The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
Notwithstanding all that has been written about
Persia, Minister Benjamin declares that ignorance
" so general that no correct map OF
the land has been made.
writer in rdn0y Fair attributes to the late
Prince Consort great change In English society
According to this authority the Prince thought that
the social asccndancy Of the mobiles needed rcpres-
sion, and hence his "patient and pcrseverng worship
OF tho middle class" Which led toa much more
Democratic state OF things II had, however, q had
side in In the tendency which came from It TO give
10 meritess wealth an undue prominence and POSI-
ton.
In the wilderness OF san raulo In Southern Brazil,
are score or plantations owncdby southerners
who left the United States on ,thc collapse OF the
Confcdcracy. The settlers number about GOO
persons They still Keep up IN their american , man
Robert Burton, recently assured the United States
Consul at Rio t'randc do Sui that they were pros
porous, but often wished that they were In the
United States again. The settlement Is called the
I" Rebel's Rest.n-Bostoa Journal
1t is just nifty years ago that the construction OF
the first French railroad that from Paris 10 st. Ger
main, was officially sanctioned. The late Emil
Perelre undertook to make this line at his own ex-
pense. II had taken nearly three years TO obtain
The consent Of the authorities ne contention NJ, OF
than mere toys, while Arazo also doubted their
utility. Tne financial difficulties were also great,
and only surnounted when the Rothschds and
Davers were won over. The road was opened In
1884, and became the nucleus OF the western system.
observe that the RaJah OF Travancore Is dead.
This, II mistake not, is the gentleman who was
recently weighed against a mass Of pure gold, in
order that the gold might be distributed In charity;
that s to say, among the Court officials. 1t Ia, of
course. natural enough that these gentry should
wish to have new Rajah as often as possible, for
the Weighing process IN undergone by every OCCu-
pant Of the throne. but II were the next Rajah OF
should take good care O. not to Se
when life was beginning to lose It's charms.-Lon-
don Truth.
lie who hears Bismarck speak for the first time is
greatly surprised, for his feeble voice is out OF pro-
portion with his gigantic body. Often 1t threatens
to die out completely and after the least EFFORT 1t |
gets slightly hoarse The Chancellor speaks some |
times very fast, sometimes quite slowly, but always
when printed, look like massive iron hurled forth
with the greatest power OF tone and motion. fall In
ner. In the way the sharpest personal attacks
slip ont OF his mouth with ironcal polieness and In
such guise as II he were making some friendly re-
marks.--Let,er in Phiid. Press.
Any one who has ever visited Kingston, Canada, |
will recall the round towers which form part OF Its
extensive Notifications. These 1t Is supposed, were
copied from the similar structures on the coast Of
lrclauu, WHICH are NnOut 10 ne ueMOIHueu. THc
Irish towers were built ut the time when Lord Corn
wallis was vceroy of Ireland, at the suggestion OF
| the Duke OF Richmond, who had heard that the town
of Martello In Corsica, had by means OF similar de-
lenses successfully resisted the attack OF fleet.
This same Duke of Richmond afterward became
| Governor General OF Canada and u was during his
career there that these Marte0 towers were built
for Kingston, then the capital Of the united prov
| nces of Upper and Lower Canada.
NJ. Jules Ferry has always been an uncompromIs-
ing foe OF the clericals, and he has done than
any other French statesman for the cause of free,
nOn-sectarian, and obligatory education. Under the
old monarchy the sums expended for educational
purposes never exceeded 4Io0O,OoO francs a year;
last year the appropriation for public instruction
were l3i $4,000 francs, and the Ministers In asking
for the sum- mr. reported TO the Chamber that there
least primary education. In 1878 male and female
normal schools were opened in nearly every depart.
instruction the same progress has been made
| throughout the country.-N. o. PcdVune.
The French ai1nee te,rioriale was called out this
year for thirteen days. training, In imitation of the
German andwehr system, (undcr which the period OF
training is twelve lays hut the result OF the expert
ment Is not considered satisfactory by the French
military papers. The 4 ueniy Miiitdire praises the
punctuality with which the men came forward, and
the rapldity with which they equipped themselves
for duty; hut 1t strongly censnres their want OF
military smartness and discipline. They were rather
i says, like hastily raised bands than like an army;
they seldom saluted their officers and never their
noncOmmissioned officers, and each man carried his
rle on the march rs he liked. such faults may ap.
drill that an army can gain that unity of action to
which the German armies have chiehy owed their
success.
The Don Cossack, with his pug nose and tow hair,
is fraud as fighting man. lie has genius for
plundern2 and makes capital scout, but he has an
instructive disresh for any thing like close fighting
He infinitely prefers RAINING away. But those Cau-
casian Cossacks are men of quite another stamp
They gave the Russians an n6nity of trouble before
their mountains were conquered; now they serve
Russia with % whole soul ana are the hardest,
stanchest, and most ruthless OF fighting men. They
shoot WELL and do excellent work as mounted infan
try They will charge knee to knee as regular
cavalry, and odds make no odds to them. In
temperament as soldiers, they resemble the
Goorkhas more than any other soldiers who serve
under The British nag. Like them they XIII and
ing of giving quarter to an enemy, whothey consider
deserves extermination, to say nothing of rather
free-handed mutilatiOn In the course of the opera
tion.-soucentrs or Some Continents, Forbes.
|
Last week we indicated that there was evidence to
the effect that the Pal Mall Gazette disclosures were
vulgar Salvation Army dodge. Later English papers
confirm this There appears to be little doubt that
Mr.. stead was the tool of the astnte Gen. Booth,
who is In sad want OF money. Let any person who
doubts the object of the nstgator OF the disgusting
Enquiry" read an appeal for funds which appeared
trusted to one Of lie secret commIsson." Let US
quote the gentleman's own words: "Any sums sent
me Will be acknowledged In the columns Of the Pail
Man Gazette, but after that no explanation, accounts,
or audit, or any reference whatever will be made TO
the sum intrusted TO me. The disposal of the sub
c,'etfsn." " Here is man who inlndates the coun.
try with the fOulest stories he can gather from
be inirusted with vast sum of money to do as he
likes with, and of which he will render no account"
In the words Of London journalist: M surely Gen.
giOn! Now that morality has also fallen into his
hands, Heaven only knows how low down he will
play it."-1he Week.
That terrible fellow, LabOuchere, ealtOr OF LON
don truth, says: "The Queen, hear, is slck 10
death Of the whole wedding business, everything
connected with the function having produced re-
mOnstrances, squabbes Observation-Disclosures, and
every species OF botheration The whole OF the
rOyalfamiy-all those who can afford to be inde-
pendent, at least-have opposed the alliance from
rst to last. and the uncompromisng attitude which
! has been adopted at Berlin has caused profound
modification and irritation ut the Court OF st.
James. Prince Henry OF BattenberR has no money
and position, and for daughter Of the Queen Of
nlesaHiance which Is regarded by the courts OF
Europe much % county society would look upon the
sass sease viii Ss Ss
ihanks to the liberaiity o. the country and every
a s 70 be es s. Sa
and to occupy nrst place. 1t VIII be severe trial
to her eqnanimlty to have 10 take such very back
lions, and In future reign things Will be sti more
unpleasant, as the Princess and her husband will be
altogether put out OF the basket" The latter part of
this shows how practical anu almost brutally busi.
ness. s.like q view the English take OF nlatrlmOny.
Sir Frederick Roberts has reason to feel thankful
to the dispensaiiOn which brought about q change
OF government in England But for that, 1t Ia open
to question whether he would not have received
nomination To the supreme command in India, on
the retirement Of Sir Donald Stewart An outsp0ken
opponent OF the "scuitle-0ut policy, and sharp
critic OF the mperfecions Of the Cardwellian sys-
TEN, Gen. Roberts made himself persona ii9rafd
to I.bera.isn:. II has also been surmised In some
quarters that his splendid achievements In Afghan
islan exciiedihe Jealousy OF an eminent commander,
who cannot endure 10 have bis own greatness over
alIadOwed. After the memorial march OF Gen.
ItObers from cabn 10 Candahar, and his subsequent
defeat of Aynb Khan, We veptnrel TO congratulate
the country on the disappearance OF the "ony gen.
eral myth. That Sir Frederick Roberts p0ssesses
the highest military ability Ia beyond question. Ills
advance through The khoornn Valley, hiscaptnre OF
The Peiwar kOinl, the march through the perilOns
shuiur Gardun pass, and the brilliant victory at
Charasiab bear Witness TO his cOnslmmate general
ship. The famous march from CaDul TO Candahar
has already been touched upon, but we have said
nothing about the eminent services rendered by the
famous Bengal gunner" throughout the Indian