The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-27
FOREIGN NOTES.

Statistics collected in Prussia show that
about two persons in every 1000 stammer.
This would make 100000 stammerers in
The world. But as stammering among
North American Indians was unknown in
Catlin s time 1t is probablya disease of adj.
vanced civilization only.
The highest bridge in the world is the
railway viaduct 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 com.
pleted next year.
Large sums ofrold are lying hid in Egyp
Ii is calculated that about 500 900 900 ir
lllion has from time to time been i'm
ported into the country, About $50 DOC, OCJ
of this is in circulation, and il has recently
transpired that during the viceroyalty OF
Ishmail Pasha SS0,000,0OO was secretly
transported to Constantinople. This leaves
$liO,OOOWO unaccounted for, and this sum
must either have been absorbed in the gold
4 ments oil the country or hidden away.
Wi good government bringing peace
and security, 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 provinctl
and district electoral laws, with view Of
permitting women to vote. Like the men,
they must be twenty-on years of age, have
the possession of full civic rights and also
be expected to he taxpayers-the minimum
being fixed at ST yearly--besides furnish.
ing the proof n being able to read and
write. As an q J.. 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 at,ested by
mayor.
In point OF intemperance Belgium exec
all other countries in Europe. Sin , 1880
the consumption Of spirituous liquors ha $
quintupled, and the annual average pc
capita of the adult male population is com
puted at ten and one.half gallons. There
are 10000 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
liquor. The number of suicides in Belgium
in 1875 was 352; in 1850 it had risen to 5sl
There are now thrice as many lunatcs IN
Belgium as there we're thirty years ago, a
fact which the increase OF population will
no: account for.
To Jay Gould, Jim Fair, Jim Keene,
Vanderbilt or any other modern American
millionaire, splendid opportunity is of.
fered to become 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 Tor sale
and the purchaser will be permitted
to assume the name, t.yle and
title OF king, such being the designa-
ton of the vender, who prefers hard cash to
barren acres and barren honor. Ii is not
known whether here are any minerals on
he island referre to, but such iinancers
.s the two III miles," 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.
Blasphemy is severely punished in Rus.
olN, Nv ", hCCOIulnE 10 tue laws tuPre, "A
crime against faith" The punishment is
deprivation of all civil rights aud Danish.
ment to the mines of Siberia for twelve or
fifteen years. Speaking against the scrip.
lures or the Christian religion is punished
by similar deprivation OF rights and impri
onment for six or eight years Persons who
while in church speak disrcspectmlly about
religion or about the service are put in he
penitentiary for two or three years. II any
one can prove that he was drunk while
committing the oilense his punishment Is
considerably reduced. The state religion Is
that of the Greek church and there are
heavy penalties for proselyting to other
faiths. For clergyman teaching the child
OF Greek church parents the catechism
any other faith the penalty Is for the frs
ohense suspension from his Office for from
one to three yeai and on repetition 1t |.
suspension forever and imprisonment fol
two years. Converting an adult member
of The Greek church TO another faith |,
punished by transportation % Siberia fol
life. II will thus be seen that the life O
any minister In Russia not Of the regular
church Is beset with difficulties and dan
gers.
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