The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-24
FOREIGN ITEMS.

London d Thames boatman rows into sight
4 nnu uncovers q man painted to represent 4
g uorpHe just taken from the river. The audi
9llce goes Wild with delight
The French forestry department Ia satisfied
that forests directly increase the supply OF
wafer IN their nelghborhoOd From careful
observations of Senlis and Nancy they have
i decided that 1t rains more abundantly In
wooded tracts, and Tint while the leaves and
branches give back the water quickly To the
Air. they prevent rapid evaporation from the
q Eruand, and are thus favorable to the forma-
tion OF springs.
The Rev. Albert Whiting, an American mis-
sionary ~ China, died Of famine while minis
of the province offered to defray the expenses
Ol sending the body home. and when it was
d explained 30 him that the Americans did not
share In the Chinese horror 81 being buried Ia
IN which to make 4 grave, and deputed twelve
lhlnamen to worship the dead clergyman's
spirit.
Oetewayo the Zulu King, liz rather hand
some man. lie has singularly dtgnitied and
stately air. tall. sinewy figure good feat
\ ures, fearless glance. beautiful teeth, a head
splendldiy set upon his shoulders and velvet
kin. His attire liz likewise impressive So
tAhlecloth OF the ordinary red and green pat
tern M. Hts captivity does not seem to affect his
appetite, chats pleasantly with his wardeDs
and enjoys his daily walk.
10 Ia asserted ION good authority" that
1 Prince Jerome Napoleon will shortly again
enter public life through the Chambers, and
tllat he will b. elected BY q district which has
Always been Bonapartfst and anti Clerical
That III Cognac. In Charente. He has been
three times member OF French Parliaments
twice during the Republic Of 1s4s and since
thens In 1876 AZ member for Corsica. He has
Always occupied seat on the Left and
avOwed Republican sentiments.
# Thn lila hinh hn T-Jrrr .,F L,,,,,,o,, 49,
Just had manufactured for his child il so mag
nlficent as TO cost the State two lacs or rupees.
AN was first framed with mango wood and
Enen lncased with sheet gold inside and out. |
liver this To Ofnamented gold work set with |
diamonds, .rubies, sapphires, emeralds and
s0ther precious stones. The cradle Is swung |
from rod by cords made Of gold WIRE and /
the bed or cushion Is Of embroidered green |
velvet The baby's wardrobe cost 5000 rupees.
One Of the important questions that will
eIce 10 London is the abolition Of Saturday,
now observed as the Jewish Sabbath. A tele-
gram from London says Hebrew business
men are complaining that they are practi-
week, and are thus placed at disadvantage.
lf u thought Ia advanced Jewish circles in
London that the adoption OF the change to
the Christian Sunday is only , question Of
time.
The Archduchess Christina ID to wear
bridal veil of Brussels point lace worked with
the arms 81 the different Kingdoms into
which Spain was once divided It ID the Gift
ut her aunt, the Queen Of the Belglans. The
young lady's bridal dress ID OF silver cloth
embrOIdered In garands with sparkling white
tet. Many OF her new costumes are copies OF
the fashions of the time OF Louis XIII. One
cf blue embossed velvet and opal-colored
sattn trimmed with fringes of small pearls in
sermingled with silver lace: Her cambria
handkerchfefs are worked with the arms Of
SDAtn and Austria In gold thread
Victor Hugo, says o report from Rome. Is
trying to persuade Garihaldi to repounca his
Italian nationality and become citizen Of
France He reminds him that he was born /
g Nice, and that Nice Is now French city,
Garibaldi ut this moment Is very much an
noyed BY the refusal of the Italian govern
menl 10 annul his unfortunate marriage, and
!nls is cited as a reason which may possibly
1eau MIN 70 accept Victor Hugos invitation !
but It would be an extraordinary thing Ii he
dtu. II Garibaldi has been anything he has
been en- Italian, not only when 1t was person. !
Altv agreeable 70 pc SO, but when 1t was some
Thing quite the reverse. I
The Wagaris OF India are DISTINGUISHED for q
ana apparently great Kindness !
10 the weaker sex. woman of the Wararj :
lvfbe, 1t rs said, Is not required to labor. and
me possesses, moreover, the curious right
~ long established usage, OF choosing a man
CT Der husband. The choice is exercised
~ her Id q novel manner. She sends
lalr-pln 20 the man On whom she has set her 4
Inections, with the request that he viii bin i \
handkerchief To his cap. Should he recipro- I
ate her attachment he Is only too pleased to
AIRY out her wishes, and when doing SO .
James the woman who has sent the pin, whom a
o Is obliged TO marry forthwith.
II several provinces Of Russia the wolves I
lake havoc among the cattle: even children =
nd men sometimes fall victims VI their
apacity. The kierliaaia reports the follow +
III case: On August -, at noon, wolf b
lade his appearance Oh the streets Of a VII 5
Ige In the province Of Wilma and seized boy Il
nee years old, who played In the yard near 9
le house. On hearing the cry of her child Z
10 mother ran out of the house and was #
lueked at seeing her boy in the teeth OF q 9;
BIZ. Her screams at once attracted many Is
.nple. who, together with the unhappy %
other, started In pursuit; but the wolf with II
victim in his teeth succeeded In escaping Il,
the neighhoring forest. The authorities La
Il the villagers searched the forests for lie
d days, but without discovering any trace -
the child" Ds
There il man IN London who objects TO