Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-10
Foreign Notes.

Or seventy three prisoners for trial
at the last Liverpool Sessions. onlv
five could read and write we'll. Seven.
teen could neither read nor write.
The first italian india rubber manu-
factory has just been started near Nj
Ian, by M. Goulard, whose works near
Paris were destroyed during the war.
The Italians are about to fund a
penal colony beyond seas, and are un-
decided between Borneo and Abvs
sinia.
The underground railways of London
carried forty millions Of passengers
last year.
PRINCE NAPOLEON has sold his estate
OF Pringins to NJ. Lucas, a great con-
tractor from London, for $50, 600 fran
ces. It was sold to the prince for 2, 600.
600 frances.
MADAME MELdUEM, one of Queen
Marie Antoinette's maids Of honor, who
accompanied her unfortunate friend to
the foot of the scaffold, has Just died
at the age of 1O2 years.
The Alpha, the first steam fishing
boat with floating nets ever made in
France, has just been launched at Fe-
camp, q seaport on the English Chan
mel near Havre.
The death has been recorded of Ar
thur Dardenne, the last survivor of the
band which, at the commencement of
the first French Revolution, stormed
the Bastile.
The infant son of the Danish Crown
Princess was christened on the 9TH
inst, at Bernstorff Castle. The Princess
of Wales assisted az godmother, and
the Duke Of Cambridge was one Of the
godfathers.
IT is stated that since Midhat Pasha's
elevation to the Grand Vizierate of
Turkey his Highness has received more
than 5000 kilograms of felicitatlon
from all parts of the empire-from the
heads of communists, guilds. etc.
SWEDEN has three Queens: Queen
Dowager Josephine, mother of the late
and present King; Queen Dowager
Wilhemina, wife the late KING Charles,
and Queen Sophie, wife of the present
King. -.
A LITTLE more than fortnight since,
a lad of fourteen mounted the throne
of Servia. Prince Milan Obrenovic
has under his sovereignty q million and
half of very industrious people, and
is the fourth of his house Who has
reigsed in Servia.
Two pleasing instances of the spread
of the utllitarian philosophy come from
England and Japan. A British agri-
culturist is hauling away the Druidic
ruins at Stonehenge, in order to extend
his turnip field ; and two of the dozen
Yeddo policemen lately sentenced to
death for murder, we're killed by being
used Us targets for the Yeddo rlflemen.
A SOLDIER in barracks at Lyons blew
ont his brains on Aug. 81 by firing his
musket into his mouth. The Petit
Lyonnais states that this man, named
Lezin, had been charged, in the Usual
routine of duty, with the task of pre-
pairing the dinner for his company, but
failed completely, and he became so
affected by the jeers of his comrades
that he committed suicide.
The use of dogs by sportsmen in par
fridge shooting is gradually being
abandoned IN Great Britain. Among
the causes of this change from the old
custom is the removal of hedgerows
and copses, keeping the land free from
weeds and brambles, cutting stubble
close to the gronnd, and drilling tur-
nips in rows through which the birds
can run easily.
The "funeral': of Pere Hyacinthe
took place, according to the London
Echo. on Sept. 5. 1t is the custom
among Roman Catholic religious ecom-
munities to consider any member that
deserts them as dead, and the ceremo-
ny of burying him is gone through.
This was done ut the Convent of Dom
inicans, to which NJ. Hyacinthc Loyson
belonged: A coffin was placed in the
middle Of the chapel, and the custom.
ary burial service cl,antc.l. It IL said
the scene was "most imposing"
A FEW days ago, says the Swiss
Times, q fearful crime was committed |
ut the village of Ergiscl, district of
Loeche, Valais In moment of rage.
caused by drunkenness, a young man
killed his father by stabbing him with
" knife. The father, feeling his end
to he nigh, caused his son to be brought
before him. when he forgave him for
what hr had done, pointed out to him