Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The cost of cremating a corpse in
Paris has been reduced to three dollars
English ladies who sympathize with
| Mr.. Gladstone wear badges of silver
made in the shape of a thistle.
The monks of Altotting, in Bavaria
have in their keeping the hearts of a
long line of Kings. The hearts are in
silver urns.
The Jewish population of Jerusalem
is constantly increasing, and now num-
bers $4,000. This is the largest num-
Der that has lived in the sacred city at
one time since the destruction by Titus
in 20 A. d.
The deaths resulting from colliery
explosions in England for the year 1885
were much more numerous than for
several years previous. being 1926,
against 65 in 1884 and 1874 in 1888
The ratio of crime among offenders
under age has considerably more than
doubled during the past five years in
France, and the statistics register for
the first time numerous cases of suicide
committed by children.
The London Caferer says. appropos
of beans, that the priests of Egypt held
it crime even to look Mt beans--the
very sight of them unclean. The Romans
ate beans at funerals, with awe. from
the idea that the souls of the dead were
in them.
Upon her ascension to the throne
Queen Victoria appointed a Hebrew
(Sir Moses Montefiore) as sheriff of
London, and now, at the beginning of
the fifteth year of her reign, another
Hebrew (AIdcrman Isaacs) has been ap
pointed to the same office.
Forty tons of snails are con-
sumed daily in Paris during their sea-
son. They are boiled in five or six wa
tiers, extracted from the shell, dressed
with fresh butter and garlic, then re-
placed in the she'll, covered with parsley
and bread-crumbs, and finally simmered
in white wine.
The work of emancipating slaves in
Cuba is beng gradually accomplished.
In May 102 slaves were set free at Union
de Reyes, 40 at Cuevitas and 153 at AL
fonso XII. From May s, 1880, to the
beginning of May, 1886, 20, 400 slaves
were given their liberty in the province
of Santa Clara.
A correspondent of the KOlnische
Zeitung reports that torture has at last
been abolished in Guatemala. Those
who henceforth employ it, whether civil
officers or members of the army, are
punishable with Imprisonment of from
tx months to two years, and with
deposition from office. and if death re-
suits from torture, the guilty person is
to be tired for murder.
Magnesium, which has more than
once been employed as a source of light,
appears likely to be employed again, a
process having been discovered for pro-
ducing pure magnesium by electrolysis,
and at price much less than that at
which it was formerly obtainable. At
the works in Bremen, where the manu-
facture of magnesium is carried on,
prizes are offered for the construction
OF the best magnesium lamps having
clockwork movement
The owner of cherry tree which
stood is the way of German railroad
extension (near Niederlahnstein) is said
to have asked nine hundred dollars for
the tree. Experts were appointed, and,
as he showed that for years it had
yielded him crops each of VIII CHI had
been sod for sum equivalent to the
interest on the amount asked, they
agreed to award him six hundred dol
lars, and the tree had to 90.