The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-30
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Next to Toole, John S. Clarke is
said to be the most popular eccentric
comedian on the English stage.
1t was delightful idea Of the pro-
prietor of Paris hotel, who wished to
make every thing as attractive as posi-
BILE to his English visitors. On the carte
was thoroughly English entree. 1t
was marked, "BiftekS a Ia Mouton-
chop"
Louis Roederer, the great cham
payne merchant, has been unseated by
the French Assembly where he sat for
Reims. The irregularity in his election
was contained in his promise to buy up
all the wine in the district if he were re-
turned.
Although China has long been
known to possess enormous coal fields,
the superstitions of the people have pre-
vented all attempts to explore and use
them up to the present time. 1t is
worthy of note that a mandarin has at
last obtained permission to form a COM
pany to work coal mine about 120
miles west of Cheefoo, with all the mod
ern scientinc appliances, and also to
construct tramway to the sea for trans
portation.
Sir Francis Goldsmid, whose death
is reported, was one of the most distin-
guished Hebrews in England. He was
an excellent and cultivated man, taking
deep interest in higher education, and
in all important scientific and political
affairs. He strictly maintained Hebrew
customs, and in Parliament was spokes-
man for his prosecuted brethren in the
East. London University will long be
grateful for the substantial aid bestowed
by him.
"A serious attempt is about to be
made in London, to introduce horseiesh
as an article of food. twill be remem-
bered that in 1868, grand banquet was
held at the Langham Hotel, at which
the chief dishes at least of every course
consisted of horseflesh dressed in va
riety of ways. The dinner was pro-
no1nced to be success. The Board of
Works having sanctioned the establish
ment of slaughter-houses for horses in
tended for human food, hippophagy
may be expected to have fair trial in
England.
There will be opened in Paris on
July Is an institution known as the Tis-
serand Home. 1t was founded by a
rich real estate owner of Montrouge for
the accommodation of thirty old men
born at that place, and his legacy was
augmented by his widow. In England
institutions for old men prove so little
satisfactory for those for whom they are
designed, that at Greenwich Hospital
they have done away with indoor pen
sioners and give them an allowance for
food instead.
"A short general summary of the
vital statistics of France for 1876 is pub
lished. The births amounted 966,682,
exclusive of those stillborn, and the
deaths to 1874 ,074; so that the increase
of population was 132, COS persons. The
stillborn numbered "A, $3.50, and the mar
riages POI, 1866. These figures show that
while France with population of &c.
600, 900, that is, half as much again as
that of England-namely, $4,000, 900
had an increase of population amount
ing to 132, 900, the increase in the latter
country reached 205,000, half as much
again as France. While in England
there is one birth to % inhabitants, in
France there is not quite one birth to
So. -"i
/ King Humbert, of Italy, is profuse
in his gifts. In general his present is a
watch, gold or silver, according to the
rank of the recipient, with the crown
and stem upon the back of it, and a
chain with locket attached On the
of his birthday he called all
the corazzieri who had assisted in guard
ing the body of Victor Emmanuel into
the Hall of the Swiss, and when they
were ranged in order the little Prince of
Naples presented each of the thirty with
a watch and chain in the name of his
father. To the six chiefs of the cara6in-
iere he gave horses which they selected
from the Royal stables, having previ-
ously looked these gift-horses in the
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