The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
FOREIGN NOTES.
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M Colbert, French artist, has been So
lccted to furnish the Spanish government
with the general plans Or the building for the
international exhibition to be inauguratcd at
Madrid in May, 1881.
Mrs. Ewing Pfeitler has offered to subscribe
1000 II others Will subscribe also, for tho
establishment and endowment OF national
English theatre. The London Times oncour-
ages the attempt.
Prince De Bismarck can boast no fewer than
forty-seven decorations, some OF the distlne-
lions having been specially created for him.
He wears the insignia Or nearly oil the most
prominent orders in Europe
At Venice Mr. Gladstone's time Is said to be
distributed between the old masters and llv-
ing statesmen Signor Bonghi, himself an
Public instruction, arrived on Sunday to pay
his respects to the right honorable gentle
man.
A family at Carsruhe having been poi
soned by American corned beef, the German
government has interdicted the importation
Of all preserved meats from the United States
The meat by which the accident was caused
was of excellent quality, but was rendered
poisonous by the lead used to solder It,
A workman on n railroad at Florence, Italy,
was run over and killed. His sweetheart laid
herself on the track to die In the Same man
ner, but the train only njured one arm, which
was subsequently amputated. Still deter
mined on suicide, she tore of the bandage
anu Dleu 10 dehlu.
The Tnirers publishes a dispatch from
Rome giving denial to the report that the
Pope has nominated q commission of Cardi-
nails to consider whether the Papacy could
accept the millions granted 70 It under the
so-culled "Guarantee laws Under Plus ! y
Il committee of the sacred college pronounced
fora categorical refusal. and his successor
will maintain that decision as tho only one
worthy Of the Church and the Catholic
world.
A report Is current In Russian official cir
cles that In the event OF q war breaking out
Chinese merchant shipping will obtain pro
lection from Japanese cruisers by hosting
the Russian flag. An arrangement to this
effect, i * stated, has been arrived at be-
tween the Chinese Envoy and the Russian
government The understanding between
Japan and England IS, however, 50 friendly
that British purchases OF Japanese privateers
might under the circumstances be winked at
The Porte st. Martin Is the Paris theatre
from which comes at second hand the seen
cry for many Of the spectacular pieces pro
duced In this country. The Porte st. Martin
stage is at present occupied by Cinderella.
One Of the most novel effects Is q view OF the
royal palace Illuminated for the festival,
While from the building and down wide stair
case rush hundred guests In pursuit of the
flying Cinderella, each bearing colored Ian
tern. Another Is q lake BY moonlight, tho
water being represented by immense mirrors
laid flat on the stage, rejecting the grass
and trees along the edge with perfect natur-
alness.
The aKulturkampf" Ia Germany has led to
a deplorable state Of affairs LII the archdio-
cese OF Cologne the one hundred and forty
third priest has just died without the chance
Of being replaced. In the diocese OF Treve
there are 1872 vacant parishes, and In Munster
quarter Of million Catholics cannot hear
mass on Sunday. In Paderborn there are SO
parishes without priest, In Breslau 121 and
In Posen 96. In the archdiocese OF Friburg
alone there were 500 curacies last month
without Catholic ecclesiastics or any
hope Of their being filled up on account Of the
legal restrictions, and still Prince Bismarck
spouted Of "Frebeit" when he voyaged to Vi
emma.
Field Marshal Count Won Moltke, on con
cluson of the mannuvreS at Strasburg, re-
NAMED In AlSace- Lorraine In order to deter
mine on the erection OF the works and fortifi-
cations necessitated by the stupendous in
crease OF the military strength OF France He
is accompanied on his tour BY q large suite OF
officers Of the general staff, with whom be
particularly inspected those parts which
could be easily invaded from BelfOrt. AS the
Marshal's journey might cause misapprehen-
sions In France, Count Wesdehlen, the Ger
man Charge q Atfaires In Paris was intructed
to give all possible explanation OF the inoffen-
sive character Of Count MoItke's inyestiga
ton. @@aaM4.
Reports from Constantinople, from indie
pendent observers, continue to bring fresh IL
Illumination upon the amazing increase of
misery in the capital of the Sick Mans fall
Ing empire From day to day it becomes
more and more difficult. to provide for the
current necessities OF the palace and the
Porte. The higher officials allow themselves
to perpetrate all sorts OF irregularities in Or
derto get what they can in the scramble; but
the lower officials have sunk into the most
ablect and hopeless wretchedness. A CORE
spondent OF the Bosln. Ndcirichten states
that there are colonies and chief phvsiciens in
whose houses for months past piece Of meat
has not been seen, and who cannot SEND their
children to school for want Of shoas. The
trading classes are not able to meet their
bills, and nothing now remains for numbers
Of them but to close their shops. The sol
diers, who are in despair of ever getting their
property Of the bankrupt State-if it can any
longer be called State IN order TO pro
cure bread.