National Republican., 1884-04-03

C 4. Carpenter
THE late George Ball, of Galveston, Texas
gave $4,000 to build school and $4,000 to build
a home for aged women there.
IT costs S60S5 to 90 from New York to ELL
Paso. and s59.25 from FL Pa,o TO the City Of
Mexico by rail. The present running time be-;
tween New York and the City of Mexico is severn
and quarter days.
LORD CAIRNS has made n now proposition
to Miss Nellie Fortescue, the actress for a money
compromise Of her action for breach of promise
against his son. II is understood tn at the present
offer is so large that Miss Foroscue
OF accepting 1t.
AN old Indian chief died on the Colorado
desert recently at the great age OF 40 years. This
shows the virtues Of a quiet, domestic life I'M
which the squaw docs all tho hard work. and Isl
also good advertisement for the sanitary quail
tiles Of the desert air.
A FOURTH avenue Now York; street car
conductor having ordered from his car WE'LL
dressed boy for having in his possession a skye
terrier, passenger who had frequently seen
women, accompanied by dogs riding in the
Fourth avenue cars, casually remarked that ie
seemed unfair TO enforce tho dog rule against the
male and not against the female sex. "Yen,"i
said the conductor, "my orders are to draw tho
line at dog and boy"
Of Lord Tankerville. according to the London !
Truth, is about to take up his residence perma.
nently In America. Mr.. Bennett lost one of his
eyes by n careless shot when grouse driving year
and halfago and he has been strongly advised
that, in order TO preserve the sight OF the other
eye, he must give up the bar and live chiefly in
the open air. lie hos, therefore, determined to-
turn his attention to cattle farmingin the west.
THE first international congress of fornithol-
ogists will be held at Vienna from tho seventh TO
tho fourteenth ofApril next, under the patronage
of the crown prince. The programme proposedl
is as follows; l. Projectof an International law
for the protection of birds .. On the descent Of
the domestic fowl, and the stepsSto ybe taken in
general for the Improvement of poultry breeding.
g. Suggestions for the establishment OF a nett worA
OF stations for ornithological observations ovei
the habitnble globe.
The annual return Of the volunteer corps
of Great Britain for 1883 shows that the total NUM-
Der enrolled in that year o9 365) was the highest
in the history of the force. The number OF efi-
clients was 2o2d2s. as against l99,374stn 1882, and
200, 1872 in 1881 (he largest number previously re-
corded), and the percentage of eficients to
enrolled was $685. against 96.16 and 96,oS in the !
two previous years; and the percentage of men
present at inspections to enrolled was also higher
than ever before. .,
THERE are preparations about the homo OF
ex-senator David Davis other than those incident
to politicians grding his loins for the approach
ing party contest. They indicate the advent OF
new factor in the judges family relations, and
the ex-senator's hosts Of friends are preparing TO
make merry over the blissful event. 1t scarcely
probable, under the circumstances, that the ex-
senator can be spared from tho Davis mansion to
attend the republican convention in any capacity
He will be needed at home.
THE Duchess of Edinburgh, when in the
cage of the house of commons the other night,
finding things dull, and having ofien heard of the
inspiring effect Of the interposition of the Irish
members, expressed desire to hear Mr.. Healy
speak. Some objections were gently offered, but
the duchess being imperative, the command was
absolutely conveyed and received with a smile.
She seemed utterly amazed that things were not
as at an ordinary theater, and that the Hon. NJ.
P. did not burst into speech.
DIR. BJoBNsTRoM superintendent of q
lunatlc asylum at Stockholm. introduced print
ing press and some type into tho establishment
for the benefit of an insane compostor. The
other patients became interested in printing, and
the doctor soon gave them a more extensive ap-
paraus. Tho result is the recent publication Of
the doctors book OH Diseases OF the Mind"
which was set up, printed, and bound by the pa
tients, aud is pronounced very good piece Of
work in every respect 1t contains 2oa pages.
Mr.. SWAIN, the great exponent in England
of the dead meat trade between that country and
the United states and the British colonies has just
arrived in England from this country. The object
OF his visit is to open meat depots in ell the popu-
lous centers IN the kingdom, at which the work.
ing classes may obtain beef and mutton at some.
thing approaching reasonable rate. instead Of,
as at present, 100 per cent. above the wholesale
value. In London 1t is looked upon that such n
step will strike a fatal blow at the alLpowerful
Smithfeld ring.
THREE students Of tho Harvard medical
school who last week passed their examinations
are far from happy. One wrote most excellent
set of papers, the other two copied them word for
word, and the examiner ranked them at 9S per
cent. He remarked, however. that as the three
papers were identical this gave the three but
about 3s per cent. each, and as 80 per cent, is
quired for diploma, nll three were pluoked, no
| inyidious distinction being arbitrarily made
against any two Of them who might bo supposed to
be the copylsts.
DURING the course Of last year 4,379 ves-
sells entered the port of Antwerp, gaugiug total
Of 1874, ,42S TONS which places Antwerp, as have
| already stated, at tho head Of European ports.
In 1882 the tonnage of Havre was only 2 200 900.
that Of Genoa 2,2500O0, and OF Bilboa $4,000.
owing to its iron ore exports. Among the English
ports few only exceed Antwerp London Is still
the first port ia the world, with tonnage of l0'-
900 tons and Liverpool the second with 1851,
| 900 tons Newcastle follows with 100000 tons,
also IN excess Of Antwerp, but both Hull and
Glasgow are below, with respectively 1s75,ooo and
2,ll0,OOo tons.
THERE is grand rivalry in jam going on
now between the queen OF SLxony. President
Grevy, and Premier Gladstone The queen seems
| to have the best OF It, She spends whole weeks in
the autumnn making jam, and balances her house
keeping book daily. Unfortunately, taste for the
regal Jam II not very prevalent at the Saxon court
| Tho courtiers Notwithstanding their desire TO bs
complimentary, find their capacity for jam eating
limited. and the bulk of the queens preserves Ia
distributed 10 the poor of Dresdep--to such an ex-
tent, indeed that there is weak Rpropos joke
prevalent in that capital that her majesty never
goes out, even when unattended, without suite.
A WONDERFUL pearl is on exhibition in
Cardiff, which has IL singular story. The lucky
owner Is n Mr., RRwlins, a resident of Thomas
town, who owns small garden on Thomastown
Tips, Two years ago a large quantity of oysters
came from Grmsby consigned to local oyster
dealer, but the sale was not rapid enough TO clear
them off while they were fresh, and several bar
rels remained on hand uu1l for eating. The oys-
ter dealer sold u barrel OF these oysters to Mr..
Rawlins, 10 be used as fertilizer in the garden,
and the lot was dumped on tho ground. Rawlins
happened to notice something peculiar in one Of
the open shells, which proved to be pearl, This
particular oyster was placed under bush, where
mad II a..