The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
FOREIGN NOTES.

Statistics collected in Prussia show that
about two persons in every 1000 stammer
This would make 100000 stammerers in
the world. Bnt as stammering among
North American Indians was unknown in
Catlin's time it is probably disease OF adj
vanced civilization only.
The highest bridge in the world is the
railway yiaduct of Garabit, now being
erected over river in the department of
Cantal This bridge has total length of
nearly 1900 feet, and near the middle of the
great center arch, which is the most remark.
able feature, the height from the bed OF
the river to the rails is Alb feet, The via
duct was begun in 1881 and is 10 be conf
pleted next year.
1t is calculated that about $500 0O0, 600 in
bullion has from time to time been i'm
ported into the country, About $50, 600, 900
| of this is in circulation, and ii has recently
transpired that during the viceroyalty of
Ishmail Pasha $30000,000 was secretly
transported to Constantinople. This leaves
$40 0O0, 900 unaccounted for, and this sum
must either have been absorbed in the gold
ornaments OF the country or hidden away.
With a good government bringing peace
and security, a considerable sum of this
will return into circulation and assist in
the development of the country.
Italy has taken the greatest stride in the
political emancipation of women. A move
ment is on foot to reorganize the provincial
and district electoral laws, with view of
permitting women to vote. Like the men.
they must be twenty-one years of age, have
the possession of full civic rights and also
be expected to be taxpay ers-the minimum
being fixed at 81 yearly-besides furnish
ing the proof of being able to read and
write. As an act of courtesy, women COM
plying with the above conditions will be
allowed to send their written votes in a
sealed envelope to the commissioner at the
polls, their signature being attested by
mayor.
In point of iutemperance Belgium excels
all other countries in Europe. Since 1880
the consumption of spirituous liquors has
quintupled, and the annual average per
capita of the adult male population is COM
puted at ten and one-half gallons. There
are l02 900 drinking shops, or one to every
twelve persons. The physicians in the
Brussels hospital state that Of one hundred
cases of mortality among their patients
eighty may be attributed TO the effects of
lionor. The number OF suicides in Belgium
in 1875 was 352; in 1880 it had risen TO 5Sl.
There are now thrice as many lunatics in
Belgium as there we're thirty years ago, q
fact which the increase OF population will
no. account for.
To Jay Gould, Jim Fair, Jim Keene,
Vanderbilt or any other modern American
millionaire, a splendid opportunity is Of
fered 10 become a king for the Insignificant
sum of $4,000. There is an island some
where TO the east Of Sardinia, to be bought,
all except the port, which belongs to King
Humbert. The rest is for sale
and the purchaser will be permitted
10 assume the name, style and
title of king, such being the designa-
ton Of the vender, who prefers hard cash TO
barren acres and barren honor. 1t is not
known whether here are any minerals on
be island referre 70, but such fnancierss
q the two iii lmies," being practical
miners. will have no difficulty in striking
color" sink a shaft and sell stock In the
Imperial" Grown Point, or some other
properly designated mine. In few wears
the enterprising king would have bled his
brother kings as thoroughly as they ever
did the common people in this country and
have mortgages on the empires and king
doms Of the old world. The agent for the
property can be found In London.
Blavpbemv Is severely punished in Rus
sia. III ia. according 10 the laws there, "a
crime against faith" The punishment is
Of all civil rights and Danish
rueut 70 the mines Of Siberia for twelve OF
f1eeu years. Speaking against the scrip
tues OF the Christian religion is punished
bv similar depriy alton Of rights and impris-
oument f0r siI OF eigut year felsOns WHO
rhils in church speak disrespectfuily about
rsTivion or about the service ere put 10 the /
r.euitautiarv for tao Or three yrars- IL any l
Yue can prove that he vas drunk while |
committing the olleuse bic punishment u |
considerable REDUCED. The state religion is /
rat Of the Greet church and there are /
Besvy penalties f1r pruselytinr % other
affhs. For q clergyman { sching TIE child 4
n Crsek church parents the cstecbism Of
M other faith the penalty Il Tor the hrst
Iff.use SUSPENSION frrm bis Once Tor IRON
~ 10 three yea and on reDetiti0n u u
lu-rrnsi N forever o. imprisonment Tor
20 year. Converting en- soult men oer
n fhs Greek churth - smother fHith Il
I---.ishs1 ~ frarsrsnrtafi0n % Siberia for
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