Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

John Browns brother succeeds to
his place as confidential servant OF the
Queen.
There is not a large city in Italy
without it's telephone system, and there
are no less than six hundred and fifty
one in use in Rome.
"A Paris surgeon advertises that ne
will supply people with 1.-the dimples
they desire at a napoleon apiece.
-Ranavalomanjaka, Queen of NADIA
gascar. is said to spend half an hour or
an hour regularly every morning in
prayer and reading the Bible.
The daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of Albany was baptized a few
days ago with the name of "Alice Mary
Victoria Augusta Pauline" 1t is need
less to say that ten sponsors were re-
auired. two for each name. She IS a
granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
The Society for the Preservation OF
the Irish Language has made a report
which shows that at the beginning of
the present century there We're not more
than four hundred persons who could
read and write Irish, while at present
$4,000 speak the old language. This
nearly equals the number OF Welsh
speaking people.
No more popular dclusion exists
than in regard to the Queens surname.
People generally believe it to be Guelph.
There are some, however. who know
that, in marrying Prince Albert of Co.
burg-Gotha. the sovereign took the
surname of her husband, Victim, which
has for upward of four hundred and
fifty years been the family cognomen OF
the house of Saxony. And the Prince
of Wales and all the rest OF her children
bear that name. r
One of the largest petitions ever
presented to the House of Commons
was handed in recently by Sir William
Arthur. 1t was too bulky for the hon
orable member to carry about with him,
SO he had it brought into the house by a
messenger and placed behind the Speak
er's chair, where it excited a good deal
of curiosity. The petition bore the sig
natures of $780, 43 Wesleyan Method
lists. who prayed for the closing Of pub
lie houses on Sundays.
A fisherman in Hull, England, died
recently, after suffering eNcruciatingg
fortunes. from some internal malady
that his medical attendants could not
grapple with. just before his death he
expressed a desire that his body should
be subjected to a post-mortem examina-
ton. which was done, and the fact was
developed that his livcrhad been nearly
eaten away by a whole army OF living
creatures. resembling trichin;c. 1t is
believed that the man had swallowed an
egg of a parasite in eating some un-
cooked meat.
1t is stated that the French Chan
mel Tunnel Company have decided to
suspend operations at Sangatte, France.
The principal reason for this is that the
company desire, before mourning
further expense, to ascertain what are
the intentions of the English Govern
ment on the matter. During the time
that the works arc suspended. the Dor.
ing machine will be removed from the
heading. thoroughly ovcrhauled, and
several improvements effected in order
to obtain higher rate of speed. At the
present time the length of the TUNE.
is very little under a mile anda quarter
A plainly-dressed, elderly lady wa
arrested in Paris a few days ago, &C
cused of trying to pass a counterfeit
coin. Her distress was very great whe1
taken to the station, so much so tina
she could not reply to the questions o
the officers, who ordered her searched
Five stout canvas bags were found sus
pended from a belt between her dres
and skirt. filled with gold pieces, bank
notes. t~itle-deeds. ETC., to the value of
quarter of a million dollars. An eN
pert decided that the coins We're al
genuine, and that the titlc-decds prove'
the identity OF the lady, who was recog
nized as the widow Of a wealthy mer
chant, and allowed to depart in peace.