The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-07


Servia, aged %; the King of Spain, aged 25
In passing the Gath milestone of her life the
| Queen reaches an age which has been ex-
| ceeded by only eleven of the sovereign of
England, viz: Henry |, who lived to the age
of 81 years; Henry III, 65 years: Edward |,
81 years; Edward III, 65 years; Queen Eliza
beth, SO years; James II, 6S years; George |,
81 years; George ii, II years; George Ill, 80
years; George w. 6S years, and William "
! " years. On the goth of June, next, her
| Majesty will have reigned for As years, a
length of reign which has been exceeded by
only three of her royal predecessors, viz:
Henry Ill whose reign extended to 56 years.
/ Edward III, whose reign lasted so years
and George Ill who reigned for period of
nearly go years. To say that Victoria is adj
mlred and beloved by the people of England
is to use language quite too mild. They
nave seen so much of the true woman in her
So many touches of nature that have brought
her down to their own level; so much kind
| ness, so much courage, so much true no.
bility of character, that their regard has we'll
nigh taken the form of veneration. The
| Queens love for the Prince Consort will
be one of the idyls of the ma
tion for all time. Her domestic virtues
will be stars in her country's history, pure
and bright as ever shone in the armament
Those best qualified to know say that her
personal convictions of what should be done
have been a most potent force in the govern
ment for many years so that the people have
| learned to love her for her wise statesman
ship and benefcent laws. Many, too, are
| fond OF recalling her strong personal attach
ment to her former Prime Minister Lord
Beaconsfield, and they like her none the less
| for this, for it proved that she could bring
sentiment to bear on affairs of state, and
that she was capable of gratitude. And the
way she stuck to old John Brown in defiance
of ealumny, and when even her sanity son,
the Prince of Wales put his foot down and
said the attentions must cease, is another
! feather in her cap, now that it is all over for
| the average Briton sees proof in that affair
! that his sovereign had the capacity to appre-
ciate one who belonged by birth to the COM
| mon herd, and that she had courage to show
| her liking for such man, though all the big
bugs in the realm condemned her. Speaking
of the Prince of Wales, he has evidently
now completed the sowing of his crop Of
| wild oats, and is becoming, In consequence,
| very popular. In the matter of having
hold on the affections of the people he can
with her Majesty. Unless some seri-
Gus lapse occurs, he will doubtless
ascend the throne in due time with
as great an outburst of public enthusiasm as
the coronation of the most popular of his
predecessors evoked. He goes around great
deal, makes great many speeches (moSt of
which, however, are written for him), is
STILL man-like, great admirer of good
actresses, and is an almost nightly attendant
at the theaters. The little affair that
occurred the other evening as he was leaving
the Gaiety, with his wife, when a man on the
| sidewalk shouted, "Three cheers for the Re-
pubhcl Down with the royal familyl' was
very exceptional, and ought not to have been
| noticed. The man was drunk, but he was
arrested of course; and the magistrate in i'm
| posing $40 fine, took occasion to remind
| him that the Prince of Wales had right to
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| any other citizen, without being annoyed,
and that whatever his notions of republic
| might be, he must not imagine there would
be any greater liberty than under the present
government"
THE FISHERIES EXHIBITION.
The great international fisheries exhibi-
| ton has interested me chiefly in the informa-
ton 1t has brought out regarding the relative
extent and value of the fishing interests in
the different countries OF the globe In 1880
the number of people employed in the fish
cry industries of the United States was
| 49, 426. The fishing feet consisted of 66O5
vessels and A, 804 boats, and the total amount
of capital invested was $37 ,955, $40. The
value of the great fisheries of the sea- the
great rivers and the lakes was placed at
that time at $43, ,046,053, and that of
LnOSe IN Ine minor lnIanQ waters at 81, 5UO, UOU
in all $44, 546, 053 The annual products of
the British American sea fisheries are set
down at about 0000,000. In France, 80
875 sailors, manning %, 125 ships and smacks,
are employed in fishing The total products
| from the French fisheries, including the sum
derived from the sale of oysters, amounts to
about $50. 900, 900 per annum. The annual
| value of the takes of fish in Norwegian
waters is a little over $15, ,000, 900, with from
| 10000 to 10000 persons or II per cent. of the
whole population. employed in the fisheries,
and about So 900 persons or per cent, in
the shipping trade. Sweden derives from its
sea wealth about 81, 1926, 900, while the Dutch
fisheries bring an annual income of fully
| $4,000 900. Russia derives every year
large sum of money from her sturgeon and
| sterlet fisheries, the amount being not less
| than $40, 900 900, while the fishing interests
| of Denmark and Iceland each yield an an
nual income of 5500,000 crowns. Great
| Britain claims to realize about $50 000, 900
annually from her fisheries. and has 10000
persons constantly or occasionally employed
in this industry H.T.
Haverly's New York Theater Attached.
| NEW York, June 6-Samuel Coville and
| Edward J. Gilmore have a suit pending in
| the Supreme Court, in which they seek to
recover $4,000 from John H. Haverly, which
they assert they loaned him upon condition
| that ii he maid on Whan 5aD,opd