The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-03-15
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

"A beggar' was recently arrested at
Milan for importuning pedestrians. Ten
Thousand dollars were found sewed up
in his coat lining. II
The latest phase in Partisan suicide
Is TO shoot yourself in hack. 1t is apt
to damage the Innings, but enables the
suicide to be promptly convey sd to the
morgue.
-Alexandra, Princess of Wales,
while playing ''snapdragon" with her
children unwitthgly overturned ves-
sci Of burning spirit. Her dress caught
fire and she was burned quite severely.
Two surviving veterans of the
Grande Armee died recently in France.
Their names were Hahn and Appe.
Each had made the campaigns in Spain,
Portugal, Germany, and Russia, and
each had passed his ninety-second
birthday.
The public coffee-houses of Eng
land, intended -eoa check intemperance,
have rapidly increased. The first house
was established In 1873. There are now
over 16o:s, One of the largestis the Cax-
ton, in London, patronized largely by
persons employed on newspapers.
The classified directory to the Lon
don Metropolitan Charities shows their
income to amount to over $26, 900, 900.
Four Bible societies have q total income
of 100000 fifty-six home missions,
81, $50, 900; twenty three foreign mis-
sions, $4,000, 900; twenty-three chari-
ties for the blind, 1865 600; 1853 PEN
sions and Institutions for the aged,
500, 900, etc. 80
The Baroness Won Rulow, the dark
haired, graceful young granddaughter
of Liszt, is living with the old composer
in Rome, and shows him a beautiful de-
vodon. She wins him away from his
studies; laughs and jests with him
makes him walk, eat and enjoy life with
her like good comrade. Liszt looks al
her lovingly and feebly enjoys her pres
ence. The composer has never taken
any care of his health. Even now, i'll
and weak as he is, he will give long
hours to hard work when he ought to be
resting; in the ardor of composition he
forgets both sleep and food.
One of the London fire insurance
companies recently celebrated its cen
tennial anniversary. Some very strik.
ing figures are published concerning the
business which the company has done
within its century of existence; also o.
insurance in general. In London alone
property to the amount OF S3,OOO,OOO,
QUO is now insured, aud in the whole
kingdom the risks taken amount to a.
much as S25 ,000, 100000. During the
long history of the company in question
upward of $65, 200, 900 in fire claim:
have been paid, with satisfactory prof
to the company at the same time
Some time ago five leading vocal
lists, engaged by an operate impresariC
for tour through South America, me
for the first time on board the oceal
steamer in which their berths had beer
taken, and in the course of converse
ton made the discovery that they wer'
all tenors and members of the SAM
company. Unable to conjectnre wha
object the impressrio could possibl,
have had in view in providing himsel
with five tenors, they demanded an ex
PLANTATION. ..Do not trouble your selves
gentlemen, about my arrangements,
replied the manager; "I know what
am about perfectly well. Depend upoI
it, shall want you all five. You viii
see, soon after you get across, that three
il not four, OF you will die of fever, ant
shall be dependent upon the survivor
whoever he may be, for all my frs
tenor parts. Gentlemen, wish you
very good morning!"