The Worthington advance., 1879-05-15
Miscellaneous News Items.

l oaAASAs "a CalCuolu, 0lCn., mas n
beard seven feet six inches long.
Senator Bayard's second daughter, Miss
Mabel, will soon be married, it ia said.
speaker Randall il down in the bills to take
the stump in California "a soon as Congress
adjourns.
No Boston man can claim to have reached
the t"pmost pinnacle of fame until he has had
= street-car named for him.
The Philadelphia police would not permit a
competitive exhibition Of sheepslaughterine
on the stage Of variety theater.
paper reckless of its reputation for truth
boldly asserts that there is town in Texas
which boasts OF temperance society.
There are now only two vacancies in the
French chamber, which consists of 385 repub-
hcans, Ss Bonapartists and 63 monarchists.
| odd Satan's Visit to Br.,oklyn'' ia the: title
OF poem recently published by the BROOKLYN
kagle. He mustb bave wanted day of rest.
monthly periodical entitled La Lumieye
E'ee1'sQue has appeared in Paris, devoted, as its
name implies to the interests Of lighting by
electricity.
Bishop Raess, of Strasburg, who is now at
i1ome, has just completed work of fifteen
volumes on all the conversions from Protest.
sntism to Romanistn.
James Gordon Bennett has broken nm hi.
hunting establishment at Melton Now bray, and
sold bis twenty-five hunters. Next winter be
is going to India to hunt tigers.
Gen. De Fligely, director of the military
geographical department, has just died at Vien-
ma. de was considered as one IF the most
| learned officers in the Austian army.
Alexander Maclagan, a Scottish poet. whose
most familiar production Is the song, '.Dinna
ye hear it?" relating to the relief of Lucknow.
died recently at Edinburgh at the age Of G7.
According to the European papers King Al
fonso is to marry dozen different women. and
'he Chlcag" Tribune says it would not be sur
pr'sed it ne should settle at last on Widow
Oliver.
Mark Twain, VIII" is staying in Paris, cngag-
ed on new book, attended club dinner at
the Continental hotel and took three-ouarters
OF an hour to give his reasons for not heinz
able to say anything.
The Mlkado Of Japan is a sensible man. He
recently gave dinner to his ministers. at
which he made a speech censuring their ex
traVagance and luxury. He has reduced his
own household expenses.
No one in st. Petersburg is allowed to be out
after o'clock at night, and as shortly before
that hour the old man hears the door slam he
hind his daughters lover: and considers the
saving in the gas, he hopes the Nihilists will
keep the racket going.
The f,"nhturter Zeitung is again to be pros
ecnted for insulting Prince Bismarck. This
time its "ffense c,nsists in having published a
shorthand report Of the last trial, in which.
along with the address of the prosecutor. fp-
ured the speeches for the defense.
Baron Albert Grant has squared matters with
Ills creditors by an agreement to devote one
tenth OF his future earnings to the payment of
their claims. The proceedings In bankruptcy
nave been dropped, and the estate is to be
settled ny liquidation Of the voluntary sort
Iells chapel by the Lake of Lucerne has
been demolished, the frescoes having been re-
moved with tolerable success. and the new
building will he begun. The bell bears the
date l5:U, and has on it figures Of the three
c"ntcdelates swearing with raised right hands.
Inc population of Spain and the adiacent
Islands IL lG,C25 $50, including 40, TAI foreign
crH. This is an increase Of 952, 1924 since 1860,
civil war and emigration having prevented
larger increase. Ninety-four thousand Span-
Iii DIS inhabit Algeria. and g., 600 other coun-
tries.
Under new law, the Massachusetts State
prisons are under the contrul of two men and
woman, called supervisors, who are to receive
II" pay except Tor expenses. Their power is
unrestricted as to regulating discipline, choos-
ing officials, and the general government of the
institutions.
Edmond About, in the London .itheno,,o..
Condemns the 'Assommoir" and all the other
novels OF Emile lola as foul trash, reaping a
rec9niary harvest through the debased taste
ol the hour; by their side, he says Paul de
Rocks novels entitle him to a monument 500
feet high.
rassanantc was conveyed, like small Napo-
ieon' to the island of Elba, in a ship of war;
on arriving at the galleys at Porto Ferrajo, he
was specially treated to cigars, wine and dainty
1are, then rowed ashore in the captains gig
with I'LL the honora, and kept rs distinguished
State prisoner until turned over to harbor Ia
bor.
John Rafferty, was on his knees in a front
room of his residence, in Boston, Mass, saying
MS morning prayer, and the noise of children
playing IN the street disturbed biz devotions.
ne arose, got revolver, opened q window, and
hred live shots int" the juvenile gathering.
hiaggle Murphy was hit in the leg, and proba.
bly, iamed for life.
When General James Simons was buried in
onarlest"n' ). c., the other day, there was
oorhe IN the procession flag with which the
1ather OF the deceased charged, in Colonel
"ashlngtons regiment, at Cowpens and Eutaw
Springs" General Simons was speaker of the
| South Carolina House when that State seeded,
and afterwards commanded brigade.
Two factories for the preparation of opium
Tor smoking are said to exist in San Francisco,
and another somewhere in New jersey Gov
| Vernment officials suspect that the customs
laws are evaded by the proprietors, as the
| crude opium used is Of very low grade, and is
| Wrought not to contain the nine per cent of
morphine required by law. The duty on this ia
81 pound, and on opium prepared for smok-
ing sc a pound.
San Francisco woman married a coachman
nn"ittingly, believing him to be a Mexican
nobleman. He was deceived, too, for he sup
posed her wealthy, whereas she was really poor.
They parted after an unpleasant honeymoon of
l
morning breezes for breakfast, trade wind. Tor
dinner. and fog for SUPPER" she wrote II
would have told you that my constitution
couldn't stand it. l trust that if YOU ever
marry again yon will prepare to provide your
wife with bill of fare, instead Of bill of
air"
The statue of Lord Breugham, which was un-
velIed at the celebration OF the centenary of
his birth ut Cannes on the Goth Of April. repre-
sents him in standing posture, wearing a
lawyers robe. One aide of the pedestal shows
the British lion. and another bears twelve
verses by NJ. Liegeard.
Bish"p Neater, who is the new bend of the
Greek church in Alaska, will start for
San Francisco on the way to his b;shopric to-
morrow evening. He WA a monk priest at
Fau, for twenty-eight years, and was conse.
Grated about three months ago. His age ia GO
years. Flowing white beard gives him a pa
triarchal appearance.
| Paris telegram May 10: A delegation