The Morning herald., 1877-04-24
Here and Thoro.

Here ana There.
Emperor William of Germany has eighty
eight decorations. He wears the insignia
of very near all the orders of Europe.
The fisheries of Iceland have failed for
third successive year, and great distress is
thereby caused among the inhabitants.
Salt is now imported in large quantities
from Europe at low rates. Shipowners
prefer it to ballast for the western passage.
1t was computed in July 1888, that
within the past twelve months Great
Britain had exported S0O,0 quarters Of
wheat valued al el ,000, 600 sterling. Times
have changed.
A piece of coral five inches high, six
inches ir diameter at the top and two at
the base, was recently taken from the sub
marine cable at Port Darwin, Australia.
The cable was four years old.
A farmers wife near Dixon, CAL, while
closing the gate of corral into which she
had driven some horses, was almost in-
stantly killed by one of the animals run
ming against the gate. 1t opened outward
and fractured her skull.
OF the Prince of Wales sons, only Prince
George is intended for the naval profes-
sion although both the two elder are un-
dergoing instruction on the Britannia train
ing ship L. is said there is good deal
Of tagging on board the ship, and the two
xvIJl ha0 to %n hn
ordered about.
Nr. William J. Reed, who had charge
of the Corliss engine in Machinery Hall
at the late Centennial Exposition, and who
also superintended the erection Of theRhode
Isl md State build on the Centennial
grounds, died at Providence, r. l., last
Monday afternoon, from the effects of
morphine, which was given him for quiu.
inc, through the mistake Of druggist.
A Yankee, having patented device for
making the tops of fences impossible by
cats, adyertisea as follows: practical tests
of the invention have shown that it is dis.
couraging to cats in high degree Tom
cats Of exceptional intelligence, who have
long treated with contempt such trivial
obstacles as spikes and broken glass, have
retreated bsfled uefore the teaser."
A curious scene was enacted at the
Church Of St. Bartholomew the Great in
London on Good Friday. According to
the provisions of an ancient will the rector
proceeded to the churchyard and deposit
ted twenty one sixpences on the grave Of
the testatrix as donation. to twenty one
widows, the conditions being that they
we're absolutely needy and not too stiff in
Or. Benjamin Franklin invented and
constructed three clocks, and one of them
is owned in the Old Kings Arms Inn, in
Munster, England.l 1t has only three wheels
and strikes the hour. 1t is to be sold at
auction in May, with other curious
historical objects.
A safety envelope to prevent tampering
has been devised. On the flap the words
attempt to open" are printed with a
double set Of chemicals, the first impress
sion containing nutgalls and the second
green vitriol. Ifthe flap be steamed or
mois,ened in any way the magic printing
will appear.
The Turkish naval force is now com.
posed of.two Imperial yachts, six iron
clad frigates, nine ironclad corvettes, two
ironclad monitors, four frigates, five iron
clad gunboats, four ships-of.the Iii ne, seven
corvettes, fifteen coast guard vessels, five
schooners, four cannon sloops, and fifty
three nonescript vessels-in all 116, with
759 gnns and 49, men,
A new work has appeared en- flying, a
a subject which has had extraordinary fas-
cina,ion for some minds. 1t is by the late
Charles Mansfield, an accomplished Eng.
lishman. The work "teens with ideas and
suggestions for combating nature" and is
very curious. Not the least distinguished
of ssronauts is Capt. Burnaby, author of the
famous "Ride to Khiva," who made a
balloon voyage from Cremorne Gardens,
London, some years ago.
The death is announced Of a distin.
uished Russian author, Domitry Rosti.lavof.
Although loss to the world of literature,
his death is probably regarded with q
sense of relief by large proportion of the
rel & GUS wor oI Russia, as he evinced an
unweIcome curiosity in regard to ecclesias.
tical affairs; "an attempt to investigate the
possessions and revenues Of Russian mon
asteries" having, in particular, been
viewed with much disfavor by their
inmates.
The lady guests Of a prominent hotel a
2 fashionable watering place took vote, a
few summers ago, by which a majority Of
them decided that ex-G Governor Yarmouth
Of Louisiana was the handsomest man al
Saratoga. The fair dissidents, who voted
upon the principle that Handsome is who
handsome does," will perhaps be disposed
to give him their suffrages upon learning