Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-23
INTERESTING FOREIGN IfINs.

M. Savage, Of Havrs, whom the French
represent as the inventor Of the screw pro.
pellor, has become insane.
Miss Harriet Msrtipeau has lately been
giving q series of lectures in the Lake districts
Illustrative of what she considers dangerous
to the peace and we'll being ofths world.
"A soiree on the 30th ultimo, at the resi-
dence of Count Buol. at Vienna, was attended,
to the great astopishment of the company, by
Prince Gortchakoff, Prince Demidof, General
Count Stakelberg, and all the attaches Of the
Russian embassy.
"A letter Of the Both January says: "Mr.
Soule, two days ago, demanded his passports,
and, at the same time, an audience Of the
Queen, to take leave. He has not made known
whether or not Mr.. Perry is to be charged
With the affairs of the legation. The Spanish
Ambassador at Washington asserts positively
that the American Cabinet entertains no hos
tile intentions towards Spain, as is generally
supposed"
Rachel has resolved finally to quiz the
stage. Her remaining performances in Paris
are already numbered. From March to
August she will take the repose necessary to
enable her to accomplish the voyage to the
United States, where she is engaged to per-
form for about nine months. After that en-
gagement is terminated, she will retire into
private life. So says the London illustrated
News.
The Univers announces the conversion to
the Roman Catholic faith Of the Rev. Edmund
ffoulkes, OF the University Of Oxford, where
he was nominated Margaret professor Of the
olsgy at Jesus College in 1858 The new con-
vert, the Univers states, is about to publish
pamphlet under the title Of '0ne more Return
from Captivity, or my Submission to the Cstho-
lie Church" in which he will explain his mo
tives for leaving the church in which be had
been brought up.
Accounts from Hamburg of the Both Jan.
uary mention the arrival Of Jenny Lind Gold
smidt, who with her husband gave a concert
the night before at the Apollo Saloon, which
was crowded to suffocation marked differ
ence IN her Voice was, however, percepti BILE
between now and those palmy days when she
earned for herself the epithet of " the Swedish
nightingale" She intended giving two more
concerts, one of which il was understood, was
to be for the benefit of the poor families who
sun ered such Losses from the memora' lie inun-
daiions on Now Years day.
"A continental correspondent Of the Lon.
don Morning Advertiser writes: ga very I'm,
fortunate event has just occurred a. the Hague
AN eVont OF SO distressing q nature that /
should hesitate to narrate il but that il comes
TO me from unquestionablo authority. The
King of Holland lately went to visit one of his
mistresses and found one OF his aides-de camp
cioseted with her. The king rushed upon the
officer and stabbed him; the wound, il is said
has proved fatal, and great exertion are being
made in high places to keep this tradgedy
from the public" We have not seen this or
any similar statement elsewhere.
An English officer, now a prisoner in Se-
bastepol, had letter sent him from q young
lady in England, to the effect tina. she "hoped,
when he took Menchikof prisoner, that he
would send her o button from his coat, for her
to keep as q relic" The letter was forwarded
6y Tag Of truce into Sebastopol, with other
letters for prisoners now in the enemy's hands
This letter fell into Menchikof own hands. Of
course, to be read ere delivered On coming
to tho above passage, he Immediately cut q
button from his coat, and sent il out under
Tag Of truce, to DO conveyed to the lady, with
remark to the following effect: THAT he
had no idea yet Of being taken prisoner; but
rather than disappoint young lady Of so sim
pie a request, he would fulfil her wish himself
before that time arrived