MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 5056, 31 December 1887, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The Royal Caledonian Curling Club match between the north and south sides of the Forth waa played on Caraebreck recently, and again resulted in favour of the south by a majority of 429 points. The Roman Catholic propaganda has been making great progress in the vilayet of Adrianople, insomuch that wifchiu the past month three entire villages have embraced the faith of Home. The Bulgarian Archbishop at Adrianople, powerless to stem the effor s of the Roman Catholic missionaries, is said to have addressed a complaint direct to the Czar. An interesting custom which may be called a relic of Puritan days, is observed annually at Norwich. In ono of the city inns upwards of a hundred ot the descendants of Cromwell assemble to receive theii shares of the rents of property near Ormßby Broad. When the money is paid a miniature portrait of the great Protector is placed on the table, for which several hundreds of pounds have been offered, and each recipient takes his mouey, Spying, " God aeea us all. If the debt if the i nited States had been distributed among the people at the Close of the w.<r, every man, woman, and child would have owed 78 dollars 25 cents. JSow the debt per cpitat is less than 19 dollars 84 cunts. A philological curiosity is said to have been published in Russia for the use of the Russians— a pocket glossary in 100 languages Of these 70 are spoken in the Russian Empire itself, 10 in Central Asia, 10 in various Slavic States, and 10 in other European countries. *■ A painful sensation has been caused i* Rang' on by the news that two corporals of the Koyal ccots Fusiliers have been shot by Priavte Mulligan, of the same regiment. Some trifling quarrel had occurred between Corporal lhumas nnd Mulligan. While Thomas was seated <n Corporal Crisp's bed, Mulligan, tued his rifle at a distance ot a few feet. The bullet passed through Tnotnaa' head and entered Crisp's chest above the heart Death waa instantaneous in both cases. The murderer narrowly escayed beirg lynch- ci "by the Bold ie re. j At the established Church Synod of Aberdeen, shortly after delivering a speech the Lev. William Thompson, Belhelvie, waa seized with an apopletic fit, and died almost immediately. ""London, despite scarlet-fever patients, is still the healthiest large city in tho world. Its death-rate recently waa only 16,7 per 1000, whila other phv es Btood as follows .-—Pans, 210; Brussels, 209; Copenhagen, 24 g 5 ; Stockholm, 204 ; St. Petersburg, 23 6 ; Hamburg, 27 0 ; Vienna, 248; Cairo, 4G 5 , JSew York, 277; Philadelphia, 217; Dresden, 25 8; Rome, 29 1; and Breslau, 30 4. A Cross Child— JNothiug is so conducive j to a man's remaining a bachelor as stopping for one night at tiie house of a married friend, and beiag kept awake for five or six hours by the crying of a cross baby. All cross and crying babies need only Drtioule's American Hop Bii-ters to make them well and bniilmg. Yv.ung man, remembei this. "Traveller" In these timeß of depression it will be interesting to all to know how to save money, especially those who have large families. It can be done by purchasing what drapery yta requite from E. S. Goldsmith, who has commenced a Genuine Cssh bale. In view of the near approach of the Christmas and New Year holidays E.S.G. is determined that all may have extra good value for their money, and tome rare bargains will be j offered. There is also the One Shilling j Table, containing an immense variety of use fill articles. Everyone ia invited to call and have a look round. — Advfc. If you have a watch that should keep good time, but does not, then why Buffer annoyance, when by givitg it to S. McLernou, practical watchmaker, Gisborne, you can have, for a leatonable chaige, the deftc remedied. 'Ibis he guarantees every time !