The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-23

ment might nave OeeA more.
The Duse of Argyle's marriage Ia said
to have been displeasinR to the Duke
numerous family. The new duchess j.
comparatively young. The fret family
fear that fresh influx OF Csmpball- may
cut down the not over great ducsl pstri-
mony.
is dead Society is on the continent-or in
Scotland, and the society papers, to I'll up,
are chrouicling the movements Of Messrs.
Irving and Toole, actors, while one large
daily, Departing of keeping public
interest il its columns, has sold the right
to the Alexandra Palace company of ex-
hibiting the last letter received from is
lately imprisoned correspondent at Merv
The Saturday RevieaO devotes two
columns Of lsudaticn to Sheriff Garrett,
who shot Billy the Kid" and thinks
him exactly the man for Galway County.
Commenting on the suggestion made
in 8 New York paper, that dynamite
should be tried on UDonovsn Rosa. 1t
says that this suggestion has already
been anticipated by every factious school
boy in Great Brit in.
Much indignation has been expressed
about the conduct Of fifty strongly built
and well dressed Englishmen, who stood
round q basin in Kensington Gardens,
deliberately watching a little girl. 4 years
old drown in two feet Of water. The
coroner said he was utterly ashamed Of
their inhumsnity and coWardice.
While London has been concerning it.
self with topics such as these it has pro-
vded Paris with a sensation. During
the last few days blue coste0, capless
and yellow-stockingPd boy from the
ancient institution of Cbrist's hospital
has been among the Parisians to their ia
tense wondsrment. They crowd about
the young relic Of mediaVal fashion,
and follow him as though he were some
newly caught monster, and question him
as 10 his age, sex and origin.
The Daily NeaOS completes the list of
the mem bers OF the House of Commons
who intend to visit the United States
during he autumn by naming Mr.. Lyon
Playfair, Sir Sidney Waterlow, Mr..
Samuel Morley, Mr.. Arnold Morley,
Mr.. James Brice and Mr.. Thorold
Rogers. M Brice is going TO San
Fran cisco aud will not return 10 Eng
land till Decembe Mr.. Butler john
son leaves Liverpool next Saturday for
America; Mr.. J1hn S. Clarke sailed on
Wednesday from Liverpool; Alfred G.
Filler on Thursday, by the BTittGnic;,
Mr. Henry Petit and the aanlon Lees
On Wednesday, in the Helvetia.
NJ. Sibiriakoff has determined, after all
not to send the steamer a II. Norde1SE-
kjOLd, TO the assistance efthe Oscar Dick
son and the NoTLGad. frozen up last
winter in the Gulf of Obi. He has been
making arrangements for the relief Ofthe
ObGoTSk, on the River Obi, and has dis
patched Urge number of reindeer with
the coal and oil required to enable the
vessels to leave the gulf.
The international Polar conference,
opened few days ago at st. Peters
burg, is held for the purpose Of settling
for expeditions about to be
to investigate the magnetic and
conditions prevailing in
the Polsr regions. Delegates of Den
mark, Ruesia, France, Norway, Sweden,
the Netherlands and Austria took part
in the opening discussion. America will
erect stations at Point Barrow and in
Lady franklin Bay, Denmark in Uper-
nayic Russia, at the mouth OF the Lena,
and Nowsja Semia, France at Cape
North, Norway at Bosskep, Sweden at
Spitzbergen, and Australia on the Island
Of Jsnmpyer.
The body of DR.. Matteuci, the African
traveller, was consigned to the grave at
Bologna with eve'y mark Of respect,
public and private. His friend, Lieut..
WATSON, the companion of his arduous
explorations. who had accompanied the
tody from London, was prevented by
fatigue and sorrow from being present.
Among the pail were The repre-
sentstives of the King, Duke Aosta, the
besides various other per-
of distinction.
Major SOrpa PiDsso mas accepted an
invitation TO take part in the approach
ing geographical congress ct Venice.
'Peregrin" being scratched, "Iro-
1uois" seems to have the race for the St.
Leger 1T his mercy. Newmarket critics
are backing him heavily. Probably be
will be backed against the field before
,he dag of the race, even if the en.husi-
astic Yorkshiremen, when they see
Archer on his back, do not actuslly lay
odds on him.
On Thursday consignment of forty
horses, mares and FLIES. left
Glasgow for Liverpool, for shipment to
New York. A second consignment of
.hirty leaves Glasgow on Saturday next,
the noted stallion druid"
winner of the cup at the Royal AgricuI-
ural Society's show at Tilburn two years
lgo, where he was recognized as the best
model OF draught horse ever foaled.
Colonel Stollowsy, of Illinois, is the pur-
chaser. he has slso bought "Druid's"
I'D opponent, The Abbott" druid"
md twelve mares will be exhibited at
ne Chicago fair. Mr.. Hume Webster
las shipped twenty mares and the stallion
'Uhlan" to New York. The bloodstock
purchased by Mr.. Frank Sherwin is for
lis New Mexican lands. Mr.. Reeves, of
he Field, has published pamphlet de-
cribing the stock, entitled, ION the new
tud being formed by Mr.. Frank r.
'herwin," showing why England is
osing her position for thoroughbred
lorses, and pointing out the advantages
II New Mexico as q h0rse-breeding
An ug ~ artistic scandal has arisen. 4
Dir. Brock and hr. Verhyden declare
themselves to be the designers of the |
memorial busis OF Charles Kingsley and
JsDnOn Conway, of the statue of Dean
stanley, and Of the Byron monument.
laimed by Mr. Belt, the fashionable.
Dir. John Everett Wallace has been
ppointed trustee of the national Dor
rait gallery, in the place of the late |
Dean Stanley.
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