Sharp County record., 1878-03-01

the act of self-destruction.- Edward B.
Yitas, aged %, a bank cashier of Og-
densburg, N. Y, and most respectfully
connected, shot himself at Montreal,
after a three days debauch.
/ Foreign Notes.
-"Cleopatra'S Needle" is to stand on
the Thames embankment in London,
at the top of the Adelphi steps, between
the Charing Cross and Waterloo
bridges.
The new King of Italy took the title
of Humbert the First. There have been
three Dukes OF Savoy of that name, but
never a King Humbert, either in the
Savoyan dynasty, or in the annals Of
Sardinia.
A very clever mode of serving a
writ was lately adopted by London
attorney in the case of a bright, partic-
ular operate star whom he couldn't
approach. He took a stage box, and
after she had finished a song threw q
bouquet. 1t was received with fas-
cinating smile. Nesting amid the roses
was a billet, but it did not prove to be
particularly dOuI. Victoria" eX-
claimed the lady, as her eye caught that
name, when she tore it open behind the
scenes, "My name not Victoria; why,
what's this?-Victoria, by the grace of
God, greeting" The Queens Bench
insisted that it was good service, and
she was arrested just as she was about
to play, when kindly peer paid the
money and saved her from sponging
house.
The negotiations between the EN-
press Eugene and Queen Isabella for
the marriage of the Prince Imperial and
the Infanta Maria del-Pilar have been
renewed, and are likely now to have
favorable issue. This is attributed to
the breach between King Al
fonso and his mother over
his espousing daughter of the Mont
pensier. King Alfonso set his face
against all idea of an alliance between
his sister and the Bonapartes, and de-
cisively repelled all approaches from
Chislehurst on the subject. Queen Isa-
bella was then Indifferent on the subject,
but since her son is giving her daugh-
ter-in-law whom she does not approve
she means to give him brother-in-law
equally unwelcome.
King Victor Emanuel was especially
fond of a fight. At the battle of Goito,
in 1S49, he charged, at the head of a
regiment, an Austrian battery, and
showed the same courage duriag the
eighteen hours strife at Novara. On
travelling one day in carriage, without
escort, to his chateau of Polenzo, he
found number of gendarmes exchang-
ing shots with brigands. Victor Eman-
uel siezed the carbine with which he
travelled, and aided the gendarmes, two
of whom were killed at his side. The
brigands who were not killed finally
fled. The officer in command of the
gendarmes was much astonished on
learning that the King was his new re-
cruit.
The municipality of Rome has
voted $4,000 toward a grand bronze
column, surmounted by statue of Vic
tor Emanuel, to be erected on the Ter
mini Square, near the Baths of Diocle-
tian. The other cities of the peninsula
have subscribed literally to the same
project, as also private individuals at
home and abroad, so that there will be
no lack of funds. The monument is to
be after the style of Trajan's column,
and is to record in twining baS relief the
royal deeds in behalf of the unitication
of Italy. On the assembling of Parlia-
ment, on Feb. Is, a bill is to be passed
unanimously to pay the Kings debts,
amounting to $6,000,000.
Paris has lately lost notable char
acter in the person of Viscount Hubert
de Rocattier, who succumbed to delrium
tremens at the premature age of AZ. The
Viscount struck upon an original mode
of procuring livelihood. In addition
to being a very free luncher, he used to
raise supplies by posting himself outside
gambling clubs, and, as gentlemen left,
presenting a card bearing his name,
and further enriched with the heraldic
insignsa of the noble house of Rocattier,
and then requesting the loan of 10 francs,
which, partly out OF consideration of his
being a dilapitated man of good family,
partly in view of the fact that he con-
sidered refusal an insult, and was cap
ital swordsman, was rarely refused.