The New York herald., 1879-10-23

% schoonors and III sailing vessels. This armament
10 manned by 3.ls1 officers and 2so20 men.
Prince Nikita. OF Montenegro. whose daughters
are being educated St. Petersburg has signired
his intention of visiting the Russian Court In the
poars since his visit to Vienna to be loss friendly
disposed toward its former protdge
The winter garden which the King OF the Belgians
largest structure OF the kind in Europe. The i'm.
mense cupola of iron and glass is sixty metres in
diameter and thirty metres in height in tle centre.
It is supported by thirty columns of white stone
each being one metre in diameter.
General Todlcben, who. like General Kaufman.
is in constant comm unication with scientific insti.
tutons in Germany. which he regularly informs OF
important geographical discoveries, has presented
three camels to the Geological Gardens in Berlin
which have likewise been the recipient of several
handsome donations from General Kaufmann,
Alta review of the chasseurs at Odessa the Car
embraced common soldier before the front. and
thanked him as the represent OF the whole army
tor their valorous deeds, which had far superseded
his expectations similar tone pervades HIS ukass
to the Cossacks of the Don In which he showers
upon them all kinds OF favors and distinctions in re-
turn for their valiant services on tho field.
Colonel Prejevalski. the indefatgable Russian cx-
Ing most favorably on his tour from Saissan over
the Altai Mountains to Barkul and Cham. He hoped
soon to reach Thibet. One OF his companions, q
Khrgz OF the name of Mirsass, whom he sent back
with letters, confirms the statement that the Chi.
nese authorities, alter their first mistrust had
ised treated the Colonel and his party with marked
consideration. He had followed him as far as Lake
Oran-Kul. t.
Baden Baden has not only triumphantly main.
tanned its attractions since the abolition of tho
bling tables, but regained thousands OF new friends.
Tho past has been a splendid season, and in
September and October the little watering place has
assumed the air and Importance of imperial resi-
dence. The congress OF German naturalists has
just been held there. DR.. Nachtiga tho African
plorer. delivered u lecture the Sahara. and re-
ceived invitation to dine with the Empress Of
Germany.
The Madrid journal Tia Manana). which s edited
literary and influential statesman, who, Oh several
occasions has been Minister of the Colonies. is pub
ishing series of interesting articles devoted to
the movements OF the Worlds Fair. to be held in
New York in 1888. The articles give full accounts,
favorable to the exhibition, and signed by the
Engineer OF the Forests. Sehor Jose Jordana Mo-
rera. This gentleman Director OF Agriculture
for Spain in the Philadephia Centennial of 1876.
After the exhibition closed Mr.. Jordana in
trusted by his government to make the special
studies of American institutions. and since he has
been back in Madrid he has published many articles
OF value and interest as the result OF his studies
Russia Is pushing with the construction Of q
hotlla OF gunboats. Two wcro launched a few days
ago and two more will be launched next week the
week after. Four others are also IN course of
struction-two i'll Finland aud two in Germany,
With the exception of the two latter tho engines Of
all the gunboats are being constructed by English
engineering firms in Russia. Tho eight gunboats
belong to the Staunch class ana will be armed with
1l-inch guns of Russian manufacture. The entra
hora is under orders to be ready for active service
in tho Baltic by the opening of navigation next
spring, when they will replace OF the thirteen
aged monitors constituting the present "fotilla Of
the Gulf of Finland" Most of these monitors were
constructed shortly after the civil war in America.
and have become. from the action of frost and other
causes decrept in their machinery that scarcely
any tit for active service. The substitution Of
"hoating gun-carriages for monitors shows that
the latter losing favor in Russia and 1t Is proba
BILE that they will soon become obsolete as the
armor. plated broadside ships they superseded.