The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-04
FOREIGN ITEMS.

UNTIL this winter no snow has fallen
in Lisbon since 1S49.
THREE HUNDRED children are annu-
ally sutfocated in bed in London.
The estimated population of the vast
continent of Africa is 100, 10000
RUSSIA has thirty-four inhabitants to
the square mile, while England has 389.
THE Baby's Got u Tooth is the IT,
tie of the latest comic song out in En-
gland
GRAND feteS are to be given in Bel
eth anniversary of the independence of
that nation.
THERE are 472 theaters, music halls,
concert rooms, harmonic meetings"
etc, in London, amusing nightly 302,-
goo people.
OVER 100000 American stoves are
now distributed over Great Britain and
Ireland. They are considered excellent
in every respect.
A FIRM in Berlin has entered into
contract with the Russian Government
for the supply of 100000 tents for the
use of the Russian army.
Miss GRAHAM, London belle, re-
ceives from the British Government q
! pension in consequence of having been
wounded, when an infant, at Lucknow.
during the mutiny.
AFTER July next kilograms through
Out France are to cost one sous Ca frac-
ton less than cent? a word, but those
containing less than ten words will be
charged ten sous.
In 1877 there were 1909, 677 electors
in Great Britain and Ireland, or more
that one in twelve of the population.
There are about 100000 qualified
voters in this country, or one in five of
the population.
IT costs the people of England no less
than S6O,OO0,0O0 a year to maintain
ian efficient navy The estimates
for the current year are $50. 265, 445.
An iron-clad costs some $4,000 a year
to keep in repair.
LORD KINsALE is the only peer who
can remain in the presence of the Brit
ish sovereign with his head covered on
occasions of state. The privilege was
confirmed by King John in the thir-
teenth century.
KING HUMBERT intends evidently to
be democratic King. His Majesty
has issued an order that in future full
dress and white choker will not be nee
essary at his receptions. The simple
civilian costume with black cravat
will suffice.
PARIS can boast some poor and hon
est citizens. Last month poor woman
found a wallet containing property to
thevalue of $4,000, which she promptly
restored, refusing any reward; and
hack-driver Immediately carried to the
proper office Jewels and money to the
value of $4,000, left in his cab.
THERE exist in the town of Zurich
thirty-two 9 family funds" which to-
gether show total of 3, 347 300 francs.
The interest arising from this sum is
applied to the assistance. of those men,
beers of the families who are IN strait
ened circumstances, in order that none
of them may be reduced to abiect pow
erty.
POPE LEO XIII. has given orders to
sell the elaborate carriages and large
! black horses which have long been
maintained by the papal establishment.
They have been used by the employees
of the POpe's Secretary of State for
transportation to and from their homes,
but His Holiness suggests street omni-
buses. If these should not prove ac-
ceptable, he thinks the employees had
better reside near the Vatican.
| ACCORDING to the CearenSe, of Ceara,
Brazil, the suffering from famine in
that part of the Empire continues I'M
abated. The state of the population
OF Aracaty is simply horrible. Over
10000 persons dying with hunger are
there collected, living in the greatest
misery, and it is feared that the death
rate, which now amounts to sixty or
seventy persons per day, will increase
with frightful rapidity. The famine
has spread into the neighboring prov
ince of Piauchy, and the starving pop
ulation are leaving the country in large
numbers.
THIS is a PERSONAL advertisement
in the London Times: " A clergyman
of the Church of England, thirty-nine;
five feet nine inches, considered good
looking, a widower, with an only daugh-
ter, wishes to hear from any lady with
a view to marriage who has from Co.
900 to f12, 900 at command, and would
be willing to invest about f5, 900 in the
purchase of an advowson (that is, the
freehold of a church, rectory house and
grounds) in some beautiful locality, to
produce $500 a year. Please write
direct to the above reverend gentleman,
=, as this advertisement is GEN
uine and bona fde"
BOrers in Apple Tees.