MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 940, 23 April 1880, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

A leading New York citizen, in a strong appeal, asks for help to bo given to starving Americans at home, as well as the distressed 1 rish.

There is a probability of a rupture between France and Madagascar. It'appears, (states the Mauritius correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald) that consequent on some difficulties which had arisen between the consul and the Horn officers, the former had hauled down his Hag ; and it is said that the Malgash Government’s getting together troops in view of the, probability of immediate hostilities. This intelligence has created much excitement here, as a largo number of our colonists have relations at Madagascar, and many more are interested in plantations, &c., there. It is generally considered iu Mauritius that if Madagascar had a stable Government it would, in a very few years, surpass that colony iu importance as a sugar-producing country. The project of laying iron pipes in the ground, to convey petroleum oil from the wells in Pennsylvania to tide water, lias been practically tested. The railroad interests have fought against it in the legislature for several years, . because they would lose the freighting of oil, which is a heavy interest in the Keystone State. The “TideWater Pipe Line,” which extends from Corryvillc W Williamsport—lo4 niilds —has Commenced operations. The (irst oil was 140 hours in passing this distance; and it Wok 20,000 barrels of oil to fill the fentiio pipe. Six thousand barrels of oil pass throtrgh it daily. ' Large tanks for ltd reception are built at Williamsport. This is doubtless an important experiment, which will finally result in a complete overturn in the transportation of petroleum. Here, surely, is something now under the sun,”