The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

Nearly Si2. 800 has been subscribed
i'm Lancashire To the statue OF the late Earl
of Derby. This includes the penny sub
scriptions of about $4,000 workingmen.
Eliza Cook. the poetess is living at
Wimbledon. England, with the we'll
earned satisfaction Of "A pension Of ElOO,
but with the discomforts of ill-healih and
fiity-tive years.
The Duke Of Edinburgh has been ap-
pointed a Colonel in the Prussin army.
This i the first instance on record of an
English prince obtaining Prussan com
mission. English princes have been hon
ogary Colonies. but Prince Alfred j. the
first who has ever really held Colonies
rank in the army.
The late King Of Saxony was one of
those driving. restless men. who get into
the habit of going over their kingdoms in
i'm an unexpected way 10 see how the state
institutions were working. One day his
majesty appeared at the telegraph office of
small station. taking the clerk by sur
prise. The clerk had barely time to tele-
graph 10 his colleague at the next station,
1.-The King has just arrived on visit OF
Inspection" before he was summoned TO
give details Is to the number of dispatches
received, number sent. etc. Presently a
message came along the wire. which the
aerk read with much embarrassment.
''What are the contents of the dispaichy'
inquired the King. The official -tam-
mercd out that the contents were unim-
portant. but. a his royal master insisted
on being informed of them. the unhappy
clerk was at last compelled To acknowl-
edge that he had autographed To his neigh
Dor, 1.-The King has just arrived" and that
the answer he had received ran thus. 1.-The
King pokes his nose into everything"
Marshal Bazaine now occupies the room
in which the Man with the Iron Mask Ian
gulshed so many years. and from the Win
dow of which the unknown prisoner flung
into the sea the silver plate on which he
had previously scratched his name and
history. In view of the prisoners window
stands Cannes and the luxuriantly covered
hills of Cannot. backed by the splendor of
the Alps. The room j. lofty, and contains
fireplace and large. grated window.
The prisoner is allowed a servant. med
zeal man. and a priest. An altar has been
erected at the end of the narrow passage
from which the room opens. The prisoner
daily PAGES up and down the little terrace
near his room in the fortress. He has his
son, a little boy of seven years. with him.
and Colonel Nillette. his faithful friend
and companion. who sent i'm his resigna-
ton in order to be with his former CON-
mander. Madame BaZaine is at Cannes.
The fort is garrisoncd by two com; ,anes
of the One Hundred and Eleventh Rcgi-
ment of the Line.
The marriage of the Duke of 1t. Al
bans. the quondam boon companion of the
Prince of Wales in his bachelor days-thc
modern Poyns-is chiefly interesting from
the personages most nearly concerned in
II. The Duke j. a young man of prepos-
scsSing appearance. with curly hair and
dark complexion. and is the direct de
sccndant OF Nell Gwynn, the pretty and
sprightly iaVOrite of the merry monarch.
Charles III. Nell Gwynn's son. Charles
Beauclerk. was created Duke of 1T. Al
bans. and became a noted character in his
day. marrying the Lady Diana DE We're,
the sole and last heiress of the famous
Earls OF oxford of that name, and hold
Ing high offices abOIt the Court. The
presen Duke. having sown ms wild oats.
has taken keen interest in politics as a
Liberal. and is tavorably noted for having
granted TO the members of the churches,
the livings of which he owns, to choose
their own rcctors, instead OF appointing
them himself. He married beautiful and
amiable daughter of General Grey. the
brother of Earl Grey, some years since.
and her death scemeda personal loss tothc
ROYAL circle. wherein She was much be-
loved. The Dlke's second choice. Miss
Grace Osborne. Is the only child of Bornal
Osborne. membcrof Parliament for Water
ford. and relative of the Duke Of Leeds.
best known as the wit par excellence of
the Iiouscof Commons. BY this marriage
the Duke OF ~ Albans will become the
heir of MIR. Osbornc's extensive Irish
estates. and being a Young man of sense.
il j. likely that ne will settle down into "A
hard-working peer and attentive
and liberal landlord. His rank and posi-
ton are singular commentary on the
benefits of being even an Legitimate de-
-ccndant Of king.-London Letter.
Odds and Ends.