New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-18
GENERAL H0r4S

An ingenious system has been adopted in
Australia TO prevent the FROM destroying the
telegraph poles. The engineers arranged supple-
mentary electric currents that whoever touches any
OF tho poles instantly receives violent shock This un-
accountable result inspires tie with such terror
that they no longer dare tamper with the mysterious
wires which, TO their newderment traverse their ex-
tensiye territory from end 10 end. through ms eh
pedIent telegraph connection IL preserved Tor ous
ands Of miles without the expense Of watching the poe
The GaSetta FItaAa recOunts very novel
terrestrial phenomenon. AT Ortali, small township
containing few houses Quarata in the province
OF Arena the earth has gradually fallen until 1t IL now
twelve fifteen feet below the original level In con-
sequence Of this strange freak Of nature, which one
explains, the houses OF the village have lost their
equilibrium and threaten to full asunder The authori-
ties have ordered the inhabitants to remove 60 hrts
which have been set up in the eds and thlther they
have fled with their families WHAT seems SUI stranger
has risen instead OF fallen of, aud the rising OF tho
ground has been visible at times
Near FOOchOw, China, is Buddhist mOnas-
terry wherein dwels priest who probably never heard
of the noble Roman Mucins seevOa, and certain Lars
Porsena Of Cusum But this Buddhist priest has burned
OF his fingers down to the second joint in the flame
OF candle as Of DEVOTION and report is oircu
lated In FooehOw that he Will make yearly sacrifice Of
uger. and finally by the process Of incarceration
destroy both arms far the elbow joint Somebody
from The Herald FoochowJ Office paid the priest VISIT
and came away satisfied that igature had been used
in the process although long enough before the OPP
Grafton to produce gingrene. He was unable TO obtain
stood the priest 10 dscam the honor OF such Intentions
Disease mas already taken sight from one Of the poor fell
lows eyes, and Is likely TO take 1t from the other.
Figaro prints letter from Corsica which
recOunts the details of horrible butehery Of girl
named Francesca Orsn who had into the country
at Meria do work The first evening Francisco
missing fire broke out in wood where she had
last been seen, and heightened by the wind, IL soon
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day shepherd passed the place with HIS dog and the
animal on approaching certain spot suddenly began to
bark The master in scrutnizng the dogs movements
lying above the earth In newy-dug patch, some
thing like flesh and entrails. The dog continued vgor-
ously to scrape the clay and soon uncovered human
hand. The authorities promptly informed OF the
affair." they had the soil removed, and corpse ree0g
head was almost severed the trunk the rghtarm,
! which had been cut of, lay between the feet. Inc
stomach was terribly rent and the entrals wnien ha9
led 10 the discovery were exposed young Italian ana
his master whose names are not published have been
arrested suspicion that they we're the authors OF the
crime.
The witches in Macbeth seem to have
had hand in making up a Chinese PharmaeoDea. an
of which from the Paris Exhibition
Among the most highly reputed drugs and medicines
which the Celestias have taken to Paris variety OF
exceptional medical curiOsties The Larvae Of grasshOp-
pers tor instance dried and roasted prescribed for
headaches dried fowls guards for Indigestion the in
side OF q stags horn for rheumatism and bronchitis;
gutinous decocon Of dOnkeys skin is labelled as haY
ing great reputation, being taken in OF pumO
nary diseases while powder prepared from the skin Of
the elephant recommended for rheumatic palms. One
Of the stimuants according 10 The London Globe, is
tncte of scorpions. and for tonic purposes the BEST
though very costly medicine is the gelatnOus decoction
Of tigers bones For general antdoJe, n many cases
the bears gal is much admired The gem OF the whole
collection, however, Is curious enough A number OF
live tOads improned In jar bali nlled Win hour
and when the hour mOistened with the sallSa WHEN
emit, it is dried and kept as powder
The special use to which this preparation If put Is 10
take Il snuff TO produce sneezng and In that way II
Is regarded Invaluable In restoring persons suffering
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