Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-15
Sunbsams.

From the official statistics juSI
published it appears that, in conse-
quence of the ravages of the phyl.
loxera, the area under the cultiva.
tlon of the vine in France has de-
creased since 1874 by as much as
$4,000 acres. The yield of wine
last year was, furthermore, below
the average of the past ten years by
more than eight millions OF hectol.
itles. The decrease, both in acre.
age and production, Is in the south.
In the east and centre there is a
notable increase in both.
The people of Rouen are talking
about an amusing case of attempted
murder, which is to be tried by the
tribunal in few days. At the end
of last Summer a young married
lady of good Norman society, while
at the seaside, was insulted by o
young man whose assiduities she
had repelled. She said nothing to
her husband, but determined to
take her revenge herself. Being a
good swimmer, she waited one
morning till the young man took
his bath, when she swan up to him
and gave him such ducking that
he was within an ace of drowning.
The young man has now brought a
charge of attempt to murder against
the lady, and the Court will no
doubt decide that he only got what
he deserved.
A very mysterious crime is being
Investigated in Paris. A woman,
called the "Ogresse des Lilas," is
accused of having made way with
q number of children. Her plan
was to stand at the gate of the
Founding hospital, and to per-
suade young mothers to trust her
with their children, on the ground
that she was the confidential SER
want of the Marquise de X,who had
recently been confined, and whose
child had died. The Marquise was
not aware of her loss, and another
child could be substituted for that
which was dead. A brilliant future
would thus be secured, and SO on.
Up to the present she has obstinate-
ly refused to tell what has become
of the children. She appears to be
the widow of a Count, and has re-
ceiyed an excellent education.
Tho Neue Freie Presse of Vienna
tells of the narrow escape of an
aged Hebrew of that city from be-
ing buried alive. He had been
bedridden for long time, and be-
ing taken with violent convulsions,
became stiff cold, and was taken
for dead. 1t is custom among
the Orthodox Jews, which may
have caused many a premature
burial, and which the Reformed
Jews have entirely discarded, TO
Inter their dead on the day of their
decease. Fortunately for Pejrez
Fischer, the day af his supposed |
demise was Friday, and it was i'm
possible, on account of the ap-
preaching Sabbath, which with the
Orthodox Jews begins at sundown
on Friday, TO bury him with the
usual dispatch. He was laid out
and two faithful believers were set
TO watch and pray over him until
the close of the Sabbath. Toward
dawn on Saturday, while the
watchers were occupied with their |
devotions, Pejrez Fischer returned
to consciousness, and perceiving
the meaning of his surroundings,
arose with rage, horror and mad |
imprecations, while his terror
stricken attendants took to precipi-
tate flight. One of them was so
frightened that he fell sick and has
since died, but Perez Fischer is in
. fair way, from the shock he has
received, to enjoy better health
than he had before his supposed
death.