The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-11
FOREIGN ITEMS.

A petroleum well has besn sunk In Pohar,
near Etryjer, in aalcia. The ftuw Id very
abundant, as much as 1000 kllos Of raw oil
having been got Utlt In twenty-four hours
from well seventy metres deep.
The Russian government q stated to have
unler consideration proposal fOr the organi-
zation of wholesale trade between Western
Siberia and China, In pursuance OF which
trading depUts would be established Id the
southeastern portion OF the district OF Semi
palatinsk. near the Chinese frontier.
The town council of Paris have decided TO
erect q colossal statue Of the republic ON the
Place du Chateau q Eau. Senlptors nj III
vited to compete The successful competitor
will BE- allowed $4,000 to execute the work, and
the figures to decorate each corner Of ths
pedestal will be paid for at ths rats OF 1920
each. The two competitors who are next BEST
will receive 45oD francs and 1000 francs re-
spectvely.
II Peru Joins Bolivia In d conflict with Chill,
South America will be- likely TO suffer war
uf no stnall proportions Defore the end OF the
struggle. 10 is possible that Brazil may
be tempted to aid Chill but The Argentine
Republic may join the other side, and tie pUv-
erty OIL several nations will be made worse by
the Tavages VI q needless war. A local strife
for possession OF small pieces OF seaeoast
| may yet Involve several nations In the tlor-
| rUrs ii d bloody war.
AS was to be expected, the partial amnesty
granted to the French oIBnuusts has bsen
spurned BY those who ars still In exile. A
first manifesto has been issued at Geneva,
the principal pla g of refuge for the political
exiles Of other European countries, calling
upon the prescribed Frenehmen to deeline
the clsmeney awarded tO o portion Of their
number under the French governments per-
verted Interpretation of the amnesty bill.
second manifesto complained that soms
| ambassadors and cOtlEuis required tbs exiles
| to ask for pardon.
Now d passion for auelng has taken hold Of
the Visnnese, and week hardly paEsss but
three or four renCOntres are heard OF. A So
called American duei--i. e., u duel where the
parties draw lots who shall shoot himself
took place last week between q lieutenant and
his captain. The former, having drawn the
black ball, sent bullet through his heart
forthwith. His conduct is considered most
| honorable. Great demonstrations of respect
were shown at his funeral, and the military
medal for good conduct was sent by the ati-
thorities and laid on the altar at the eere~
| m0ny.
The death Of Prince Waldemar, son Of the
Crown Prince Of Germany. was due to diph-
theria, the disease which carried off the
Princess Alice but a few weeks since. Those
undrained eastls-palace prisons, Shiny with
the damp q ages. and remarkable only for
massive walls and q disregard for sanitary
laws. are more destructive to continental roy
atty than all the Noeblings and Passanantls
I'tikely to be- prOducsd. 80 long as b regard
for tradition Keeps women and children In
Sucn gloomy, fnHlArIAl retreats, so long Will
these "dispsnsations Of an inserutable provi-
dencs" occur to bring sorrow TO the proudest
courts.
The Queens colors, which were lost In the
massacre on tho Zulu frontier, were recOv~
cred In February. A party OF volunteers set
out from Rourke's Drift and followed the.
Buffalo river until they reached d crossing
place where so many British soldiers had
perished. Saddles, stirrnps, spurs, teQgingss
charms and articles OF native dress, lying BY
the roaring stream, over huge bouiders, and
passing between precipitons cliffs covered
with bush and aloes, showed the spot where
the rushing torrent and savage foe alike over.
whelmed many brave men. About five hum
dred yards below, at the crossing place. they
succeed In finding the Queens coIors with
tho pole complete, injured by the action OF
the rapid stream, but otherwise untouched.
The gilt lion and crown surmounting the pole,
and also the color case, were found q few
yards lower down. These c0Iors were borne
back at the head of the little cavalcade In tri@
urnph and when Rourke's Drift was reached
the soldiers, overioyed at the sight OF their
| eOlors, gave their heartlest cheers for the old
flag aud for Major Black and the volunteers
who had recovered them.