The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-28
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Twenty Ave hundred emigrnnts embarle
mt the close of last month from Genoa 70
this country.
King Alfonso has sent celebrated Madric
professor to Vienna to give the Archduches
lessons in the Spanish language
The government of India has abandoned
1he project or creating separate Indian
navy; the expense would be too great.
The Prince of Wales sons receive a. nava
cadets twenty-five cents day, which will b.
raised TO forty-ive cents when they become
midshirmen-
On the Island Of Elba monument was In
gu4utated on the seventh ultlmo with the In
scriptton: TO Gartbaldi the European
Washington etc.
The Russian government Ia about to intro.
ducs one more penalty against journals which
may be published without preliminary CEN
sorship. They are now prohibited from pub
fishing business advertisements.
The Princess Imperial of Germany Is at
Nomerbad, Styria, for baths. She suffers
greatly from neuralgia. Thence she goes to
Pagli, near Genoa, whore her husband will
Join her, and whore 1t Is expected they will
pass the winter.
In Italy the idea ~ daily gaining ground
that Prince Bismarck has firmly made up his
mind to cheat Italy and tho Liberal party at
large by making peace with the Pope and
&lIytnR himself with Austria, In order ultm-
ataiy to steal Trieste for Germany.
A recent discovery ut Pompeii was that Of
n birdseller's house. The Embedded skeletons
ct numerous. birds were dug out; also large
quantities OF carbonized mtIlet seed, hemp
seed and q species Of small beans, which had
been the Dealers stock OF bird food.
An ironcad 400 feet long, 70 feet wide, so
feet deep at the bow and So feet at the stern,
with solid iron armor Of one foot thickness,
md speed Of 16 knots an hour. Is to be
Launched next month from the royal navy
yard near Naples. 1t ia to be called Italia,
and Will be the largest war ship IN existence.
A Berlin correspondent announces that IL
the Russian army be further increased 1t is
considered that proportionate Increase OF
She German army will be absolutely and I'm
ntediately necessary. This Is the sequel to
the affectionate meeting OF UncIs William
and Nephew Alexander on the Russian from
tier last month.
nj. Menier, the Paris chocolate maker, takes
Intense interest In scientific farming. Some
Interesting experiments In electrical blowing
were recently made on his estate The mo-
tive power was supplied to tho pillow by Il
Gramme machine, itself set In motion by
water power which Is abundant On NJ.
Menier's estate The pillow did about hesame
work as II drawn by four oxen.
Parnell the Irish Home Ruler has slim
an almost efemfnate exterior. but an iron
will. He has a harsh, monotonous voice and
his manner II stiff, calm, cool. bloodless he |
la q man nothing can move. OCnnnOr Power |
grows savage under the exasperating treat
nient OF the House, and O'DonneI Misses his
wor de through his teeth ill-disguised re-
sentiment but Parnell remains Invariably in.- !
perturhahle.
An English iron master writes, on October
2, to the London Times, that having repaired
20 Glasgow to judge for himself whether the
great and sudden advance in the price Of iron l.
mas any solid ground or Is merely d specula-
tive and ephemeral movement. he Is bound to
confess that he found the market sin strong
Torment of heated speculation. The price
mas risen too quickly and threatens a sudden
and severe catastrophe. Tho rise Of 1918
was begun III something OF the same heated
ana rash manner, and the memorable effects
are only too fresh i'll the memory of ALL
a French geographical paper, the Erplorn-
toa. has eceived from Lisbon startling
tidings of an English scheme for a railway
fom the River Iambes through Livingstone
lana, a Scotch town" to the northern coast
Or Zanzibar. Mr.. Stanley started the idea;
ManSai, ester merchants have taken /. 10, the
sovehetment approve It, and a company with
Two nP.illions capital IL to be formed. Central
Africa and Its treasures, bewails the Erplora-
aors, are to share the fate or India and Aus
Srsalla, while the French Sahara railway
scheme hangs fire
vaccination Is becoming general In China
one or the most serious objections to 1t yet
rainallInl1g II curious: Chinese mammas are
tn allow the arms OF their dal1vh
ters 70 be scrat he'd with the lancet, because
unless Chinese gill has few marks on her
face, giving evidence that she has passed
through smallpox, she Is considered lacking
enc OF the qualifications OF a marriapeable
maiden. The vaccination scar Is Still hardly
deemed a sufficient promise of future immli
nifty from the disease BY the BeneGicts 81 tie
Fiowery Land.