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Show China and Common Eakthen-wakk. Eakthen-wakk. A press dispatch, dated at Halifax, April 10th, contains this astonishing as-tonishing iniormation: The weather continues too rough for work at thp Atlan'ic. When it moderates Capt. Sheridan's dirers will commence a special search for bodio s Tins White Star agents have agreed tn pay $50 for every cabin body and $iiO fur every steerage. Among the various items wk'ch tie White Star line should rise to explain, is the above difference in price between be-tween tho bodies of cabin and hteeraye passenger. That White Star ag-n's may havo Home peculiar scale of csti mating the value of the dead, whose lived were lost by the oulpable ignorance, ignor-ance, negligence, and incompetency of its agents and employes, is possible; but that tho fricndi and relatives of tho steerage passengers will apprecia'a this scale is something that the managers mana-gers of this steamship line must bo greater fools or villiina than they are credited with, to believe. It may be explained tht supplies were lost in a gale, and tha' the deficiency in coal wan cHii-ed by uh inferior qunlity, and that Capt. Viiiuma neglected pioper vigi!an:c and showed the greatest ignorance ig-norance of his ship's position and couiflp; but who will answer the question ques-tion why the bodies of cabin passen-I passen-I gcrs are etiamtvd at $50 apiece and tho steerage at but $20. Uakon Von Lijshio, ooi of tho greatest of tho modern ohcmltts, is dead. Born ii 1803, tho thrco Bcore yoars and ten of his completed life havo contributed moie to tho advancement of organic chemintry than those of any other man of the ninteenth century. Early devotiog . himself to natural science, and more especially to chemistry, chem-istry, ho, at the age of twenty-three, whilo yet a bny, was appoiotcd professor profes-sor of chemistry at Ciosson university, which position he held for twenty-five years, making that school a centre of attraction for 6tuJents of ohemistry throughout Germany and from foreign countries. Among his most valuable contributions to eoieooe are his works upon organic chemistry in its application applica-tion to Agriculture, Tho Natural laws of Husbandry, Relations of Chemistry to Agriculture, and Chemical letters, all lending to incalculably advance tho science of Agriculture, and tho position of tillers of the soil. His funeral took place on Monday, at Muoiob. His remains re-mains were followed to the grave by many eminent personages, including the distinguished Dr. Dollinger. |