Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-16
GOSSIP FROM ABROAD

In the Orkney Islands the front with
which the Loeb of Harray abounded have
assembled in large ahoals in the shadows.
The farmers have taken advantage of Il To
land the fsh in hundredweights. One
farmer landed one thousand trout at one
sweep, while another succeeded in LANDING
five cart-losds. The men wade int The
water and drive the fish into the nets.
During the third week in July the fol.
lowing were the total consignments of fresh
meat and live stock contained in four
steamers. that reached Liverpool from
America SIX hundred and ninety. two
cattle, !. 1875 sheep, 2.066 quarters of beef,
and 100 carcasses OF mutton. This was a
slight increase in everything except fresh
beef, IN which there was small falling of.
His Majesty, the King of Ashantee, has
celebrated the birthday of Queen Victoria
IN manner that never before was known
at his capital. He drank her health in the
presence of the British agent and a large
number OF his subjects, and as this is de.
ciared to be the first time in his history
that the King ever drank liquor in public
the extent OF the compliment is considera.
bly, enlarged.
800 ASWSos Aslu0 VI Tie QeaLQ. roll OF
Alpine mountain. climbers is one of distipc.
| tion-Professor F. M. Balfour. of Trinity
College, Cambridge, who only last term
was elected to fill the new chair Of animal
morphology. Another victim this wear of
climbing in the Alps is Peter Bohren, one
OF the most famous guides in the Bernese
Overland, SO that experience in this occu.
patton is far from securing safety to those
| who optar mn ftc r.1a
A new explosive called "dynamopen "
is claimed by its inventor, U. Petrie, of
Vienna, to be superior in nearly every re-.
spect to gunpowder; it is cheaper, safer
and more effective, while it contains no
substance which can injure the guns. In
view OF the announcement of so many new
| and greatly superior explosives, it seems a
little singular that the old-fashioned gun.
powder-hrst uzsd at period SO remote
that It's origin cannot DE traced-should be
the chief dependence of modern artillery.
Victor Hugo recently gave dinner, and
| In other ways entertained his friends at the
villa in the Avenue d'Eylau. His garden
was Illuminated with Chinese lanterns. and
young George Hugo let off some fireworks.
| he 10 said to have appeared in good health,
though there were signs of feebleness in
him. For some timelSpast certain of his
mental faculties have shown decline. He
is frequently absent of mind, and deafness
is growing upon him to such an extent that
he IS often prevented from taking part in
conversation.
1t is rumored in England that Arab
Pasha intends to offer for sale the Boolak
Museum, and with that end in view he has
ordered Professor Maspero to estimate the
commercial value of these priceless Egypt
ian antiquities. For several weeks con.
siderable anxiety has been felt among
Egyptologists for the safety of the collec-
ton. What foundation there may be for
the report concerning Arabs intentions
does not appear, but doubt has been ex-
pressed OF the possibility of removing the
collection from Egypt should any one have
the opportunity and good Tor ill) luck to
purchase it.
The late Mr.. Jones, the London million.
ARE, who left an enormous collection of art
objects to the South Kensington Museum.
made several other interesting beouests,
Not few Of them were curious and yerv
amiable, go that full knowledge of them
by the public is anxiousIy awaited. He
had, 1t seems, in his employ in the course of
his life nine or ten different cooks, and to
every one of them he has left something.
Although he mentions their names with
great exactness, considerable difficulty in
finding them is anticipated. MIR. Jones
was an army contractor during the Cri.
mean war, and through the opportunities
OF that time amassed his fortune.
Plans are under consideration for mon.
ument at Brussels to the memory of the
unclaimed British officers and privates who
died In that city after the battle of Water.
loo. AT the time of their deaths they were
buried IN various graveyards, which have
recently been closed, and are now to be
cleared for purposes of building. The re
mains are to be reinterred in a new GENE
terry, and the city has offered to make over
gratis to England the ground necessary for
grouping the graves around one monu.
ment, should England decide to erect one.
correspondence on the subject has recently
passed between Earl Granville and the
Burgomaster of Brussels.
a sculptor of some local fame in England
died recently at Sheffield of starvation. His
name was William Ellis, and his age IS.
Several years ago he aided Stevens in mod.
cling the Wellington monument, which
Stannus finished, but he afterward made
his home at Sheffield. He executed busts
of Mr.. Roebuck and several local celebri
ties, but in later years has had few com.
missions, in consequence of which he has
been in very destitute circumstances. The
help of friends he frequently needed and
received. As the report quietly states it.
an inquest on his body revealed the fact
that death was due to "exhaustion.
brought on by insufficiency of food"
Efforts are on foot in London to raise
money by means of which excavations on
the site OF the famed temples of Diana and
Ephesus may be resumed. J. T. Wood
began his search for this temple in 1863,
and was six years at work before he found
it,. By grants from the British Museum
and by drawing on his private purse he
was able then 10 excavate considerable
part of the temple, but the funds ran short
and further labor had finally to be aband.
oned. He thinks that sum of "a 500 or
TO, 600 would now complete the undertak.
ing, and meeting at the Mansion House.
presided over by the Lord Mayor, has re.
solved that the effort is worthy of national
support, and that a subscription list be at
once opened.