Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14
Fresh Foreign News.


SWITZERLAND weeps over homeward-
bound tourists. ,w...Ht
BISMARCK has prodigal son of the
old-fashioned kind.
Louis, of Bavaria, talks of building
more Wagner opera houses. rsaJ r.al4
PATTI hrs warbled from the stage of
the new Opera House in Paris. a
If you say Exposition " to all official
In Vienna, expect to be knocked down.
, JOAQUIN MILLER was very much an
noyed ir Milan to be pointed out by a
Boston man as ''that long haired, dirty
looking fellow" H-. .l
BERLIN ladies' wear Paris fashions
just as they used to before the war, not
withstanding their protestations that
they never would. .s-..4a = RI 4
The Sultan is expected to start on a
tour around the world at once, as DIR.
Mary Walker has arrived in CONSTANT
nople, painting still
KING WILLIAM is in better health now
| than for ten years. He takes deep in
terest in all affairs of State, and by no
means wishes he were dead. 4" is~....
FIGARO calls him Mr.. Stillson, and
says he has grand head. A Manches-
ter paper got it Tileton Variety is the
spice of life, and what's in name is
their argument. +A
HOTEL KEEPERS at Nice are brushing
up preparatory to the commencement of
another season. Last year business
was said to have been unprecedentedly
dull there. age a.e
THERE is no longer any Fashion Or
"society" in Madrid. All the aristo-
Gratis and old families have left the
country never to return, and there is no
more social gossip in the city. ar4l...
SOMEBODY recently ran away with
somebody else's wife in Baden-Baden,
and for time there was great excite
ment. When it turned out that the
erring wife was an American, everybody
laughed and went about their business
again. :...,l5 ..t.-..
ALFRED EDWARD has had boil on his
neck, and it has given him a great deal
of pain, if we are to believe the Court
Circular. The audacity of the boil is
unprecedented. Poor Alfred Edward
poor boil !! eEs 7aaat..'& .-t.s-.,.5
THERE is said to be, portrait Of
Thomas Jefferson in the Museum at
Munich, labeled George Washing
tom" the American patriot. s'Where
ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise, 2
as in this instance; ,.,..' ..5as il. .
THE willy old Gear has his eyes Oh his
English son-in-law. He has twice taken
him to task for improprieties, and
threatens to take the girl away from him
If he don't behave himself has a crown
and bald head should. 3g1a 4 i.ss t.9f'-s=< p
F.. STRAUSS has budget of new compo-
sitions on hand, which will be ''discours-
ed by his band In Vienna next month,
on the occasion of the semi-centennial
birthday of some exalted Austrian offic-
ial, whose name and title we don't recol-
lect
INTEMPERANCE is largely on the in
creare in Glasgow, and the authorities
are very much troubled about it, Sat
urday night thousands of factory hands
men and women-become outrageous
ly drunk and remain in that condition
over Sunday.
NILSSON has had some new photo
graphs taken III London. They are
very namby-pamby looking. She is rep
resented to be standing before a piece
Of statuary, and has on dress of very
peculiar style. Statuary took an excel
cent picture.
The would-be imitator of Mr.. Bergh
in London is Mr.. Lewis. He stops
cabby horses, Is roundly abused by the
refined man on the box, lets him off,
and then writes three yard letter to
the Times complaining Of tina ill-treat-
nent he has been subjected to.
HIGHwAYMEN have made their appear
ance along the Thames embankment
after night fall, and the police force in
that locality has been increased. The
roadway is brilliantly lighted and the
highwaymen that come there must. in
deed, be very bold or very hungry.
R1MMEI is said to be sitting up night
after night to decide upon a name for a
new perfume he has concocted. He has
used all the royal family, and all the
lyric artists of the day, and now is ut
terly at loss who to honor. We suggest
the name of joaquin Miller. Perfume
suggests the poet .s
An American appeared in the parquet
Of London theatre with his coat and
trousers very much torn and disarrang-
ed. Some people thought he had been
Sitting on the ragged edge Of despair, .
but IN reality he had fought with the
door-keeper about leaving his overcoatl
III the lobby, as is customary. 49,
Mr.. SHAW, of Persia, has been very
sick, and his subjects were much con-
cerned lest he should get we'll. He had
no confidence In native physicians, and
was attended during his illness by
three English medical men. At last &C
counts he was aole to sit up on his ell
bow and drink cup of tea
Paris is not particularly gay iustnow.
There are comparatively few strangers in
the city, and the trades-people are sell
ing their goods very cheaply. The
opera and Column Vendome approach
completion. together with the several