Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

MING OSCAhS OF oWauSnt gave lzuiOOO
crowns toward the expenses OF Nor
denksiOld's expedition. The tOtalcost
of the expedition is said to have been
419sl7 crowns. Nordenksjold's ac-
count of his voyage is shortly TO be pub.
ished in German at Leipsio.
THE Count de Moltxe, the Danish
Minister in France, has one OF the finest
hotels in Paris, and the best equipped
carriages. The Countess de Moitke
adOres snowy and expensive clothing,
which, as she is a very pretty woman,
suits her. In society She bears the
sobriquet of the golden pheasant" /"
owing TO the fact that her plumage is
usually brilliant.
THERE was a remarkable scene in
Paris on the arrival from New Caledonia
Of the Communist female leader, Louise
Michel, with the last batch of the amnes-
tied. M. Rochefort and NJ. Clemenceau
kissed her, women threw themselves on
her neck, and there was altogether a
gushing scene till NJ. Rochefort got her
into cab. Many of the people had red
ribbons in their buttonholes OF dresses.
THE Chief Justice of England Is paid
$4,000 year, the Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas and the Chief Baron
$4,000 each, and the Master of Rolls
(who has not to go on circuit) $4,000.
The puisne Judges are paid S25, 900, out
OF which they have to pay probably
about $4,000 year for circuit expenses.
Besides this, all the Presidents of Di-
visions have extremely valuable patron
age.
THE scaffoldings are still up around
the towers of Cologne Cathedral, and
the Cologne Gazette says that it will be
necessary to keep at work upon them all
next year, and much, too, has TO be done
in the way Of glazing windows and form
ing and fitting artistically wrought doors.
The Gazette puts the whole cost when
completed at S6,50O,00O, which was
about the cost of St. Paul's in London.
LADY BURDETT-CoUTTs has been in
vested with the white and purple liveries
of the Guild of Haberdashers and made
a free and accepted draperess. She is
the first woman since the days of Eliza
beth who has been admitted within the
charmed circle of the guild. The vest
robe, and richly embossed gold medal
lion was hung round her neck. She
made a long and excellent speech, in
which there was no sign of effort.
TT is regarded as contrary to etiquette
In India for any private individual or
any subordinate officer TO pass the car
riage of a Governor. Lieut.. Vernon was
returning from the Poona races, and
passed the carriage of the Governor of
the Bombay Presidency, who was airing
himself, surrounded by native troopers
A trooper was sent after the Lieutenant
% order him to come back. lie refused
and struck the trooper; therefore is he
10 appear before a court martial.
THE new Empress of Russia is said by
those who know her best TO be woman
Of head who will make her influence
felt, il the Cars life is spared few
years. She is a very good friend and a
vindictiye enemy, as Count Adlerberg
has, 10 his sorrow, learned. Russians
like the idea of Russian Empress
whose policy it will be TO foster the anti
German feeling at court and in the
schools and universities. Nihiists are
much gratifed to see further element
of disunion introduced into the Imperial
family by the elevation TO the Grand
DIcal status of the second class Roman
offs who are springing up about the
Car.
THE organization OF the Partisan po-
lice dates from the commencement of
the present century. Dubois, the first
Project appointed, was man of great
administrative ability; and to his Wig
urOus initiative the new departmentowed
its speedy organization upon a broad,
sound basis, In its main outlines this
early organization remains unchanged
10 tins day. But naturally it has been
greatly ampllied and expanded in the
course Of years. IL is now a mighty en-.
gine, working with unfailing regularity
and far-rcaching action, and holding all
Paris indirectly all France--in its grip.
Nothing is too great or too little for its
wutchiul attention.