Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-05-28
Foreign Gossip.

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Foreign Gossip.
Little "All Right is in London.
Crop prospects in Canada are all IA
vorable.
Sunday, May "a, was the birthday of
Queen Victoria.
The cost of the Fenian trials in Cam
ada was $36,629.
Canada wants to spend $5,5O0,0OO for
Notifications.
The indictment against the Clerken-
well Fenian prisoners is said to be sixty
feet long.
The German scientific expedition to
the magnetic pole has sailed on its voyage
of exploration.
Two ladies, twin sisters, both married
and living apart, recently died on the
same day in France, at the age Of one
hundred years.
An English cabinet maker is being
tried for throwing his son into the canal
and then throwing stones at his head until
he disappeared.
There is sect in England called
"Muggletonians," after crazy tailor who
founded it two centuries ago. There are
still four societies in existence.
The Princess Salome de Mingrelie,
the bride of Prince Achille Murat, wore q
wedding robe which cost $4,000. Her an
nual pin money is $4,000, and among her
wedding gifts was palace.
The discussion about the antiquity of
the custom of voting by ballot has brought
to light the fact that the ballot box
rcaH in tho alacftnn of pnnn Marfsxx
Fifth, in November, 1417, is still pre-
served.
"A German physician reports that he
has traced six cases of lead collie and par
alysis to the use of tobacco held in leaden
boxes. A French physician asserts that
tobacco held in lead-foil, improperly called
tin-foil, will finally become impregnated
with a poisonous salt of lead.
1t is said that German chemist has
succeeded in precipitating or condensing
the explosive parts of nitro-glycerine into
powder of twelve times the strength of
gunpowder, which is comparatively safe
for transportation.
The London Times is trying a new
printing machine which promises to be
superior to any of its predecessors. 1t is
to print 10000 sheets, or $4,000 perfect
copies, per hour. The paper is delivered
from a roller, and the machine also cuts
it into sheets, folds the printed papers, and
records the number printed.
Black cloth suits for weddings are be-
ing abandoned by gentlemen in Paris.
The ultra-elegant costume for a bride
groom is now considered, in Paris, to con-
sist of pearl-gray trousers, marine-b blue
frock coat Qined with white silk and gold
buttons; either the initials, the arms or
the coronet of the wearer (as the case may
be) are engraved on the buttons
i'm Poland, recently, there was an ex-
traordinary shower of meteorolites, caused
by the bursting of meteor. The light of
the meteor was visible for eight seconds.
and the eye could follow the direction of
the fragments, and the places where they
fell were easily discovered the next morn
ing. Some of the fragments collected
have been deposited in the Polish museum
at Varsuvia.
"A Paris paper tells a characteristic
Paris story of man out of work, whom
his baker would trust no longer, but whose
last coin he took for loaf Of bread. In a
few moments he returned, bearing a GER
tificate from the proper officer that the
bread was short weight, and stated his
ultimatum: II owe you fifty francs.
During the ten years have traded with
you, you have cheated me as much as three
hundred francs. Pay me the difference or
go to prison" The baker paid the two
hundred and fifty francs for the little piece
of paper held by the workman.
The Empress Carlotta's insanity is
said to have assumed a character which
causes her relatives good deal of distress.
She has become exceedingly laxative, and
as soon as a stranger is admitted to her she
tells some of scandalous stories about
eminent contemporaries which she has
heard during her life. This has become
such q mania with her, that during her
drives in the park she beckons to strangers
to step up to her carriage, in order to tell
them the most indicate stories about
crowned heads, &c. And when any too
vigorous steps are taken to prevent her
from so doing, she grows furious and
threatens to kill herself
The New Dominion Patent law will
deprive American inventors of the easy
privilege hitherto enjoyed of obtaining
Canadian patent by few days residence
across the frontier. In future patents will
only be granted to persons after a resi-
dence Of one year. Inventions patented
in other countries may also be patented in
the New Dominion after six months no
tice to that effect Patents are to be good
for five or ten years, with privilege of re-
newal for successive p Jriods of five years.
The Minister of Agriculture is to act as
Commissioner of Patents. The fees are
reasonable, and the bill contains the usual
specifications and penalties against viola
lions of patent rights.
The successor to Lord Brougham in
his title is his brother, who comes in by
special act. William, now the second
Lord Brougham, was born in 1895; has
two sons, the eldest in his tliirtieth year;
was highly distinguished in the University
of Cambridge, where he graduated in 1919.
as senior optime; was called to the bar in
1922; was NJ. p for the borough of South
wark from 1881 to 1885; was soon after
appointed to the Office of Master in Chan
Gerry, from which he retired years ago on
a large pension. He inherits the family
estate in Westmoreland, upon which stands |
Broughain Hall, which was repaired and |
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