The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-27
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lished, recites remarkable career. Except
in connection with the revolt in Jamaica, Mr..
Eyre has heretofore been only vaguely known
in this country as an Australian explorer.
II seems that he 6rst went to the new colony
of Sydney when he was seventeen, and that
he almost Immediately proved the practical
biity of transporting cattle overland in a
manner which no one else had dared to at
empt, and which helped on the young settle
ments greatly. To his enterprise, more than
any other, the rise Of the city of Adelaide is
attributed. His experience with the natives
gained him the appointment, shortly after
1910, and when he had just turned twenty
one, from~~government, Of resident magis
trate on the Murray river. and protector of
aboriglnes,h and in this latter capacity, il is
said, he gained The perfect confidence of the
natives. About this time he undertook an
exploration of central Australia, his own ac-
count of which, published in London, in
1915, gave him reputation for pluck and sa.
gacity which induced the government to make
him, in 1916, Lieutenant Governor of New
Zealand. Here he served for six years and
in 1854 was transferred to the Lieutenant
Governorshp of st. Vincent, in the West
Indies. and in 1852 was promoted to be Gov
ernor Of Jamaica. His history since is more
familiar. On the whole, the book proves
the +" massacre what they may, be possesses
good qualities which are none too common,
and which go far toward justifying the praise
which Mr.. Carlyle gives Gov. Eyre, :" that
he is just, humane and valiant man, faithful
20 his trusts everywhere, and with no ordi>
nary faculty of executing them.
The following is the best example Of ma
tional susceptibilities We have heard of. An
American who is now here, and who claims
TO be the most adroit man in the world in the
handling of the musket and the bayonet,
went the other day to seek an engagement at
one of the Paris circuses, offering to fight IN
the arena with wooden bayonets) against
five of tile best musketmen in the French
army, all at once, one against Ave. The di>
rector Of the circus said, Il cannot do that;
but if you will dress mp as French soldier
and whip FIVE soldiers dressed up as Ameri-
cans, I'll give you an engagement he
Yankee retired in disgust, and at last ac-
counts was still swearing. Paris letter.
TIE king Of Denmark being called upon
by deputation of his countrymen in London,
received them graciously and made a speech,
in which he takes discouraging view ofthe
situation at home, especially regarding the
question nearest 10 the Danish heart-the
separation of Schleswig. He expressed a
ter is settled, and says that "eyen the new
principle OF nationality, which prevails
everywhere, seems 10 be disregarded in our
case, where nationality IS torn asuuder.
Proofs of the untlinchng fidelity of Schleswig
abound, and even IN the southernmost and en-
tirely German districts it is said, ''Lieber NIT
Danemark sterban ais NIT Prussia verduben'
- Rather die with Denmark than rot with
Prussia
THE chaplancy Of the temporary Anglo
American church, near the Paris exposition
building. has been conferred upon the Rev.
Frederick Kill Hartford, VI. A., Of New Inn
Hall and Christ church, Oxford minor canon
OF Westminster Abbey. The archbishop Of
Y ork preached on Palm Sunday, and will be
followed by the bishop Of Pennsylvania, Dean
Alfred, Dr. Morell, the coadjutor bishop of
Edinburgh, and probably, by the bishops of
London, Oxford and Gloucester, the deans Of
Westminster, Norwich, and other distink uish
Cd divines.
Aaetter dated Florence, April 3, says: The
gres wave of American travel rises higher
and sigher until Italy is nearly submerged.
The newspapers tell as TO day that yesterday
the train for Venice WAS not got off until
much after the usual time, such was the
throng at the station of American and En-.
luggage" -.
Our Paris correspondent, in letter 81
recent date, writes as follows.
HE Hon f. H. Washburne, member of
Congress from Illinois, who has been for
month or two under the medical treatment
Of Drs. Johnston, of Paris, and Dacheune,
OF B0ufogne. is now much better and goes
this evening to Berlin. From there, by the
advica Of his physicians, he will go to spend
a few weeks at one of the mineral springs Of
Germany.
The case Of the family Of the late Earl
Rivers who has Just died at the age OF sew
enteenl is cited as illustrative OF the hard
ships of the law Of entail The father Of the
late Earl, fearing that his son was not likely
to live, would have cut of the entail for the
sake Of his numerous family Of daughters:
but the son. being under age. could not give
his consent 10 the step and thus, father
with a magnificent estate, has ded without
being ebe TO make any provisions for his
daughters, and brother, with magnificent
estate, has died without being able to make
any provisions for his sisters.
The London correspondent Of the Boston
Adrsrtiser writes that young Lord Amber
lev. the hope Of the Rnssells, has delivered
his maiden speech in the House Of Commons,
aud acquitted himself we'll. He is so dimiAs
uitve il stature, that wit who opposed bin
at an election declared he ought still to be in
chs perambulator but he writes a great
deal better than his father did at the same
age and speaks. ! fancy. quite as adroity
Lord Russell, though never an orator, was IN
his best days good House Of Commons de-
batter and his son 5 face and manners are
much the sane Lord Kimberley is very
dark. his features are small and boyisn, and
bv the side of some of the members he looks
like a boy whose whskers have come before
the UNDERSTOOD time. lie is the husband OF
q very beautiful woman, and has already
made tile Earl a grandfather.