The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

on election day.
Two expert Belgian smu muRglers recently ran
the blockade st Messrcourt with 1900 pounds
OF tobacco. 1t was concealed in a carriage with
armorial bearings, two fue horses and laced
| ooAohman, who cried ont, "this is the Count OF
Flanders carriage" with such dignity that the
ofhcers shrauk back after taking q respectful
perfunctory glance towards the occupants, two
ladies in black, that afterwards proved to be
dummies with waxen heads,
Mr.. Samuel N. Mitchell, the seng write, ie 80
years old, handsome, with sparkling hazel eyes,
and under Medium height. He has charge OF
the sale department of a Providence newspaper,
and has plenty of leisure for writing songs.
"Touoh the harp gently, my pretty Louise, -
which MIR. Mitchell wrote early in his career,
coined money in England, here the publisher
sold from 200 900 to 800. 900 copies, and ia this
country it was a source of profit and very popu.
lar for q long time.
Ten and half tons-or about 500 000-of
locusts were DESTROYED at A. jmere, India in on g
day, not long ago. The young ones were doing
immense damage when the officers of O reei-
ment stationed there got out fatigue parties of
men, dug several trenches to lesward of the
pests, and selt Sepoys to wave branches and
drive t2e ocnsts in. As soon as one trench
was well packed earth was thrown in, and the
mass of hopping c:ea t1res. not yet ready to flv.
wrs driven into the next. In two hours 300
faet If tcench foot wide had been filed to o
depth "f foot finger. owl dipped into the
trench ard strnck off with card cont ained 566
locasts, nrd f'om the unit Of weight and num-
her thus ob.aioCd the calculation was made.
Night photographers by the aid OF the cleo
tic light have been successfully taken in Bal
tinore. Messrs. David and Moses Bachrach
are the photographers ho have been engaged
in these interesting experiments, and they
have prod nced pictures of almost all the larae
exhibits of the Maryland Institute Fair. The
pictures look different from those taken by the
sun, and Eave q hluish tinge aud ptroug lights
and shadows; but every object is brought ont
with fan dissinctnesS, and the blush hue is q
altH b ~ 10 90 tHatr
the OF the electric light to secure photo
graphs in tunnels, miuts and sach places,
where the light of the saa cannot penetrate,
will be a great benefit, aud will no doubt
be largely availed of.
The interest aroused by tie application of
the electric light to social uses was strikingly
apparent, the other hight, in She field, En- gland
when nearly 30 900 people gathered nt the
Brammall lane grounds to witness q foot ball
match by means of the electric light. The
| electric light WGs thrown on the ground from
four lamps thirty feet from he grouud, and tn g
! rays. which were of great bri!llancy, lighted
| nearly the whole of the ground, and the play
ers could be seen almost as clearly at noon
day. When the light was turned;on the crowd
oheered loudly, and then watched the game
with great interest. Some amusement was
| caused by the brilliSncy of the light, which
dszzled the players somewhat, and caused some
| strange blunders. Behind each goal was placed
portable engine. each of which drove two
| dynamo 'electric ms scnines, one for each light.
| The Illuminating power was equal to 3 OCC
standard candles. and the cost per hour for
each light is seven cents.
| A young English Governess engaged some
y lady in pt1s @ hs shf
daughter, and q search by the police proved
useless The Baroness, while walking lately
| in public garden, perceived her child with 9
lady, and covered it's face with kisses. II am
much battered, Madame" said the lady, "by
the attraction you feel for my dau ghter" Your
| daughter : She is mine" replied the agitated
Baroness You are deceived by res sm blance
Madame l am the Countess de L, and
this child is mine" she is yours" said the
Baroness, folding the child in her arms, "come
and claim her before the Commissary of Po
lice." When before the magistrate, the Couu.
| tess, upon oath, was compelled to acknowledge
that abe lad bought the child from y young
| woman who stated that it had neither father
mother, nor kuoVn relatives. few day.
afterward she married, and in order to legiti
Matte the child caused her to be registered or
| the Government books as the daughter of her
self and her ne W husband. She therefore claim
| ed her. On the other hand the Baroness de
manded the child as being her own, and a.
| having been so registered as hers. The mag
istrste was pnzzled, and referred the case K
| the Tribuoal of the Seine. In the mean tim'
ordering that the child should remain in the
| custody of the Countess.
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