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CcutlI, HHtCh icu " Auei tA tte Bois de Yincennes. The participants were army surgeons, who had had q dispute. One of them was wounded, and his antagonist dressed the wound and helped kim to the carriage, and Subsequently committed suicide.
 4 retired lawyer in Paris, corsid- ering himself libelled, brought suit against thirty-six newspapers, and piled up his demand For damages to an aggregate of million and . half francs. The speculation was not a brilliant snccess. as he won only two of the suits. and in those the dam ages allowed were twenty-five francs, without costs.
 4 Berlin illustrated paper repre- sents Prince Bismarck on a steed called Zoll Reform, which IS bolting 9ish it's rider. On being asked where he is going to, he angrily replies. How do 1 know? Ask the horse. :"
 The stagnant water which has for years been allowed to accumulate in the Coliseum at Rome, to breed frogs and feyers, has at last been drawn of by connecting drain with an ancient sewer recently discovered, which empsies into the Fiber.
 Talmage said: sGod thought so much of the Chinaman that he ere atel 300, ,000. 900 of them. ]" But God only made one Talmage.
 The last descendent of John Bun yan died lately in England. She was an ancient dame oF S4, and her name was Ann Webster.
 The great Catholic paper to be printed in seven languages will soon appear in Rome, the Lateran palace having been set apart by the Pope for it's composing, editorial and translating rooms.
 The present year, IS the eighteen hnndrsdth anniversary of the de- struction of PomDen and Herculan- cum, by Mount Nesuvns. There IS to be a scientific commeniation of the event in Pompeii, in November.
 4 number of shells received very recently by the British Field Artille- rv in Afghanistan, were found Do be filled with brick dust. instead of gunpowder. Just where the sub stitution was effected is unknown.
 At Georgetown, Mass, the son of Q widow married 8 girl whose brother married the widow, willie a child porn to the first couple has an unsle and a granddaughter and a grandmother and an aunt in the same Iierson.
 The German protectionist marty are now assaiiing the present coinage system. They condemn the pure gold standard as hurtfnl to the in- terests of Germany and recommend a return to the small notes system and the issue of plenty of paper money
 Father Lawlor of St. Mary's Catholic Church. New London. Conn. announces that the names of all Catholics who are brought before the police court vill be read ont from the pulpit of his church. He will also mention to the congregation the offences with which these person are charged.
 The continued aad increasing de- pression in the India and China trade attracts more and more attention, and the opinion that no permanent relief can be obtained until silver is remonehzed gains ground in many quarters.
 Inc London Times says. The Dl- rectors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China report that they are unable to pay any further dividend for 1878 and that the whole reserve amounting to 9151 ,560, will be absorbed either in covering losses or providing for spe- cial contingencies The foregoing statement, closely following the slm- liar announcement by the Oriental Bank Corporation, has caused con- siderable depreciation iu the value of shares of Eastern banks.
 The Cleveland Plaindealer, com pairing the staple brothers of che Soath and West says: Cotton is . convenience, to be sure, but corn is q necessity. A man can live without q shlrt but what can lie do with whis- Ky 7"