The New York herald., 1879-09-25
FOREIGN NOTES.


have committed suicide quite lately from utter
despair.
The town Of Havre was lately kept for moro than
hour i'll a state OF excitement by the of
American OK landed from an English steamer. The
animal ran through the streets, followed by crowd.
many persons firing guns and pistols at it until.
rendered almost furious by the chase it at last
wounded and exhausted by loss of blood made u
stand in the Rue Saint Quentin, where it withstood
for quarter of hour quite fusillade of firearms
until brought down by shot from rife. Several
persons were knocked down by the OK. and
ceived stray bullet in his face.
Dean Stanley, says Mawdir. Is what is usually
designated a Broad Churchman. This accounts. of
course for the breadth of the worthy Deans views
in respect to burials at Westminster Abbey. know
that 1t is not customary to judge ecclesiastical pro-
ceedings from the ordinary standpoint of common
sense. Still it to me that If Westminster Alb
bey is q church dedicated the Protestant religion
only persons processing and in some manner acting
place within its walls. Sir Rowland Hs services to
his country no one can dispute and his title to a
lasting monument among Englishmen Is equally
beyond question; but fail altogether to see why
Sir Rowland freethinker. practically ignoring the
existence of Christianity should be received into
the doubly hallowed ground OF Westminster when
there might be found elsewhere thousands of spots
in which to omblazon his good deeds and to hand
down his name to posterity statue in the hall OF
the General Post Office would. perhaps. be fitting
q monument as the government could raise to the
founder Of the penny post.
A correspondent writes to tho London Echo:-"In
proportion to area. If land we'll dis
trlbuted in England as it Is in France. we should
have some twelve millions Of souls living upon our
land finding their labor and food upon it, against
twenty-five millions situated in France. But
instead of these twelve millions we have only
about three millions, consequently we have some
ural feeding ground. What becomes Of them9 Wen.
the standing army of about million of paupers, the
fostering in the back sums of great Cities
struggling poor our residuum-these are some Of
tcrest The bulk OF the dispossessed are, of neces-
sity. driven into manufacturing and mining indus
try in some OF it's many branches. II we had our
twelve million OF souls the land Qike France)
should have far fewer manufacture and less
customers. and fairly prosperous ones. at hand to
take off what was produced instead Of the present
rural aborer, too poor to consume. and the sprink
ling of rich people, whose consumption is largely
composed of luxuries."
The hfty-sixth annual report for 1873 of the Berlin
Society for the Promotion OF Christianity Among
tie appendix soma interesting details
given respecting tie distribution of the Jews all
to-day g about what it in the days of King
David between six and seven millions. There are
ton. about 5OOO.OOO in Asia. 100000; in Africa.
over $1,000; in America from 100000 to 100000.
Se 1sn Rnssa sn o. p %asra
in the Polish province of Galcia 52 900 in Germany
lGlooo in the Polish II province Of posoni Roumania
There 10000 in Holland, $4,000 in England,
$4,000 in France, $4,000 in Italy Spain and Portugal
Norway. Nothing is said about Denmark or
Switzerland. The number of Jewish residents in
whole Of France, and more than in Italy, Spain,
Portugal and the Scandinavian peninsula al
shr ys n Ias o ae they eMs
to be found in Abyssnia and all along the north
acting as between the
and Christians OF the Asatic Jews 10000
signed to India and 25,oOO to Palestine The popula-
tion of Jerusalem is given as 2. 900 Mohamrnedans,
5000 Christians and 13,50O jews These last
assified as German, Spanish or Arabic Jews. The
eport gives no details concerning America, except
iat in New York there are thirty synagogues.
In reference to the recent fatal encounter be-
tween Baron Vanloo and Count Veysy or
Geyza do Somoske0y, eye witness OF the
quarrel from its commencement to its termins-
ton gives the following particulars in the Vienna
papers ION the Goth August last at the bath or
watering place OF Rheinfeld the Marquis de Roche
jacquelain gave soi,te ddasane to which the most
After the dancing the supper commenced during
which the various guests related 'anecdotes.' When
it came to Baron va vanloo,s turn: he recoInted an
1877. at Constantinople. and in which the
chief character the Count .Geyza de somoskeoy.'
up sprang one of the guests of the party and. in
loud voice. asked. DO you know Count Geyza
Baron vanloo, how conld help knowing him.
since he swinded me ont of 20.000fY You u
o So
whom you speak is mono other than myself; you
never had the honor of knowing me-. AS the fracas
now threatened to become more serious on account
of Baron Vanloo attempting to proceed to blows
the other guests present nterposed and succeeded.
the two infurated opponents. Afterward Count
veysy gave his version of tho affair aud declared
morning tho seconds of Baron vanioo arranged
with those of Count Veysy the conditions OF the
duel which took place on saturday. August 20. in
|, the Fortinchamps. AT the first tour pass Count
Veysy was rather severely wounded on the upper
plctely covered with blood. sprinkled some in the
of his antagonist the seconds of Baron vanloo
suggested that the contest should terminate, but
the obstinacy of Count Veysy prevented the accept
ancc of the proposal The contest therefore
continued, and ended I've minutes afterward with
He made mistake III parrying thrust, and was cut
open In the lower part of the body by the weapon Of
the surgeons on the ground, and Baron vanloo was
carried to Verviers. near which place Count Veysy
subsequently arrested.
On Wednesday, the 10th inst, the Paris Temps re-
ports. a murder committed in Paris. under cir
cumstances 10 which romantic interest attaches.
IL is stated tina. Mile. Gabrielle Morales a young
actress who nj performed AZ the Porte Martin
Chateet and Gate theatres. had just returned from
Nice and. about seven o'clock on saturday evening
last to take possession of q suit of rooms she
had engaged on the sccona floor OF No. 45 Rue do
Berri. At the moment she alighted from the
man, apparently about thirty years of age, and who
from the Faubourg Saint-Honore, passed in
front of the house and hung about the spot during
part Of the evening On the following day no
returned and continued on watch. Mile. Morales,
however, how did not quit the house @ tina that day.
fast to make some purchases. In the evening sho
went to the flower market near the Madeleine. to
buy some plants. and returned home at u quarter
past ten o'clock The young had followed her
steps all the tmc she had been abroad. and, upon
her entering the house, again took up his post OF
observation. On Wednesday morning at eight
O'clock he ascendod to the second floor and rang the
bell at the door OF Mlle Morales apartment and
was informed by the maid servant that her mistress
was not visible. He insisted, however, and, taking
from his pocket small notebook. wrote with PEN
! ell two words, Eugene B. and begged the
| want to hand 1t to her mistress. Mile. Morales
was at the moment engaged in writing letter.
| which commissioning waiting TO take to its
| address. On reading the names written on the pa
per handed to her, she rose quickly, and about
| to give order to her servant, when Eugene
! B., who had made his WY into the room, pre-
sented himself before her. "Have you an answer
| TO give mey he asked "No, monsieur" she re-
piled. The report of revolver instantly followed,
| and the young actress fell dead The servant
rushed upon the stairs and called for help. Eu-
! gene B. went into another room, fastened the
door and then blew out his brains. The Commis-
sare of Police of the quarter arrived, accompanied
by doctor, and instituted the requisite legal in
guiry. seals were placed on all tho doors. and