The New York herald., 1879-09-20
FOREIGN NOTES.

Selim Pacha, retired Turkish General, has been
murdered at Constautinope. together with his maid
servant, twelve years Of age.
The official Messenger announces the appointment
OF commission, presided oyer byn the Minister of
Finance. for an exhibition OF Russian arts and in
dusry at Moscow from the 10th Of May to the 10Th
OF September, 1881.
The Dean of Brussels has issued circular forbid
ding Catholics to send their children to the public
Pope and the bishops. This fact puts an end to all
the talk that has been going relative to the
ciiatory attitude OF the Pope with regard to that
question.
A letter from Philippopolis announces that the
International Commission is entirely broken up.
The Italian member first left on account of some
followed, and the French repairing to Constan-
tinople As for the commission II has long exerted
no real influence in Roumelia. and its,>persion has
now no gravity.
In best informed Madrid circles the rumored seri-
Gus opposition to the proposed marriage OF King
Alfonso is considered to be of no Importance. The
liberal conservative party as represented by Cano
vassare entirely in accord with the government.
The policy OF the constitutionals is passive. 1t
not improbable that some show OF dissent will be
offered by extreme liberals on the meeting or the
Cores on the question Of the Queens grant. but it
will be no more than Nominal protest.
A correspondent of an English paper writing
from Warsaw on the lst OF September. thus de-
scrbes the Gar ut the maneuvres:--After tho
Emperor and suite had ridden along the several
lines, being received with lusty Russian cheers
every regiment, they took up position u slight
emnence. and the troops In their turn marched by.
the cavalry. Only single sotnia OF Cossacks was
put through at full speed. aud all the rest kept
Russian than to any other cavalry since their horses
are such beautiful troters. His Majesty has, the
whole. every reason to e satisfied with the appear
ance OF his soldiers and the eminent foreign officers
who were at his side saw much to admire aud some-
thing to learn"
London World:-"Before Lord Chelmsford left
South Africa he had insulted Sir Garnet Wolseley,
aud the two parted very bitter terms. woiseiey
had Chelmsford on the horns of awkward d.
lcmma. He had ordered the latter to leave Woods
flying column at Etongsneni. to follow up Cctywayo
and finally retire from Zululand by the Inlazatye
route toward the Transvaal. Instead, Chelmsford
cleared out bodily. and brought the flying column
down to Kwamagasa. When thcy met wolescley
asked Chelmsford why he had disobcyed his orders.
Chelmsford replied that he did not recognize Sir
Garnet's superior authority. wolseley crushingly
retorted, You have recognized my authority by
placing your resignation in my hands; you DISC
hey my orders the plea that you do not recognize
contradiction"
Dublin Freemdn's Journai:--''That polo is q game
in which an unbdden player named Death takes
sometimes hand has unhappily been shown In the
case OF Mr. barley. who met with the accident
Tuesday last. The unfortunate gentleman sue
cumbed to his injuries yesterday. Mr.. barley was
one OF the participants in the match between county
pony came full tilt against that ridden by another of
the players MIR. barley was thrown from his ami
NAL, which at once rolled him, innicting
such sovore injuries necessitatod his immediate
removal to the hospital and resulted fatally spite
of all efforts 20 avert the calamity yesterday 1t is
eAtrelucly suuuculub 10 tnlnK That sport must
happily be associated SO frequently as 1t In with dam
ger TO those who indulge in it, But this very danger
constitutes in many cases it's very charm. From
tiger hunt to atrottng match the greater or lesser
element OF personal danger has uncomfortable
attraction for the masculine mind Polo decidedly
game whore much risk must bc by tho player;
yet IL In singular that tho game has gone
those countries there have been very few accidents
This. we believe. is the hrst fatal one"
As might be expected, say 10 correspondent Of the
London Daily Neos, there have been Enoch Ardens
among the returned Communists. but happily very
few. When their wives read their names In tho lists
published In the journals they disappeared. case
of an opposite nature has beon reported. The wife
In this instance heroic her constant affection,
aud accomplished prodgios of energy IN putting her
children to trades. setting herself up In business
anu sending money to her husband. who was laid
low with chrcnic malady. lie altered by
nor her childron recognized him. Tho latter went
back to distant parts of the city where they nro
employed, and the wife returned home in despair
Ing mood. which the spectacle of the rejoicing
people around her intensified The amnesticd nus
band first lost time seeking tor her In the crowd aud
then waiting to sec III she would hunt him up He
remained until six O'Clock, waiting In the hope that
she would arrive and then wont TO look alter some
baggage in which hc had a collection OF curious
shells and stuffed animals which he thought would
please her. When Mt last he got to her domicie he
was shown TO her room. and found the door bolted
inside. Nobody answered TO the loud knocking, ahd
the Police Commissary was sent for. Upon his ar
rival letter freshly written was found In which the
unfortunate woman said that she had only loved
once In her fc and that the object OF hor love was
her husband. IL was evident that he was dead, aud
that death only could relieve her from her heart
wound. Her dead body lay on tho hoor. She had
committed suicide.