The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-03
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high In SicllaB marble.
Truth SAWS that In the last ten years there
have been 1859 strikes In England
Queen Victoria will go to Germany just be-
fore Easter, and remain three weeks.
Venice has had SO severe winter that the
wells have dried and the canals have been full
Of lee.
The Princess Of Wales will accompany her
husband to Australia next autumn To attend
the fair nj Melbourne.
The election EXPENSES Of Lord Ramsay at
Liverpool were $65 OD0-with nothing what
ever to show for them.
The Vatican is now the scens Of unusual
activity, In view OF the celebration on March
7of the fiftiath anniversary ii the day 81,
which Leo XIII, when student. sustained
public disputation In theology.
but ID convinced that charity should begin
abroad. The American contributions In aid
OF Ireland exceed 100000. The amount
actually subscribed In England is not more
than $12500O
The King Of Denmark is truly paternal
monarch. Finding that during the recent
severe weather the Royal Foot Guards were
suffering greatly from colds In the head and
coughs, the good old gentleman has provided
thick goloshee, or overshoes very nicely lined
with fur. In which the sentrles stalk about In
luxurious comfort.
to port on the Persian Gull Ia said to be- one
or the conditions OF the Anglo Persian al.
lance. The Russian G0tos sareastieally re-
marks that the Telleran Cabinet fully under
nei9hbor who has ilotilla Of war vessels on
the Caspian and possesses the means Of de-
vastatlng Persla's best provinces
Oll at Ollpsr. Obsrg and Ollsbur9, In Han
over, and oil at Hoelle, near Helde In HOl-
stein, are announcements In the London pa
4s,s1sSV
| ltnmer, and many other places are already
known to be- rieb and Germany secs herself
In anticipation supplying all her own oil, and
perhaps competing with Pennsylvania In sup
plying other European countries.
| The bitterness Of feeling against the Jews
| In Houmania is elriously shown In the story
told Of q murder at q place called Folticzay.
A araah murdered q Jew there under the most
disgraceful circumstances, with no excuse
whatever to be pleaded for him. Neverthe-
was, after the verdict, paraded through the
Jewish quarter amid general popular re-.
joieipg There is no doubt that there Is a
growing hatred Of the Jews, not only In Kou-
manla but even In Germany and Austria.
Prince Bismarck's life at his country house
at Varztn Ia very quiet. lie sees few Visitors
rises and goes to bed early, and passes good
share of his time In reading French novels.
He Is said to be constantly having law suits,
the last being about some wild bears belong
ing to him, which some thoughtless neghbOr
had killed. The verhnda Of The Princes house
makes 1t rather conspicuous, 40 IL is painted
bright blue and white. At dinner his two
big dogs sit on either side Of him, and at It's
coneluslon are fed by the hand Of their master.
The rhvages Of what Is commonly known
MS rot" or "bane" are assuming most ap-
palling proportions In the midland and west.
ern counties Of England, In consequence, It
Ia generally supposed, OF the excessive and
long continued wet weather last year. Tens
OF thousands OF sheep, principally ewes, are
dead and dying. In some parishes Of Glou-
cester, Oxon and Warwick there are, com
paratively speaking, very few sheep left. and
In Somerset there are only 5000 left In one
district, which usually winters $4,000. Hun
dreds, II not thousands, OF sheep have been
sold or In the Bristol district at from 3s Cd to
los head.
The Cologne Gnyette publishes m article &c.
verely lecturfn9 the Italians on their reckless
agitation relative to the acquisition Of neigh
boring territories. The nationality principle,
though important In itself, 1t says, is modi-
fled by historical right and existing treaties:
and Italy should follow Germany, which does
not think Ut hankering after the German
parts Of Switzerland or Austria. South Tyrol
never belonged to Italy, and Trieste and Is-
tria were Italian only temporarily; and II the
coast population OF Dalmatta were even pure
ly italian, claim to the possession OF that
country could not be so easily raised; for the
frontier OF the European States comedies no
where exactly with the limits Of the national
tiles. II that principle were to be applied
generally. 1t would bring about war Of
everybody against everybody.