The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

The Berlin Aquarium refused s12,-
800 for Pongo shortly before his death.
All Queen Victoria's married chill
dren have issue except the Marchioness
Of Lorne.
Queen Victoria, during her recent
visit 10 Disraei, planted a tree at
Hughenden Manor to commemorate her
visit.
AT Leipzig General Anti-Adul-
iteration Society" has been formed, and
branches will be established in some 80
towns.
Breach Of trust is not viewed lcnent-
~ in France, where people are very care
full of their money. M. Guilhot, a very
noted notary at Angouleme. has been
found a deiaultcr 10 the tune Of S240.-
600. and consequently goes 70 jail for 10
years.
Thus writes Olive Logan, from the
Old World: Ii Is really the fact that
jaunty English girls are now raising the
hat by way Of acknowledging bow, the
same as the gentlemen do. The hat
used is the little round felt Oxford,
which looks well enough on top Of a
pretty young face, but is powerfully
hard-looking affair on the poll Of wom-
an who ranks in that large and increas-
ing army OF the has beens. n"
The Prince Of Wales can hang out
his single as an attorney, should any
thing happen. He was called TO the bar
few years ago, at his own desire and
with the usual formalities, and took the
18th .,ro1g,-,l.aJ ~, alp,spStrt, IIa xx+av
Al the same time made master Of the
Bench, the Benchers being the govern
ing body Of the Society Of the Middle
Temple. His portrait has recently
been painted, in the Bencher's silkcn
robe, and is to be placed in the hall Of
the Middle Temple, London. Whether
he knows any thing about law is anoth-
er question.
--Girardn, the French editor, is
lodged like king. He owns and lives
in one of the mansions near the Arc.
His drawing-room is built on the colos-
sal scale of Versailles. 1t would hold a
public meeting. 1t is very richly fur
nished, but, being too vast to be tricked
out in the ordinary way, its knick-
knacks are busts, bronzes and huge
paintings by Delacroix. Running par
allel to it is long gallery containing
more pictures and bronzes, and book
shelves, tianked, drolly enough, by busts
Of the past and present Mcsdames de
Girardin. For over forty years Girar-
din has held prominent position in
French society, and he once ruled II al
most absolutely by virtue Of the beauty,
genius and grace Of his first wife, "Dcl-
phine Gay
A Berlin paper is reminded, by the
death Of Prince Sergei, young Russian
officer, in one Of the recent battles with
the Turks, that his mother, who was
the Grand Duchess Marie, and daugh-
ter of Car Nicholas, married under cir
cumstanccs little uncommon. She fell
in love with young German noble
man, Duke Macmillan Of Lcuchtcn-
berg, who belonged to an insignificant,
poor, and ruined family, and one that
was not even quite up to the mark, to
the Cars notions, in point Of blood.
The Gar was, however, very much Mt
tached To his daughter, and finally con-
senting to the alliance, proceeded TO
make 1t tolerablc by elevatng the OBJ
ject Of her passion from the humble po-
sition Of Captain In the ordnance in
rapid succession to the rank Of General,
Admiral Of the Empire, with the rank
Of Marshal, and member Of the Imperial
Council, and decorated him with the
Grand Cross Of the Alexander Newsky
order. The Grand Duchess outlived
her consort, and then made another
misalliance, marrying her riding-mas
ter, who, like the Duke Of Leuchtcn
berg, was elevated to a fitting rank ans
title.