National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-14
FOREIGN PARAGRAPHS.
LNTERESTING NOTES AND TOPICS
FROM THE OLD ToRLD.

LETERESTIEG NOTES AND TOPICS
FROM THE OLD ToRLD.
THE TITLES OF THE GERMAN EMPEROR
POLITICS IN IRELAND HUMBOLDT IN
SIBERIA THEATRICAL FAYoRITES IN
ENGLAND-A VENDETTA IN CORSICA
CURIOUS CUSTOM IN SYRIA,
The Prussian escutcheoa has ffty-one fields,
some additions having beel made In August of
last year-namely, those o. Duke Of Luneberg,
Holstein aud Schleswig, Prince Of East Fries
land and Nassau, and Lord of Frankfort.
Besides being Emperor Of Germany and King
of Prussia, he is Margrave of Braudenburg,
Burgrave of Nuremberg, Count of Hohen-
zollern, Sovereign and highest Duke Of Silesia,
as also of the county of Glatz, Grand Duke of
Lower Rhine and Possn, Duke of sachsen,
Westpt ALA and Engern, OF Pomerania, Luneberg,
Holstein and schleswig, of Magdeburg, Bremen,
Geldern, EleYe, Julich and Berg, as well as Of
the Wends ard Cassubss, of Crossen, Lauen-
burg, Mecklentnrg, Llndgravs of Hesse and
Thuringia; Margraye of the Upper and Lower
Dausitz, Prince of Orange, Prince Of Ruegen,
of East Friesland, OF Paderborn and Prymont,
of Halberssadt, Munster, Minden, osnabruck,
Eildesheim, of Yerden, Cammin Fulda, Nassau
and Moers; Count of Henneberg, Count Of the
Mark and of Rayensberg, of Hohenstein, Teck-
lenberg and Linge0, of Mansfield, Sigmaringen
and Berincen, Lord OF Frankfort. The latter
title gave the Viennese journals at the time
much food for comment. They said that only
one title was lacking to make the series COM
plete-namely, that of King of Jerusalem,
which is at present borne by the Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria. They told the story
how the Emperor Francis was once travelling
through his Austrian dominions and came
finally to the town of Brody, which is inhabited
principally by Jews. Seeing them by hundreds
in the streets as he passed, he exclaimed to his
adjutant, Now, indeed, l can understand why
bear the title of King of Jerusalem" With
objectionable taste the Viennese journals urged
Kaiser William to adopt this title with that Of
Lord of Frankfort.
POLITICS IRREPRESSIBLE IN IRELAND.
fthere be truth in the adage in Uino ueTitGs,
the Irish must surely surpass all other nations
in the intensity of their feelings where politics
or religion are concerned. A study of the po-
lice reports of Dublin, Cork or Belfast cannot
fail TO convince the reader of this fact. From
this source we learn that Mary Farren was
charged with "being disorderly and shouting
for home rule" on Peters Hill, Cork. Miss
Farrea appears to have extraordinary difficulty
in rep.cssing her emotions, for fifteen conyic-
tions were proved against her. About the
same time liquor and their political convic-
: tiOns brought two citizens of Belfast within
the arm of the law, for, while one made night
h;deous by cursing the Sovereign Pontiff, his
adversary reViled his noise by shrleking Gnath
emas at Dutch William, "of glorious, pious
and immortal memory" For how many more
centuries, We wonder, will such bones serve for
contention.
ADVENTURES OF A sAVANT.
A curious note, which comes from Russia, is
of yisi: which Humboldt once paid to Iszym
in Siberia. Carrying a letter of introduction
from the Governor General, he went to the
house Of the chief government functionary of
the place, NJ. Skotin. who was apparently
sort of Goodman Dull of immense selEimport-
ance and ignorance. The first thing that the
Governor General heard Of the sdrGnt was in
q long letter from the wise Skotin:
"Some days ago." he said, ''there came
here German named Gumbolt, dried-up lit |
tie man, looking anything but respectable. As,
however, he brought with him a letter from
your Excellency, in which am directed to
treat him with politeness and consideration,
received him with all due respect. At the
same time, must observe that this individual
seems 10 be very suspicious, and even danger
Gus. From the first he did not please me: he |
gossiped too much, snd did not like the fare |
offered him, though l have a cook, Ferliss, |
who makes excellent pirogs, and would be |
most happy TO offer some to your Excellency. !
- He seemed to despise both myself
and my hospitality, and lie evidently looked |
down upon the most eminent officials of the |
town.
'On the other hand he is continually talking
with the Poles and other political criminals |
under my charge. Your Excellency will for |
give my toldness IN saying this, but these con-
verssticns with political criminals could not |
escape my observation, especially as few days
since, after long conference, he went out with |
them at night to the top of hill which COM
mands the town. There they took out of
case which they had brought with them an in
etrumentjn the shape of long tube, which |
seemed to me and my colleagues like huge
cannon. This they placed on a three-legged
stand, and then aimed IL straight at the town.
Each of them approached the instrument, ap-
parently to adjust it co as to rectify the aim.
Seeing the great danger which threatened the
inhabitants Of the town, which is built entirely
Of wood, l Immediately ordered the town
guard, which consists of q sub-oficer and six
men, to march to the spot with loaded mus
kets, and no: lose sight of the Germans pro-
ceedings. If the mans treacherous designs
prove Whist l suspect them to be, we are ready
to risk our lives for the Gar and for Holy
Russia"
HOW THEATRICAL FAvoRTTEs ARE
MADE IN ENGLAND.
The facts in the case of Kate santley, who
has prosecuted several persons for trying to
hiss her Of the stage, are thus stated: Miss
Kate Santley was engaged at the Alhambra,
where she had become great favorite A
combination had unlawfully been entered into
to prevent that lady from performing, and also
to give prominence to Miss Rose Bell, French
actress. The head and front of this combina-
ton was an individual who called himself the
friend of Miss Rose Bell. He had organized an
opposition, or rather a conspiracy, the expected
effect being to drive Miss Santley from the
stagd. The plan adopted WIS to give free ad-
missions into the theatre to from seventy to
one hundred persons nightly, with directions
that they were to hiss Miss Kate Santley down
and to applaud Miss Bell. The effect of this
system, II it renamed unchecked, must be to
ruin Miss santley and to give Miss Bell the
leading position at the theatre
Two detectives and Two private eopstables
had been employed in tracing out the leaders
Of this conspiracy. They had watched persons
seurinto the theatre, and got a clear case
against several of them. The system of perse-
eution had gone on for some time, and on the
night of the 9TH of March the Kissing was so
tncessant that Miss Kate Stanley was quite
unable to appear. He had the dispositions of
various persons to refer to. One witness had
been asked by the ehiefmoyer to 60 into the gal
lery of the Aihambra to hiss Miss santley, and
he was passed in free orthst purpose. Another
witness would prove that many others were
Sent into the balcony and other parts of the
house for the same purpose. He would fur I
ther prove that these parties were told to hiss I
Miss Santley and TO applaud Miss Bell II