The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-21
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Mr. Parnell owns property to the value d
f650.O0O.
The Ex Empress Eugenie, according 10 r
| London pHprt. inherited siEn, 900 y year from
her mother.
In the last financial year there were III
Great Britain III, $50 dogs licensed at 81. end
| / OBI ,512 ut L. Ga. Fhe tax II payable on the
fret Of January, no matter when the license
| was obtained.
| At Catti, near Freihurg, Switzerland a
| tradesman named Wieky has Just died Nc the
age OF ninety, leaving 1863 descendants fg
children "a grandchildren and 55 great
grandchildren.
try 10 Duke Arnold, about 1880, are said % be
| the oldest reigning dynasty IN Europe. Th, y
intend to celebrate their seven hundredth an
nversary this year.
| Thomas Brennan. Of the Land League, who
is'out on hail, arrived In BallinR on the second
| instant. He was welcomed with torehliaht,
| and delivered fiery speech full Of references
| to times Of violence and armed revolt
Mr.. Judah +. Benjamin, who has been re-
tanned for the Eiohborne claimant, expresses
himself confident not only Of auashing the
| sentence but Of establishing 0rtOns identity
with Roger Tichborne,. Important witnesses
and facts not presented nc the first trial are
It ls reported, to be forthcoming.
The French vintage Last year is understood
TO have been failure. 10 the Gironda, where
the olaret wines are chiefly produced, the
quantity OF wine Is said 10 be lesa than QUE
fourth Of the average yield, and the quality
of even this small vintage liz 30 very far
below the standard that the owners OF tho
beat vineyards IN that section will not permit
their wines to go out under the ordinary
labels. for fear OF injury to ttletr reputation.
Dublin Daily Express: AN influential de-
putation, headed by the MARQUIS II Hamilton,
nj. F., waited on the Chief Secretary yestar-
day January ~ to ask his assistance In OBJ
taining from the Treasury a loan OF g35,o00,
to be expended In the construction of u line OF
railway from Donegal to Castle Caldwell The
granting or tine loan at the present time was
urged chiefly on the ground that IL would
give employment TO u large number of people
who are stated to be on the verge of starva-
ton. The Chief Secretary asked that the
proposition should be put before him In writ
ing In an amended FORM"
The island Of Ut. Christopher, or st. Kits
II one " the ieeward group OF the British
West Indies. and was settled In l625 by Eng-
lish and French colonies, aud divided iuto
upper and lower parts. Ii was the scene OF
much bloody strife between the two nations
until 1888, when 1t was oeded to Great
Britain by the treaty OF Vereallles It 10 gov
erned by president, executive council and
Legislative assembly, and Is u member of the
confederation of Leeward Islands, the LeRls-
iature OF which sits In alternate years at st.
Johns Antigua and Basseterre. tho latter be-
Gen. Fare. the new French Minister Of
War, Ia sincerely devoted to Republican In
and quite resolved to have them re-
speeted by every military man. however high
hts position In the army may be- Gen. Fares
opinions are already formed: he knows what
he wants, he has nm end In view, and has al |
ready decided upon his principal auxiIiaries
His predecessors. all taken unawares by their |
nomination to the post Of Minister OF War |
had not had the good fortune to prepare them |
selves for their Office. M. Grevy will never |
interfere with his NJ mister OF War Gen Fare |
will require great force Of character ana per-
astence to enable him to exercise due intiu- |
ence on tho army, to which he ls but little |
known.
A correspondent In Ballina writes: IAN IN
attempt has been made by the pro |
ross officer Of Faxford district, county Mayo |
to serve d number of processes for some OF |
the town traders on country district. He |
was met outside the villages ny number of |
women. who told him he would not be- allow
"a to proceed further on his bad mission,
and Oh attempting to do 50 he was severely |
beaten and scratched by them. and, being
forced to turn tail, was chased almost into
The town. He here obtained the assistance of
Constable WaIshe and q force OF constabulary
out on reaching the village they found the
houses locked up and tho Inhabitants de-
parted for n time to more friendly locality,
md ha was forced to return without serving
> single process.
Intelligence reached Sligo on the second in
stunt that process server named John
Brett had received very rough handling from
, mob In place called GasheI, near Tubber-
'urry, whore he had gone to serve some pro
nesses for rent on behalf Of Mr.. John Brett,
y. T., county Inspector Of Wicklow. He
brought his son with him for protection, and
on entering the townland he
was met and surrounded by a crowd OF
people, who stopped him and took
he legal documents from him. They handed
hem back 10 him, but made him tear up
svery one OF them, one by one on pain of
promised punishment. Neither he nor his
son can identify any one OF the parties al
bough no attempt MT disguise was made
The police have made every inquiry into tho
.ffair, without any success.