National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-07
FROM OVER THE WATER.

Mr. William Shakespeare made his first appear
ance as an orchestral conductor at the annual con-
cert given in ST. James, Hall by the students of
the Royal Academy of Music.
An English paper records the fact that Bancroft,
the historian, wears stoYc-pipe hat and red neck
tie. lfhe would only get plug of navy tobacco
and put his pants III his boots George would be
one of the bows.
Mr.. Labouchcre says that Count Munster goes
about sadly shaking his head over the weakness of
ministers in not shooting down the Irish like rab
bits. 1t probably would take at least one thousand
years residence in constitutional country for n
German nobleman 10 understand the TUdiments of
personal freedom.
Miss Maria Catharine mnes, one of the former
editors of >" Lodges Pcerage," has Just died in Lon
don in the eighty-fifth year of her age She was
the last survivor of three maiden sisters the
daughters of gentleman who though a cadet of
the noble house of Roxburghe, went up 10 London
TO push his fortunes III trade.
The second volume of Kossuth's Memoirs will
appear shortly. twill be nearly as vGluminous as
the first, but Will be without preface. 1t will con-
Gnue the narration of events from the peace of VII
lafranca 10 September, 1860. The details concern
ing Hungary will naturally be particularly minute
but all letters relating to living statesmen will be
held back until after kOSSuths death. They are
left IN a sealed packet in charge of his sons.
Since the crematory furnace was erected in
Gotha, Germany, thirty bodies have been reduced
to ashes in IT. Some of them were forwarded from
Dresden, Others from Deipsic and Munich and
one from Vienna Eleven GOthans were crenated
The cost Of the cremation of body is about Sic
much higher than in Italy. The prejudice against
eremationis reported as rapidly disappearing and
the American Consul at Sonneberg thinks it
worthy Of mention that most of those who have
chosen cremation instead of burial belong to the
mobility, the army, and the learned professions
As is ordinarily the ease, the strongest preudces
are found among the ignorant.
Among the many celebrities in Baden Baden
says correspondent, that l see promenading
nearly every hour in the day, perhaps there is
none more noted or that has a more worldwide
reputation than Prince Gortschakoff, who was SO
long the Imperial Chancellor of Russia, and who
for many years controlled a greater influence on
European politics than any other man living He
also Is passing into the sere and yellow leaf He is
upward feighty, and his silvery locks and totter
ing step give evidence that he is nearly ready for
the great harvester of all Old age has untitled him
for further use or intuencein the Russian Cabinet
and he IS like an old war horse that has been dis
earded from active duty after years of hard work
IN his country'S service. He spends the summer
months Ill BadeItBaden and the winters in South
eTn France or Italy, having ignored Russia as
place of residence. Report says that his mind has
become weak and childish, and that he constantly
mourns over the ingratitude of his country in not
relnStating him in power as in days gone by"