The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-02
FOREIGN ITEMS.

THE total length of the Dutch railroads
is 900 miles The first lines were opened
in 1885,
A MONUMENT to Virgil is to be erected
by subscription in one of the public
squares of Mantua.
THERE are more men on duty now in
the English army than at any time since
the Crimean war.
ABDUL KERIL PAsHA, the commander
of the Turkish armies, is seventy, and a
fine soldier.
AS AN excuse for horse-stealing in En-
gland, the culprit pleaded that he only
stole to get married. but an unsympa-
thetic Judge gave him six months, none
the less.
OF the 497 members of the present
German Parliament, 1873 belong to the
nobility. Of these, are princes, SO
counts, 80 barons and 68 have only the
prefix Won"
AND now some of her very loyal Cana
dian subjects want the Queen to assume
the title of Empress of Canada, to take
effect on the Goth of June, the anniver-
sary of the fortieth year of her reign.
THE eruption of Vesuvius is slowly
increasing, Subterranean rumblings are
heard, and during the night the fire lights
up the dense volumes of smoke which
issue from the crater.
HOLLAND expects to add about SOC, 600
acres to her domionion by draining the
Zuyder Zee. 1t will cost nearly $70,-
100000, and require sixteen years of
pumping.
THE editor of the London Truth lately
asked for contributions of discarded toys
for children in hospitals, and the first lot
he received was from the Marlborough
House, the residence of the Prince of
Wales.
THE treasures. of Mycena discovered
by DR.. Schiiemann are soon to be placed
in the PolytGchnicon at Athens, under
the auspices of the Archaeological Soci-
ETY. of that city, where they will be easily
accessible.
In the English convict prisons a pris.
Oner is only allowed to have one letter
written FOR him by the sehoolmaster to
his friends, regulation which is found
to have wonderfully cumulative effect
in make them learn to write.
THE plague still continues its ravages
at Bagdad. Measures of isolation and
disinfection have been taken, but the
overflow of the Tigris renders it difficult
to carry out the orders given by the local
sanitary authorities.
IT is reported that the young King OF
Spain, who was ostensibly engaged to
the eldest daughter of the Duke de Mont.
pensier, has secretly been making up
to" her younger sister. There is row
in the family.
The St. Bernard dogs at the house of
refuge over the Alps were very usefullast
winter in saving several travellers lives
\ trial was made among the gang of the
Newfoundland, but it proved q failure,
insomuch as this particular dog though
very sagaciOus, has too much curly long
hair for the snow to stick to.
A LETTER from Kischeneff mentions
that the Grand Duke Nicholas lately
said: Prince Bismarck has declared
that wars between Russia and Turkey
usually last three years. We shall
break with this tradition. Should wal
occur we will take care that it shall be
short and decisive"
If the Russian forces can only gain
possession of Tzyntzaveni, they will have
TschumahOwitza at their mercy, and the
inhabitants of Turnu Severinu and Sar.
dameschti will be forced to flee to Do.
broslantOschua or Schetatea for protec.
ton; but in case Dokuzaghatsch falls,
there will be no resource for the Turks
except to fall back and fortify Bojuk.
derbend, Menektschiler, Eski, Diuma
and the Businesses of Tschallukawogh
A SHORT time ago lady residing al
Clifton, England, having an income OF
S25, 900 year, was so struck by the de-
votion of young crossingsweeper to his
mother that she proposed to him, placed
him in the hands of tutor for a couple
of months, and when he had been intel
ligently veneered and polished married
him at Wells Cathedral The expert
ment was not q success, and the lady is
now suing for divorce.
THE Cross and the Crescent conflict
has revived the old prophecy, said tc
have been made in 1853:
In twice two hundred years the Bear
The Crescent shall assal,
But If the Cock and Bull unite,
The Bear shall not prevail.
But look in twice ten years again,
Let Islam know and fear,
The Cross shall waX-the Crescent wane,
Grow pale and disappear.
THE following petition was lately pre-.
scented to an officer in India by native
"To Gentlemen and Ladies-Havins
heard of your benevolence, therefore
make it my duty to come to you, not only
to pay my respects, but to procure an
help from ladies and gentlemen. l need
scarcely mention by the help and favor
of God that got three brothers and two
sisters including me; but my brothers
are dumbless and they have no legs and
head, but for my another sister she have
no eyes, and for myself can't talk, and
besides that my brothers and sister they
never eat rice nor bread except milk and
sugar, and my brothers and sister are
turned as Christian. For which act of
kindness l shall ever pray for your long
life and prosperity"
CAMERoN's "Across Africa" says that
on the death of Urua chief it is the Gus.
tom "to divert the course of stream,