The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-11-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
"A young tiger has escaped from q
menagerie travelling from Salisbury to
Marlborough, in England, and is al
large in the neighborhood of Devices. II
was last seen crossing Salisbury Plain.
The Alsace. Lorraine elections have
been watched with natural interest in
France. The anti.anuexationists have,
as heretofore. carried all the seats, and
by about the same majority. At Stras-
burg the numbers were 6,GG3 to 1858,
while in 1881 they were G, S76 to 2,7l4.
Gerard Paget, son of Lord Alfred
Paget and a brother of Arthur Paget,
who married Miss Stevens of New York,
was shooting in Bushey Park in company
with Lord Alfred and his own wife, when
the lady, who was carrying double
barreled gun, accidentally shot her hus-
band in the calf of one of his legs.
Prof. Huxley's uusatisfac tory state
of health, on account of which Sir An
drew Clark has enforced on him win
ter residence IN Italy, is of purely ply.
sical character. He and Mrs. Huxley
are now in northern Italy, Venice was
the original selection as winter quarters;
but Baveno has been ultimately chosen
for its bracing climate and facilities for
exercise.
The Shop Hours Regulation bill
which Sir John Lubbock will soon in
troduce in the House of Commons will
provide that young person shall not be
employed in shop for longer period
than twelve hours in any one day, and
that where any person is employed in o
| shop contrary to the provisions of the act
the employer shall be liable to fine not
exceeding five pounds for each person so
employed. The act is to apply to Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland.
Lieut.. Ludoyisi OF the Italian army,
who slapped and insulted brother Off
Ger and shot him dead in the duel which
ensued, has been tried by court martial
for the former offence and condemned
to two years, military reclusion and the
forfeiture of his commission. The court
martial took no cognizance of the duel ;
for, while the penal code regards duel
ling as crime, though q very venial
one, the regulations Of the Italian army
compel an officer to fight with any one
who insults or challenges Linn, on pain
of expulsion from the army.
Tho London TRUTH says. "Several
of the papers state that the late Duke of
Brunswick languished all his life under
hopeless passion for Queen Victoria.
This is rubbish. The Duke entertained
very strong opinion in 1888 that he
was the proper person to marry the
Queen, and he was very wroth Mt being
passed over, as he considered himself to
be superior in rank to Prince Albert,
and, moreover, he enjoyed n large for.
tune, while the selected Prince possessed
nothing whatever. The Duke manifest
ed his resentment in various ways, and
repelled the numerous and earnest at
tempts made by the English royal fami-
ly 20 conciliate him, as, although the
Queen would never have dreamed of
marrying him, yet she naturally would
have had no objection to find his fortune
bequeathed to her family"
On October 30, when the birthday
OF Sir Moses Montefore was celebrated
at Rlmsgato, the committee were ad-
mitted to the chamber of Sir Moses.
standing mp, and supported as usual by
his relatives, he listenad while the vicar
read brief copgratulatory address
which, the document stated, was o
tribute OF affection offered by persons of
| all ages aud ranks aud of all religions
and countries. In reply to the address,
Sir Moses Moutefore SAID: "My friends
it'wonld indeed be blessing to me if /
had the strength to utter the words
which are burning in my heart. 1 am
thankful it has pleased the Almighty In
His great mercy TO me to allow me to at
tain 10 this age. Bless you, my dear
old Ramsgate; every boy and girl in the
town is dear to me. We arc all trying
to enter the gate of heaven" and turn
Ing especially to Mr.. Woolmer, he added;
Is not that our object in this world?
Then uttering blessing upon all pres
ent, be sank exhausted into his seat.