Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-04
Foreign Items.

A flock of twenty-seven mohair
goats from Asia Minor were recently
landed in London.
The skeleton of child was recently
found in chimney in London wrapped
in papers dated three years ago.
1t was recently stated in a Liver
pool court that nearly all teetotallers
thereabout INDUCED in port wine, re-
garding it as harmless beverage.
Speaking of George Elots new
work London Truth says that it will
create all the more interest, s'as it will
almost certaialy be the last from the
pen of George Eliot"
A picture has been put on exhibi-
ton in Paris, and is to be shown in
all the principle cities of Europe, re-
presenting the whole Paris Exhibition
of 1878. 1t covers about three thou
sand meters Of canvass.
Herr Joachim, the great violinist,
went into hair-dresser's in London,
to have his hair cut. "You really,
Sir, ought to allow me to take little
off If you do not wish to be taken for
a fiddler" said the operator.
The independence Beige gives an
account of the escape ofeleven French
convicts from New Caledonia, and their
arrival at Brisbane, Australia Thew
had ample supply of French gold, and
as they could not be detained, were
permitted to 60 their way.
In Sumatre: when telegraph mes
sages are delayed or fail to be trans
mitted, it Ii because the wires are down
or won't work, as elsewhere, but it Is
not attributed to storms. Elephants
and tigers upset polls, and monkeys
break the wires by taking gymnastic
exercises on them.
According to statistics just publish
ed, there were 1878 young men
studying at the twenty German univer
stiles during sthe Winter season lust
passed. OF these, 2,43S were study
ing theology, 5,lO6 law, and 1857
medicine, 1867 being inscribed 10 the
philosophical faculty. Their ages
ranged tor the most part from 10 to
22 years.
Admiral Mackillop, who died recent
ly In Egypt, had for eleven years held
the position of Controller General OF
Ports and Lighthouses in that country
and stood high in favor with the Khe-
dive and his people, .as we'll as with
foreigners. He made Alexandria one
of the best managed harbors in the
world. He had previously served in
the British Navy thirty years with
honor.
A new form of disease has become
apparent in the heart of very crowd
ed portion of London 1t is new form
of Cyprus fever, and diagonis of
recent malignant case shows the pa
tient to be suffering from hallucina
tons and lowered vitality. The facul-
ty ascribe the disease to impure water,
and have given it the name of detepho-
bia, and though it is seldom fatal, the
sufferer remains but shadow of his
former self.
The death is announced of General
Sir Francis Warde, K. G. ;B., an old
Peninsula and Waterloo officers, and
one of the. oldest artillery officers in
the British service. He entered the
army in 1909. and was present at the
defense of Cadlz and at the battle of
Waterloo. He attained the rank of
Major General in 1860, Lieutenant
General In 1866. and General in IT.
He was appointed Colonel Comman-
dant of the Royal Artillery in 1866,
and was placed on the retired list in
1871. He was appointed K. G. B. in
1873. Sir Francis Warde was SO
years Of age.
In making some excavations to
widen the bed of the Tiber, the dis
covery has been made, in the garden
of the Farnesina Palace, Of an extreme
ly elegant chamber which once form
ed part of a sumptuous habitation OF
the early times of imperial Rome. The
ceiling is of the most beautiful stucco,
figures and ornaments in relief in an
excellent state of preservation. The
walls are painted in the Pompeiian
style. Some of the figures have very
graceful features and pro6les, resem.
bling by their delicacy the celebrated
lehithoi of A tlca. In the diggngs in
the Forum the bases OF statues with
inscriptions of the imperial epoch have
been found.
POISONED BY BRooK WATER