Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-20

Foreign Gossip.

The English Parliament will meet Feb
ruaryS
"A Viennese astronomer has just COM
rleted an atlas of the moon.
The transient population of Paris is
one hundred and fifty thousand. so
Napoleon is going to stamp the pro-
.,e Of his sons face on the French coin.
Eugene gave away over two hundred
rings as souvenirs during her Eastern
tour.
The first musical paper ever published
in Russia has lately appeared at st. Peters
burg.
-ALiverpool mock auctioneer has been
sentenced to penal servltude for seven
wears for defrauding a woman OF about
I've dollars.
There are two printing Offices in
Sweden carried on exclusively by females
one in Hudiksval, and one in Christian
aadt.
The wages of agricultural laborers
vary in different parts of England from
eight shillings to eighteen shillings per
week. i'l7o1 i'l
France and Germany in the year 1869
lthe month of December not included,
than in any other year.
On New Years the new Bankrupt
law went into force in England. 1t re-
Quires bankrupt to pay ten shillings in
round, or he fails to get protection. I'm
der the late law man came out free even
if he could not pay sixpence.
"A Roumanian Project, being at an
evening party recently at Bucharest, took
occasion to pop the question to the
daughter of his host. The young lady re-
fused TO marry him, and he Immediately
shot her dead. He was arrested.
"A man has been brought before a
magistrate in London for refusing to con-
tribute to the support of his grandfather.
No law was found to compel him to do 80,
though grandfather is legally liable for
The support of his grandchildren.
Tile University of Edinburg has made
arrangements to enable ladies to study
medicine, They are taught in separate
classes from the men. Five lady students
have already presented themselves for the
medical naturalization examination.
"A British sailor, invaded home from
China, who had manifested great anxiety
70 reach England, was being carried
ashore at Woolwich Dockyard, when, on
being placed on a stretcher on the ground,
he said, II have arrived home at last" and
Immediately expired.
The Economist sums up the financial
condition of France thus: In 1868 and
oh nv
G73,000,000 with an income of 10000, 900.
In 1867 the deficit was 100000. The
consolidated debt of the country stands at
e500,000,000, besides floating debt of
e32,720,O0O The revenue increases at
about the rate Of 100000 per annum.
AT public fair in Moscow, the En-
peror, Alexander of Russia, held out his
hand to an old gypsy woman, and wanted
TO know what would happen to him. The
old woman looked into his hands, shook
her head, and said Beware of 1878. /
see blood for you in that year!" The EN-
peror, who is very superstitious, grew
pale, and left the fair without saying
another word.
Birmingham, England, has just had her
tenth annual dog show, numbering thou
sands of CANNES, valued at 800 and up
wards The rent of the hall for the exhi
btion was $4,000; $4,000 were given in
prizes, and the receipts were some $4,000,
the admission on the aristocratic days be-
ing $125. One of the dogs exhibited has
been sold for $2,250 gold.
Every citizen of France aged twenty
one years has right to address petitions
10 the Senate, and the average number
sent each session is 600 The majority of
them are grotesque. There was one last
year Ia favor of a tax on bachelors, and
another praying that all newborn chill
dren might be tattOoed at the Marie with
serial number, so as to facilitate their
Identification in the event Of their turning
olt criminals
The practice of making New Years
calls in st. Petersburg is very rlgidly fol-
lowed, but there is way in which one
may avoid it, and at the same time hold
his position in society. He has only to
give, five or ten rOubles to some recognized
public charity, and have the donation &C.
nowledged in the papers on New Years
morning. He may then stay at home at
his ease, and his friends will take no
ohcuoC' LFcly 1tCW Cdi uoy VIC Wv
Petersburg papers contain two or three
columns, of the names of persons who
have thus exempted themselves from the
demands of society.
The first week of December was 80
cold in many parts Of Poland and Gal
licia that hundreds Of wolves were found
dead in the fields. Hunger had driven
them from the forests, to seek for food in
ihe villages, but the intense cold had
killed them. A great many accidents are
reported; in some instances the Infatuated
animals attacked lonely houses and killed
or wounded whole families At Gregoro-
now the priest was sitting with three of
his friends at the supper-table. Suddenly
The gate leading out of his yard into an
open field fell down with tremendous
noise. The priest took candle, and, &C.
eompanied by one of his friends, went out
into the ward to see what might be the