NEWS ITEMS I 1 A PERPETUAL motion clock is being exhibited at the new zealand exhibition hibi tion and there is said to be no deception in its construction A correspondent of the scientific american from nelson new zealand says saya the anve inventor antor has had a clock openly going in his house for the last fifteen months niong without being touched and there seems no reason why it should not continue to go as long as the material will wear A convention of american israelites met in new york june lith there were representative dele grates from the principal cities of the union the hon albert cardozo was elected president of the convention A resolution was adopted recommending the adoption of proper beasl measures ires to prevent the introduction of any religious matter into the constitution of the united states THE adjutant generals in convention today to day july 13 made reports showing in the number of troops furnished by tebe the following states maine killed and died 1 1 vermont connecticut 54 rhode island west virginia massachusetts aetis new hampshire 2 32 1 F kansas pennsylvania iowa on motion of gen washburne it was voted to petition congress to deliver to each state the flaggs flags captured by the regiments of such states AN exiled pole describes in an english paper a cure for drunkenness he says that the patient must be shut up in a room and de barred from all communication except with his jp physician As often as he pleases spirits are given him mixed with two thirds of water so also are all other drinks aa as well as beer commee coffee or wine mingled with one third of water the various kinds of solid food are all prepared with brandy consequently the patient is in a state of continual intoxication this lasts about five days at the end of that time the patient implores other food and afterwards the smell of alcohol acts as an emetic