The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Both sides are girding up their loins
for another big battle in Asia.
BAsLE, Switzerland, is the place desig
mated for holding the next Worlds Evan
gelical Alliance.
ENGLAND is beginning to fear that the
Turks may lose, and So she sounds the
keynote of mediation.
RUsKIN's lecture at Oxford this year
will consist of series of twelve readings
in " Modern Paintings"
FATHER HYACINTHE is anxious to re-
turn to Paris to live, but the clerical au!
thorities have set their veto on his return
NINE. DE STAEL's retreat on Lake
GeAeva, Switzerland, is being prepared
for the reception of her grandson, Due
de Broglie.
THE soldiers that Spain has sent to
Cuba will increase the crops tremen-
dously, if they-the crops-are planted
where they ought to be.
RADICAL Republican shopkeepers in
Paris sell, sub-rosa, little gilded repre-
sensations of the Arc de PEtoile with
MacMahon hanging under it.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, in emulation of Ho.
race Greeley, has been photographed in
his shirt-sleeves, sitting among the chips
of fallen tree with an ak beside him.
THE Emperor of Germany suffers much
from an unplcturesque complaint the
earache-and has lately presented in
public the unusual spectacle of crowned
head tied up in a black bandage.
GARIBALDI is suffering from a severe
attack of the govt, but he refuses to re-
turn to Rome as his doctor advises, be-
cause he considers himself sighted and
is not pleased with the present Ministry.
THE Duke of Edinburgh is the best
shot at Besika bay. There was a small
prize of money put up by the officers of
the fleet, and the Duke walked off with
it with great satisfaction.
EARL RUSSELL hardly reminds one
now of the Lord John of seventy years
ago. A correspondent of Cincinnati
Enquirer says: 81 saw him yesterday
clad in furs-a heap of wrinkled human
ity."
In shop window in London. belong
ing to suffer of birds and animals, is
exposed a human skull, beautifully
cleaned and bleached, with holes bored
in it to receive cigars, and matches to
light them, as an ornament for some ones
smoking-room.
IT SHOWS every other day in Russia
during the winter, and thousands OF
young men join the Cars army to fight
the Turks for no other purpose than to
get rid of shoveling three or four feet of
snow off the front pavement three or foul
times a week.
MONSIEUR Is taking a walk with Ma.
dame, who has doubts upon point OF
the French language. "Now, tell me,
should we say collidor or corridors" at
is corridor; it is true l say sometimes
collidor, but it is only out of respect to
your mother"
THE London Times characterizes
Canada as cleverly as it does Lord DUFF.
FERN when it says of the latter that he is
"a true cosmopolitan, who thoroughly
understands one of the most comprehen-
sive communities philosophy ever mag.
ined or chance threw together"
RIsToRI, Mrs. Lander and numerous
minor actresses, among the latter Agnes
Ethel, are temporarily residing in Paris
Ristori will perhaps appear on the stage
again in the course of few months, al
though she processes to be well satisfied
with the retirement in which she has
lately been living.
In Paris and throughout France every
voter is registered and receives printed
certificate showing his right to vote
This he presents when he votes, and the
certificate is taken up and one corner is
torn off. This arrangement blocks the
game of voting at more than one pre-
cinct
In their battles under the walls of
Plevna, the Russians have left such a
quantity of bank-notes that they sell at
the rate of seven cents the rouble. The
price of Russian muskets is also very
low; they sell for ten and twelve cents
A good belt and revolver bring twenty,
five cents. This is about the only good
effect of the Russian war.
In shooting party in Scotland, the
other day, were two keepers, one of
whom was very large, bulky man, the
other being comparatively small and
puny. The big man got badly shot,
whereon all his companions in arms was
heard to say, by way of sympathy, was
Rim, maun, rim; keep rinning, so that
we may not have to carry ye so fur"
A GERMAN has invented Patentirle.
petroleumkochapparat, a nice thing to
have in kitchen, as it is furnished with
an indicator, the finger of which can
be turned to the appointed time, and
when the time arrives the fire begins
to burn, the water to boil and the meat
to roast. Moreover, an attempt to pro
nounce its name infallibly dislocates the
servants jaw and sweet peace reigns su'
preme.
AT latest advices the Popes health
was as usual, the only symptoms by
which his physicians were disquieted be.
ing habitual somno.ency. Although he
likes to receive visitors and is chatty with
them, the Holy father seems to have
ceased to take any interest in the affairs
of the church, and he almost invariably
dismisses anyone who comes to talk To
! him on business. The affairs of the Pa
pacy are without any supreme Pontifical
guidance, being conducted simply by the
heads of the various State departments,
and by the presidents of the various con-
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