The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20
Magnificent Funeral.

The Princess Hanem Zeinub-only
fifteen years of age-a favorite
daughter of the Khedive of Egypt and
wife of Iorshim Pasha, died recently
in Alexandria of typhus fever follow
ing shortly after her confinement. The
Khedive and his family, as well as his
guest, the Sultan of Zanzibar, and the
whole city of Alexandria were much
disturbed by the sad event, and the
theater was closed for three days. The
body was taken to Cairo the same day
and placed in the Kasr-el-Nil Palace.
An immense concourse followed the
body to the depot in Alexandria, and
hundreds of thousands of lire were dis
tributed among the poor people. The
interment took place in the Rilah
Mosque on the following morning.
Twenty-four bullocks, thirty camels
and twenty wagons were in the funeral
procession. These animals were laden
with bread, dates, cooked meats and
vegetables; the wagons carried casks
of water and of sirup, and all along the
route distribution of the provisions
was made to the poor. Eunuchs,
meantime, threw 10000 pieces of
silver coin to the people who thronged
the street. Three thousand priests,
some clad in rich vestments of gold
and silk, others half naked, followed
the wagons, repeating prayers as they
marched, and clapping their hands.
After them came the family of the
poor young Princess and the high of
ficials of state, and then the coffin,
borne by officers of rank. Behind
this walked three eunuchs, bearing on
golden shovels copies of the Koran, to
be buried with the deceased. The
coffin was of simple, rough-hewn wood,
and the corpse was sewn up in a linen
cloth. Upon the coffin was placed the
jewels of the Princess, worth million
and half dollars. After the burial
the priests slaughtered the twenty-four
bullocks before the mosque, roasted
them, and ate them up. The priests
remained for seven days in the neigh
borhood of the grave to pray for the
soul of the departed. The Khedive
was so overcome with grief that he
could not receive any visits of con-
dolence.-Cologne Gazette.
"A REFREsHMENT saloon IN London
has been finished inside in such man.
ner as to be readily washed out with
hose The -four is paved, the walls
are majolica, and the ceiling is covered
with enameled sheet iron. When it is
desired to clean the room the furniture
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place is simply drenched and flooded till
clean. The ceiling is the novel feature
of the room. To prepare it, large
peices of sheet iron were coated with
white enamel in the usual manner,
and were then handsomely painted in
colors. After baking to secure the
colors, the sheets were affixed to the
beams of the floor overhead. The
joints are made to fit tight, and once in
place. the enameled plates will last as
long as the building stands. This style
of ceiling is partially fre-rroof, and
saves all expence. repairs and dangers
of laths and plaster. There is no pat
ent on this system of ceiling, and any
enameling firm may make the sheet in
plain colors, clear white, or in patterns
to fit any refrcshment-rOOm, bathroom,
laundry, dairy, or other room where a
washable ceiling is desired.
When Tomasto Salvin came to
America, rumor had it that his proper
name was Thomas Sullivan. Tom
Carl, the tenor, it is insinuated, is
likewise Hibernian, whose rightful
cognomen is Thomas Carroll. The
latest development, so says Il iacetious
contemporary, is that Signor Carlo
Rossi is Charly Ross in disguise.