The Morning herald., 1875-11-12
Current NoteS.

| 1nere Is not very much land in Scotland
and so the Duke of Switzerland gets alon!
with only ZIG, 1853 acres there.
The birthday of the Prince of Wales VS.
celebrated Tuesday in New York by din
ner party, given by Mr.. Archibald, c. B.
the British Consul. General in that city. ST,
Edward Thornton and Lord Houshton were
among the guests.
DIR. s. Wier Mitchell, tie eminent physi
clan and author, of tf. city, has just re-
turned from an absence abroad. DR.. Iii tcl!
ellis many friends will be glad to learn thst
he returns in excellent health and will re-
sumo bis professional duties here.
In Bland county, Va, Mr.. Allen Hannah
has married Miss Hannah Allen. and now
Miss Hannah Allen is Mrs. Hannah Han
nah, and is perhaps the only woman in the
world whose name can be spelle back
ward the same as forward.
In Butler County, Iowa. Miss Cook has
just been elected Superintendent of Schools
But Mr.. Huff, being a man. contests the
election on the ground that the successful
candidate is woman, and therefore ipeli-
siole. Mr.. HUFF is the present incumbent
The Richmond Whie, lectu.;ag Southern
Congressnen. says: "The Southern mem.
oers must nos leave Northern Democrats to
speak for them. They must speak for them
sslvee. One word of generous national ,e,
timent from true representative man of
the South will be worth more to the Demo
cratic cause than a hundred speeches for
pacifca'ion asi determination from anv
Democrat Of the NORTH
A few weeks ago three very young bows
named Pspin, living at Yamaska, Quebec.
piled logs on railroad track '.jus. TO see
the cars jump" The cars did "iump,"
and thereby killed twenty people. The
boys were arrested, but on account Of their
tender years they were held irresponsible.
and were discharged. Now they have been
arrested again for enieavoring to repeat
the experiment, though in this case, h.ppi-
iy, their efforts were not so brilliantly sue
cessful as before.
On the !a,t day Of July, 1865, the Brother
jonathan was wrecked on the Pacific coast
not far south Of the place where the Pacific
has just met her terrible fate. Onlv sixteen
persons were saved out of the one hundred
and si1ty-swo who were on board. The ve.-
sci, while heavy sea was running. plunged
IN the trough of the sea, struck hidden
rock, and sunk in less than an hour. Both
the Brother Jonathan and the Pacific ware
old; both had been rebuilt at San Francisco
ana soth were wrecked without any ade-
quate provision for saving the lives of those
on board. In both eases the causes of dis
afer might measurably have heen avoided
and IN that there is food for thought and
motive for action.
The New York Evening Mall of the 9th
Inst, says -" The Siege of Paris at the
colosseum Is certainly one of the mos,
str'kinEiy novel and remark able entertain.
ments ever witnessed in New York, LISA
magnificent pageant, ,vividly life-like and his
'oricaiiy acsnrate. Looking down from the
heights OF Chasillsn (whsre the spectator
10 supposed to b standing), it actually ap-
pears a. If the siege of Paris was soil. on
ID reality. With your cane or umbrella yeu
sAn almost touch the real earth, trees, hel.
nets' and discarded military trappings,
1re~'d about on every side. One of the
'hes' effects is the explosion Of she'll. and
mother horse, which has thrown its rider.
anping stone wall. The wonderful pic.
ure should command the attention of all
overs Of Art, and Il those who snisv real. ,
site scenes"
Colonel R. F. Dss Auge., Deputy Co..
eesor Of the Port of New York, convicted
4 defrsading the Government, is q native
England, though born of French Hu,u. I
OF parents. He was an officer in the Emo y
sh army. and served in the Criuean var
no the East Indian mutiny. At the out. =
'eak OF our civil war in 1861, he resigned =
n commission, came TO this country, and =,
n'isteo IN the Caion army. He served with "
distinction throughout the war, and
'or''! after the end of the conflict he was il
ppo!nted to position in the Boston Chs. Il
I'M house, where he served two years and b
half. In 1869 he was transferred to the
ev 1ork Custom House, and in March =,
80: was made Deputy Collector. He =.
an who has reached mature years. and "
10 las achieved an honorable AID dis,in. Is
lShed record ON two continents. and r.,
e jury after del:berasion Of only a few VI
'na'e', convicted him Of fraud. The no,.. pi
'"o atmosphere Of office was ,eo no.en, P,