Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-04
FOREIGN ITEMS.


Belgium proposes to tax all bachelors
Of thirty-fiFe. -
Liverpool has appropriated el50, 600
to further lay out public parks.
-Lsith and New Haven, In Scotland,
dePlore a scarcity OF fish, hitherto their
mainstRy. Considerable distress and
more apprehension ensue.
! The Prince Imperial dances awkward. =.
| iy, but is great adept in music. The
last fOndness the Emperor restraints.
"Iil have him no COburg,n is attributed
to the Emperor Of his son.
Count Louis de Canbaeeres, descend
ing Col de Balms, fell ever preeipice
and was not taken up till bis body had
bounded through a distance Of 200 me-
teTs. OF course he was dead. The body
has been taken to Paris for interment.
French sdviees st.te that the French
fisheries off Newfoundland are practi-
eally played out Instead Of averaging
160, coo cod, vessels fsil 60 average 20, 900
this season, and masters are withdraw
ing the ships.
AT Chalors the Emperor every dsy
invited officers to dinner, the line being
uIhN u ~ CAiElc OC DnAaAGgl1f . IA44k
to Major in the English service. The
General of Division presented The guests
az u pm, and HE majesty gave to each
a word OF welcome. Is
1t IL complained that the Prussian
troops complain OF the csss0s which
esnf fines the neck, aud OF the way in
which the cartridge box l. fastened. A
cap has bees substituted, aud the weight
Of the cartridge-bOx has been reduced.
jefferson Davis, at last accounts, was
At Alton, Staff0rdshiTe, the seat of the
Earl Of Shrewsbury and Talbot Oa the
81 be attended horticultural exhibi-
ton with his host and the Countess,
and thousands on thoussadseheersd him
hesrtily. +..
"A wealthy banker Ia Glasgow az
fsets 10 be cousin OF Gen. Grants. TAs
discovery OF the relationship vas cotem-
eOrRry with the iiseo7 cry Of who the
General was, though the new found
kiDsnaan, having read the American pa
pers, is in doubt as TO bis martial rela-
tive's real name or names.
Figaro has started proposition to
marry the Prince Imperial 70 the daugh-
ter OF Leopold IL. Of Belgium, 81 the best
way to Teetify the frontier. But in Bel
GUM the females do lot inherit, and on
Leopold's demise the crown VIII pass 70
his brother, whoever the son-in-law may
be.
1t is reported that deseeadant0sthe
Doges FGscari has lately been discovered
at Venice, in the capacity Of porter In
the palace of his ancestors, and that .
subscription, headed by Victor EmSBuel
ana mis- family, mas been opened in Italy
to ameliorste the condition of this OBJ
scure descendant Of an iflustFious house.
DR.. 5. G. Howe was allowed by the
GFecisn government to send four hun
dred bags OF houF, maleEsek, to insur-
gent Creta7s ia the Spbskia1 Noun
tsins, and after the custom officers had
seen the -four, Dr.. Howe examined il
again and found it 70 be just One-hsIf
bran. The knayery OF the Creeks Is
said to exceed sH calculation. = 50
The just discovered gold diggings st
Auckland, New Zealand, are ssid to be
the richest in the werld One reef, $50
by so, is estimated 10 contain eI 900 900
gold. Rich gold discoveries hsvs also
been made near GhesfoO, IN North China.
It comes cut that from A. ID. $50 to 1868
these same diggings were impeFfeetly
developed and have since been let alone.
Now they promise most richly.
"A veteran OF the Paris stage says
that Mile. TsgliOni never appeared be-
fore the feOtlights- without tossing off
cold beef soup Nine. Sontag drank the
gravy OF q very rare mutton chop before
she went Oh. Mime. AlbOni always took
glass OF Bordeaux. Fanny E'ssler
drank little sherry. Nine. Bosio in
vRriably took glass OF oTgeat. Mali
brsn took good drsughts Of champagne.
Prince Mentehik0ff's father was
mechanic. When his son was at the
head OF the Russian Government, his
father visited him in 81. Petersburg. Is
was new world to tie old man. The
opera especially took bis fancy. he
asked his son to give him something %
do at Court. What will You have,
father ~ al would like to be that man
(the leader Of the orchestral that waves
his baton ct the opersl y a type OF pse-
pie who are not qualified ior positioas
they naOs. covet.
The eldest son OF the crown Prince
of Prussia objected to be bsthed His
father Wss agreeable, and directed that
the opposition Ok The boy be regarded.
However, when escaping bath he went
into the garden, he was astOunded that
the sentry did not present arms 20. him.
Complaining to his father. be was asked:
" Why do you expect a sentry To present
arms to q little unwsshed Prince 2 p
Since then there has been no objection,
and the boy has been dubbed % Prince OF
the Order Of the Bath.n
A writer 10 the Europeda bfaa from
Canada, is pleased at the failure of Miss !
Rye's scheme for the gbelssOms impOr-
tatiol Of females as servants into the 4
Dominion. He says that in 1868 ne was
IN New Zsalaad, and that Miss Rye de- |
barked 3 cargo OF yGaDg lasses, most OF |
whom inevitably went to the bad. Miss I
r 3 intentions are not fmpu2ned, but it /
is asserted to be clearly beyond her abil- I
ity to secure the morale OF young girls /
in . strange land. The girls who have /
fRiled are advised TO reverse the song,
and not Try, Rye, Again" Z So
The eyesight Of the ex-King of Han /
over has OF late improved very much, i
and there is now said to be some hope Of /
its complete restoration. His children, 4
even his handsome young princssses,
are all nesr-sighted. The King still be- 4
lieves iB spiFitualisn, and carefully notes 1
down sll the deans he has. he is I
firmly con Vinced that be willrecoVer his 1
lost throne st no distant day, and speaks 1
in terms of unnlessured contempt of the i
King of Prussia, whom he calls Kossuthis !
and GaribsldPs boon companion, and /
predicts that William the First will be 1
the frst to mount g revolutionary scaf- /
fold. The ex-King lately paid q visit 70 /
the Count de Chsmbord, and had 8 long /
talk with him. The Count believes as /
firmly il his ability 10 establish his /
rights to the throne Of France, As the ex-
King thinks he viii soon again sit on
that Of Hanover.
-Hyaeinthe let his nose to Gil-Psrez
on the following terms: " I. NJ. Hys-
cinthe lets out and eedes his nose 70 VI.
Gil-Perez for the whole term of his en-
gaRamant. To ha eunnlnYed as en- hlam.