Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-22
Foreign Notes.

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Canary Isles.
An American circus man is going to
take company to Egypt in the fall.
A BALLET has BET produced in
Rome, founded on the story of the
Prodigal Son.
A MIGRATORY German has opened
lager beer brewery in Yokohama, ia
pan.
SEVENTEEN London doctors are to
make summer excursion to Nova
Zembla.
The cross on the spire of the min
ster of Strasburg, which was hit and
damaged by bombshell September
18th last, has been repaired.
"A CREW of Hebrides fishermen are
to row crew from the Royal Navy, Mt
a boat race in Plymouth Roads, in
July.
THE Livona, when she won the cup
at the Harwich regatta, beat such clip
ping yachts ms the Gwendolia, Flying
Cloud, Alcyone and Volante.
The Mutual Aid Society of German
booksellers numbered 2, 500 members
last year. Its receipts during that pc
Rod were 5000, and it's disbursements
Sc, O52 in gold.
The King of Bavaria has had gar
deu laid out on the top of the palace
ut Munich In the center of it is
lake, upon which swans are seen swim
ming.
A PROJECT has been preached for
celebrating next year at Moscow, the
200th anniversary of Peter the Greats
birth by grand national musical fes-
tival. 1t is reported that the govern
ment has signitied its intention of con-
tributing 100, 600 rubles toward carrying
out the notion.
To the memory of Gluck a monument
will be unveiled at his birthplace,
Weidenwang, Bavaria, July 4th next,
1t will consist of a colossal bronze bust
of the renowned German composer,
resting on pedestal of red marble
seven feet high.
AN Australian gentleman, examining
a mining claim, was seized, stripped,
and covered with tar and wool He
went and got himself photographed in
this guize, and sued his assailants for
81, 600 damages, putting in the picture
as evidence.
Mrs. PAULINA LUCIA, the renowned
Berlin opera singer, has been engaged
at 1900 for one month, to sing ut the
performances of the italian opera of
London, and at "a, 200 gold for one
month, to sing ut the performances OF
the Italian opera of st. Petersburg and
Moscow.
THE German University Of Marburg
promoted the communicated Profess
or Dollinger, of Munich, to be honor
airy doctor of laws, and the German
University of Jena awards Gerhard
Rohlfs, famous for his travels in Africa,
the honorary degree of doctor of phil
osophy
Ar Thorn, Germany, they propose to
celebrate the fourth centenary of Nico-
laus Kopernicus February IS, 1878. A
reward of three hundred and fifty dol
lars in gold has already been offered
for scientific biography of the great
astronomer, founded on authentic doc
uments.
THE total receipts of the Central Com
Linden, for the support Of German sol
diers wounded and OF families of Ger
man soldiers fallen during the late
European war, amounted to 81, 60, 926
in gold up to April II, of which sum
nearly one-fourth had come from
America
The Khedive, new steamer built on
the Clyde for the p. and o. Steamship
Company, is valued Mt $3.50, 900. The
same company have forty-six steamers,
which travel more than one million and
a half miles every year.
The head -masterships of the great
public schools in England are very
valuable. Eton is worth about $50, 600,
with large residence Harrow, the
same. Rugby, about $40, 900. In for
mer days head masters usually became
bishops, but they are not so certain of
mitres now.
In Brittany, on certain fete days, the
young ladies appear in red petticoats
with white or yellow borders around
them. The number denotes the por-
ton the father is willing to give to his
daughter. Each white band, repre-
senting-silver, betokens 100f. of rent,
and each yellow band means gold, and
stands for !, 000f. year.
THE Walhalla, near Ratisbon,
erected by King Louis the First of Ba-
varia, has now become the property of
the German Empire, IN accordance
with clause of the testament of the
deceased King. The property is worth
half a million of forms.
JusTUs Won LIEBIa has asked the
King Of Bavaria to grant the sum of