Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

"A Blue Book Just issued shows tina
the local taxation Of Ireland in 1881 wa
f3S, 1871. 43O, an increase of EOS, $3.50, O
three per cent. over the precedin!
year.
The cathedral church, built in Lu
beck in the years 1170-1314 has a curl
Gus clock. On the end of the houl
hand is a little clock which keeps exact
time with the large one.
The annual sum received by thu
Prince of Wales from the Duchy O.
Cornwall ranges between f63.0o0 ane
fG5.OOO. AS "Havenor" from ''Ha'
ven"), he receives proceeds from the
sale of unclaimed wreck.
The trial of the twenty-nine Social
lists at Vienna elected that a league Of
prisoners had been formed there, and
that the murder of a rich manufacturer
had been arranged with a view to pro.
cure funds.
Bismarck is credited with regrets
that three wars have been brought on
by him, but for which, 10000 men, cut
down in their vigor, might have lived,
and so spared the grief and tears OF
hundreds of thousands of parents, broth
ers, sisters, widows and children.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of
Toronto has issued an address. in which
he says: MIR. Gladstone has done more
than any other English statesman to re-
dress the unjust grievances Of Ireland,
and would do more if his countrymen
would sustain him.
The total output of coal from the
French mines last year was 20, 803 1872
tons. this being l,O37,349 tons more
than in 1881. The quality of iron made
vas 3,107,1 5S tons, or about 2O0,0 66
tons more than in the previous year.
while the increased demand for steel
rams will account for the total having
risen from 303. 222 to 332, 121 tons.
A Mr. Jones, who made a fortune as
an army tailor and then devoted thirty
years to collecting objects of art, died re-
Gently, leaving to the South ,Kenslngton
Museum the entire collection, valued at
$1,000, 900, and pronounced by experts
to be the most costly ever presented to
the national museum. Some of the Lon
don newspapers sheer at the gift because
of the means by which the giver made
his fortune.
One of Napolcon's veterans, who
survived his master many years, was
wont to recount with great glee how he
had once picked up the Emperor's
cooked hat at a review, when the latter,
not noticing that he was a private, said
Earelessly: '.Thank you, Captain" 'sIn
what regiment. sirepn Instantly asked
Che ready-witted soldier. Napoleon,
perceiving his mistake, answered with a
smile: lin my guard, for l see you know
how to be prompt" The newly-made
oNcer received his commission next
msrning.
The affection and respect with which
.England's great Premier is regarded
among his Midlothian constituents is
picturesquely shown by the following
conversation which took place during
the notable campaign of 1880 between a
Dalkeith minister and a workingman.
Said the latter: "Do you see that hand?"
eyes; it seems. to be a Woodworking
hand.' "Aye, but that's no what I
mean. Do We see that hand?'' eyes"
t'That hand shook Mr. G%ledstane's hand
the day!" "Yes?" "Aye, that hand
shook Mr.. Gledstane's hand the day:
and what's mair, that hand shook Mrs.
Glcdstane's hand the day; aye, what's
mair, that hand shook Miss G%ledstane's
hand the day!'' Then looking at the
brawny member with undisguised ad-
miration: "Noo, dye think l should
wash it?"