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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 222, 18 September 1880, Page 4

I " Eagles of an enormous sitfe abonnd in the You* Yangs," . says the Geelong Advertiser, "to the no slight annoyance o'fthe rabbit trappers pursuing their vocation in that locality. Perched on the summit of some lofty crag or tall v tree till ese birds watch narrowly the proceedings below, and no sooner is the sharp '\ click' of the trap heard than the eagle swoops down and quickly secures his prisoner, too often, however, carrying away the trap also. . Determined to be 9-t one with the aggressors, the trappers have cunningly devised a means by which a few of the gourmands have-been brought to bay. A trap with abounded rabbit in it is laid on an* open /flat, immediately surrounding, the bait, in the form of a circle, are laid several empty traps, set. T.he ; bait esj>ie,d> .the eagle quickly descends, and, in nine cases out of ten, 'puts his foot in it,' one of the" trap's se' : for the purpose pinning him securely by the legs. In this manner no fewer than five eagles were trapped during the last few days, two of the monsters measuring each over 7 feet from tip to tip of the wings," The doctors do sometimes bring- in outside knowledge in a diagnosis/ says I'iEgles." Mr John Furrow, living near Waranga' is a confirmed and constant smoker. Mr Wm. Furnow, being indisposed, sent for Dr Pulse, who carefully examined him, duly sounding .his lungs. Putting on a sagacious look, said the doctor, <'Ah, farmer ! you've been smoking far too much." The patient looked astonished, and replied, "Why, j doctor, I never smoked in my life." J Taken aback for a moment, said Br P., " Oh, then you're Mr W. Furnow ? " Having received an assurance on this point, he re-examined the invalid,? and outdoing the former aspect of sagacity, I he said, "My good sir, your health requires that you should smoke' a little,, but not too much." • I The general results of the returns of births, marriages, and deaths in France for 1878 have just been published. The total number of births was 936,000, of which 866,000 were legitimate and 67,000 illegitimate. The still-born* numbered 43,000> and the deaths, 5839,000. ""■'" '. . s . . .:V -... :

Talmage's Tab.ernacle has a membership of 2280. , > : # There is a prospect of gold digging 1 , being resumed at theKildonau diggings^ Sutherlandshire. An experiment - is ' to be made of direct mail steamers between Italy < and ; the United States. The voyage will take 18 days, " ! Paris has a new dog club, to which none can come, unless accompanie_d;by/a; bull-dog, King Charles, termer ox setter; A' Chinaman' bitten, by a deaf adder; at Beaeonsfieid, Queensland, and made, to drink six bottles of brandy, recovered. There are in Paris about 20 public weighing offices, where persons may have the weight of articles verified without charge. Mr. Vere Foster has offered the magnificent sum of fifteen thousand pounds to assist emigration. Mr. Foster belongs to Belfast. The London Chartered Bank of Australia is now issuing a new-class of bank notes. It is impossible for them to be duplicated by means of Photography. The Rocky Mountain State of Colorado has made snch rapid progress in the production of precious metals that it promises to rival the v Golden Sfote " of the Pacific, California. Archaeological researches in a mound near Sandefiord, Norway, havo brought to light a boat 60ft long. It is believed to be^a' Viking's ship, used for piratical expeditions a thousand years ago. A Japanese edition of the book of Common Prayer is said to be nearly completed. It is being prepared under the supervision of a mixed committee of English and American missionary societies, ..... There; are at present (says a Home popei 1 ) about 180 generals holding honorary colonelcies of regiments, j costing the country nearly £200,000 a ; year, , and doing nofc one hour's work from year to year for their pay. \ Louis Watso, the Indian chief who is over 100 years old and who liv,es^at Lake George, has just received a ".Jong expected pension from the British Government- for warlike services rendered as Chief of the Abena^uis in the contest of 1812/ . Theßritish Museum, has- purchased vaulted wooden Egyptian vcoffinfj well preserved, and a gilded mask and mummy of a lady named Tahutisa or Thotsi, one of the court or family of the Queen of Amasis I, one of the eighteenth dynasty. Ann Glauville, of Saltasb;' our great naval heroine, is dead. She "was the best oarswoman, of her (or probably any) time, and was the stroke of that four-oared ; crew of ladies who went, over* to Havre and defeated the nTate natives of that place". • - Numbers of people are writing to ;; Colonel Gordon in hopes of getting employment under. Mm. . B is . even' stated that nearly 200 men who have been officers of Her Majesty's army will make a very strong effort to go to Chin a if RUssia.attemptsftQ, fight her. A considerable steel-makingindustry exists in the present day m China, on ' the Upper Yang-tze, 'whence' f;he steel is sent to Tientsin fop Bhipme.nJL.and distribution. It fetches much higher ..prices than the Swedish stral. imported into the country. Amongst the; twenty-five Japanese .men-Qf-wari onljj 1 ' one, .the^ Seiki-kan, has been constructed entirely by Japanese without foreign aid, and she is also the only one which has made a long cruise under the sole management . of Japanese. The vessel, after- undei*. going repairs, will be despatched to Europe. The formation of a small squadron of steam vessels, capable of cruising under sail, is, it. is said, in contemplation by the Admiralty, and' to tjbe^e, snips young, seamen will be drafted for the purpose of draining tlietn in j their profe'BjttoD; there being nptf DO Fea-going • sailing-ships left'for training pui poses ; estimated^ amount of the cost of .the, Indian frontier railway and. other services debited, against the charges for the army as part of the war cnargfs under JJord Crankbroob's orders is as i follows*:— Frontier , railways, in 1879- --' 80, ; in 1880-81, £2 040 ! 000 } telegraphs) in 1879-80, £42,000 ; in 1880-81, £72 000 ; and Post-office , in 1879 80, £37,000 ; in 1880-81, £40,000 ; total, in 1879-80, £1,403,426 ; in 1880-81, £2,152,000. A few months since a lady, who is very well known ia the fashionable j world, happened to Bee in the streets of London a monkey hedging from the public, in the prettiest manner, for the benefit of his master, an organ grinder. Tbe marquisfl took afancy to if, bought it, dressed it iv the.< grandest raiment, and made it a pet. The lady the. other day had in Paris a fashionable reception, and of course the ' pet was the wooder of the room. In the course of tbe evening, a; youqg lardy Bat down to tbe 'piano, ; arid accon> pfinyiopf herself, aabg •>ith! exquisite taste a little drawinjgr-rqora song. As soon y as the lady 'had finished, (he monk'eyribougb now partly civilised, bad obt;f grgotten his[ former " dutie%, f f seeing -some thing near him that reminded biro ofi his 6ld occupation, seized it. and transferred it into a temporary haf, and commenced a collection. The vocalist laughed, the marquise looked vexed, but (o the amusement of everybody, the animal went the round and collected a large siim. "This task enderf, he jumped upon the s knee of tbersingeri; amidst shouts of laughter, aod deposited the contents of his hat in the lady's l.ap.^ Xhe collection wbb, of course, devoted