Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-23
Here and There.

Az always, the Jews in TOulon and Mar
seii!Cs have escaped the rayages OF the
eholCra. OF the Jewish community OF 1000
souls IN MarseilCs, only seven have been
seized with this disease. Two Of these
seven were lifelong invaliGs; another was
nindy-seycn years Of aye, and two others
bad not observed the Jewish law. The
.Americcn HCJrciC ascribes this compare
tive immunity 10 the dietary liws Of
Judaism, and lifts up IL voice against
" he unccan oilal-ieeding things oisea and
land " which Christian epicures prize so
highly.
The sale Of the famous mare Maud :. to
Robert Bonner has Ted to some inquiries
about The source from which her name
cones. She WIS FAMED after lady mem.
Ter Of the family OF Captain Stone, who for
mcrly owned her. 1t j. not an uncommon
thing for owners u thoroughbred or trot-
iiEc ilheS to name them after lady friends
or relatives, but frequently, in order 10
avoid nOtOTicty for the nameSakes that
might become unpleasant, only the initials
Of the last names are given Jessie d., Hat
tie F., Lulu 5. Lizzie s.. Mlttie b.; these
and MANY more might lie cited ~ exam
pl,s Of this practice. The name OF Maud
IS noted rival, Jay-Eye.See. was made
up by play upon the initials OF his owner,
j. |. Case.
4 finh list Of subscribers to sid in the
excavations at Zoan is announced by the
Rev. W. c. Winslow, Of Boston. Among
the hundred names are Robert &. Win
ihrop. Alexander q. Rice Benjamin Z.
Cheney. Professor Asa Gray, William ID.
whitney, Moses Colt Tyler. John ID Long,
JGlia Ward Howe. Frederick l.. Ames, and
mIry others eminent ~ authors. PROBES.
Sors, congressman, capitalists, etc. Mr..
Pctric has returned to await cooler wea.
ther and the going down OF the Nile. Tho
colossal grandeur and character Of the I'M
carthed monuments OF the Hebrew period
excite surprise, and the minor objects OBJ
tanned are rich in historical and artistic
value. The papyri is damaged and will
require great skill TO decipher.
In Brunswick the Supreme Court OF the
Duchy is ut present engaged with ease
which commenced in 1904 before the then
Imperial Court OF Wetzlar. Ii was carried
on for half century, and was then left In
allegiance till comparatively recent period.
II involves 4 clam set UP by the Counts OF
stolherg against the administrators OF the
duCal private domain for the restitution OF
the whole OF the estates, forests, and mines
in The county OF Biankenberg (Hsrtz
Mountains), which are valued at nearly
f1.OOO.COO. The Duke OF Brunswick is
tie real defendant.
The great cathedral in the city Of Mexico
ia The largest in America, and COS. nearly
$2,Oc0,0CO. Il was commenced by the
SpanIlrds in 1873, on the site % the old
AZtCc temple or pyramid, and finished in
1861. lis facade is beautifully carved.
.Aca:nst IFS western wall leans the cele-
DRAFTED Calendar stone, covered with hero
giyIhicS, and weighing twenty-five tons.
lis cast, which the Mexican Government Is
at present engaged In taking. will be ex-
hjblfei at the New Orleans Exposition.
Within the cathedral are number OF paint
ingS. some OF them said to be the work OF
hurillo.
There is man around New York with A
new scheme. He proposes subterflIge BY
which men on limited salaries can keen I'D
appearance to some extent. lie makes a
pool on a summer hat. for instance. Four
men put in fifty cents each and buy two.
dollar hat Each man is entitled 10 wear
this hat one night in four. On this night
he Icons up on the principal streets or at
the theatre. On the other three nights he
skulks down back alleys with the "ould
Plug or remains at home. The same
combination is proposed on other articles
Of apparel, and ii seems to offer pleasing
inducements to Il number.
Up TO within recent time the exporta.
tion OF Egyptian antiquities was strictly
prohibited by the Government. The rich
iindA at Deir-ehBahari, however, have led
TO the removal OF this restriction, and, with
the approval Of the Director Of the Cairo
Museum, mummles In their original sarco-
phagi may now be exported. Well-pre.
served specimens may be had at reasonable
prices. st least compared with what used
TO be paid for such. when the risk OF SNUG
CHING had 20 be accounted for. Al Cairo
for f5, cs, Gi0. to go, with about
si2 for boxing and the cost Of freight,
eau now be had, according to
their beauty and preservation, which could