The Morning herald., 1877-12-21
HERALD NOTES.

one franc.
If Paris policeman gets drunk twice h
Is lsdismissed.
How is It that the ropes never break In
lynching case'
The New York World: conkling as Louis
Wv. am the State"
Tbo new survey of Buffalo shows that
e,tv to cover s5.34s acres Of land.
conc]usive;-" MANKIND" said preacher,
u,Dc,udes woman: for man embraces wo-
man."
Genaral Buenaventura Correso succeeds
Rafael Aizpura As PresidenL of Colombia
Cd The lot Of January.
A Georgia paper asks the State Leeisla-
ture to pass law making It an offrnse to
gIve tobacco to minors.
Marshal Mac Mahon has been particularly
lavish this year 10 bcs'owing upon foreign
ers the Legion of Honor.
TIE Boston Transcript says that half
dozen eaterpillars were seen near that city
on Sunday, enjoying the warm sunshine.
The King of Italy has given Commander
/, verney Cameron golden medal In com.
memoration of his travels across Africa.
Senator Edmunds says there is no surer
way of getting anything into the papers
than by talking about 1t in secret session.
Compulsory religious instruction in tie
publIc schools OF Genoa has been unani-
uous1y abolished by the city's authorities
An expedition under the auspices of the
French Government is TO be eelt 10 San |
Francisco to observe the transit of Mercury,
which occurs on May 9, 1878.
10 1859 there were 900 miles of railway
In Italy; on Jan. 1, 1877, 5000 miles of
rail were in operation. The total cost Of
these railways was $47S, ,436, ,2SO.
Samuel Wilt Is in luck. He lives In Somer-
vile, N. J., and the other day while digging
post holes he struck jar containing 2, 200
gold and silver dollars in Mexican coirs.
Mr. Lyman, geologist to the Japanese
Government, reports that the Island of
Yesso probably contains hundred and
fifty thousand million tons of coal not yet
explored
The police OF Camden have bad their
photographs placed in beautiful frame
about ~ feet by 3 feet in size, for the pur-
pose of presenting it TO Mayor Ayres, as a
Christmas present.
The Bank Of Russia is supposed to hold
a metallic reserve Of $125,OOO, 900 to be
touched only as last resource; but now
insinuations are thrown out that this great
Fum Is not really there.
The census of Ocean Grove and Asburv
Park was taken last week to ascertain the ;
humber of permanent population, which j
proved to be 1,726. Il 1859 only 25 persons ,,
ltsmfu IN that locality. 1t
An International exhibition, under the :
'atronage of Prince Humbert, ia to be held 9
Milan In 1879. The municipality have I
|ranted site for the building, with open
'r space for an agricultural department. I
Miss HamblIn, who was cut off from any
hare 10 her fathers 5000, 1000, In Somerset,
49,, has broken his will. lie died at the
&c Of n'nety-six, after turning his daugh"
Ff out Of doors a. the bidding of woman
no had gained control of him. !
The little island of St. Bartholomew d
SeIy sold by Sweden to France, has 2,4O0 d
lnaoltant'. 1t belonged 10 France until !
''t, when it was ceded TO Sweden in ex- q
mango 'or the right to establish at Goth C
0oarg market for French cncls. L
u'f'r'"rv is in course rf preparation 10 fl
'''NHr", which will rrnta'n the names Of s.
Il 'Ar Society" Ladies in h,' ct,y, wi h {!
'p'r reception hrys, &C., aud rv much ?
ner Information relative 20 he church q
!" s'c'a' organizations OF Baltimore. I;
o''Fh"r Sampson, OF Norh C.rolira, n
''efed The addr S. a. the S,u,pson q
u"y Agricultural Fair IN that S.str, Nd :
WISE" The farmers to Improve hth lms, 3.
p''sef'e their forests, TO promote educ - 3
:" am to gu .rd their poli' teal ii hts.
i"e people OF Cumhcrl.lm, Md by
" o' lo3S 10 l75, agreed 10 loan the n
Fult W OF the credit TO the extent Of Cos 900 1t
VIC Pennsylvania Railroad, to aid that !,
duration TO build a line from its branch OF
U'' At Mount Dallas, 10 Cumberland. :,
Tho ou,,r Sc
: "e culture OF coffee In sou llern Califor- OF
70 o'coming profitable. The plant grows 9,
vigorously as in the coffee countries of 4
~" america, and yields q bean of
oug aromatic Hoyo~ IT, ,n,,t.o1