii,
p KNOW ler-to any other mode of address. Tn
favored interviewer may use the words Won
. majesty IN the first Instance. but afterward
:. the simple phrase will do.