Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-30
FOREIGN IN rELLIGENCE.

The London Times, 90 the Sd OF October,
contained tie following announcement by tele-
graph from Paris Several thousand persons
have left Mecklinburg every autumn during the
las, few years for the United States, but this
year the exodus has almost entirely ceased The
Hamburg steamers have considerably reduced
their rates, but they obtain scarcely a dozen
families from Mecklenburg as passengers The
explanation of this is that the young men find
penty of employment on the Grand Dukes do
mains, which occupy nearly half the duchy,
and that the harvest has been of an abundance
unparalleled for fifty years. Untavorabe re-
ports, moreover, have come from America and
many emigrants are returnlng to their Ola
homes.
Americans and other visitors to Paris in its
former DAYS, who remember what attractive
place the Garden Of the Tuileries, open TO all
the world, then was, may not be quite pleased
with the information that 1t has been almost
determined to make carrageway right through
its centre, on line with the Rue de la Palx,
over the bridge of Solterno to the Quay
dOrsay, 90 the river side of which IS a newly
constructed Rue de Solferino. The Garden of
the Tueries will be cut 10 two and made Dolsy
and dusty by this severance, which will destroy
one of the most pleasant and popular resorts OF
Paris, especially frequented by ladies and oun-
gers, children and oddly-dressed provincial
bonnes
Not long since young Eoglish lady, Mrs
Liskeard, Oh her wedding tour, disappeared ln-
to crevasse on Mont Blanc, before her hus-
bands eyes, ard was seen 10 more. Another,
a Mrs. Marshall, possessed with as insane de-
sire to pluck with her Own hands the edelweise,
mountain flower which grows ouly at the
greatest attitudes, slipped away from her bus
band, procured couple OF guides and started,
with no other attendance, up the mountain.
She, too. with one of her companions perlshed
in like manner. Yet, undetered by these and
countless other disasters of the same nature,
we read that three young ladies have just ac-
complished the ascent Of the Juntrau.
Miracles are still being reported at Lourdes
which continues to be thronged with pilgrims,
The Gazette du Midi states that girl named
Cavrigrac was carried to the shrine 10 dying
state, but had no sooner touched the holy wat
er than she rose up perfectly we'll. Another
girl, who had been dumb for seven years com
meDced singing as soou as she reached the
protto. At Marseies, moreover, the DuuS
have marched 10 procession to an altar In Que
OF the churches which is dedicated to our Lady
of Lourdes, to express their gratitude for the
miraculous cure OF one of their number, who
had suffered for twenty months from an appar-
cutly incurable malady.
A new industry for women has been com
menced 10 England by four ladies OF standing
in London 1t is that of home decorative al
tisls They undertake the whole furnishing.
upholstering, furniture, aud all that tends to
embelsh the interior of dwelling. They are
said to be remarkably clever and very success
tul. They have served u regular apprentice
ship, and acquired thorough knowledge OF
the business. 1t would seem to be a business
peculiarly fitted to the taste for and love of the
beautiful Inherent in women.
In 1873 there we're l59 ships built on the
Clyde, representing tonnage OF PSI ,S46 tons.
This year the number is expected to be 200.
Of those enumerated l2l were large sea going
steamers, 10 were iron sailing ships, ard 10
wooden ships. One firm alone employed 5000
men, and altogether there are more than 90
900 shipwrights in the neighborhood OF Glas-
cow. The largest ship launched last year was
the Iberia, Of 4,S20 tons, belonging to the
Pacific Steam Navigation Go.