ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 168, 22 October 1881, Page 3

ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Dif aßteb at a Bull Fight. — A more terrible catastrophe than one which lately took place at Marseilles could scarely be imagined. A bull fight had been organised m the new circus, situated m the Promenade on the Prado. It beinc; Sunday, a vast gathering of holiday folks assembled to see the sport. All we»t well till about five o'clock, when suddenly the stands, which were made of wooden planks, gave way and precipitatated the occupants, about 2000 m number, pellmell oh to the ground. The horrible scene that followed can be better imagined than described. For some minutes the shrieks and cries of the victims, as they lay jammed and crushed amid '"the debris, paralysed the movements of the circus people, who rushed about m the greatest confusion. But the first .terrible shock over, the troops were sent for, and the work of rescue began. The sad news soon spread throughout the town, and m a short time nearly all the inhabitants flocked to the spot m quest of missing friends. It toek several hours to extricate the dead, dying, and wounded from the ruins. Twelve are reported killed and 150 wounded. Among the victims is M. Imhauss, Paymaster- General of the Treasury, who had his right leg smashed. While this accident was taking place at Marseilles, another fatal bull fight was witnessed at ; Nimes, where two of the torreros were i nearly impaled on the horns of the animals. One of the men is reported to have died from his wound. Internal Machihbs.— The editor of the London World thus writes :—* 1 1 have seen and handled one of the now notorious infernal machines, and a very ugly machine it is. Its aspect is not unlike , that of a square coffee-oanister or a tin of preseyed meat. The case is of some preparation of ainc hammered. - Until thet lid is removed the •devilish thing seems as innocent as any article from a grocer's or oilman's shop Even on a closer inspection the machine might be taken for a roughly-fashioned clock, for these American affairs are nothing wonderful m the way of workmanship. They have been made evidently by contract, and have, none of the nicety and finish of Thomassen's, which exploded at Bremerhaven. AH the works are m full Tiew at the top; the dynamite or nitroltgnine material is hidden below m several cylinders. A very, simple contrivance his been adopted^ to explode .the charge at a given time. A flat disc slowly revolves by the action of the clockwork until a slot m the disc comes opposite a lever or handle m connection with it. The slot releases the leyer j the latter m its return releases a spring, and a small hammer falls upon the detonating cap— after which the -deluge. My first thought on examining this ingenious product of the nineteenth century was, what I should have down w^th it had I discovered it under my chafo duly charged and wound up. , lam, not more of a coward than my neighbors, perhaps t and yet the idea mademe shudder. I felt that I coujd do justice to the gallant mail -wh,a gajns the V;C, for throwing a Kve shell overboard. But * little coolness, after all, i« what is necessary. To remove the detonating cap would be the wori; of a second or two, and little more would be needed to pass a knifi>blade foto, th| clock-work and stop tde whole machine. There are many, however t who. would : still preifer absence of body to any guch presence of mind. ... ...... Thj Mubdebbe Gwteau.— Since the assaissination of President Garfield, Mr. Judd, one of the JatferV secretaries, has called to mind the fact that last fall, soon after the October election, while the President was at Mentor, he received from the then unknown Charles Guiteau, the following letter-from New York city, and written upon the letter-head paper of the Fifth Avenue Hojel :— ". Dear General,— 4, Charles Guiteau, hereby make application for the Austrian mission. Being about to marry a wealthy and accomplished heiress of this city, we think that together we might represent this nation with dignity and grace. On the principle •f first come first served, I have faith that yo» -will give this application favorable consideration.— Oheas. Gbttbau." The letter was shown to General Garfield Tather as a cnri<wity than as a.eommnnicatoon to. be considered,, and he several times afterwards referred to it half humorousiy^s; «n illustratioa of imptralled vivacity and impudence. A U«Biw, Wbdcbxb.— Sltepmir m jewly papered rooms m frequently attended with serious consequences. A writer m a recent number of a French journal devoted to sauitary matters, in■tances the case ofalady who was three 2 X &* : '*&**.: ™*h Voileat sickness and Jeadtche, after ;ptssipg the D ight m a foom which Had just been repapered. Oh tisitrng the apartment the writer was •track w.ith the putrefactive odour per«o%ding the Jatmosphere, and he traced S?? vJ! 6 of th « evil *° *c «« pot with Wm W P^pei hanger w %n«t ro<jm

was continuing to hang the trail paper.* This rize was undergoing a putrefactive change ; Pursuing the subject further the enquirer had brought under his notice a number of other cases where bad g'ze had caused sickness. He recommends that when the size is undergoing se, tic cbauge, a little oil of cloves, salicylic acid, or some similar agent should be mixed with it. An Ukfilxai, Son*— A singular application was made to the Committee of the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum last week. A respectable looking lady 90 years of age, Mrs S«e, who was accompanied by her dcughter, applied for »d---misFion into ; the institutions. The daughter explained that the object of the application was not so much to obtain admission for her mother as to expose the conduct of the old lady's son m refusing to support his aged parent. Mrs Saxe had been hitherto supported by her daughter, who was unable to do so any longer. The sons were then appealed to for help. One had been out of work for some time, but is now m employment and he promised sume support. The other son is m the enjoyment of a good salary— £600 per annum— and is m the Postal Department. To him repeated applications had been made, but he had treated them with contempt, and had not even so much as replied to the letters. The Committee,, which was presided over by Mr Farmer, commented strongly on this- strange conduct, and it was decided to write to the son about the matter, and point out to him that it was bis duty to contribute towards the support of his aged mother. This seems rather a mild way of treating such a man. The Magistrate's Court would have been a more fitting solution of the difficulty. A Queer Fish. — A very curious fish was recently caught on the Barrier Beef, and its skin is now being preserved. It is about four feet long, a human looking face, large eyes, a small mouth, and a coronet on the top of its betd like that of a cockatoo. Its tail resembles a plaited fan or the tail of a turkey cock when extended, and under it there is a fin exactly resembling the centre board of a barge Forward it has large plaited fins on each shoulder, and so far as propulsion goes, it must have belonged to the swiftest genus m the ocean,. Caedinai, Manning. — Cardinal Manning "has celebrated his 73rd birthday, and still seems to be more energetic than his younger brethren. He has been for just 3.0 years m the Roman Church has been for. Mr years an archbishop, and. for six years a cardinal. He is seven years younger than Cardinal Newman. A " Taking " Pact, which nra-woT " Tbll,"— Some boys m La Crosse, Wis., were recently " playing circus." Among the exercises on the programme, was the imitation of Tell't shooting the apple from the head of his son. One boy stood with a base ball on his head, while another was to shoot it off with a pistol. The drama broke down at this point ; Mr. Tell, instead of hitting the ball on the boy's head, hit the boy's shoulder, from the effects of which he died. • Lefeot as a Novelist. — An enterprising London firm has published a story by Lefroy (the accused murderer of Mr Gold) m penny pamphlets, the sensational heading of " Three Terrible Nights." It is a tale of the footligbfs, and the opening chapters are not*badly writ en, but it stems to indic^e that Lefroy had the unfortunate knack of commencing a thing terribly m earnest and getting weary of it before the fi.nish. Well chosen as is the language,, there is little evidence of either inventive genius or literary ability about this contribution to " Blood-and-thunder literature. A MAKYEfcLOus Vy*A,T<3H.-^A watch* . maker m Newcastle* Benn, says a. Pittsburg, paper, has completed a set of three wonderful gold shirt studs, m one of which is a watch that keeps excellent time, the dial being abpjut three eights of an inch m diameter. Tht three studs are connected by a strip of silver inside the shirt bosom, and the watch contained m the middle one is woundup by turning the stud abqve t and the Hands are set by turning the »nt below. But perhaps the most remarkable thing about the Liliputian machine is that it works with a pen dulum like a clock, and tht pendulum will act with ease, and accuracy m whatever position the timepiece is placed, even if it be turned upside down. A Terbibj-b AMsjBNATiyE.— A Dallas, Te*., letter says:— " A tragic death has just occurred m our neighboring County of Hill worth relating, and worthy of Virginius or any other Roman father. One year ago George Arnold ] came to Dallas on private business, aud while walking the streets was bitten, by a worthless cur which was frothing at the mouth, and showing other symptoms of hydrophobia. Mr. Arnold became alarmed and very much excited when convinced m his own mind the dog was mad. Ht went to a physician, and had the wound severely cauterised. Then, going home, he was still very uneasy, and dreaded hydrophobia so much that he hunted up amadstoae and had it applied for several weeks, off and on. He took every precaution that was suggested resting all the time under a mortal dread that the virus had gone Into his system, and would sooner or later kill him. He had a wife aud several small children living on a rather isolated farm, and the thought "t^t he might suddenly lose his reae^i and harm h^s little babes horrified himv The other day he began to. experience ftrange feelings, and at once con-: eluded his time bad come. He then procured a twelve foot trace chain and strong lock aijd went to the woods. After writing his wsfe a, cam* letter, m which he told her wha,t was about to. happen giving directions as to, his wishes softer death, and pouring ont a volume of love for her and her children, he ran the chafo arauad a tr«e, drew it through the large ring at the end, and the other end round Ws ankle soltigbt that it would »ot slip th> foot, locked it with the key and threw the key far beyond his reach. The body was found two days after, still chained to the tree. There was all the evidence necessary to show the horrible death from hydrophobia. The ground was torn up to, the full length of the chain, the nails of his fingers wrenched oflf, al! his. frOn* teeth, out m scratching andbiting the tree, "and every shred of clothing off his body: The body was dreadfully lacerated with, these, thje only weapons the madman could use. He had /judged rightly what wpidd have been the result had he remained, at home, and knowing that there is no human' skill that cou^ h^re,, cured him, pst fcrred. deatjh alone, and m that way to dojng harm to those so near aud deaj te him •M* *$ *ft d