The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-05
FOREIGN NOTES.
ME. GEORGE STMoSDS, of ondon, is at work on
marble bust Of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

MI. GEORGE SrMoSDs, of L ondon, is at work on
a marble bust Of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
THE tanks OF The Berlin fish dealers in the Burg
slrasse contain. II is SAID about 50 tons of live
fsb. Berlin consumes weekly from forty to sixty
tons of fresh water fish, and seems to have a wild
fcndDe,s for eels.
A STATISTICAL record of habitual drunksrds is to
be kept in Prussia All city physicians directed
to presen. In future an exact account OF the de-
teImined bibbers by putting III the official report
"P" opposite the names of the culprits. In this
way, apparently the drunkards will be under the
psterDal eye OF the Government, and may be led
to redemption.
PROFESSOR FISCHER, OF Munich, has succeeded
in obtsining from distilled coal white cry stalllne
substance which, as far regards its action on
the system is exactly the same as quinine, though
It sssimilateS with the stomach more easily than
quinine does. win be observed hat the sweet
est dislnftctants. and Il he most useful med.
icines in the world axe obtained from coal tar.
The citizens OF Bremen hold fast to some OF their
ancient traditions All peremDtory sales OF real
estate still take place By the light of the burning
candle" Council messengers appear on solemn
OCCASIONS in flaming red coats knee breeches,
white stockings ana side swords. The 'Rathkel-
ler' is punctually closed at l0:SOp. N and nobody
is allowed to enter the sacred precinct after that
hour.
The Prince Imperials tomb, in the Z1la coun-
try, is it appears. kept in good order. There is
aquarter Of an acre of ground inclosed by wall,
and within that another Enclosure where Queen
Yietoria's Cross stands. The original wreath
placed round the cross is still intact though much
faded. The monument was placed, by Britieh
officer, in charge of a chief named Sabuza and his
clan. who promised TO take care Il it. They have
kept their promise well
DARING robbeIies have committed lately in car
tain railway stations of PARIS. The robbers have
usually been dIsguiss as porters who. while trav
elers are purchasing tickets prele5d % Ike charge
Of their baggage, placing the trunks and boxes on
a truck and disappearing Immediately with their
booty These railway thieves belong, i, is thought,
to a numerous baGd. A few of them have already
been arrested. and the police trying discover
the headquarters of the band.
TIE Prirce and Princess or Wales Quilted Eng.
lsnd about week ego for the Continent. They
went By way of Brussels to Cologae. where they
separated. the Prince goi to Homburg and the
Prinf ess to Copenhagen. The Prince and the Duke
Of Cambridge are expected to stay al Homourg for
a short time and take the waters. They will also
visit Baden Baden, and go thence to Copenhagen.
The Prince, like an excellent husband, will then
escort his wife back to rgland.
As he Princess Beatrice vas returning the other
day from AK les Baius, elegraphs correspondent
to New York paper. an episode occurred, the
outcome of which was luckily nothing more tn An
a momentAry alarm and inconvenience. one OF
the wheels of the royal carriage took fire at
O'Clock in the morning. The train immedi-
aely stopped, and the railway officials of France
being respeeters of persons, the royal travellers
were ordered without the slightest ceremony to
descend de volure a linstant." The Princess
Was sound asleep ard the guard. after no little
difficulty, woke her up. She implored few mo-
ments delay on account of being in her night
dress. Her Royal Highness soon stepped out on
the platform envelOped ia a warm tartan cloak
After twenty minutes delay she arrived in this
city and then was off for the Isle OF Wight aud
Bslmorsl.