The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-07


Is in dispute, and about two hundred witnesses
must be heard on oath. The Senator Obolenski
was called as witness, but he claimed the
privilege OF his rank and did not appear The
court of justice therefore decided to proceed I'm
solemn procession, with all its officers prisoners
witnesses, etc. to the dwelling of the prince.
Might not some such step be taken with advan-
tage IN this country on certain occasions 1t Is
well known that many persons summoned to
serve as jurors prefer being fined to attending
the court; but If an honest juryman knew that
ehe result OF his not answering when his name
was called would probably be the appearance of
the judge, the counsel, the plaintiff, the defend
ant, and the officers of the court, with the more
conscientious Jurymen, at his private residence,
and that, without reference to his carpets or his
domestic arrangements generally, the cause
would come on for hearing in his dining or
drawing-Toom, he might be induced to take
strictor view of his public duties.
The building formerly known as the High
School at Warsaw was converted into Russian
university a few weeks ago, and it has now been
carefully stripped of all the characteristics of
Polish Institution. Over the gateway gigantic
Russian eagle has been erected, with the words,
Imperial University inscribed in Russian
characters on each side of it. In the interior of
the building all the Polish inscriptions have
been obliterated and replaced by Russian ones
In the great hall opposite the entrance is por-
trait in lfe-size of the Emperor Alexander H..
the founder of the university. All the announce
ments on the notice-board are also in the Rus
sian language, and the beadles and other SER
wants have received strict instructions not to
answer any one who addresses them in Polish.
The chair of Polish language and literature has
been abolished, and that of canon law has been
replaced by one of Byzantine law. Finally, as
II TO initiate the appearance of u Russian uni
versity in its smallest details a regulation has
just been published by the inspector forbddng
the students under severe penalties to wear
boards or moustaches.
"A correspondent at Vienna writing on the
l4th ult., says:-"There is great agitation in
political circles here about the proposed reform
Constitution TNpo anf fboA oYDr,tio II,
the Reichsrath are elected by the various pro-
yincial diets from among their members, and
Dr Giskra, Minister of the Interior, is preparing
y bill to amend this system by introducing direct
elections, as in other countries. This proposal
has been received with much opposition in the
Slavonic diets which look upon it as a fresh
attempt to subordinate them to the German ele
ment and 1t is said that several of the Ministers
wish to overcome the objections of these diets
by giving them larger powers of local admins
trat1on. have reason to believe that Count
Beust inclines to the views of this party and
that great concessions are to be made to the
various nationalities, especially the Poles who
are to have chancellor to represent their in
terests in the Cabinet and the same local powers
as Crotia now possesses in the Hungarian half
of the empire"
"A German paper tells an odd story of a trick
played the other day on landowner in agri-
cultural district of Silesia. This gentleman, a
Herr Schrei, had q quarrel with neighbor,
which led to a strong correspondence, and in
one Of his letters he greatly provoked his anita
gonist by speaking ironically of the 'Attic salt"
with which he favored his epistolary STYLE A
few days after there appeared in the local paper
the following advertisements salt and
other salts for cattle may always be obtained at
my farm.-Schrei." This advertisement imme-
diatey attracted the attention of q jealous Off
cial who was employed in the district to admin
lister the salt monopoly of the government, and
he directed one of his subordinates to go at once
30 Herr Schreis farm and search the premises
for the salt in question. The subordinate, after
going all over the farm and looking in every
corner for the smuggled commodity, reported as
follows:-"H Having learnt from the local paper
that foreign salt under the name of Attic salt
had been imported into this district, searched
ahe house and farm of the farmer Schrei, who
had been suspected of the fraud, but no trace of
Attic salt was to be found about him.
1t may interest the disciples of Gall and
SpurZheim to learn that Tropmann, the ''as-
sassin la mode" in Paris has been subjected
to the scrutiny of N. Berger, French profess
sor of phrenology. The results of his investiga-
tons are, at least, startling; and to the uniniti
| ated might appear contradictory The most
highly developed organ of Tropmann's head is
thelove of children. With the memory of his
recent exploits fresh in ones mind, this an
nouncement is calculated to take one by surprise,
but the learned professor explains that an abb
normal development of the bumps OF combatiye-
ness, secretiveness, and acquisitiveness enable
an otherwise benevolent person to overcome his
philanthropic tendencies. The well-known NJ.
~ Desbarolles has also been admitted to examine
the hands of the Pantin murderer but his re-
he reads the sign of many evil passions, and
traces q general resemblance between his fingers
and those of the notorious Dumollard, who was
executed few years ago for having murdered
sixteen girls in seven years.
Saws the Pau Mall Gdsette-"Some three
or tour years ago commission sat upon the
question of the fees levied upon the creation o.
dignities and other kindred matters, and agreed
upon report; the question has since remained
in abeyance but we believe that lately 1t ha
been revived and that it is the intention OF tht
! Government to take action in the matter no
solely with view of relieving those whom thu
Crown has thought proper to honor from pay
ment of the charges in question: but also to save
the country from an expense which it certainly
The heaviest fees are those charged upon thu
appointment of Knights of the Garter, an(
where, as Is always the case, Princes OF thu
4 Blood Royal receive this dignity, the Treasury
unless we are misinfOrmed, mainly bears the ex
pense of the fees a large portion OF which flow
into the pockets OF sinecurists. This seems har'
on those who have personally to pay the ices OF
decoration, but harder still on the undecorate'
taxpayer who has all the expense and no sta
or garter. , .-.,,,-
! exposes us are many and great. but Frenc
Y paper reveals one which is both new and terri
ble We learn from it that a certain Madam
d, was travelling from Bordeaux to Paris, an
occupied the eighth place in ladies carriage
She got out at a station, but left her shawl o.
her Seat as q retainer. On returning she foun
4 her place occupied by an old lady. An alterca
tion ensued, the old lady being obstinate an
Madame d. equally so. In the middle OF til
discussion the train began TO move, and Madam
d. could only spring hastily into smoking cal
riage, where she had to remain for two hours i
"A the greatest discomfort. having great dislik
TO tobacco At length, the train stopped, an