The Morning herald., 1877-07-31
GEN EHAL NEWS.


The large foreign trade Of California ii
! fruit and wines becomes noamystery wi.eI
ills known ,thatsthe State has ), 3,0O0s sOO(
fruit trees and 35000,000 grape vines, an.
haryests, from 800, 600, ,000ato 100000, ,0G(
4 pounds of fruit yearly She produces q
1 large surplus, and foreign trade follows al
matter of course -, -....
4 "a very heartrending story comes from
Nantes. twenty mine miles northwest o.
! Paris. Victorine Voisin, a young girl o
nineteen, was elected Rosies, or the most
yirtuous girl of the place, and was engaged
| to be married on the l4lh Of this month
but, meanwhile, some, miscreant spread re
| ports injurious to her character, and even
wrote an ANONYMOUS letter containing these
charges to her lover. He sent his brother
to sneak to her about these statements, and
the latter. after long conversation, during
which the poor girl grew terribly excited,
shaved her the letter. She read it, burst
from him and plunged into the Seine, A
most mortern examination conducted In the
presence of the municipal authorities
proyed that, there was not shadow or
foundation for the vile scandal. soc o.
At.Oueen Victories late state concert
there was one accompaniment which was
uncalIed for and unmusical.5 At the mo-
ment when Albani was delightinp the aris-
tocratic audience with the finest notes-in
that thrilling song, Caro- nome" one OF
,he gems from "Rigoletto"-an awful
3sound startled the august assembly. His
exceliency, the Chinese Vice Minister, un
accustomed to European music, had in
dulged in. a sound nap, and suddenly
awakening uttered half snort half groan
which was awfillly out Of harmony. Ills
excellency once astonished the House OF
Commons during an interesting debate
with similar exhibition Of his powers OF
discord. }''' ....s ... -..
'- A reputable merchant Of Paris found
himself lately walking in the streets with
out his pocket handkerchief when us ser
vices we're particularly necessary, and, az
he was crtrsing his Ill luck, saw, inst ahead
of him. the familiar figure Of friend VIII"
displayed rLe corner, of a most tempting
looking handkerchief l9pping over his
coattaiI pocket. The merchant made a
gentle dive for it, bat, as he drew it out, a
he wv hand was laid on bis shoulder, ana,
turning round, he confronted policeman.
mo sooner had he turned his head back
dian The horrid fact revealed itse'f that the
owner of the handkerchief was an utter
stranger. So the unhappy wretch was lead
off to the police station, but what was ms
relief to fnd that the chief officer on duty
was an old friend, who, afer a hearty
laugh, begged him to accept the loan OF
what he needed, and sent him on his way
rejoicing. ~ -,....
Miss Corisande was born only two years
elriier than her brother Tom. When Tom
vas ten wears old she glor,ed because she
was twelve When Tom was known to be
fourteen sRe confessed to sweet sixteen
When Tom proudly boasted Of eighteen
she timidly. acknowledged herself past
nipeteen. When he came home from col,
lege with moilslache and vote, and had
party in honor of his twenly-first birth
dav. she said to her friends, "What boy
ish fellow he ist; who would think he l.
only year ycuuge than I?' And when
Tom declared he was twenty-five and old
enough to get married, she said: go you
know l feel sayagely jealous to think OF
Tom getting married. But then sup
pose twins are always more attached 10
each oher "a than other e. brothers
and sisters" And two years latter at
TOMS wedding rhe said with girlish VI
vacity to the wedding guests, Dear old
Tom; 10 she him married tonight, ard
then think how, when he was only five
years old, they brought; him in to see me,
his baby sister. l wonder ii he thinks OF
II tnpiuht -