FACTS AND SCRAPS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 727, 8 August 1878, Page 1 (Supplement)

FACTS AND SCRAPS.

The University at Athens has seventy-two professors whose salaries are paid by the Sfcato, and 1500 s indents. -A- student's only expense is for subsistence. Two men start-*! from Boston, TJ. S., on the 7th June, for Havre, in a boat called the Nautilus, 19 "t. 2in. long and 6ft. 4'n. beam. They purpose visiting; the Paris Exhibition. The New York Churchman calk attention to the attempt of the Jesuits to get control of educational matters ia the Territary of New Mexico. The madman who undertook to assassinate the Emperor has dealt German Socialism a staggering blow. The revolutionary leaders realise this, and di-iown the man and denounce the crime. Mr Edi-on'says that he has set two of his most skilful assist mts at work tssfcing his ideas in regard to an apparatus for the deaf. He feels sure that he can produce one within six months. Deputy Grand Sire Brother J. Harmon, in addressing the Melbourne Oddfellows, spoke in highly complimentary terms of the Vistori"ns r whose institutions, he said, were as vigorous as those of the States. His Excellency Governor 'Weld, lately took part in the ceremonies in connection with the "Forty Hours' Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament" at the Catholic Church, Tasmania. He was one of the canopy bearers. The Early Eng'ish Text Society will si i lisb. a photo lithographic fac-simile of .the manuscript of "Beowolf," in the earliest Anglo Saxon poem, which is now in the British Museum. France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Hungary, Russia, and Switzerland have accepted an invitation to an International Monetary Conference, and Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain and the United States have the subject under consideration. ' era hear and wenty thou-

As thsre are many objects before our eyes that we cannot see, so there are many sounds that we cannot hear. Sow, by mea-'S of the micropb. me, the patter of a fly's steps may be heard 100 miles off. Among the passengers by the City of New York for California were the Catholic Bishop of New Caledonia, the Rev. Dr CJervase Smith, Soldsborough the wool broker, aud Cdoper of Cooper and Bailey's Circus. ; Almost any rose tazy be made into a tree by budding it upon the stsm of a dog rose, at the height of three to five feet. Dr J M. Peebles, in a speech lately delivered at Liverpool, referred to the fact th-it four Maoris represent the Nativts in tho New Zealand Parliament, while in America no Indian has been allowed to sit in the legislative halls. Some successful ascents and descents have been made in Philadelphia with a newlyinvented flying machine. It is worked by a crank, and steered by flanges. At last accounts Madame De Murska was singing in the State of Texas with Brignoli and Susini. Modjeska has sailed from New York for England. The Roman Catholic Chaplain to Darlinghurst Gaol writes to the Sydney Herald, reiterating his protest against the intiusion amongst the Roman Catholic prisoners of preachers on temperance and moral reform. Five men own one fourth of Scotland. One Duke owns 86,000 acres in Derbyshire, besides vast estati s in other parts of England and in Ireland. If milk contains 10 per cent, of cream, it will reqaire about 13£ quarts of milk to make a pound of butter. A quart of milk W3ighs2 2-101bs. The rule of compelling all Civil servants above 60 years of age to retire upon the superannuation pension is being enforjed in Victoria Four superintendents of police were to have retired at the end of June. Mr George Gall has left £IOO for the purpose of encouraging Victorian children to acquire the art of swimming. The interest shall be devoted to the purchase of silver cups to be competed for by native-born youths. The five persons under arrest on suspicion of having murdered Lord Leitrim are three brothers named M'Granahan, Charles MTaggart, and Marcna Traiuor. Edward Truelove, bookseller, London, has been convicted of selling a book called " Moral Pysiology,'' suggesting methods for limiting families. He was sentenced to pay a fine of £SO, and to be imprisoned for four months. Dr Dio L«wis has organised a camping party of fifty or sixty ladies and gentlemen. They are to live in tents four and a half months, travelling from one place to another iu waggons and on horseback in California. The women's petition to the House of Commons, praying it to use every effort to avert so terrible a calamity as a war, was signed by 10,076 women in six days in Birmingham and Harborne. Mr Buchanan, M.L.S., of the Wellington Museum, is proceeding rapidly with his work on "The Grasses of New Zsaland." The great number of temples given up to the work of education, is not the least significant fact in the report of the Japanese Minister of Education. At the Paris Exhibition pins and lucifer matches represent pictures of buildings in England and Sweden, while tulips represent the arms and motto of Haarlem, Holland. Ten or twelve years ago, General Fremont, tha explorer, wa3 supposed to be a millionaire. Now he and his accomplished wife are very destitute, and an appeal has been made on his behalf to Californians. There is no more simple and kindly word than " Communism." It implies mutual combination, for mutual goodness and benefit ; but of late it has become allied to terrorism and sansculotism. Mr Joseph Jefferson, who some years ago played Rip Van Winkle iu Dunedin, and has since become famous, is playing the same character in San Francisco. By means of the telephone we are able to speak, as it were, face to face with our friends 200 miles off; and now again we are startled by an instrument whereby the fall of a pin may be heard at the distance of 100 miles. Tho success "of Mis 3 Louisa Aicott, as a vrriter, has placed her father, Bronson Aicott, in comfortable circumstances. He is now nearly SO, aud sbill lectures occasionally. Francisco Peralto, a Mexican, undertook lately, in New York, to ride 305 miles iu 15 I hours, for 2500.1015. He lucked only 3^milts. He made tha first 50 mdes iu 2 ho. 17 min. The first of a nsw line of steam?rs has sailed from New York for Rio Janeiro, Brazil, with Soar, machinery, lard, rjsin, flry goorls, hardware, &c. S ; ie is called the Rio de Janeiro, and is 3541 tons burthen. Of the l-.te Bish'io Selwyn, of Lichtio'd, the New York Churchman says : —" His name will be written high among tha heroes of the rhurch militant in all tims.' Dr S'aie's agent, Mr Simmons, writes that the Doctor having fulfilled his engagement with scientific men at St. Petersburg, was about to leave for Leipzig, and would sail in the 'atter end of June for Australia. Three years ago Dion Biiucicault bought a few shares in the Nevada Bonanza Miueis, and his since expended each mouth's dividends in buying more stock. He now owns several thousand shares. The Scientific American, referring to Prof. Zollner's pamphlet, says he " has a bee in his bonnet." The difficulty is to tbiak of a fourth dimensional space^—length, breadth, thickness, and—what? The New York Tribune Company have a machine whi.-h draws a wide strip of paper from a continuous roll, prints two co;/ie3 of the Tribune at t le same time, and diops the papers reaiy for mailing at the rate of 15,000 an hoar. The death is annouv>esd of Mr George Grant, a retire! English merchant, who earriei on farming, on an extensive s :ale. ir. Victoria, Kans.is, U.S. His estate was stocked with choice sheep, cattle, and horses. James Henderson Duff, of Toronto, Canada, started lately to walk the distance of the cirenmferesce of the earth. He proposes to walk 40 mile 3 each working day for two years. The armless lady, Miss Leake, now Mrs Thompson, who threads a ceedle, and wriLe 3 , and embroiders with her feet, holds levees at St. James's H dl, Melbourne. The Hobart Town Church News has a leading article on "Evangelistic Services," which is anything but complimentary to most of the revivalists" ; who have lately vi.-ited Tasmania. Mr Moody, in order to obtain rest, will go to Nortbfield, Mass , for the summer. Mr Sankey will go to Cohasset. The pulpits and religious papers of Chicago are engaged in a crusade against the secular papers which publish Sunday editions. It is the "Monday paper, however which is the product of Sunday labour. It is estimated thaton AilsaCraig Ayrshire, there are 10,000 gannets, and that the feathered inhabitants of this rock consttme 60.000 herrings a day, month, or 21,600,000 herrines^^^^^^H The foremost is George Eliot. -SheJ^^^^^^^^^^^H

Plovers' eggs are quoted at in the London shop windows. A Religious Education Defonoo has beau formed at Manchester. T^B More than 400 tons of fish are condemned every year in London as unfit for food. The Prince of Wales has aooupted the presidency of next year's Royal Agricultural Show, which will bo held at Kilburn, London. Profe33or Huxley has been elected a Corresponding Pel low of the Royal Aodomy of liouic in tho Department of Natural History. The subject of Professor John C. Shairp'B first lecture aft Professor of Poetry at Oxford | is "The Poetry of Scotland and Robert ! Burns." Tha failure has been announced of Corbott | and MeClymont. builders, of tho Redcliffe 'Works, Fulhatn.-with liabilities estimated at about £1.500,000. i The declaration a c *ains« war, headed bm the Duko of Westminster, has rcsoidl 100,000 signaturon, and these are being in at the rate ot 10,000 daily. Mr Mechi states that the for all crops continue most as a whole, he '' never saw our CL more promising and early." The defences o! Harwich, on coast, are to be strengthened, and risou at Languard Fort is to be 50 men from the camp at Colchester. Over £LOOO has been collected widow and children of the late ThoiSH Humphreys, who lost his life in attempting! to save a lady from drowning at Ferry side, Carmarthenshire. James Dilbon, one of the military Fenian prisoners who was confined on Spike Island, has been liberated. a A water supply is to be provided for wort, county Mayo, at the Marquis of Sligo. It is reported that an estate are to be purchased for naught in the county of CoiJ^^^^^^^^H Killan Castte, Countj^^^^^^^^^^^f deuce the Earl of Fk^^^^^^^^^^^M fire to the ex^^^^^^^^^^^^H Logl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H a in U^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H des^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H county <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H The says z^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M Limerick, j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^J Stanley, him a^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H you^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l O'Keefe greater P^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H eceased^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H all^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H the Cro^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H decease^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H cousin)^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H rr spect^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H chants^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H before rothe^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l After a^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l made his^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H a private^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H h^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H he did i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H commerce *^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H during t^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H to mind t^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H in t^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H branches of so went ID^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H as an agent other 3 on his^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H by clnsi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H hw^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H wil^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Croesus — inilliol^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H income c^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H February for heirs, apnar^^^^^^^^^^^| no fewer than 175 claims of km °^^^^^^^^^| but they were all put aside in favour of Mr M'Carthy, of has four brothers, each of in for a 25th part of the five tni^^^^H The wages of tho journeymen Dundee have been reduced l\ per hour^^H The Inverness Froo Presbytery has ted a strong overture iu favour of DieesSabiishment. A schenio has been started :\t DumforjiMino i for the establishment of a British WorKin.'nV. Public-house. A petition in favour of ]■•:■:■ sifined by th« loading inlub tints ci :'t'.iiwg'ites, Fifeshirc. An anti-war moc'.'n:,' lias I ecu h. ;.i :\i Cupar. Mr J. Boyd Ivinp.'. »r was the |>rinciivd speaker. Goods to the value of X 2731 have been sold during the past s ; x months by the Kincsk--tlle Co operative Society. The Peebb'H Far'imra' Club has agreed to institute a fund for the purpose of keeping the wor.d nig-ons in check. The Gl;>s.|ow United Evangelistic Association has applied to tho T>wn Council formrmiasion to erect a "gospel tent" on tho Green. For the last. 13 years the Victorian Government has been passing incisures for patching land Acts and matters hxvo not yet b°en brought to the satisfactory stage to suit 'he small firmer elans. The Nflw Guinea. CMonisxtion League lias bean vry successful in disposing of shares, s ; ncß the r-c.ipt of news concerning the discovery of gold. Fifty shareholders are about to sail from \Mbonr"c. William Campbell, tho Scottish eriaut. who is exhibiting at the Paris Exposition, is 24 years old, 6ft. 4:n. high, and he weighs 0£ stone. Rev. H. R. Haweis, of Church of England, said in a re-ent sermon that the responsibility of the reform of tho stage rests anon Christian congregations and the clergy. 'The Tune number of the Popular Science Monthly contains the fifth paper by Herhcrt Spencer on the "Evolution of Ceremonial Government." It deals with obeisances, thfiir growth and origin. The Folk-Lore Society, LondoD, has come into pessession of a collection of Japancss nursery tales. Th-i'Paris International Literary Congress will h e compo'ed of 325 literary members, IS6 French and 140 fornign. It anpe-M-8 that Tom Pearce is not the son, but the stepson of 'Captain Pearce. His fa'ber was the Mel Richard M-elett, who died at the Thames, New Z°al*nd^^H " Agricola," of the Auckland Ne^^^^H that, next to the Maorocarp^^^^^^^H tree, the Pinna insiarniusj^|^^^^^^^^^H Its sneci^^^^^^^^^^^H ornament^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H place in ]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H M'Elymont. D^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H a thai^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H en he^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Cermj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f Tnik^M^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H

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