The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-20
FOREIGN NOTES.
Arrival of the s.eemshIp Rhoin-EurOpenn

Arrival Of the SteamshIp Rhein-EurOpean
The steamship Rhein, which sailed from
Bremen June a. and Southampton June z, ar
rived at New York on Saturday. We take the
following items of interest from foreign papers
received
The Greek residents in England have sub.
scribed total of mors than G250O for Mrs.
Lloyd, whose husband was murdered by the
brigande.
The police of Geneva have arrested NJ, Net
chaef. the man whose eXtradItion has been
claimed by the Russian Government. AS there
is no convention, however, between Russia and
Switzerland for the giving up of refugees, it is
probable that Mr.. Netchaef will merely be forced
to leave the Swiss territory.
The Carnarvon Herald states that Mr. Bright's
health continues steadily TO improve and the
right honorable gentleman is able to take regu-
lar walking exercise, the weather being mild
and favorable. Mr. Bright still stays at the 81.
Georges HOTEL with Mrs. Bright, and the family
remain at Oakley House.
The London Observer understands that Sir
Charles Morddunt intends to appeal from the
decision oil the Court of Divorce to the House of
Lords at the earliest opportunity, and thus to
obtain hearing of his suit against Lady Nor
daunt
Arrangements are in progress for the meeting
of the National Association for the Promotion
of Social Science, which will be held in
Newcastle upon Tyne, in the last week in Sep
tember. The meeting of the association will be
held under the presidency of the Duke of North
umberland.
On SATURDAY.. June 4, Mr.. Robert Rankin,
head of the firm of Rankin, Gilmour u Co.,
ship-owners aud merchants, Liverpool, and for
many wears Chairman of the Mersey Docks and
Harbor Board, died at his residence, Bombo-
rough Hail. Cheshire. Mr.. Rankin had been
ailing for long time past, and never rallied
from the sudden shock he received last year,
when his only daughter the wife of Mr.. David
MacIver, of The Cunard Company, was drowned
while bathing at Beaumaris.
Regarding the Biblical revision scheme, the
John Bull says-"We have great pleasure in
toft hat hn maj ify nf fhn nfprp
lists asked by the Committee of Convocation to
assist in the revision of the authorized version,
have accepted the invitation in the most cordial
terms. Some few who have at present declined
have done so in the most flattering manner, and
as, from the tone of those who have declined 1t
is hoped that several will reconsider their re-
fusal, it will not be well to omention their names.
DR.. Newman, whose letter was friendly in the
extreme, must, we fear, be considered to have
definitely refused
The Duke of Edinburgh, on leaving India,
addressed letter of farewell to Earl Mayo,
which was read by His Excellency at u banquet
at Lahore on the 5th of May. The Duke says
that he expressed in official replies the graft
tude he felt for the kindness and hospitality
everywhere shown to him, but is now anxious
to give utterance to his thanks in less formal
manner. "When l returned to England two
years ago" he adds, 'the Queen was pleased to
grant me request that had made long before,
and to confer upon me an honor that have
coveted for years-that of being the first mem
ber of the royal family to visit India" The
Duke says that his anticipations of Oriental mag
nifcence were more than realized by what he
saw. He is the bearer of q message of loyalty to
the Queen.
correspondent of the London Daily Ne,oS
writes:-It is reported that an American pub
fishing firm endeavored to make an arrangement
with the Anglo-American Telegraph Company to
have transmitted to them from London the
whole of Mr.. Disraeli's "Lothair, on the hypo-
thesis that ten days start of their rival pub
fishers would compensate them for the outlay.
following fipurpS exhibit n
this undertaking: are 9S2 pages in
the three volumes of 'Lothair," with
an average of 1850 words per page, giving total
of 157, 100 words. The present rate for Ameri-
can messages is 30s. for ten words, and the cost
of wiring Lothair would therefore amount to
f22, 568. Supposing the company were willing
to work this lengthy and interesting message at
halt price, the cost would still amount to
Ell, 784. This sum, at ST. per copy retail
(Which would probably be the American price,,
would necessitate the sale of nearly so, 600
copies before this primary cost of telegraphy
was covered, without reckoning the cost of pro-
duction."
The inevitable results of NJ. Haussmann's long
reign of extravaganza are now appearing in the
precise shape predicted. The city can no longer
find funds to go on with the public works he
projected and the question arises, What is to
become of the workmen attracted to Paris, to
the great detriment of agriculture, by the bait
of high wages The following petition, signed
by almost all the principal building contractors
of Paris, has been presented to the Corps Legis.
latif:-The undersigned have the honor to call
your attention to the consequences of the sus-
pension of the works of the city of Paris
Very many unfinished buildings are al
this moment threatened with total ruin, or al
least can never be repaired without ruinous eX-
pense. The builders, who employ among then,
as many as 200, 900 workmen in this capital are
in great distress. Many of them who lately had
1000 hands in their employ now not able to
keep on more than hundred. Nine-tenths oi
the men thrown out of work are in destitute
condition. Our plant and tools are going te
destruction. The cessation of public building
checks private works. And to aggravate oul
position, we cannot get the city to pay the large
sums of money owing to us. All, masters and
men alike suffer from this state of things, which
cannot be prolonged without serious danger
We therefore pray your honorable Chamber tt
take steps as speedily as possible to avert the
calamity which threatens us, for everything nov
depends upon you.