The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

Montana has over ], ooo, 900 head of cattle
grazing on its fertile pastures.
Since IS42 England has purchased from
Peru guano to the value of ST. ZOO, 900, 900.
This is considerable amount to expend for
manure.
The advanced French Republicans who
already have civil marriages and civil fun
erals, are now beginning to practice civil
baptisms.
From the returns published in st. Peters,
burg, it appears that the financial affairs of
Russia during the past year have shown very
satisfactory results.
The tunnel under the Elbe, between the
town of Hamburg and the island OF Stein
warder, now open, is 500 metres in length,
and cost about $5,ooo,ooo.
In honor of the inimitable violinist Nicolo
Paginini, a memorial tablet has been affixed
to the house in which he was born in
Genoa, and a concert was given in the Pag-
mini theatre. in that city.
Mr.. J. L. Poirier has left a legacy of about
SAB, 500 to the Paris geographical society, to
be expended by them in life annuities to de-
serving geographical explorers of French
origin. None of these annuities is to exceed
5000.
A Vienna telegram states that private re-
ports represent that along the Galican frontier
Austria is constantly, but without show,
gathering large cavalry forces, and her best
officers have been sent to the frontier-all in
dicating preparations for war.
The coronation of King Milan is definitely
fixed for August ~, next--a date sufficiently
"a -. L. Del
nit of the necessary repairs beng made on the
convent of the Kraljeyo, where the ceremony
is intended to take place.
A phosphorescent shark has been found in
Australian waters, that is luminous over the
whole lower surface of the head and body,
and it is supposed that this luminosity may
serve to attract its prey, on the same principle
that some fishermen use torches in fishing at
night.
The dress to be worn by the Empress of
Russia at the approaching coronation festivi-
ties is described in the Russian newspapers
The work is said to be a marvel of silver bro
cade and silver embroidery. The embroidery
on the train is to be 2S inches in depth, while
the train itself weighs no less than 20 pounds
Upper Italy still continues to be flooded
near Rovigo, the water on the fields being 20
feet deep. 1t is said that Ioo,ooo people have
lost their all, and thousands of ruined peasants
are to be seen wandering about exposed to the
rain. The desolation beggars description,
and though public charity is moving and help
comes, it is altogether insufficient.
The estate of Malmaison, the former resi-
dence of the Empress Josephine and Queen
Marie Christine, has been sold by auction.
The sale was forced one-the present pro-
prietor, M. Gautier, being bankrupt. 1t
will be remembered that Malmaison was
bought by the Emperor Napoleon ILL.,, in 1861,
and became national property after Septem-
Der 4.
At Newbury, England, there is resident in
that town a working man who for many years
past has been noted for his ability TO detect,
by means of the divining rod, the presence of
water in the ground. Owners of estates in
the neighborhood. and also builders DESTROYS
of sinking wells, have repeatedly called his
services into requisition, invariably with salts
factory results.
A Baptist pastor has been tried in WiScon-
sin for having attended public performance
by negro minstrels. The defense was that
being on his way to a temporary meeting he
got into the wrong hall. Having thus invol-
unfairly taken the first step in the downward
path, it appears he yielded to temptation and
remained to listen to the equips and cranks
and melodies of an ordinary negro entertain
ment. For this, however, he merely received
a mild rebuke.