The New York herald., 1874-08-17

Sury, Tor nine or rem place hunters WIN never long
be wanting, but how to find another poet who
shah combine the humor OF La Fontaine with the
tenderness and weird Iances OF Fo uque, joined TO
the playfulness or Nine. d'Auln9y.
CAN SWEDEN DO ANYTHING
or has the Colossus OF the Moth finally over
whelmed her All who love the good old Scandl.
navian traditions would be sorry TO answer IN the
Affirmative. The people are fine, stawart race
none can surpass them. They have a literature,
too, which, to those who are weary OF fast or ash.
1onable liie Is ike refreshing breeze, reminding
one OF parish churches, cottage hearths and house.
Tegniers Children OF the Lords Supper'' ought
TO De familiar TO every American reader, and Mary
Fredrika Bremers novels to the English speaking
works in any way reflect, swedish IDEAS the
nation has great future. For Western Europe
sweden ought to possess special interest In the
event oil an able and ambitious man ever succeed
ing 10 the Empire and strength OF Russia-surely
no very Impossible event. sweden would he only
100 glad TO get back Lapand ana Finland. and the
U or sc Of e 2,
should they be engaged III struggle with Russia.
The first victory they gained would place st.
GUS fact that the house OF Hanover mas persstenty
sighted Sweden ever since the accession OF the
only European sovereign not decorated with the
Order ol the Garter, and though citizens OF the
United states may laughingly ask II he Is any the
worse 1Or IT, they must recolect that
EUROPE Is NOT YET ENLIGHTENED
quite. Among crowned heads 1t Is etiquette to
be OF the Order OF the Garter. II you are not you
are IN lne position OF an officer excluded from the
reglmental mess. LOUIS Philippe never felt that
he had quite got over his nickname OF 'King OF
the Barricades" till he was maze respectable by
solemn lnvestture with tue blue RIBBON ut Wind
sor: onnappily, the swedish kings have lelt the
slight, Tor III the memoirs OF Lord PamerstOn we
ind lilm writing to British Minister that che"
tCharles XIV "has been
FLYING KITE FOR THE GARTER,
but without effect" At the recent coronation,
England alone OF European Powers, sent no
Prince Arthur to the Norwegian ceremony, thereby
causing no little CONSERVATION to the good people
OF 0nristlaaa, who mad scarcely nouseroom Tor SO
distinguished guest and his suite. He came with
four or five men-oi-war. Small Kingdoms in the
North remind one OF those IN the south. 1t Is not
SO long since
was favored with the blessing OF a pronuncia-
mento, but such events only mean alltJle firing IN
the streets OF Lisbon and lew lives OF idle spec
taors lost The stolld Lusitanlan farmers gather
in their vintage without concern and Op0rt0 mer-
chants securely drug tnelr wines lor New York
anu London stomachs. One Ihlng troubles the
native journalists The spaniards are so fond OF
them as to wish for union-a grand lberc con-
federanon. The naughty Castillau has vague
idea that the accession OF Don Luis to the second
which 1t probably would, only HIS Most Faithful
MaJesty's subjects prefer their own welfare to the
old union under the Philips and how glad
they were to be rid of II. The other MINOR
Kingdom OF southern Europe is Greece. Every
body Knows that the great Powers have guaran:.
teed George l. an allowance OF $4,000 year II
the volatile Athenlans should Kick nim out some
bright ATTIC morning. Now,
KING WITH A RETIRING PENSION
safely secured is not likely to care much about
wnat may happen IN has dominions, especially
when he has no power and all around HIM are OF
doubtful honesty and wisdom. The government
OF Greece ought to De intrusted to sound Ameri-
Prusslan officer as his Minister OF the Interior.
The country would wake up wonderfully under
matlon, King George may take friendly h.nt.
Greece and Mexico are not altogether unlke-in
peaany Of ana IN caves q OF nrs
out IN both countries Maximillan was somewhat
roughly dealt with. fhe Hellenic race could never
abide dummy. In Carlyeun phrase, "Kings must
dO," not merely drive tandem round The Acropolis.
AUSTRIA.
OF the great country which is vitally Interested
In the welfare OF Greece-the compound EInpire OF
Francis Josepn--litte need be SAID. Hungarian
sel-government is daily turning out failure, the
whole arstocracy and people being more corrupt
than Ireland before the Union. Why should not
the brave Magyars spend money ana enjoy them
Vienna Will be obliged to pay at last. OF else there
will be national bankruptcy. But WHO cares
firm hand to govern them and they viii thrive
and be respectable. TIL then Austria must lie
helplessly on her back while the rest OF Europe
talks around her-perhaps considers what Is to be
done with ner 1t Is noteworthy that the Vienna
papers all congratulate England on the result OF
the home rule debate IN the House Of Commons,
and speak leelingiy OF their own experience in
that direction
There is good news from the International San
itary Conference in Vienna, whose committee pro-
poses that In European ports there Shall be no
9uaran Sne; that SHIPS rom Iealtay ports snati
places shall undergo proper supervision; both SICK
and healthy men to pass under revision, and the
sick to be treated according TO the conditions OF the
place; the healthy shall be allowed to depart after
disintection. ANY one VINO has ever been over
trip abroad, to find himself shortly afterwards de-
tanned ior ten days IN unfurnished lodgings under
wt aodS no eoess D % w ~
perativey demanded change. Only those who have
been IN quarantine know Its horrors. Formerly,
as the word indicates, they gave you forty days of
It, How any travellers survived is marvel
THE EAST.
Outside Christend0m the Old World is more
used up than ever. Turkey Is making frantic ell
torts to pay her bondnOlders, and may for q lew
years longer stay the inevitable smash. She has
dinerences with Persia, too, the religious question
being at the root OF them. The Perslans, as you
know, are the dlssenters from the orthodox Mo-
tains that it IS the Sultan guilty OF heresy,
A Few pilgrims recently came to blows and in their
other curious source OF quarrel is the fact that o
nomad tribe, hitherto living in the Ottoman terri
tories, has passed across the frontier into Persia
the Porte very reasonably demands their delivery
or removal TO safe distance, probably rearing
that they will DC mere predatory horde and carry
on guerilla warfare Tor purposes OF 9lackmail,
against their old masters, the government of Te.
heran not being strong enough to keep them in
order. Meanwhile the Official Reuter- informs us
the situation IS strained. NO harm Will happen.
One OF the ambassadors at COnstantinopls Will
patch up the afialT.
tne SHADOW OF German influence is already WIS.,
ible. England and France are not to nave 1t all
Iuclf OWu way. lucy luuSI COnceue eluat ffSnt O1
bullying to all. 80 Consul General Jasmunu has
expressed hls dspleasure at the dismissal OF
NuDar Pacha from tue Ministry OF Foreign Affairs.
Fortunately he was not instructed from Berlin.
On the whole German interference IN Eastern
complications Is likely to be small as the inter-
ests OF the Fatherland are purely commercial and
she can only desire peace There Is no other
movement worth noting IN
NORTHERN AFRICA
except that q revolution mas broken out In Tan.
gler, where 1t seems the rebels got possession Of
otficiai buildings one would not oe, surprised to
a m 10 re nfpA Eorfa
gena were at the bottom OF II, or else the MoOrs
may be beginning themselves to imDtbe the sim
mortal principles OF 1881 The iOlles and vices
OF civilized nations are always adopted by barba-
ran ialtaOrs before the practice OF their virtues
Is dreamed Of Said Hindoo TO a missionary
anxiously lnquring after the spiritual health OF his
parlshi0ner, "faa. yah, sir me very good Chris
tian, SIR, me drink plenty brandy, Sir" Very likely
It VIII end in the Emperor OF Morocco giving par
liamentary government TO his subjects.
THE kHEDivE
has done the same for his. Japan has had Rep
Assembly Tor centuries partly elected