Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-04-27
FOREIGN NOTES.

900 year.
1t is said that the demand for ivory in
England causes the death of $4,000 ele-
plants annually.
Another great European tunnel will be
finished January l, 1873, through the Pyr-
euees, connecting France and Spain.
The Japan ysrnish tree has been plant
ed in great numbers in the Paris parks. II
resists the ravages Of dust and storm better
than other trees.
"A curious rule prevails in Germany,
that If person is injured on railroad and
subsequently dies FROM the injuries recetv-
ed, the occurrence is not deemed railway
accident unless death occurs within "A
hours.
Alderman Nichols Of Manchester,
England, lately deceased, left 100000 for
the establishment of an institution for tie
education and industrial training of poor
boys above seven years Of age.
Maggie Woods, a child Of Al years, re-
Gently arrived safely in Stockport, Eng
land, having made the journey from Chca-
90, without any care but that Of the rail-
road aud steamboat employees.
Trials have been made in Rome of a
solution Of chloride of calcium as a substi-
tute for water in laying the dust in the
streets, and the result is said TO he highly
satisfactory, the dampness communicated
to the road remaining for whole week
without making any mud, and presenting
hard surface, which is not easily disturb
ed.
"A few days ago the foundation stone OF
a church in England was being laid, when
the gentleman officiating discovered that
he had closed the bottle intended TO be plac-
ed in the cornerstone without putting all
the necessary coins into ii. lie asked If
any one had cork k-sCrew, and instantly
every clergyman and most of the deacons
put hand into his pocket in search of one.
France is learning lesson of England,
and proposes 10 import American beef on
large scale, only it is the South American
article that she will draw upon at first. A
joint stock company with an immense cap
ital have control of patent refrigerating
proce ss, and if it works well they are 10
build factory near Buenos Ayres and do
big business, employing special line OF
steamers TO transact ii.
Tho experiment of a city making and
selling its own gas seems to be quite sue
cessful in Birmingham, England. The au-
thorities bought out the private corpora
tions two years sgo, aud, last ear, the city
served customers at 20 and so cents a thou
sand. Some 321, 900 tons of coal were used
to make the gas, and The city's profits, aside
from interest and siuking-fund TO pay for
the works, amounted TO S145,0OO.
Switzerland, like many other Euro
pean countries, is now suffering from
great depression in trade and industry.
| The trade in silk, cotton, and embroidered
goods which has hitherto brought so much
wealth to the inhabitants of the German
districts in the southwest, the watch-mak
| ing industry cf French Switzerland, and
the hctels and railways are now passing
through period of crisis, probably soon to
be aggravated by a protectionist policy on
the part of France.
| Olive Logan writes of some American
manufactures in England, that the English
market has been enormously supplied with
American stationery of the more fanciful
and artistic sort that the Watbam and Ell
| gin watch interests are driving lucrative
trade; S:einway has set up depot for his
| PIANOS in fashionable locality, and they
are making their way; and as for the sew
| ing-machine traffic, that is enormous be-
yond casual compute, aud no other makers
can hold candle to the Yankees for these
| instruments.
There is a sort of Sabbath keeping re-
action in Europe at present. Catholic
priest has for some time been traversing
| France and preaching, from an Ultramon-
tame standpoint, in favor Of a more COM
plele observance of Sunday. And now
much attention is drawn to an essay by
Professor Niemsyer of Leipsic, in which
he claims, from elaborate statistics, that the
Jews of Continental Europe live ten years
longer On the average than their Christian
neighbors, and attributes the fact TO the
Sabbatic observance of the Israelites, while
the Christians are deprived of their week.
ly rest.
The throne-room of the Sultan at Con-
stantinople is gorgeous. The gliding is un-
equaled by any other building in Europe,
aud from the ceiling hangs one of the su-
perb Venitian chandeliers, whose two hun
dred lights make CLEAN like that OF ver-
table sun. At each of the four corners OF
the room tall candelabras in Baccarat glass
are placed, and the throne is huge seat
covered with red velvet and with arm and
back OF pure gold. In the day time floods
of brilliant light pour into this room from
the three great windows looking out on
the Bosphorus, Scutari aud the Sea of Mar
mora.
Plus TX. sleeps in one Of the smallest
of the II, 900 rooms at his command. A
narrow, humble bed without curtains oil
drapery-something similar to those used
iu seminaries for schoolboys-a sofa, two
or three common chairs, and a Writing Ia
BILE are all the articles of furniture; few
and simple enough for Capauchn. There
is not even a rug by the bedside to cover
the floor of red tiles, not in the best repair
"Take care how you stepi there is brick
loose" said the Pope TO rurnese ecclesi
astic, who was admitted to his presence the
other day when he was confined to bed
and whose eyesight he know was not al
good as his own. Winter and summer
alike the Pope gets up soon after o'clock
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