River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
Foreign Notes.

The Swedish Government has pro-
posed to the Chambers an inereaae of
30 per cent. on the salaries o all
officials of the state.
CoNsTANTINoPLE has agreed to adj
vance to the Turkish Government the
sum to pay the coupons of tine loan OF
1872, due tins month.
On the 10Th inst. Goals were quoted
IN London at SO shillings per ton for
best household qualities, the lowest
quotation since July, 1872.
DIR. TIETzE, of the imperial Austrian
Mining School, sent out by Baron
Reuter- for geological research in Per-
STA, reports the existence of extensive
coal fields near Casvin.
The French prints having COM
planned that foreign prints enjoy too
much privilege, the Government will,
1t is reported, lay q stamp duty on all
foreign newspapers sold and dis.
tnbuted in France.
The representative of the Italian
banks have come TO an understanding
with the Minister OF Finance In refer.
ence TO the formation of a syndicate for
VIZ IApBNNth ieHuI vi Odnh-llOItA 0NNH
ing forced currency.
RUSSIA has announced her intention
to cooperate in the proposed Interna.
tional Postal Congress, and the Prus.
sian Postmaster-General, with whom
the idea of the Congress originated,
thinks that its success is assured
AT Box Hall, near Sittingboune,
England, some laborers, while digging
recently, found Roman coffin, con-
aiming n few bones, beautifully
visited wire gold ring and some wood
zen square. headed nails. The coffin
was,in tolerably good condition. The
field IN which it was found was at one
time a Roman cemetery.
EPIcUREs who indulge in pate de
chat gras-- stewed cat with mushrooms
and other line delicacies, should take
warning by the fate of young Partisan
who, according to the Petit Journal,
was recently brought to a sick bed and
almost died from having eaten part Of
a cat which had eaten rat which had
recently swallowed some food mixed
with poison.
A BILL has been approved by the
German Emperor, previous to its sub
mission to the House of Deputies,
sanctioning the appointment of
board OF nine members TO deal with
applications for railway concessions, as
we'll as to guard against abuses of the
sale of the same. The decision of the
new board is reversible only by the en-
tire Ministry of State.
A FRENCH correspondent states that
the Bishop of Nismes has received as
reply 20 his recent pastoral, two
visiting cards, one from Madame Hya-
cInthe de Loyson, and the other from
Hgacinthe de Loyson, Cure of
Geneva, on which are written the fol-
lowing lines: With our Christian
pardon for the gross insults you have
heaped upon U.S."
UPWARDS of eighty miles, or one
third of the line from Resht TO Tehe-
ren, have been surveyed 10y Reuters
engineers. The earthworks are now
being continued i'll the direction of
Rustamabad. The ballast and sleep
ers are partly laid. The first consign-
ment of rails has arrived at Baku, on
the Caspian Sea. The site of the ter
minus has been fixed ut Enzelli, near
Resht
The newest Partisan handkerchief
has cafe an tail centre of linen, and
is about twelve inches square. In the
four corners is a simple tulip embroid-
cred in white, and the brown square is
edged with the finest round point lace.
The combination is very curious, but
exceedingly handsome and effective.
OF course no one will be foolish enough
90 apply these handkerchiefs to the
nasal organ under any circumstances.
"To LOOK at Mr.. Proctor, the Secre-
tary of the Royal Astronomical Society
of London, says letter writer, ''you
would never suspect the existence OF
scientific knowledge in his head. He
parts his glossy black hair exactly in
the middle; hls face is flushed, as
though he revelled in plum pudding,
good ale and plenty of sleep. How a
man with so short a neck and such
broad shoulders can ever gaze at the
stars will ever remain mystery. In
manner he is agreeable, easy, and pleas
ant, and he leaves a good impression
wherever he goes
rHE German Government has enact.
ed that the law Of May regulating the
appointment OF priests shall have ref
erence in future, also, 20 monasteriei
and religious orders. Even among
these, and in the monastery chapels
no ordained divine is to be allowed {,
ofliciate unless he has satisfied the re
quirements imposed by the state, ever
should he have hitherto enjoyed tn,
privilege under a preaching licens,
generally accorded TO his order Sucl
general licenses TO whole orders mr.
henceforth pronounced null and void
The Government has directed the loca
authorities 10 watch over the executio
of this new law, and 90 institute il
quiries as to the ofliciation of monasti
clergy.
SOME time ago Mr.. Brand, th
Speaker OF the House of Common
proposed TO his laborers on his estat
, in Sussex, TO become partners in h
farming projects Lord George Ma
y ners, the brother OF the Duke of Ru
land, has, since Michaelmas, 1877.
g taken the laborers on his Ditton Lodl