New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-28
Gun EUROPEAN LETTER.

cur EUROPEAN LETTER.
QUEEN VICTORIAs RETURN FROM
ITALY. DISTINGUISHED LONDON.
CoAcHERs. The BULGARIAN VA.
oAEcY FILLED. GRANT AND TIL-
DEN OUT OF THE RACE. The SIX
DAYS WALKING MATCH. ROWELL's
RECORD BEATEN.
From our regular correspondent.
London, May 3, 1879.
am sorry to see that her Majes-
ty, who has now returned to hear
the loyal shouts Of her adoring
people (who, not being allowed to
approach nearer than a quarter Of a
mile, have all am glad to say, pro-
vided themselves with speaking
trumpets and field telescopes for the
emergency, still continues the bad
habit of encouraging the over.in-
crease Of population by sending q
check for those pounds to a lady
who after having twins, has made
matters worse by bestowing triplets
to fend for themselves in this we'll
stocked country. At a time like
this people cannot be too often told
that the remedy for all this misery
lies in their own hands. 1t is really
incredible that nation which might
be happy and contented with TWEEN
ty. five millions of population should
deliberately prefer to be universally
miserable and undergrad with thir.
ty millions. To double a popula-
ton in fifty years necessarily in.
wolves the throwing out Of gear of
the whole producing powers Of the
kingdom. But how can we expect
people who are not well-to.do to
look to the future when the Queen
sets the example Of having her quiv.
er full OF them? True the respon-
sibility for her children does not fall
upon herself. 1t is nice thing to
be sovereign ruler when your sub.
jects love you and don't strew your
Alowery path of life with bombs.
The season for the stage.coaching
has commenced under distinguished
patronage. Many amateur whips"
supply the horses, purely for the
love of the road, and Hatchett's Ho.
tel, :Piccadilly, is the London start
ing point. A coach to Dorking and
Boxhill is horsed by Lord Arthur
Somerset and Sir Henry de Battle.
The horses of the Cambridge, Ok.
ford and London are found and driv-
en- by Colonel Tyrwitt and Captain
Blythe. Mr.. Shoolbred has put the
Guildford coach on the road, and
Mr.. John Peter Robinson, of Oxford
Street has started coach, magnifi.
Gently horsed, which plies from the
"Swan" at Thames Ditton to Hat.
chetts. This is delightful drive
through Richmond, Kew, Twicken-
ham, Bushly Park and Moulsey.
Mr. Robinson is an expert "whip, -
and during June, if the weather is
creditable to the almanack, the ia.
nous Oxford Street merchant will
be able to crafty hosts of his friends
and indulge his well.known love Of
horseaesh. What a sensible way
of SPEEDING a handsome income in
healthful recreation, and how much
superior is it to the turf, with its
feverish excitement and question.
able morality.
''And the people said, Nay, but
we will have a king over us, that
we also may be like all the nations. -
Grant and Tilden are no longer in
the race, for on Tuesday, at noon,
Prince Battenberg was elected Alex:
ander, first Prince of Bulgaria. The
interesting proceedings commenced
as early as ten o'clock in the morn.
ing, when a Tie Denim was celebrated
in the presence Of all the European
deputies. After the names of the
candidates had been introduced by
the Archbishop, Prince Battenberg
was elected unanimously, and the
result was communicated to the po-
pulation amid the greatest enthusi.
asm. A procession of the deputies
was then formed, and with bands Of
music at their head, they marched
with the official document to the
residence of Prince Korsakof, who,
on his appearance in front Of his
house, was greeted with storms of
cheers. A depution of six deputies
set out from Tirnova without delay
to officially communicate the fact Of
his election to Prince Alexander.
Tirnova was brilliantly Illuminated
in honor of the occasion; and ms
tense enthusiasm prevailed. The
newly elected prince, upon whom
will devolve the responsible task Of
organizing the many discordant ele.
ments at present existing in Bulga.
ria, is only twenty years Of age, but
is credited with possessing intelli-
gence far beyond his years. He is
the son Of Prince Alexander of Hes.
sic, brother of the Empress of Rus.
STA. His mother was the daughter
of a Polish Minister Of War and was
raised to the rank of Princess on her
marriage with the Prince of Hesse.
The young Prince Of Bulgaria is a
second son Of this union, his elder
brother being now in the British
Navy. It is rumored that the
Prince has made it a condition Of
his acceptance Of the position that
all Russians holding administrative