The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-05-05
Miscellaneous Items.

The London policemen are receiving rebukes
in court for speaking Of themselves as non-ciyil-
iaus
A Spanish brigand who has no less than thr.
~ assassiuations to account for is to be hanged
bat once.
The bed on which Partisan husband poisoned
his two wives was sold at fancy price to Nine.
Tussaud, recently.
In the last nine years, IN England and Wales,
lss persons were sentenced to death, and I6,3IO
to penal seryitude.
There are L. 100000 Christians in Turkey, and
100000 Jews. The Christians are not allowed to
vote in political matters.
Il is estimated that the number Of rabbits con-
sumed yearly in the United Kingdom is at the
least 100000.
There have been sent from Spain to Cuba since
1869. $500 soldiers. Of whom 36.4l2 have sue
cumbed on the field or from disease.
A new potato. known as the White Queen, is
beng cultivated in Fnnce, which in good soil
yields largely a good-sizsd root of q very fine fla
Tor.
II is calculated that there are 9O0OOOOO pep
pie who speak English, 100000 German. S.
100000 Spanish, 45.OOOOOO French, 3O.OOO.OOO
Italian, and 100000 Portuguese.
The forests Of the United States are said to be
coming down at the extraordinary rate of s,OOO,-
600 acres year, while the replanting does not ex.
coed 10000 acres.
Italy has no fewer than l64 schools Of art,
technical schools, and trade schools; these are at
tended, according to the latest accounts, by l3.-
S29 pupils, and have teaching personnel Of 467.
The Democratic Congressman elect from Indi-
aua who FASTENED on to Washington only to
learn that his term did not begin until another
year, is in a fair way to learn something if he
lives long enongh.-.S Louis Globe.
The man who invents successful type-setting
machine viii amass untold riches But it will be
an Insignificant sum in comparison to the wealth
that viii accrue to the individual who discovers
method by which baby may be made to con-
sumo its own CRY.
According TO the agricultural returns Of Great
Britain for 1878, the number Of acres under tur-
nip cultivation amounted to 2,l2l .90s and there
was more land under turnips aud svedes in 1873
than in 1862 by $4,000 acres
Jerusalem would seem to be an unpleasant
place FOR people who don't care to be murdered
More than hundred murders have been commit
ted there within a year, aud not one of the mur-
derers has been punished.
There is no truth in the report that the Prince
lmperial-Napoleon IV.-is engaged TO be mar
ried 10 a Russian Countess. He is "ower young
yet and apparently is welded only to bis studies
10 which be applies himself with untiring zeal.
The St. Gothard tunnel, which is to be used to .
establish direct railway communication between
Germany and Switzerland, is making slow bat 1
steady progress, The sum Of Sl,25O,OOO has
been already expended, aud 2O0O yards have been
constructed.
In Queen Viotorias crown there are 1868 bril-
liant diamonds, 1913 rose diamonds, and l47 ta-
bic diamonds, large ruby, Il sapphires, IL en-
eralds, small rubies and 2l7 pearls total of
5 l0S5 precious stones.
The passage Of the Empress Of Russia through
Paris on her way to the South Of France, is re-
garded by newspapers setting up for the reputa.
ton Of seers, as a proof of growing intimacy be-
tween the Court Of St. Petersburg and the Sep
tennial Government
In reference to the Dubhn Firosmaa's state
nent that DR.. Manning during his stay at Rome
bad been designated as the successor to the pres
snt Pope, the Roman correspondent to the Sand
ard observes s-Of course this is utter nonsense.
Any such arrangement would be uncanonioal.
Twin Sisters, living at South Bethlehem, Pa,
each gave birth to twins, not long ago, with
in few hours OF each other. The sisters were
married on the same day, their first children were
born in The same month, their second in the same
week, and their third in the same hour.
The following is the inscription in the beauti.
el little cemetery Of Waterford. Maine, over the
-rave o. Artemus Ward Rest, loved one,
est Charles r. Brown, known to the world as
Artemus Wand, died in southampton, England
AaDoh 6, 1869, at. 80 years
The dutos OF a sehoolmaster in 1901 were as
onows; To act as a court messenger to serve
ummonses, TO conduct services in the church, to
cad the choir on Sundays, to ring the bell for
,ublic worship, TO dig the graves to take charge
{ the school, and to perform other occasional
uties.r Hence the compound word "over-
rosked.
A French clergyman had had the smallpox,
at was 50 as TO be about aud had invited
len6 10 breakfast. His friend caught the mala- .
Y and communicated i, to his wife, who died,
Ao7e1poa the friend sued the parsOn iorinvting
in 10 breakfast, and recovered damages in s5 e
ancs, and the amOant Of the wiies funeral ex- 5
oasos,
Prof, Farscr believes that the moon, in revolv- 4
e UOuDd the earth and drawing the tides behind
q, causes the latter 10 act asa brake on therev-
otion Of the globe and be considers that it may L
: mathemaaeally shown that this action is slow
but surely checking the earth's speed Of rota- =
On, SO that days and nights are gradually length
ling. In thousand million years or SO, they
az become each month long. =
One who has tried it says that cup Of coffee S,
a sure barometer, IT, you allow the sugar to set
E IN the bottom Of the cup, and watch the bab-
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