MISCELLANEOUS.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 404, 15 December 1874, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

11 Cnn it be clone?" asks the Philadelphia Ledger — that is. can iriP'iKures be devwd to enable steamships at sea t> k#ep up teleuranhic communication with the shore ? Tne rent of the civilzed mid commercial worl'l is within pb"»v telegraphic communication of each port, but the large con.i nuinity which lives on our passenger ate unships is totally out <!&' from the rest of the world the moment land disiip pears: and the question is, "Can anything be done for them 9 " Two plans are sncues'el — one to pay out a small and comparatively uiexpeinne euble by the departing stpmripr, thus keeping up communication with t lie sailing port; but th'S plun meets with so many objections, in the anaue of expen«ei«, the loss of a eahle on ench trip, and the uncertainty of kopping up such communication, that another is suirge-'ted, having more of jys'eni nnd busines* prmriple us ii» basis — nninelv, tlie esliibli-'hmpnt of cable stations on the high ten* built upon buo\s, at which a steamer mm stop nnd communicate if in distress, give her time, ami en .ble her pn-'Pi njers ti'Comniunieiile with their Iriends on «-ir her sh.irr, The object woul I without qii-st>t>n ha extremely de*>irab'e. while tJie plan, to say the hast, npi ears no more imi>iacticnhle than dH tlie laying of the cable between the U uted Stitesnnd Europe boloie tlie hitheito inendible t>isk '>>id been aceomiiluhe I, A Lond >n Utter to the Australasian has tlie following :—: — The I'porn spavin lia^ rlo~eil witit n demonstrHtion <>( the public ai>i>recmti -n ot Mudemowlle Tieijem winch Kiirpa^en pvert thing pi'eviousU recorded in opemtie annaU in JLondoi , Imi ntioned in one Oi'rm lute let trrs that n reumik'ible ievival of putl'usisum for h«r perlormanccx had t«krn place. At h r benefit t lns exhibited iKelf in the shape of an audience, who utterly dipcai'ded the cold nnd culm attitude of fashion, and overwhelmed her with applnust, I rung even to lier nccus t>nied nerves. F -r n>orttt.l||in I all nn hour she answered to reonll after >p.cn ll, while the wiill* of the theatre rang with shouts and the. boards weie buried' under avahuuhs of bouquet «. which had tn be earned away in clothes' bankets A beiiutiful golden lm<>kpfc com eyed Mr Mitrhell'd tribute of flovreis. ThH wnB a real work of art The name 1 * of all the opem n the piima donna's repertoiie weie wot keel into the gflldeil lil| gfpe, with omboxflpd (ji'onps (r-q\n Wreaths of pold and jewel*, «ome splen -id rings, and a diamon> t-tar of g' i at. price iind lustre were nmong the an )iiViii"U« gifts which weie si nt from nil parts of the hou--e to the gient cantatrice. Mida're Putti was present, and applauded \ehementlv, and with a delightful abandon. Her sparkling lace shone with a generous delight in tho well merited triumph by one who is not a rivul. but a si»ter artist. At Bri-tol a curious action — Broad y. L\ne— has been tried belore Mr Justice Brett The plmnuff was for a tune in«nnr, but u now recovered. H.i sought to obtain d -mages from the mnnager o1o 1 a lunatic a»\liim near Ewter, in which he had been confined, and where he was cii'ei under very singular circuniitantes. Wlul" at the defendant's a*vlum he jumpc I out ot a window, and the •'■< of( while re.-torng his reason, brought on ptualyiie. For I liis evil he held that the defendant wn» reppojimble, on the ground of negligence in not cauting him to be sufficiently looked after, a»cl hence the claim for damages It w»s held that the defendant had not been guilty of negligence, and the plaint iff was nomuit-'d. A Chicago repoiter paid Ins den ist in this way :— " Dr Croutp, the well-known and popular dentist, whose fame as an opeialor upon the. human tooth is as widespread as the heavens above, is about to leave his immense practice for a tew dnyr.' shouting in Indiana, where tho steady arm which has 80 often torn the itubbom molur firm its resting-place, will direct the foul pellet uoon the gentle woodcock and ftjt-fljing inipe." j

The diffi 'iiltics alien Unt H|».m i!.e breiik.i>i< l» > c nb't of chewing tob-icco w.iv never more viwnl. d s<-nb. il than by the man who tau\ that in fr.f i»tf himsi-lf <o n f •«• t na . • djm of the weed ho ch««fd erventren papers of c«m .mile flowers five icinlsof suck 'iqu .rice, ft" I slipP' 11 ' * •*'"■' '' Ht up four cr.mli towel-, thr.e na, kins, and a dozen pocket bnndle-vlneis— and then went back to tobacco. DrO'L «ry made his n.aMen speech Hg.imt t'-c Lr n am* Bill in the Brirsh H.)U-o ot Com n* l»si s, s»i..n. Tlih «c. tl.Mii.in, «ioo«(m Ins sent for Dmghe.la to the evidence he gave in the T.ilboi murder cm-, u b. tar (in Mnalle-t man plivHcnlly in the House. W'ien he rose 119 cuHd • nrc y be s «•> over the should, r< of members who were •ittini* around linn, but the cry of "new member broufht.the Speaker's eye upon hi.n, and he wisallowoa to get rent fur Pentey's Chemistry. He Mid he would treat te matter ehem.e.lly. " For," a»id he, - that '» my department. 1 ' The idea of there being » d.pa-tment in Pailmmentary d.b-itos tickled the House, and there were ears wt for Dr O'Leary. He proceeded to show th.it a laboring man's dn.nur whs of no me to him for m-.re tlmn an liour after bo too* it unless he washed it down witn alcohol. As regards obeese— (lauahter)— l say eh.ese "ill not a«similate for an hour and a-half -(Jails! tei). Mr Spent r, ohfr«e— fcreut laughter.) Mr Sp'-uker, Mr Speaker, I was ppjinu, as a chemist, U>at cue. ae will (roars of laughter) 1 do not know what members are lauehine nt, hut I hare i.ot done, and I must .ay that 0 peso— (shouts ol laujiter) Ido n..l understand why 1 should not trent. tlie mutter ecienUficall} ; and il lam uot allowed to .xplam to the house that a poor laborinu rein » c l, pefie _( C onvulMve laughter) At tlin point ibeSiukr of the Hous.- lost his power of ke. ping a a. noue Juw, mid actually shook in his chair with laughter. A more ludicrous scene has perhaps never been emoted in the Home of Common*, nnd never will apnin until D.' O Le.ry (aion it j with another lecture on the mdigestibiliU ol cheeM— »it Ijou f brer. The celebrated Vi nna painter Herr Yon Amly has b>en stoppins in Be.lm, and <.cc»p)iiiK l>im».lf with taking the poi traits ..I ie« r 1 nen.Ur- oi tl.e .mptrml 1 nuj. H^ receiTed many n aiks ot i-o\hl fa»or, and »«b 11 vited 10 the le-initiea and reeej Hone »t Couit, A\ on- ot tht U Us «liere 1 c n»8 |. re-put, a eavahei attached to the t-uito i>» tl.e C>own Pnnce-s Vntona ■>!<]>] ta up te Inn. »nl •)» n..§-su-etlat ler Imj ern-1 H met wii.l «d to dunce ll c 1 tit waltz with him. At'gley marled bnck at lie inidh^iH*, nnd pointing to tl c floor, wt? to tlie la^ltirm lit p«\di»r Vienna decent, " On eu. h a eli| perv fl< or I dure 1 ot ui < er^ lake to danrf, more e*)*-fiaM3 will I1 1 lv jl l m) Higl ) etc '• Plca*e," snid the uuitwr unilinp, "to k-llc»» u r into thereat aju'n.r'.no tlnf ,mu hh lav tlefnlwof your boots cut Ike Ib? one of the la<queji." Angley obeyed the direction ol her UigltiMis* mewenj;er, tna h!i«t l.»\>ng taken tliefC meaeurcß to fn f ure hir Cot tail ing, lie «!<ll< d into the faloon where the d»i c-ng *a«. pdi'g on. Ihe Crown PrinPcM vai being conduct *d tlnou^h the nutet. o» the dame by a tall and ctit! m^uio) td court I. r, w1 o, tut of r.-spect to hi- pailn. r, held her, is the <liquetleal C uit preTrib,*, it .inn's lergih Anei lnr H ghi n> Ud b.en led ba.k to lur w»t U the thtnlur. A. (=ley »itir«d up, and making a low 1 even nee, said, "Your Imperial H-gh-ness has dfiyrud to expms a *^h to clm.ee wi h ni. j! lut excu«e me saving that I cm n. I Obi te like tl c j-tntUn in who I.hs ju-t hud tluit honor 1 oi.ly uhde^tnnd the Vienna* way to dance— tl at I*, bj clawing nj paiißW rounl «.he whH." Smil.ng ul tins, the Cio«m Pr.ixesa answered, "Dance mill me, Heir Yon Argley ai jou •• 4'hoorei j'uat'as you have been accuse m«d (u dan<* in Vienna," Angle) row lnr» vl at I c was about, and tlafj.. ing his distinguished partner round tho *aut. he ciai.ctd three or four limes lound tie saloon at a rute<nou».h to make one giddy to look at it. "When b< ing conducted back '. to her seat by Am ley, her Imp* ml Highn.^a turned to ' him Hnd snid, 'So I hut is tl c nj ye u nai cc in Vunii.— - vsell.lnaist P aj lneter foiindfonuch ]leamieindi.ming. ' An in*ane divinity student named Kur.a attempted to . nann^inate Buliop Whipple, at Fanbault, Minnesota. , Just before the sermon Nim* advanced rapt lj to the <han- ' eel, but before the pistol which he held in his hand could ' be diechaiged the Bishop an* d and lorced him imo a chair, I where he was disarmed. The can*© 01 the attempt w«a • the refus.l of the Bishop to ordain him. OaUgnani stales that some curio-ity was c«u-ed on the Bou!e\urds Wt «eek by the api earai.ee of three yon en attired in a Simula costume— m. larj-e Zouave trou-era rioted by K aiteis, Mnnll grey paletot* tiimmcd with blue, and t..1l lelt huts On enquny, they weie lound lo be , ftli-s Walker, an Amencan medical praclituner, and Ibo , of her pupils. The lady is about titty years ol ape, and tl c I »po-tle of the iinancipiition of women in il.e Umled . Stales, and brh.ntja to the sect ot the Bloomensts. She is SHid to be on her way to TurUy, where she has uccepleu . the post of pntate physician to the Sultan* seraglio. To the petition of one of his wives— Mrs Ann Elixa , Young— lor a divorce, Biißliam Young has filed • Mn answer, in which he takes the ground that all » Ins so-called man-lane*, save one, are not marriages, f He cars that, it is a doctrine and belie! ol his Church that > members thereof may enter into pluial or cel«-etit»l mat- » riaues, and he says that women entern q into this 1 elation r are aware that by it thej do not become entitled " to the 1 society or to tha personal attention "ol their celestial hut- !» bund. He adds, mmeiner, that his whole pi opeity does - not excped in value $600,000 ; that bis income dou» not 1 exceed $6,000 a month ; an • that he has a lar^e family, „ consisting of sixty-three persona, all ot unoui aie dej endent r on him for support.