Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-05
DAILY REceRD.UNIOS SERIES.
/ VOL. XV.-NO. GS.
GENERAL NOTES.

Poplar wood in considerable quantities
is being shipped from Rockbridge county,
Virginia, to Philadelphia, at $40 per cord,
to be converted into paper.
The pine forests discovered lately in the
Province of Ontario are estimated 10 yield
"a 900 600 900 feet of timber, which can
easily be brought to market.
1t is contended that NJ. Grevy's dislike
TO inficting capital punishment is increas'
ng crime in France. In January there
were fifty.three murders, and they are
being kept up at a brisk rate
The total value of goods imported from
Lyons and France in 1881 was 81 l, 942. 309.
OF this 80, 500,092 was in silk aud velvet
piece goods, leaving less than 81 500, 600
to be distributed over the long list of other
goods.
Porto Rico exacss duty of So AZ on
every barrel of -four, and 81 40 on every
l00 pounds of crackers and biscuits i'm
ported into the island. The severest duty
is on tobacco, which pays S53 l6 per 100
pounds.
w. Fl. Winans, Of Baltimore, who Is
making England his home, has built
monster "cigar. ship " on the Clyde at q.
cost of about 81, 900, 900. He thinks she
will be able to cross the Atlantic in about
five days.
Minister Lowell is quoted by his biog.
rapher, Mr.. Underwood, as saying " Ii a
man does any thing good, the world always
finds it out, sooner or later; and II he
doesn't. why the world finds that out, too
and ought"
When Won Angelrs picture of the Queen
was first shown to the Princess Beatrice
she exclaimed "Oh look at poor ms's
arms THE brutality faithful artist having
painted the Queens hands and arms OF
very ruddy hue.
The principal export Of this country to
Bremen is coeton, the export OK which in
1880 was Sl5, 966 S66 Next in the list ID
oil, valued at IS l25, 600. Tobacco IS next.
valued at 50, ,49S, ,203. Lard, bacon, Indian
corn and furs follow next in order.
In the chief savings banks in the AUG.
trian Empire the deposits last year were
Sl9 067, ,209, and the withdrawals Sl9, $685.
54l, a loss of S266. 33l. Ii this great ma
tional institution is to be judged by ordi-
nary rules, industry must be on the wans
in and about Vienna.
Siam has population of 5000, 900, and
an area of 100000 square miles. Rice is
its staple product. The bulk of its trade
reaches the outside world by means Of
Java or China. Within the last four years
there has been but one direct shipment
from that country to the United States.
The Rev. DIR. Willis lectured to Gin
cinnati audience of unbelievers on Sun
day afternoon, on the subject Of Sun
shine" The question whether he desc
Grated the Christian Sabbath has been
raised by several ministers, and may come
before church tribunal for settlement, in
asmuch as he announces that he will repeat
the act.
The curfew bell that sounds in the third
act of g Ba berine in Paris is asserted to
be the same bell that on August "a, 1872,
sounded the St. Barthelemy at st. German
l'Auxerrois, and gave the signal for the
massacre. In 1893 this bell was trans
ported to the Palais Egalite, whence it
passed into the possession OF the Comedie
Francaise.
At the court balls at Arolser, capital of
the principality of Waldeck, the men and
women, when not dancing keep on differ
ent sides of the room. Supper is served at
9:30 and the ball concludes at r. II such
hours were kept here many men whoss
now cannot go unless they burn the candle
at both ends.
A remarkable rough diamond has been
lately brought into England from India.
1t is pure bue-white stone, weighing
sixty.seven csrats, in form nearly drop,
and when cut and polished would be about
the size of the Sancy diamond. The sur.
face is slightly indented but there are no
Al.
precious stone is estimated at Sl75 600.
NJ Mercy, who is travelling in ITALY, haa
accomplished feat which he hopes will be
servceable in connection with the study Of
the mechanism OF flight ia birds. He has
succeeded in taking, by means of the re-
volving lens, series Of instantaneous
photographs Of birds on the wing. He
claims to have rendered visible action last.
ing one five-hundredth part of second.
What sort of place is Vieunag The
vital statistics Of the Austrial capital show
that in 1880 there were in that city Is $50
births of legitimate children and IL, 700
births of illegitimate children. Ia 1881 the
legitimate births fell off to Is, 62l, reduc.
ton of 250. and the iIegitimate rose TO
l3 076, an increase Of 376 Queer Christian
city that, where 45 per cent. of the chill.
dren born are ilegitinate.
The Eastern Railway Company of France
has Just made a new essay in the applica.
ton of electricity. A train equipped with
the most recent and improved electrical
apparatus proceeded from Paris to Gretz.
The carriages were connected by electric
communications, the brakes acted by elec.
tricity, and all the compartments Of the
thirteen carriages composing the train were
lighted by electric lamps. The results Of
the experiments We're completely satis.
factory.
Lady Wilde (Speranza), the patriotio
mother Of Oscar Wilde, writes: "No
Irishman returns from America loyal to
monarchy. On the contrary, he laughs to
scorn the old bond of servile feudalism,
with all its superstitions OF class worship,
aud his opinions coon gain many followers.
The American flag holds the place Of honor
at all popular demonstrations IN Ireland,
and is always greeted with enthusiastic
cheers, while the flag of England is NO.
where seen."
During recent performance at theater
in Lille France, a cry was suddenly raised,
and a man was seen falling from one Of tho
upper galleries, and, after turning two
summersaults in the air, aliphtipg in the
pit. He fortunately dropped INTO the
space between two benches, and into por-
tion Of the pit which was not yet occupied
by spectators, 30 that none were hurt.
sustained no visible injury, and was able
to walk to his home.