Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-27
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King Humbert has promised to
present his late fathers sword and
the medals he had gained on the
field of battle to the city of Turin.
Failing to secure an act of Legis-
lature remanding her to the status
of town, Vicksburg is going to
compromise her bonded debt of
500, 900.
The trade journal of the German
cabinet makers proposes to offer q
prize to whoever will invent good
words in German for the foreign
words now in use-"buffet, commo-
de, sofa."
They are having such Indifferent
success in checking petty crimes in
Shelbyville, KY, that a largely
signed petition for the re-establish-
ment of the whipping post has been
sent to the Legislature.
Joseph Faulkner. who has just
died at Windsor, N. S., at the age
of los years, was one of the crew of
the British frigate Shannon when
she fought her celebrated battle
with the Chesapeake.
Birds killed on the Western prai-
ries and packed in barrels, without
freezing or any other artificial pro-
cess of preservation, are sent to
England by every steamer, and ar
rive in excellent condition.
King Humbert of Italy is to set
tie his fathers debts, So, 900, 900 lire,
out of his own means. He will
sell Castel Porziana, a vast hunt
ing estate, bought by the nation as
present to Victor Emanuel.
Four distinct races inhabit Hun
gary-the Sclaves, the most nu-
merous; the Germans, who are for
the most part mixed breed; the
Magyars, and the Roumaniaps.
There are also great many Jews,
who have increased and multiplied
exceedingly of late years. For in
stance, in 1870, Pesth had only
10000; now it is believed to have
$4,000.
Borrowing was done on a grand
scale in 1877. A list Of the issues
made in various countries of the
world has been made by q Belgian
statistician, and set down as
$3.50, 975, 900 against SIPS, 900, 900
in 1875, and $3.50, 900, 900 in 1875. OF
this enormous amount ST, 154, $780,
900 was borrowed by Governments,
national, State, and municipal, and
the balance by railway and indus
trial companies and institutions of
credit.
1t is feared that the atmosphere
of London will soou damage the
surface VI Cleopatra's needle. The
Luxor obelisk, erected in the Place
de la Concorde In Paris in 1886, Is
some 3, 406 years old, having stood
with another still larger one before
the great temple OF Thebes. The
stone is syenite granite, of a brown
ish red color. Thlrty-six years OF
exposure to the atmosphere of
Paris has affected the stone more
than the same number of centu-
riss' exposure to the purer air of
Egypt.
The Quebec Morning Chronicle
says: Large numbers or people
visited the pretty little chapel Of
the seminary yesterday to view a
number of relics therein exposed to
view. One Of these is o. email OBJ
long iron link, said to be piece Of
the chain with which st. Paul, tn o
Apostle, was bound in prison. The
second is fragment of bone, said
to be portion of the remains of
st. Francois de Sales. The remain
ing relic is figure placed in re-
cumbent position upon small
couch, supposed to BIZ the body of
st. Laurent, martyr, one of the
companions of st. Zenon."
James Heffern wanted to 60 to
Brazil with O party of work men
from Philadelphia. His wife i'm.
plored him not to leave her, and
his friends advised him to the same
effect, but nothing could change
his purpose. He went aboard the
steamer, resisting the final appeals.
A friend induced him to go ashore
and take parting drink. He con-
scented, and was purposely detail ned
in barroom until the vessel had
sailed. He was very angry then;
but he is glad now, because the
steamer was the Metropolis, which
was wrecked on the North Carolina
coast.