The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Henry Fawcett ts the tallest man In the
House of Commons six feet two.
Queen Christine is interesting In behalf Of
Otero, the would be assassin OF King AL
fonao.
The OK KhedIva Is expected to visit Rome
after the Carnival, and thence proeeed to
Paris
The Hawaiian King. whose palace has hith-
erto been an enlarged edition Of q wig wam, is
| to have n $50. 900 domlele
A steamer recently arrived at Havre from
South America with 10000 slaughtered sheep.
preserved by the frlgoritlc PROCESS.
The Empress EuRenie has ordered Of the
sculptor Boehm n marble group OF life size
| representing the Prince Imperial lying dead
on the ground. partly wrapled In his cloak.
while an angel Is browning him.
dinner was recently given In Berlin irl
| tight rope dancer, at one Of the fashionable
restaurants. The affair caused q scandal at
| court and In general society
London 11ui, says: "It Ia no secret that
Princess Louise returned to Canada with
9reat reluctance. She complains Of her utter
isolation there. Tho Princess will pay another
Walt to England in the autumn
London Truth says that the Duke and
Duchess Of Cunnatght will go to Ireland In
| couple of months, shortly after the meeting
| Of Parliament. Truth also hears that one Of
lord Beaconstiel.i's specifies for Ireland is q
royal lord lieutenant.
The population OF South Australia capital
Adelaide> is a03 a29, OF Queensland, 2lO,51O,
per cent Ut which are Uninsse. The area Uf
Queensland equals that of the British Islands,
France. Spain. Portugal, Italy and Switzsr-
land.
callbre every month. and often doubles that
number 900 Ia two years He has bat
tened on war. In 1910 the firm employed ten
men, In tst9 1870. to-day many thousands OF
operatives draw wages from him.
| In the Swiss cantons bordering on Ger
| many there is much complaint OF the influx
OF German beRgars, who even when conducted
across the frontier speedily return. Artisans
and laborers also cross over, though In bwitz-
erand meetings have been held to petition
for public works to relieve the unemployed.
| A dispatch from London says there Ia no
| longer the slightest doubt that a league has
| been formed In Central Asia under the aus
pices Of Russia against English domination,
and that Its most influential member ls tho
Ameer Of Bokhara, whose daughter Ia the
wife OF the Afghan pretender
| The aurora remarking upon Leo Kills
| love OF SCIENCE letters, and the arts, says
that, notwithstanding the straitened eircum-
stances OF the Holy SEQ. his Holiness has re-
Gently EXPENDED several Thousand francs In
the purchase Of n series OF important docu-
ments to be added to tho Vatican archives.
Captain Colville, an Engllshman, and his
wife have arrived Ia Algeria on their way
home, after exploring Eastern Morocco and
Southwestern Algeria They started from
Fez with an escort OF SIX men, and though
! traversinR regions inhabited by tribes OF lii
repute they were everywhere we'll received.
Their object was scientific, literary, and
artistic.
Italia Irredenta -ubrsdeemed Italy-is the
name given by the Italian radicals to the
border states OF SwtzerIand where Italian
Is spoken. and to the remaining provinces OF
| Austria on the hdriatlc. Their claim to an
mex these territories appears to be founded on
about the same sentimental basis as the
plans for the wider extension of the German
| fatherland.
The art Treasures OF Prince Paul Demidofr.
heretofore Deposited In his villa Of San Dona-
to, are about 10 be sold Mt auction in Florence.
The most famous art collectors Of Europe
have already gathered there to attend the
sale. An illustrated catalogue has been pub
lished which ls rare work Of art in Itself.
the price being 80. 1t Is sold for the benefit
of the poor.
IT is rumored that the immunity from In
terference so long enjoyed by duellists on
Belgian soil IL likely to be OF brief duration.
The Belgian government has grown weary of
showing hospitality to French fire eaters"
and NJ. Lascarde, o lieutenant In the territo-
rial army, and M. Carrier, n journalist OF Ar
ras, have been summoned to appear before the
| Court OF Mons on the charge OF having em-
ployed arms In u combat that took place on
Belgian territory MS far back ma May, 1878.
largo number Of German officers, who
thoroughly understand the languages OF Eu-
rope, are constantly employed In studying
everything which relates to the armies OF
| Europes Some OF these officers have for
a long time resided In the countries
under their observations. They study the
men and tho arms, and know the qualities OF
generals, besides the vulnerable poiat5 on the
| coasts of foreign countries,