The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-07
FOREIGN ITEMS.

mobiles.
THE harbor of Antwerp is now illumi-
mated at night by electric lights, and it is
proposed to apply them to the public
squares of the city
THE Shah of Persia has forbidden the
export of silkwoTm eggs from his do
minion, and instructed the custom house
officials to see that the order is properly
obeyed.
IT is stated that during the middle of
January the snow in Norway had been
so continuous and frequent as to have
accumulated in many places to the depth
of sixteen feet on the level, unaffected
by the drifting winds.
THERE are now $40 miles of railway
open for traffic in New Zealand, while
1913 miles are in progress. 1t is proposed
to eXpend further large amount of CAPT
tai in 1877, chiefly in completing the
lines now in hand.
In 1886, when England had popula-
tian of ID, 92S, All, 1928 persons were
sentenced to imprisonment and 3,611 to
transportation and penal servitude. In
1876, with population of $4,000, 600,
only $3.50 were sent to prison and l 1929
to penal servitude.
THE Marquise de Montebello, coming
home from ball in Paris not long ago,
set fire to her dress when standing near
her hearth, and was so burned that she
died two days after. She was sixty years
cid, and a sister of the late ". Casimir
Perier.
THE German coast is now bristling
with guns and torpedoes from Memel to
the Dutch frontier. The iron-clad fleet,
specially destined for the protection of
the coasts, is composed of five frigates
and corvette, without counting one
frigate in course of construction. French
money paid for all these works.
UNDER an act passed about ten years
ago, the relations of a man who is muir
dered can, in Ireland, claim damages
from the barony, and farmer, Mr.. Owen
Clarke, has served the prescribed notice
that he intends to apply for $780, in com
pensation for the services of his son.
who was waylaid when returning from
market, last July, and beaten so badly
that he died in August.
IT is said to be no uncommon occur
renee in China for a man to kill himself
at his enemy's door, and to leave him
thus saddled with the moral and legal
consequences of the death. This pro-
ceeding is, it is asserted, the most terri
BILE form of revenge man can take, and
it ismuch dreaded by those who are con-
scious of having done anything to pro-
woke it.
A YOUNG French scapegrace of good
nnh l,l l,,,1
chemistry to bad purpose, invented a
tube for injecting prussic acid, and with
this machine mortally poisoned in a rail
way train going from Cassis to La Ciotat
a fellow-traveler alone with him. He
admitted the deed, but said he did it
from hatred to mankind generally. De-
bouges was condemned to twenty Years
penal servitude.
THE wealthy Marquis d'Aligrc, who
died in Paris some time ago, was SO
parsimonious that, seeing his servant
with smart-looking hat, he reprimand-
ed him for his extravaganza. But it is
the old hat you gave me; l had it ironed
for a franc" "Ah," said the Marquis,
but l did not know it could be restored.
Here is the franc you paid-l will take
tlC AdJs anu liz IOl h"lNh u duslCllCd
the renovated beaver to his own head
THE Duchess of Cleveland, mother of
Lord Rosebery and sister of the late Lord
Stanhope, has been robbed of Jewels
worth 500 ,000 and of a peculiarly pre-
cious personal value. 1t was done in the
way SO many jewel robberies in England
have of late been effected-a ladder to
the Duchess window when she was at
diner. The robbery took place at Bat
tie Abbey.
Mr.. MARX, a violoncellist of the
opera in Paris, lately applied leech to
an intlamed eye The creature slipped
from his fingers, entered his nostril and
found its way to the interior of his throat,
where it fastened upon the mucous mem
brane, notwithstanding all endeavors
made by Mr.. Marx to discharge it. FL
nally gorged with blood, it dropped into
the psophagus, from whence it was dis
charged only by powerful emetics, which
occupied two days
CLEoPATRAs NEEDLE, the gift of the
Khedive of Egypt which England has so
long neglected, is to be removed to En-
gland by Prof. Erasmus Wilson at his
own expense, and work has been begun.
The method Of removal is peculiar. A
boat is to be built about it, divided into
watertight compartments, and it is to be
decked over and provided with two
masts and sails. The hinder compart-
ment is to accommodate two or three
sailors, who will steer it by an ordinary
rudder, and steamer is to tow the PEE
culiar ship" to the Thames embank-
ment, where the 200 tons of obelisk is to
be raised on a pedestal by hydraulic
power.
A CORRESPONDENT of one of the In
dian papers says that the other day an
officer in station situated in one of the
famine districts was experimenting the
firing of "A company, when an old woman
was seen to walk across the range, calmly
ignoring the bullets, which were flying
about. Everybody shouted at her, stormed
at her, and waved their hands at her
without effect she continued on her way
unmoved. At last the officer sounded
the " Cease fire, and had the old woman
hrnus rht bafnrn him nc inc WIN che WAS