The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-13
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
No clergyman is eligible to sea

No clergyman Is eligible to a seat
in the British House Of Commons.
1t is proposed to build an under,
ground railroad in Paris. The cost OF
its construction is put at $3.50, 900.
The recent dinner given by the city
Of London TO the Prince of Wales cost
$l33,S00. The saying that "moncy
been twisted about here.
Two hundred refugees were saved
during the bombardment of Alexandria
in the Catholic chapel by the ingenuity
of the Arab doorkeeper, who told the
soldiers that the place was empty, and
there was nothing TO steal or he would
have taken it himself.
Japan is promised a constitutional
form Of government at the end Of eight
years. BY way Of preparation for that
event, the Japanese Minister at Berlin
has been instructed TO make care full
study of the Prussian system of govern
mcnt, which is likely to be the one chosen
as model.
The guests at Baroness Burdett.
Coutts' first garden party were treated
to sight Of the smallest pony in the
world-Lady Jumbo. Tho tiny crea-
ture, which looks like thoroughbred
race-horse seen through the wrong end
of an opera-glass, stands thirteen inches
high and is five years old.
Another of tho Duke Of Argyll's
numerous brood of daughters was mar
ried lately, the bridegroom being Mr..
Glyn, Vicar of Kensington, where the
Duke lives when in London. Only one
of his daughters has made great match
Lady Percy, whose husband will be
Duke of Northumberland.
Field Marshal Sir William Comm,
who died three years ago, and whose
journals have lately been published,
was gazettcd an ensign at ten, and at
fourteen had his "baptism Of fire" with
his regiment in Holland in a bloody en-
gagement, lasting thirteen hours, when
halt Gomm's battalion was lost. The boy
slept after 1t for thirty-one hours. lie
lived TO past ninety.
In Germany, where there are no
restrictions upon the sale of intoxicating
| beverages on the Sabbath day, thirty
! two per cent. of murders and crimes OF
! violence are committed on Sundays, and
iifty.eight per cent. on Saturday and
! Sunday, the idle days Of the working
man. In Scotland the Forbes Machcn
aic act has been followed by q consider.
able diminution in those offen'es.
! More than one thousand deaths ar,
reported as having resulted last yea,
! from accidents in mines in the United
Kingdom of Great britain and ireland
/ The average Of such deaths during The
last eight years is one to every 10
employed. Fail OF rock from the roofs
, but more particularly from the sides o.
workings, continues TO be the mos
fruitful source of these disasters; AM
there seems good reason TO believe
that Il large proportion might be pre-
vented by sufficient provision Of tim
Der supports.
"A young male African elephant nov
occupies the stall in the elephant
lately vacated by the much-amente,
"Jumbo." "Jingo" is the name whicl
this recent addition to the Xoologica
Society's collection bears. He Is yOunG
in years and small in stature, being onl,
four feet and two inches in height anC
weighing about 700 pounds. As he i
without blemSh or defect of any kind
and perfectly tame and gentle, it is no
unlikely that he may soon enjoy TIN
popularity of his predecessor. "Jingo'
was captured by Arabs in Upper Nubi
about eighteen months ago, and is he
lieved to be about three CT four year
of age.