Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-02


LONDON, July There is a good old
story OF q sailor on board one of Her
Majestys frigates, which was lying at
anchor near one OF the South Sea Isl
pnds, and which had been boarded by
a number Of the petty kings and chiefs
of the savages. One Of these poten-
tates, wandering about the ship, mis-
took a wind sail, putfed out with wind,
for mast, and leaned with his back
against 1t, the consequence being that
he fell through the hatchwaY and dis
appeared. A sailor saw the catastro-
phe, and, walking up to the officer OF
the deck, he touched his hat and said,
Il axes your pardon, sir, but one OF
them kings has tumbled down the main
hatch" Sovereigns were not so plenty
on board that ship, however, as they
are i'll London to-day; and wherever
you go you see or hear of one of them
kings" To-day, for instance, there are
are IN London. through one cause OF
another, the following crowd of empe-
rors, empre8ses, queens, princes and po-
tentates Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
His Majesty the Emperor of the
French and the Empress, His Majesty
the Emperor of Brazil and the EN-
press, the Imperial Prince and Princess
of Germany, the Prince and Princess of
Wales, Prince Albert, Duke of Edin-
burgh, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold,
the Princess Louise.
And the whole long list of FFthe rest
of the Royal Family" The arrival of
the Imperial Prince and Prin cess of
Germany, which happened yesterday,
is the latest sensation Of the season
The churlishness of the Queen, lii re-
fusing to offer to her daughter and her
soD-in-law the use of one Of her palaces,
and in compelling them to choose be
tween going to hotel Gas the Emperor
OF Brazil has done) or accepting the
hospitality of the German Ambassador
his house in Carlton Terrace, has
revoked much comment, and the fact
that her Majesty has come to town to-
day to go to a garden party, and has
not either gone to see her daughter OF
received a visit from her, proyokes still
more speculation. "What is the mat
ter ~ It is asked "Does the Queen
still resent the interference of certain
parties in Berlin in the matter of the
marriage between the Princess Louise
and the Marquis of Lorne, or has some
new cause of disagreement arisen be-
tween mother and daughter, or between
mother-in-law and son-in-law?" Every
one asks these questions, but no one
answers them SO can throw no light
on the subject.
The Prince and Princess arrived at
Gravesend yesterday at O'Clock, IN
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
which brought them from Ostend.
They were met by Count Bernstorlf and
his attaches, Lord Sidney. Lord Fltz-
rov aud Coiane7 Tn Plat. and they
landed amid the noise of salute from
a Russian corvette which was lying in
the harbor. and from the guns of the
batteries on shore and the cheers of q
crowd of spectators. Tile royal party
came ashore in pinnace, and "jump-
ing ashore the Prince extended his
hand to the Princess, who quickly fol
lowed, and their imperial highness
then stepped out briskly, preceded by
Lords Sydney and Fitzroy, the Prin-
cess leaning on herconsort's arm, while
Frederick Wilhelm, sprightly lad OF
II years, linking his arm i'll that of his
mother, walked jauntily along. Then
came a nurse with the baby Alice and
Heinrich, the second son, two or three
maid-seryants bringing up the rear OF
this little procession"
At the embassy, where the royal visi-
tors arrived at 7 o'clock, a very pretty
little fete had been arranged in honor
of their arrival. The hall was filed
with flowers and plants, and on the
table lay boquet for the Princess and
) q laurel wreath for the Prince.
In the house were the Prince and
Princess Of Wales, but they shortly
took their leave, and their imperial
l highnesses then went to dinner After
dinner $50 singers from the various
, German musical societies III London,
: under the leadership of SirJulius Bene
l dict, assembled on the terrace III front
| of the house and sang "Der Gesang,
can das Vaterlandt, and ''Das Deutsel
; Lied.
= To-day the imperial guests are belns
= entertained at a banquet at the EN-
bassy, and tonight they will visit th'
: opera at Convent Garden. The Prime
: has grown old since | last saw him-ht
l l is Al years old now-but he looks ever.
cess, who is ten years younger seem
. to grow more and more like her roya
: mother. She is herself now tie mothe
q of six children, and has had to bear til
i SORROW of the death of her fourth child
, who died five years ago. Some of th
! papers say that the Prince has com
over to spy out the weakness Of til
Il land and TO visit the field of the g Bat
{ tie of Dorking," but probably he is o
: more peaceful thoughts intent.
u u The Emperor and Empress of Brazl
= continue to astonish London by pen
2 sisting in their practice Of having
I breakfast at five o'clock in the morn
, ing, Just as society is preparing to g
;, to bed, and doing all their sight-seein
L L in the early morning hours. 1t is yer
e shreWd in them, for thus they escap
= being mobbed by the well-dresse
L crowds who would run them down
= they went about town in the Afternoon
- They have already ''done' the princip,
q sights In the West End and they hay
= been to the Tower. ST. PauL's. Wes
y minister Abbey, the Parliament Houses
- Hlghgata Cemetery Ito see Colerdge
~ tomb), Westminster Hall (to hear tn
:, I1chborne case), Windsor Castle (to Sc
= the Queen), Bushey Park to see til
~ ~ review (Which they did not see becaus
le nobody had had The politeness to sen
= them ticket of admission TO I'll
IL grounds,) and the east of London, il
- cludlng the markets, the Thames Tu
II mel and Billingsgate. His Majest,
- - who Is 46 years old, is IN person yer
~ handsome and in manner most pleasal
y and courteous; he is an extremely i'll
- scholar, is very fond of study and
:. the arts, and speaks with ease aud CO
= rectness English, French, German
y" Italian and Spanish.
A FISH STORY 1916, Mrs. Paulil
IL Burnham was married at Poole, En-
e. land. In 1861 she was one of several hu
S, dred passengers lost III the Allans' lii
st steamship Anglo-Saxon, off Chanc
I'll Cove, Newfoundland In 1860, fishe
man, john Potter, found signet rim
bearing the initials, ''P. B." in Il
stomach Of a Goldfish which he had ca