The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-06-30
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There are 10000 grain mills driven
by wind in Holland.
The French Council of State has de-
cided that the Government has the
power to stop the salary of all clergy
men, even those of Bishops.
The trade in idols is unusually brisk
in Birmingham, England. A thousand
glass-gods, which cost thirty-seven cents
apiece and sell for four dollars, have
just been sent to Durham.
The Ginori porcelain-works at
Florence, established one hundred and
fifty years ago, employ 1000 workmen,
and supply fine income to the Ginori
family, who live in the palace which
overlooks the works, built in 1920 by
one of the family.
Count Won Moltke received the
news of his sisters death few days
ago, while on his way to attend his
nephew's wedding. Curiously enough,
six years ago he got word of his BROTH
er's death Just as he was starting to at
tend the wedding of another nephew.
I'm Breslau a chimney-shaft fifty
feet high is composed entirely of paper
pulp, which has been chemically inn
pregnated so as to resist combustion.
Paper has been put to some extraor-
binary uses, but this is perhaps the most
astonishing violation Of preconceived
ideas yet attempted.
The sanitary inspectors Of Paris
lately came across an establishment
where ground acorns and burned wheat
were made into a stiff paste, which was
stamped into coffee beans and colored
into an alcoholic solution of colophone,
ito give them a rich Mocha color. y
The beans were then packed in bags to
be sold as pure coffee.
An Irish officer challenged gun
ner at the Tampico garrison to duel.
II was accepted, six Founders named as
the weapons and thousand yards the
distance. Knowing the gunner's skill,
the officer allowed the news of the affair
&c reach the ear of the Governor, who
pat stop to it. The gunner never
missed dummy at that distance.
The Mayor of Pesth lately an
nounced: "In the course of the excava-
tions now making q stone coffin was
found. The owner or the heirs Of the
same that can rightly claim the find
will please present their claim at the
Mayor office. y 1t is not likely that
either owner or heirs will put in an APP
pearance, considering that the name Of
s'Caius Tuliius Spurio'" is carved upon
the coffin, which must have been placed
there when Buda-Pesth was q Roman
colony and bore the name of. Acquin'
cum.
The revenue returns at France fol
the first quarter of the second year
compared with the corresponding period
of last year, show an increase in the
yield from indirect sources, amounting
to 6,Sl0,000 francs, and in that Of the
postal and telegraph services amounting
to 100000 francs, or q total increase
from both these sources of $4,000
francs. The duties on sugar have pro
duced 4,600, 900 francs more than las
year. The customs duties show an in
crease Of 5.730,000 francs, the tobacco
monopoly of 8. 460, 900 francs and alec
hol Of 2,840, 900 francs.
The known attempts on Louis Phil
ippe's life were as follows: Bergeron
on the Pont Royal, December, 1882
Fieschi, Internal machine, Boulevard
July, 1885; Alibaud, court Of the Tuil
cries, June, 1886; Meunier, Quai de-
Tuileries. December, 1886; Champion
an abortive internal machine, Quai d,
la Conference, 1887; BARNES, near tn,
Point dc la Concorde, October, 1910
Quenessit, who shot at the three princes
September, 1841; Lecomte, .Fontain
bleau, August, 1876; Henri, on the bal
cony of the Tuileries, July, 1S47. /
should be cheering to uneasy crown
wearers to reflect that the ohieesas
these attacks escaped scatl
died, in the eightlaadfans.
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