Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
Foreign Notes.

MIR. HOLMAN HUNT famous picture
of I" The Shadow Of Death" has been
inspected in London by no fewer than
1000 persons.
OVER 100000 Circassians have emf
grated from Russia to Turkey, and
more are preparing to follow.
FORTY noblemen, artists and journal
lists in Paris, have formed league for
the purpose of kissing without mercy
all immoral pieces and actresses who
strive for fame by means of jewelry and
good looks instead of talent.
The Royal Marchioness Of Lorne has
acquired plebeian sister-in-law
through the marriage of Lord Walter
Campbell to the daughtero of Mr.. Minis,
a Glasgow manufacturer.
The City of London Theatre, wholly
reorganized and remodeled under the
auspices of the East London Temper
ance Association, has been converted
into a Workingmen's Club, Reading
Rooms and Temperance Institute.
MAoAU1AY had prodigious memory,
and was wont to say he knew Milton's
Paradise so veil that he could restore
the first six or seven books i'll case they
were lost.
HAWTHORNE, speaking of England,
says: "Ihe extent over which her do
minions are spread leads her to fancy
herself stronger than she really is; but
she is not now really powerful empire
she is much like huge squash vine
which runs over whole garden, but if
you cut it at the root it is at once de-
| strOyed."
ABOUT $4,000 have been subscribed
to the fund raising il Edinburgh for
statue of the late Dr. livingstone The
design accepted for the statue is that
Of Mrs. Hill, sister of Sir Noel Patton.
THE celebration of the reopening Of
the Worcester Cathedral, which has oc-
cupied a week, had a remarkable ter
mination when 1,500 members Of the
Associated Church Choirs Of the Arch
deaconry OF Worcester assisted at two
full choral services in the Cathedral.
AMONG the marvellous eats performed
by Hermann, the famous prestidigita-
teur, while in London, was the produc-
ton of live baby from lady's bonnet.
JACOB WAINWRIGHT, the black boy who
accompanied Dr., Livingstones remains
to England, will, after some further
training, return to his native country
to be employed as teacher in the
church Missionary SocietS's East Afri-
can Mission.
ONE Of the most recent advertising
novelties in London is a system Of
printing advertisements upon eggs, and
in several of the. windows Of the pro-
vision merchants may be seen a guam
tity of them inscribed with al manner
of notices.
PROF. TYNDALL suddenly disappear
ed recently while on visit to the Isle
of Wight His alarmed friends search
ed for him and found him on a cliff,
where he had climbed in quest of geo.
logical specimens. A rope was procur-
ed and the learned Professor was safely
landed, with no otherinjury than soiled
clothes.
IT now appears from statements in
the English papers that neither the
Vile du Havre, the Europe, the Am
cirque nor the France was ever entered
OF classed in Lloyd's Register Of Ship
ping.
By return just issued the area Of
London is 122 square miles The river
is crossed by seventeen bridges The
average daily supply Of water is 514,
$50 metric tons, and the annual ratable
value of property is 100000, 900 ster-
ling. Last year the number of births
was 121, 100 in ffty-three weeks, Or
1926 weekly and as the deaths were
Is. 654, or ,446 weekly, the excess Of
births over deaths was 43, 467 or 839
weekly.
The latest and a rather significant
novelty in Paris is the appearance of
apparently genuine fve-franc pieces
with the imprint of the head Of young
Napoleon. and the words, g Napoleon
~, Empereur,' on the one side, and
the Imperial arms on the other. The
word ''Essai,' engraved in small letters
on the coin, protects it against govern
ment interference.
A COLLECTOR Of taxes at Messina, It
ally, was lately shot through the head
by man who entered his Office and
said ;" Die, with your taxes.
A BELGIAN journal states that the
marriage of the Princess Louise with
Prince Ferdinand Of Saxony will take
place at the end of August next
The German Reichstag is hereafter
going to do its voting by telegraph.
Inc wires are TO De so arranged Jnat
each member canindicate his vote from
his seat In front of the seat are two
buttons, one indicating yes, the other
no. A pressure on the button telegraphs
the vote to a circular table, in front of
the Presidents desk, upon which the
names of all the members are written
down, SO that Immediately after press
ing the button each member can see a
piece Of paper appear under his name
with his yes or no on it
ASTONISHING Pew nerSOnS are aware