The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-08
Foreign Notes.

Paul Webe.'s painting Of Lake Mag
0iori. for which $4,000 was once re-
fused, was sold in New York this week
at auction for $l100.
bIr. James Gordon Bennett and his
sister, and Mr. Rowland Robinson, are
in Paris. Mr.. Bennett is said to he
contemplating a trip to India. HIS
horses are net to be sold.
The Pope will confer the dignity Of
Cardinal at the next Consistory on the
Archbishops OF Salzburg, Vienna and
Rheims, the Bishop Of Potter, and
some Italian bishops. The Archbish-
ops of SaragOssa and Santiago will also
be created Cardinals.
The French government has lately
granted pension of $3.50 a year TO the
widow of the French Consul Moulin,
who was killed in a Turkish riot at
Salonica last May. In addition to
this, the Turkish government has paid
the lady and her children $780, 900.
Mile. AlbaDi, the young American
prima donna, has made q success in
Paris which almost eclipses PATHS tri-
umphs, and will make the jealous Mar
quise the most miserable of women.
She grieves horribly over success won
by anybody but herself. Mile. Albani
has worked very hard, and thoroughly
deserves her good fortune.
Neuilly, and the neighboring parts
Of Paris, have, during the last month
or two, been puzzled by aerial music,
which was at last found to proceed
= from carrier pigeons, being reared and
trained at the Military Pigeon House
in the "Jardin d'Acclimation." AS
they will in future be expected to fly
very long distances, become exhausted.
and then probably be attacked by
other birds, extremely thin and light
bells have been attached to their
necks. which, it is believed, will scare
assailants.
A new aud wonderful tenor, it is
said, has just been discovered by d
well-known professor OF music in Paris
IN the person of a stone-carver EN-.
ployed by an eminent French sculptor.
His voice IS said to be true and pow.
erful tenor of extraordinary range and
quality, and his fortunate dIscoverel
intends to introduce him shortly to NJ
Halanzier. lie will form pendant tC
Manowry, the sweet-voiceG baritone
who was originally a jourDeyman dye
and was heard singing over his watts b!
professor of the Conservative.
Mr.. Benja the eminent @. C..
who was once q United States Senator
and who, during the existence of thu
Southern Confederacy, was its Secre
tary Of State, has set an excellent ex
ample to his colleagues at the Englisl
bar. He returned all his briefs for tn
sittings of the courts at Guildhall, &C
companied by checks for the fee
which he had received on them
His reason was that as his time wOulC
be occupied in Westminster Hall h
did not consider it right to receive fee
for business to which he could not at
tend.
DR.. Kennedy recently wrote to til
Earl of Derby calling his attention t
the alleged new evidence in the Itch
borne case, and asking whether, in tn
event of his going to SPAN to inquir
into the matter, his lordship woult
''give him any facilities for the eluci
dation of the truth" His lordshi
responded ambiguously. Meanwhile
Mr.. Cebbett has made another effort t
obtain the claimants release. Tn
Court of Appeals, however, amid niue
laughter, refused to entertain the aI
plication. Mr.. Goblet claims tina
"Sir Roger" was illegally convicte
under an act which had been repcale
five years previous to his trial, an
that, even if the conviction was gooC
his sentence could not legally excee
seven years, instead of fourteen year.
The London Truth says of the authC
of "Lucille": lord Lytton h,
proved u failure in India. Many ma
with less talent than he possesses woul
have made a better governor genera
for he is singularly deficient in thos
particular qualities that go to make
good governor general. The friend
- of Lord Beaconsfield throw the blam
OF his appointment upon Lord Sail
bury, and the friends Of Lori Sail
bury throw it ON Lord Beaconstield
The latter is really alone responsib
for it. He was an intimate friend (
Lord Lytton's father, and he had ofte
urged him 10 bring his son into parli
mept. This the late Lord Lytton Ia
always refused to do, because |
thought that his son was rather ms
of genius than a man of detail. I'll
return of Lord Lytton to Europe ms
shortly be expected; probably 'on q
count Of i'll health"