The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18
FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Count Bismarck has been named knight Of the
Baden Order OF Fidelity.
The German journalists will hold Congress at
Vienna from the 24th to the Goth or this month.
The President or the republic Of Venezuela has
recognized the Cuban insurgents as bellIgerents.
The Empress OF the French has sent 1000 francs
to the Yacht Club OF France to be distributed III
prizes.
The Empress of the French has accepted the Sui
tan's invitation to visit Constantinope on her way
to SueZ.
The carpenters OF Leipzig are on strike and de-
mand one thaler per day, which the masters refuse
to accede TO.
Lady Murray, eldest daughter OF the Duke OF
Montrose, has become convert to the Roman
Catholic Church.
A Spectator in Paris proposes to print all the
Paris Journals on one huge printing press and effect
saving OF ten per cent.
The Belgian government has given Rocherort the
option Of leaving that country or disseminating the
publication OF the Lunterne.
The ex-King and Queen Of Naples intend sojourn-
ing at the Lake OF Starnberg until after the conne.
ment OF her Majesty in he autumn.
The French government has oficially Informed the
Court OF Rome that special ambassador will be
sent TO attend the approaching council.
At the recent breakfast given at Buckingham
Palace, in London to the Viceroy Of Egypt, blue
coats and gilt buttons were worn aS full morning
dress.
twenty-five Russian spies are reported to be in
Turkstan dressed as faKirs and 1t Is said that the
Russian troops are preparing to march towards
KhOkana and kOlah.
The vlceroy Of Egypt intends having q foreign
legion, consisting chiefly OF Frencnmen, to be in
garrison at Suez and Ismail. the SPECIAL duty OF
which Will be to guard the canal and isthmus.
The claims instituted by the Bourbon family
against the government Of Italy, IN reference to the
decree OF cOnfscatiOn issued by Garbaldl In the
year $780, have been rejected by the civil tribune Of
Naples.
The forest Of Elzuea. in Spain between Algesiras
and Gibraltar, has just been destroyed by fire over
space OF 1000 acres. That country abounded in
game, and was favOrite shooting ground for the
officers OF the garrison on the rock.
1t is reported that the King Of Prussia has sent
very friendly communication to Napoleon desiring
to know his Views respecting the Scheswig question,
and limiting that the views OF France would be con-
sidered in the eventfu settlement.
The colleges throughout France are to be provided
with ChassepOt rifles, that the students may be-
come accustomed to the hsnding Of arms, and re.
lieved at q later period from the preliminary ex-
erclses OF the National Guard Mobile
weekly journal is announced soon to appear
under the title OF Social Economy and which will
Germany and New York, and which viii be the or,
gan OF the International WOrkmen's Association.
Experiments are being made in Belgium with q
n.t,anleuse invented by M. Montigny. u Is a una.
erymen are enough to manGuvre 1t. IN three min.
ues the nsttrauteuse fired $40 shots, OF which US
hit the target, So missed and 40 missed fire.
The Kl1dderaddtsch, of Berlin, has the following
caricaure on the comparison between the United
States and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the various
sures, when the figure OF the United States appears
to them bearing the following telegram:-"New
York. The national treasury has Increased by ten
millions OF dollars since the beginning OF June.n
One OF the European Finance Mnsters-"Such Eel.
lows az those; why they have not even standing
army and still want to have their say"
The project Of cutting canal through the Isthmus
OF COrinth has again come on the tdDts at Athens.
A glance at the map OF the Mediterranean shows
how important sucn a canal would be for the trade
Of all the ports OF France Italy and Austria with
Smyrna, COnstantinople and the Black Sea. The
ports At both ends OF the canal would not require
INV Var III q q a mazda
would be kept open at very little cost. It's length
would be three miles and three-quarters. This WORK
would cost no more than fleet OF irOn-clads to
drive the Ottoman navy out OF the Mediterranean
for which the Greeks are raising subscriptions.
The Bulletin DE Lois gives the following statistics
OF the increase OF the population OF France during
the last twenty years:--ln 1846 the number OF In
habitants amounted to 80, 400, 4s8 IN 1855 10
36 039 1874 and IN 1866 to 3s06 094. The increase In
the first ten years was $685. $685. and In the second
years 2,027,730. The large increase during the
second period Is due to the annexation OF savoy and
Nice N 1860. In 1868 there were 938, 067 births,
1885, 607 deaths and $50 600 marriages. In 1868 there
were 0U625s births, sS4 573 deaths and s02 1855 mar
raQes.