The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-24
FOREIGN GOssiD.

"A special telegraph wire was placed
at the Shafts disposal in Buckingham
Palace, to enable him to hold direct com
munication with Teheran,
In conformity with a special conyen-
ton between the Governments of Germany.
Austria and Italy, the practice of exami.
nation of traveller g luggage on frontier
stations between the three States is hence
forward to be discontinued.
Says gentleman writing from Paris
"Under the new administration the citv il
already undergoing a change, and decid-
edly for the better. The gas burns more
brightly, and the, streets are as clean as
can be-
The New York Tribune CORRESPONDENT
says that Mark Twain is at Edwards
Hotel in London, with an earl on one side
of him and count on the other. and
Disraeli under his feet In the midst of
these aristocratic surroundings he keeps
his loyalty to republican institutions and
hates joke as much as ever.
The elephant in the GEOLOGICAL
Gardens at Marseilles has been sold sever
al times, but, when the time comes for de-
livery, he refuses to bulge an inch from
his comfortable quarters. He eats so
much that the town can afford to board
him no longer, and the people propose to
execute him, making his death useful to
science by testing upon him a new tor
pedo. 1t will be given him in his food.
and will probably give the unhappy
pachyderm an uneasy feeling in his
stomach.
The discoveries of DR.. Leitner in Cen
tral Asia are proving still more important
than at first announced. In list of Lett
ncr's forthcoming publications eleven Ian
guages of heretofore terra snc0gnsta are
accounted for, and maps and photographs
OF the countries and men whose histories
and language DIR. Leitner has introduced
to the world of letters are given. The
countries between Kashmir and Badak-
shan are treated of in his last publication,
which gives us translation of the songs
and legends of the races of Dardistan.
The Paris Figaro says that the Shah's
baggage contains 200 talismans, four of
which it describes. One is a gold star of
five points, and supposed to have been
possessed by the Legendary rustem. 1t is
called Merzoum, and has the reputation
of making conspirators Immediately con.
fess. When the Shah's brother was &C.
cused of treason some time since, the star
was shown him, and, terrified and over.
come by remorse, he avowed his iniqui-
ties. His confession was, of course, at
tributed to its efficacy. He was banished.
The next important talisman is q cube of
amber which fell from heaven in Mahom-
cts time. It is supposed to render the
Shah invulnerable, and he wears it about
his neck. Another is little box of gold,
set in emeralds, and blessed by the Proph-
ct. 1t renders the royal family invisible
as long as they are celibates.
In the pavilion of the Ministry of
Agriculture, at Vienna, floating cannon
ball may he seen. Although weighing
fifty pounds, it lies like down feather on
a silvery mass, consisting of pure quick
one hundred and fifty hundred weight of
this metal is exhibited in large iron
cauldron, offering sight seldom to be
met with, and on it rests the solid iron
ball. It was interesting to observe the
emptying of the quicksilver into its re-
ceptacle. The metal is very cleverly
slowed away in bags of white sheep
leather, specially prepared for the pur-
pose, each containing fifty pounds of the
mass, the bags being tightly bound round
the top, and then put into small wooden
barrels, carefully bunged up. Formerly,
this liquid metal, which penetrates easily
all porous substances, was transmitted in
wrought iron bottles of very expensive
make. Scientific american. -
"A Vienna correspondent writes:
There is singular habit among the
Vienna children and maidens of return.
ing thanks for favor or apresent which
is very startling to q stranger: Your hand
is Immediately seized, kindly and rever-
emily, and kissed, the only words ut
tered being, Il kiss your hand" # any
the street, you must submit to having
your land klssed. At the Cathedral on
afternoon, whilst the ceremony
of confirmation was progressing, this was
almost a. momentary occurrence. It is
customary for the friends and sponsors of
those being cofrmed to present them with