The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-03

/ The cork forests OF Algeria nave been In
! great measure destroyed by fire, and several
Arabs have been arrested ON suspicion Of hav-
| ing caused the destruction in question. 1t is
possible, however, that they have set fire to
/ these forests merely out of idleness-desiring
| fresh pastures, and not wishing to have the
| trouble of clearing the woods themselves.
"A "Holy Family" by Raphael, painted OIL
apiece of wood, fourteen by eleven inches, has
been recently purchased for the National Gal
I lery in London, for $45y0oO. A Murillo, which
had belonged to Marshal Soult, was purchased
for the Louvre, in 1852, for $115,OO0-a good
| price for a few square feet of canvass.
| There has been severe earthquake recent
ly at Catania, Sicily, by which sixty-four hous-
es were destroyed, but no lives lost.
-Boulons Baraka has died in Paris He
was the last of the Mamelukes of the Old
Guard-the Syrian Janissaries-whom he join
edin 1901 he went through all the campaigns
from 1906 to 1919, receiving wounds at Eylau, at
Wagram, and losing half of one foot in Russia.
In 1918 he was admitted to the asylum for
refugee Egyptians at Marseiles, and the old
man never quilted France again.
1T has been proposed in Geneva to do away
with the law which regulates the standards OF
gold and silver, so as to leave it in the power of
the manufacturers of watch GASES and jewelry
to use any admixture of alloy they please. If
this proposal is adopted, there win be no guar
anty for the purity of gold and silver articles
purchased in the canton. .r
liberals report that the Czarewitch con-
/ templates journey to Warsaw, and it is hint
ed that the Emperor may, perhaps, be induced
to accompany him and present the heir appar-
ent to the Poles. l 4 ~
Eas-A l6ng-lost Madonna Sof GRaphaers was
lately discovered at Mantua, covered with dust,
and in the hands of an old clothesman. When
cleaned, it proved to be painting of exquisite
beauty, and Professor, Blaas, after minute ex-
animation. declared it to be not only an original
Raphael, but one of the best preserved produc-
lions of that great master. s7aiiso}
"A newspaper correspondent who has lately
seen Juarez, the Mexican President, describes
him as about fifty years Of age, low stature, and
stoutly built HIS face is Indian in every fea-
ture. He has good, clear, steady eye indica-
tive of selfpossession and quiet but keen pene-
tratien., He has well-formed, well-developed
head. His hair is the straight, coarse, thick,
blue-black hair of the Pueblo His nose is
aquiline and prominent His mouth is the
curveless, tightly-closed Indian mouth. 1t is
very indicative ofquiet but deep determine
ton. All these features, however, harmonic
into a very pleasing ensembie.N .Ta..,ves
Madame Kossuth, wife of the illustrious
and eloquent Hungarian patriot, has lately
died, at Turin, worn out by painful illness
which had Frustrated her for many years. Her
remains were removed to Genoa, to be there
inferred by the side of her only daughter, who
had died few years ago. ....,,
The students of Switzerland, following the
example Of some Of those in Germany, have
passed resolutions against duelling.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times gives a report that the italian govern
ment, encouraged perhaps by the Gastein
transaction, and by the indemnity accepted by
Austria for Lauenburg, is on the point of send
ing serious proposals to Vienna for the cession
Of Venetia against sum of money. The pro-
jectis said to be supported by France and Eng
land, l iafti y4tli2iY --
"A letter from Modena announces the dis
covery of an autograph MS. of Ariosto, in the
archives of the city. 1t is bound in vellum
and consists of nineteen leaves stamped with
the ducal seal of Este. 1t is sort of cash book
kept by him, beginning from the year 1922, and
ending on the 18th of May, 1926. pa
A reported plot for the assassination of Ma
poleon Ill is noticed. by the Biarritz. cores
pondent of the London Times who says that
the persons concerned in it were aliens, includ-
ing a brother or cousin of Orsinis. Precau-
tionary measures were taken, and the Queen Of
| Spain insisted on accompanying the Emperor
and Empress to the railroad station, notwith-
standing it was night, in order that she might
share anyrisk run by her guests.
| 1.-The fortress of Keqigsberg, one of the
| most important in the Prussian kingdom, is
l.rapidly approaching completion. There have
been appropriated for the purposes of fortress
es14,53SI 100 thalers, of which 8,56O,790 are for
the fortifcations of Kenigsberg, 1,5OS,OOO for
the fort Of sBogen, 100000 for the Qualifications
Of Strozow, near Spandau, and the remainder
for the construction of arsenals
-Mayrocordato, Greek hero statesman, is
dead. He was born in 1871. King George Or
dered five days of public mourning, and paid
hiswidow visit of coincidence on her loss.
Madame Mariette has died of cholera in
Egypt. She had followed her husband through
the most laborious parts. of his exploring expe-
ditions, and had resided for years at the foot Of
the Pyramids and in the desert at Sakkarah.
Another frightfnl Alpine accident is re-
ported. Two students of theology at Erlangen
University attempted to ascend the Grassve-
nediger. One of them lost his footing, and fall
ing a great distance was so janmed into a
chasrn in the ice that he was unable to extri-
cate himself, and was frozen to death before as
sistance could reach him. % NN8 Sd
| The Forbice, of Palermo, gives some inter-
esting particulars relative to excavations now
| being made on the site of the ancient own OF
Solunta, at only few miles distance from the
city above mentioned. Fragments of columns
and cofnices, mosaic pavements, vases, and
coins, have been found in abundance the glass
es in particular merit attention, as being color
ed and modelled in very superior style. "If So
lunta" says the For6ice, Cannot be resuscitated
as completely as Pompei, it offers in compen-
sation more interest to the arch@ologist, by
reason of its higher antiquity. The history Of
four civilizations is there to be found; the an
Gent Sicilian or Titanic, the Phenician, the
Greek, and the Roman"
-N-~QDEnTAT NATTrro