The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
FOREIGN NOTES.

Tba laayer which Ia often mentioned In re-
,,a,ta fr%m ill., South African war is formed
H., ap inner circle ~ hullocks and successive
c Sy o.. circles of wagons horses, and
wa1nns again presenting O. very effectual de-
sanse il il said.
Permission vas asked Of the vestry Of st.
Georges. Hanover Square, London, for the
erection of a statue OF Lord Byron In st.
.James street This proposal was rejected on
I'M ground that Lord Byron wrote immoral
nnetrv an this case" says the London En-
nm;ner. "British shopkeepers intolerance &C
f,,aily friumphed over their habitual llonkey-
dom, and In spite Of the poet being lord, No
ID considered hot to have reached the stand
ard n moral excellence laid down by the
aan,ent vestrv."
H. 1900 intaroating feature Of the festiyi-
~ II l Nianna n conpect"n with tie silver
LeS ~ si ~ "a - nm narnr and Emnress OF
y u, s v1 ...p.s iae
ent and they alone were the actors. The
Crown Prince assumed four different charac-
tiers IN costumes ana with arms ana JeWelfy
preserved since the ZINE Oh hudolph OF iapS-
burg. Inc success was il so gleat Inae pictures
are to be painted OF the characters as repre-
sented.
The WooIwich Arsenal In England has been
of late busy prep ring balloons for the Afri-
can war. The largest Is called Saladin. and
contains 81, 900 cubic feet of gas. There are
also the 1alsman Of 10000 cubic feet the
Saracen OF $4,000, the Vidette Of $4,000, and q
little balloon named the Pilot OF 600 feet. Ar
rangements have been made for telegraphic
COMMUNICATIONS with them when aloft, by
means of d wire running through the cable
restraining them Means have been also
found for reinforcing them with gas while In
the air. This latter process is not explained.
The Paris National publishes the details OF
q wonderful gastronomical feat performed the
other day by two aayti negroes. They betted
Six hours, and won easily, sitting down to
table at noon and not rising before half-past
o'clock. In the long interval they succeeded
In consuming eight soles au gratin, twelve
lamb outlets q Joint of roast veal weighing
eight pounds, three kilogrammfs Of aspara-
gus, and an omelette OF twelve eggs, besides
q Dutch cheese, twelve pounds OF bread and
fifteen bottles OF wine. At the conclusion of
the performance the two negroes left the
house with very satisfied expression OF
countenance, dividing between them the fifty
louis which they had thus pleasurably earned.
prenorations for the embarkation of 5000
fresh troons for service In South Africa show
thnt tha british unvernmant il now con
yineed that the resources and fighting quail
ties OF the IuluS are much greater than they
were supposed to be six months ago Eight
or nine Thousand men have already reached
the seat OF war, but the commander makes
no movement indicating an Intention to re-
sumo offensive operations, and probably none
will be made until the reinforcements arrive.
1t II evidently the intention to administer a
thrashing to the Iulus which will satisfy
them and secure permanent peace for the
colonies in that part of the world. There is
nractical wisdom in this course. from which
profitable lesson might be drawn Tor us In
the Indian wars-tChica0o Times.
Thu treatv wb,ch the Khedive made with
England Ia august, lSH; liked seven years ~
wy lllll. uuLlhs Wsn eaaYt 10y sI. W. oa r..
myp Eweve ~ he .he He '
the expiration of these periods public opinion
in Egypt will have changed sufficiently TO