The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-11-20
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

In Italy the idea is daily gaining
ground that Prince Bismark has firmly
made up his mind to cheat Italy and the
Liberal party at large by making peace
with the Pope and allying himself with
Austria, in order ultimately to steal Tri-
este for Germany.
The Pope is about to disband his
gendarmes, who always want to be dis
charged from service as soon as their
time is out. Their place will be taken
by the ex-Pontifcal Dragons, who have
been supported in idleness for several
years at great expense.
AN Italian paper AYERS tina the ex-
King of Naples has called on the Italian
Government to restore his mothers
dowry of 100000 francs, assigned her
by Charles Albert, and now lying in the
Bank of Naples, but his application is
not likely to be acceded to.
CETEwAYO's demeanor at the time
of his capture is said to have been very
quiet. More than once he was moved
to tears. His only entreaty was that
he might remain in Zululand: "Do
with me as you please!' he exclaimed;
treat me as you like, place me in the
humblest capacity, but let me live and
die in my own land"
TRAY toboggin is the new rainy-day
country-house pastime in England.
You take substantial large wooden
tray to the top of flight Of stairs, sit
in it, hold on well to the sides, and let
yourself 60. If you manage well you
slide right down; if you don't, you
twist and are tumbled over.
A CURIOUS experiment was made
with cats recently in Luttich, Germany.
Thirty-seven of them were put into
bags and taken several miles into the
country, where they were released
Within three hours the first cat had
found its way home, and before twenty
four hours had elapsed every one of the
others had returned.
| IT is noted that the letter "y'' occurs
in the surname of every member of the
French Presidents Cabinet. The Min
lister of Finance is M. Say; of Justice,
NJ. Roger; of War, M. Gresley; of Ma
rine, M. Juareguiberry; of Public In
struction, M. Ferry; of Public Works,
M. Freycinet; of the Postal and Tele-
graph Service, M. Cochey. In Grevy,
too, there is "y."
THE tenant-farmers of England, &C
cording to member of Parliament, will
be satisfied with nothing less than: 1.
Better representation. 2. Security for
capital. 3. Freedom of cultivation. 4.
Liberty to dispose of produce to best
advantage. 5. Abolition of distraint.
6. Reform of the Game laws. Z. Legiti-
mate share in county government; and
8. Fair apportionment of local burdens.
WHAT disposition shall be made of
Cetewayop The English newspapers
are full of recipes for rendering him
harmless. One bold and patriotic
Briton writes: "Cannot Cetewayo be
brought to England, and, as a prisoner
on parole, allowed to estimate the re-
sources of the Nation by whom he has
been beaten? venture to say that
such a course would be found the most
humane and useful; and that he could
with safety after, say, six months de-
tcntiOn be sent back to his own cOun-
try"
IT is said that the Liverpool (England)
Daily Ns,0s has been using for the past
year four type-setting and seven dis
tributing machines, at a saving of about
$4,000 per annum as compared with the
same amount of work by hand. The
compositors working the machine earn
better wages than their fellows at the
case, while the saving to the establish.
ment is over thirty per cent. The ma.
chimes are used for every kind of com.
position eXceDt tabulated and displaved
work, the matter being set, spaced and
justified with greater accuracy than by
hand labor. Each machine costs $3.50,
and the average speed is six thousand
ems per hour.