The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-24
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The four officers of the Austrian army
highest in command in Bosnia are
Irishmen The governor of Livno is
Major General O'Reilly. The second IN
command of the cavalry is Colonel u
Hershey, and there are two CaptalnO
Sul1ivans underahim One Of the gener-
ais of brigade is Rudolph Oliver Swans
ton, who comes of west Cork family.
Professor Boyesen, who recently re-
turned from visit to Norway, says the
country is ready for republic, and
there is some likelihood that it will
throw off the merely nominal allegiance
to King Oscar H. Norway has a separ-
ate parliament, and is virtually an indie
pendent power.
The late General Skobeleff shortly be-
fore his death wrote to friend in Paris
that the, car was abruti-besotted by
fear and incapable of reigning. The fact
is no news, but it is astonishing thata
letter bearing such assertions should
have been allowed to pass the Russian
sian possibilities of the Russian situation,
that the revolution may come from the
army instead of the people,
11S1 ny a 1C)O1C IlATaC ClAC iuCSA
ally sits up reading dispatches and writ
ing till one in the morning. resuning
again at a. m. her routine Of the days
duties" London Truth says: ''The queen
invariably tranSactS her public business
between breakfast and luncheon, and
hardly once in a month does her majes
consfeld termed affairs at any time"
In breach Of promise case in Eng
land, brought by Miss Emily Vyse,
daughter of a gentleman living at Bamet,
against Capt. Horace Wise, commander
in the Chinese steamship trade and be-
longing to the naval reserve, no wit
nesses were called by the defendent, and
the summingup Of the court is the short
est on record. Mr.. Justice Stephen said
his summing up was comprised in two
syllables, CHOW much?'' The jury gave
verdict for the plaintiff. with $500
damages.
Mr.. Ruskin asks his friends to refrain
from troubling him with unnecessary
letters. There are good many other
distinguished veterans who will echo for
themselves the wish he expresses. He
says: II venture to hint to friends who
may at any time be anxious about me
that the only trustworthy evidences Of
my health are my writings and that it is
prettier attention to an old man to
read what he wishes to say, and can say
without effort, than to require him to
answer vcXing questions Oh general sub
jects, or to add to his days appointed
labor the burden of accidental and I'M
necessary correspondence,
Lord Duferin, who is very fond Of
yachting, has had a three-ton yawl sent
out to him for cruising about the upper
Bosphorus. He meditates course of
adventurous cruises, also, in lIatamora,
and would have commenced with visit
to the Princess Islands fortnight ago
but for the Egyptian business. His lord
ship in his more youthful days pail a
yachting visit to the arctic regions, and
being clever with his pencil brought
away few sketches. His contributions
to the Art Society, founded this year I'M
der his presidency, was one of those
small pictures, entitled the ''R. y. S.
Foam at Spitzbergen."
The Princess Eugene, sister of the
King of Sweden, recently sold her dia-
monds to raise funds in or Ter to compile te a
hospital in which she is interested. When
visiting the hospital, after its completion
a suffering inmate wept tears Of gratitude
as she stood by bis side, and the;,princcss
exclaimed:: "Ah! now 1 see my dia-
monds again"