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Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6501, 28 December 1881, Page 6

The Syrian Broteetant College at Beyroul has 181 students. Instruction la giren in Branch, Latin, Arabic, mathematic*. Ac. On Oct. 10, at Honout, U. 8., a fire burnt over 600 acres of pasture land, and destroyed hall a mile of fencing. The fire ran before a strong wind with great speed. It was probably started by Indians, who were hunting. The police at Vrankfork • on • the • Main recently wised and confiscated all the posters and billa in restaurant# which gave information to thoee who Intended to emigrate to America. Electricity is now employed in the rectification of inferior alcohol. The electricity generated by « Voltaic battery and a dynamoelectric machine is passed through the alcohol was to disengage tho superfluous hydrogen. By this means best-root alcohol, which is usually very poor, can be made to yield 80 per cent, of spirits, equal to that obtained from the best malt, A Utile boat B|ft long and Ift wide, called the 6ea Messenger, brought a letter lately far the Emperor William, from hia grandson, Prince Henry, to KlltmaUsn, on the west coast of Jutland, the boat haring been sent by the Duke of Edinburgh from the Scottish coast on July 84, and having made it* way across the water unaided. After the performance of Coup's circus at CartersviUe, Qa., on Oct. IS, a difibulty occurred between tho circus men and a deputy marshal and others. A negro was shot dead, others on both sides were badly beaten and bruised, and some of tho circus men were shot. A lion and a bear escaped from the cages during the fight. The bear was killed, but the lion is still at large. Considerable excitement prevail* in the neighbourhood A frightful catastrophe took place in September at a dance held at a small hotel in the neighbourhood of Meluinron, Germany. A Setrokura lamp fell from the roiling and set ro to the room and several of the dancer*' drosses. During tho rush to escape the staircase gave way, and about fifty perrons were thrown into n deep cellar. Six girls and two boys were killed, and about thirty other perrons more or less seriously injured. A consignment of foreign tied rails at Rotherham, England, hae created considerable excitement in the circle* most interested. The rails were Imported from Krupp's works, Essen, Westphalia, and were the first consignment cf an order for seventy lons. They are of uncommon description, and are to be utilised in the crossing* and switches for the Lynn and Faxenham Railroad in Norfolk. Herr Krupp supplied the mis in question at £L less per (on than they could be obtained for in England.