The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-01
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

KING OSCAR, of Sweden, gave 120, 00C
crowns toward the expenses of Nor.
nksjold's expedition. The total cost
of the expedition is said to have been
A19,177 crowns. Nordenksjold's ac-
eount'of his voyage is shortly to be pub
ushed in German at Leipsic.
THE Count de Moltke, the Danish
Minister in France, has one OF the finest
hotels in Paris, and the best equipped
carriages. The Countess de Moltke
adores snowy and expensive clothing,
which, as she is very pretty woman,
suits her. In society she bears the
sobriquet of "the golden pheasant"
wing to the fact that her plumage is
Usually brilliant.
THERE was 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. NJ Rochefort and NJ. Clemenceau
kissed her, women threw themselves on
her neck, and there was altogether a
gushing scene till M. Rochefort got her
into cab. Many of the people had red
ribbons in their buttonholes or dresses.
THE Chief Justice of England is paid
$40, 600 year, the Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas and the Chief Baron
$35, 900 each, and the Master of Rolls
{who has not to 90 on circui) $50, 900.
The puisne Judges are paid 1926, 900, out
of which they have to pay probably
about $500 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 6,500,000, 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
q 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
,ure is q sort of pinafore, mantle and
robe, and a 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.
II is regarded as contrary to etiquette
In India for any private individual or
any subordinate officer to pass the car
riage of 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
to order him to come back. He refused
and struck the trooper; therefore is he
TO appear before court martial.
THE new Empress of Russia is said by
those who know her best to be a woman
of head who will make her influence
felt, if the Cars life is spared few
years. She is very good friend and a
vindictive enemy, as Count Adlerberg
has, to his sorrow, learned. Russians
ike the idea of Russian Empress
whose policy it will be to foster the anti
German feeling at court and in the
schools and universities. Nihilists are
much gratifed to see further element
of disunion introduced into the Imperial
family by the elevation to the Grand
Ducal status of the second class Roman
offs who are sprhging up about the
Gar.