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Evening Star, Issue 3498, 9 May 1874, Page 2 (Supplement)

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Professor Thorrell, of TJpsala, considers it probable that English may be adopted as the common scientific language, and has written his own recent work in that tongue. At Galveston (United States) Criminal Court, on January 24th, a terrible homi 1 -’ cide took place within the bars of the court. John Fergusson, a lad of 16,' stepped up behind John B. Helm, who. murdered his father, and coolly blew out I ', his brains. Helm was being arraigned, for his trial; tho district attorney was 1 just proceeding to impannel the jury when' the shooting took place. At the annual meeting of the Franklin Institute, in the City of Philadelphia, field on the 21st of January last, it was decided by a vote of the members that the library shall be henceforth open to the public on Sundays! An Alabama court has decided that shooting a man on §unday is punishable as a violation of the statute against Sab-bath-breaking. _ The Pope recently said'in a speech that “ philosophy, science, history, legislation, power, violence, inventions, and commerce, are allied for the ruin of the church." A company has been formed in France to utilise the power of the ocean tides on the coast by proper machinery. The first experiment is to be made at St. Malo, where the tide rises nearly eighty feet, and overflows many square miles of flats. _ Cincinnati pig-breeders have discovered' that kerosene is good for fattening pork. Who is the senior magistrate at Grenville ? The Advocate observes a Our senior magistrate does not seem to be progressing well in his new phonetic system, , the following being among the latest of , his entries in the' cause-book ‘ Summence not sarvded.’ * The pig clamed is the tis of Mrs Jinkins, and Is 6d to be paid to execuation creditor.’ ‘ Wifidrawen on paying 21s costs.’ ” Dug aid—“ I saw ye wir.nae.at the kirk the day, Tonal ? ” Donald—“ Ye’er reet ■ I had nae coppars for the plate, and I need me three-penny bit for the tabawkv the morn!" . k> Rev. Celia Burleigh made a new and telling point against the style of feminine attire in the New York Congress. Woman was originally created a biped, sho said; the Creator doubtless intended her to remain a biped. But at present, thanks to her swinging, trailing, cumbrous dress, woman was forced to make use of her hands m “ locomoting ” through any narrow passage-way up or down stairs and was virtually reduced to a quadruped. :