The Newtown bee., 1879-04-22

There IS tremendous dispute raging in Madras, India, over hair from the Prophet Mohammed's beard. This holy relic is inclosed in case, guarded by an official, who has government pension ot LOG rupees per annum, and six fanati- cal Mussulmans are disputing for its possession. The dispute has been taken befere the Madras High Court.
 It is unfortunate for men who have been condemned unjustly that they do not reside in Denmark, for there, in ac- cordance with an old law, a man unjust ly condemned is, on his innocence being proved, driven through the streets in one of the kings state carriages, pre- ceded by herad, who proclaims that the sentence is annulled, and then pen sion is settled on him.
 Cincinnati is making great prepara- tions for an exhibition of the industrial and fine arts next fall. Two large wings Hall for the purpose of the exhibition, making the building four hundred feet square. The grounds for the extra buildings have been donated by the city, and already about Sl,Oo0,000 have been contributed to insure the success of the enterprise. The loans already secured for the fine art department promise to make the exhibition equal, if not su- perior, to anything of the sort thus far held in this country.
 Tho tiHa chnf Tn. M Carver, accomplished wonderful shoot ing feat in England. He waged $500 that he.would hit an apple held upon the end of a knife by his colored attendant, riding on horseback at full gallop, at a distance of thirty yards. A large apple was procured and stuck on the end of a pruning knife. The jockey mounted a horse, and held the target with his left hand as far as possible behind his body. The start was made about one hundred yards away, and when the rider came within range, riding at furious gallop, the doctor fired. The first attempt was failure, and odds of $50 to Sl0 were bet against Carver. The second time Inc struck the apple, knocking it into half g dozen pieces.
 The commissioners of emigration eX. pect large increase in the emigration tC America this year. The American emf grant societies and similar organizations which have branches in Norway ant Sweden, report that unusually large pre- parations arc making for Scandinavian movement in this direction. The sam
 true of England, where thousands O mill operatives declare that they canno make a living and must emigrate. In quiries are also pouring in from Ger many, particularly from the southerl part, where much distress prevails, an large emigration companies are forming A large influx of Russian Mennonites also expected this year, owing to tn fact that a Russian law, recently passed will compel them to do military dut after l8SO In short, the commissioner expect thnt about i20,000 emigrants wi come to America through the port ( New York during the coming year.
 
 Side by side with the recovery of he prosperity, France has kept in view til recovery of her military position. Or of population of 37,000, ,000, about 704 900 men are in the active army, 5i0,0( in the reserve, 562 900 in the territori; army, and 625,000 in the territorial r' servo--malxing total of about 2,400,0t men, all of whom have received son amount of military training. Besid these there are about l,330, ,0o0men wh though nominalIy belonging to the arm and liable to serve in certain continge cies. have received no training. Again these figures tie Germans have to sho in the active army 40i ,000, in the I serve 500,00O, in the landwehr 5so,Ot and in the landstrum l,030. -mali in all 2,5ll ,000 men who have receiv some amount of military training, ? sides 3,345,000 men who have receiv no training. In cavalry the Germa have the advantage, the figures for [ two countries being 91,000 and 7o,t men. In artillery the numerical g vantage is with the French the figul being, for France 2,442 guns, and