New-York tribune., 1872-10-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The King of Denmark has appointed the
Prussian General Blumentha q Commander OF the
Order of the Dannebrog. 1t in the SchleswigH Hol
stein that Bumenthal first gained fame as q
soldier
DR.. Hepner, the editor of the VolkStadt and
a wekuown socialist, has been arrested by the Leipsc
police for having attended the congress Of the Irna
oa at tue Hag9e te n redn
within their jurisdiction
The elections of members of the Folkething
were held on Sept 20 for the whole of Denmark The
contest in many places between the Conservatives and
Democrats was very hard At Copenhagen all the Con
servave candidates reelected although the Demo
Gratis and Socialists made efforts to votes
from the working GLASSES, aud had nominated socaisto
candidates.
One result of the strike in the building trade
In London been the formation of cooperative build
ing company Each workman Is to be shareholder, II
possible and half the profits after paying 10 per cent
he subscribed capital is 10 be divided among the en-
voy6s The nominal capital Is $4,000 In shares OF s.
each. and the directors are several Weiknown
workingmen.
The Italian Liberals received Pere Hya-
cinthe's letter announcing his marriage with every
ina gnabe weapon of and ridicule The is
that they have no idea Of reformed church. considering
that such proposal hampers the question at Issue with
derstandlng with governing body of the Church. and
IL the Will but undertake. TO leave politics alone 1t
may, for all the Italian Liberals care, frame what
dOgmas 1t pleases.
The death of the Pope's elder brother,
Giuseppe Masta has reminded Europe that the Pope
himself completed his sOth year the 18th OF last May
In the of nature the Concave Will be called
upon 10 elect his successor where the Concave
be heldf IL be taken for granted that indie
pendent session is impossible in ROme and Austrian
Trent Malta and Monaco spoken Of especially the
latter where the COnclave "cOud be protected by the
combined fleets Of France and Austria"
1t is said that over 100 students are now en-
ployed at Yedo in codying and simplifying the Japan
ese characters with view Of adapting them TO the rep
resentaton Of sounds used In foreign languages. A
scheme TO supply the japanese with phonetic alphabet
capabe OF representing OF the % European
eOnsOnant and vowel sounds, well their native
sounds will shortly be submitted-the characters being
founded on the outlines Of the present Erohd.
1t is almost a certainty that the next House
OF Commons will contain wOrkingman, II not
large district round Norfolk Inhabited chiefly. by
miners and colliers, included in that borough by
late act These men, welding the voting power OF the
borough, have determined 20 be represented by man
nom among themselves and have chosen Mr.. Thomas
Burt Secretary Of the Northumberland Miners Union,
a. tr c.Ddldatc He seems 10 be fitted ia an eminent
egree or member Of Parament, being described as
cIlr enreWd tinker, born orator, man OF studied
hodera lion but Of indOmitable resolution.
Nature. the most influential journal in the
English language devoted to scientific investigation in
referring 20 the report which recently appeared in THE
TRIBUNE the meeting al Dubuque ofthe American As
sOciaton fOt the Advancement Of science says; There
scarcely De imagined striking indication or
the root that Science taking an America than ts ior
the report has neccsstaed 2iOO miles of travel
and the white heat VI political contest " raging ana
yet II appears In other words. knowing the ciefcFbess
VI 0uI uansaIantIo cousls-it paysP