The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-16
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
A curious duel with pistols took place at Monre-
tout, France, on July "a, At the word OF command
both the adversares raised their weapons and one Of
the pistol OF the other did not go on, and his
handing II to his opponents seconds they found that
he had deliberately undaded IT,
Lieut.. Palat OF the French Cavalry has been des.
patched by the Ministers OF Public instruction and
OF Commerce on mission to the Sahara, his point OF
departure being Senegal, and his terminus Algeria.
The advanced posts recently 0ccupedby the French
In the Senegal and the presence OF gunboat the
Niger arc believed to render the present favorable
moment for such an expedition. At Tmbuctoo
Lieut. paat Will appear as French oi'cer, Int from
this place TO Algeria he will travel as Moslcin
doctor. His mlssion though 0f geographical inter-
est appears TO be undertaken chiefly with the object
OF leading the trade OF the Sahara TO Senegal on
side, and TO Algeria on the other.
The Hebrew journal enumerates "1he -Four
| Great Moseses as follow "Moses, the son OF Am
| ram, he who has brought the children OF Israel out
OF Egypt who broke the chains OF slavery; our
great law.gver was our first great Moses Moses
ben Mailman, known Malmonies, who lived In
the twelfth century, "a scientific investigator;
writer OF rhilosophic works; student OF medicine,
great Moses. Moses Mendcssohn, born In ll2a,
modern thinker and pursuer OF the philosophy Of
the former, VINO was full OF Jewish picty, and yet
succeeded TO raisp the social elevation Of his Jewish
brethren; he was our third great Moses. Moses
Monteiore, whose death We now mourn, who was
principally known for his unbounded love for oil
mankind, but most particularly for his unlimited
philanthropy toward his coreleionsts. lie put into
practice the teachings OF hls three great pedeces
sors and was our fourth great Moses.n
A st. Petersburg despatch TO the London Times
| says: "Accordlng TO q Moscow newspaper one OF
the most severe conflicts between prisoners and
| their guards that probably ever occurred In
Russia happened last month while party OF sixty
| criminals, sentenced to hard labor, were being es.
corted by detachment OF soldiers from Tashkend
| to Tchimkent. Forty-nve out Of the number, all
natives Of Turkestan, at prearranged signal sud
| denly made q furious onslaught upon tho guards,
air aEm sney treS S 70 ~ dsarm arm IN order to make good
| one badly, with knife. Unable to overpower the
escort the fortyve tried to escape to the hills
Tashkend. The soldiers, however, pursued and
bayonetcd seven and shot thirteen dead. Several Of
the remaining twenty live then turned and surren-
dered. The rest reached the hills Ten were sub
sequenty rearresed by the troops sent In search OF
court martial"
NJ. Yves Guyot, French author, has published a
volume entitled, "Lettres sur Ia potque Colonlae,
n which he contends that colonies do not contribute
to the prosperity OF France. They are two expen-
alive, without returning IN equivalent. And the
| Temps comedies In the opinion In this language: |:
|
spanlards and in the east by the Italians and NAL
tese. In the province OF oran the former are more
latter. who almost equal them in Cosisntine, ' form
nearly the entire bulk OF tho European population Of
lunis" Herbert Spencer has written to NJ. Guyot,
In which he says: ~ am glad that you are opening
the eyes of the French TO the Illusion that colonies
are OF any advantage. A short time ago dscov-
cred that MIR. 0iien of the Board OF Trade thought
like myself that II the cost Of wars and adminisra
tion were. taken into account the colonies would
be found 20 constitute q regular and heavy loss. l
have asked Mr. (1IfYpn N nqtr pitb ho
aid OF statistical documents. ] shall mention your
work to him In order to encourage him III carrying
out his design"
In an article which warmly praises Lord Salisbury
the semi-oniclal Fremdenb,an says: " England has
for the present no allies because her authority "a
power suffered immensely from the policy of the late
cabinet, which loosened old friendships without Gre
best to withdraw England from her isolation, and in
the Egyptian and other questions 1t may already be
seen tnat his policy is not only more conservative,
but more European. In re-enterindt political sys-
tenn of Europe as conservative factor on the side
OF the existing order of things England will soon
count for good deal at Constantlnople Werepeat,
then, that Lord Salisburys policy Is more European
Gladstone's 1t Ia more English because II recor.
nlzes that Englands authority must be based on an
Increase OF defensive strength, and more European
because brings England nearer to the cons
cabinets of Europe"
The late John Backwood correspondcd with
George Eliot some time before he knew that she was
woman. He called her "Dear George" he says,
and often used expressions which man commonly
uses only to man! After he found out who Dear
George" was he was naturally n little anxious to
recall some OF the expressions he had used. Charles
Walton of most people. Writing TO a Correspondent
in January, 1858, he said viii you by such round.
about ways and methods as may present themselves
convey this note OF thanks to the author of Scenes
OF Clerical Life, whose two first stories can never
say enough OF, think them 80 truly admirable 2
But II those two volumes, or a part OF them, were
not written by woman, then shall begin to believe
| that am woman myself"
The Mlitar Wochenb,du, the Official military
Journal of Berlin. contains long article upon the
use OF the English volunteers In war; the third ar-
Gle devoted by the German press to the British mill
tary system within few days. The great bulk OF
the article is simply reproduction OF the main
bald Forbes in the Nineteenth Century. The der
man critic, however, finds the demands made on
English volunteers In regard to training too inslg-
niacant, ana sums up his opinion aB follows:
'Aithough we mnst allow tile zeal OF the volunteers
sra and fsnpot sop Ssny tha they would form capital
Is 80 limited aud their training slight they cannot
be be regarded as capable Of fnlalng what is ex.
pected from them. The imaginary scenes described
fifteen years ago In the Battle of DOrEing' are st
by no means entirely exaggeration."
From Pompeii we have reports of much that is
new. To the representation OF the Trojan horse
| found mostly OH gems, we have now added a large
picture with very peculiar light effects. 1t repre-
sents the drawing OF the horse within the precincts
Of Troy In the background are the turreted walls
OF tho CITY, with temple In the midst, all lighted by
the moon, while beyond appears the summit of Ida.
At the point nearest the spectator the wall Ia broken
down and piles OF stone from the breach lie around.
Toward this breach is being drawn the horse, preg
| nant with Greek sOldiery and appearing as huge
white animal on wheels. Five men 10 front pull
with cords to the sound OF music, and one pushes
| behind. Others are dancing ecstatic with Joy;
women are carrying torches, and one seemingly
10 the air above Possibly this is Athena calling tSe
Greeks. From the htrse's head there seems 10
Iadste strong light apon the groups u the imme
lighted by paler moonlight only. That the story OF
| the Trojan horse should have interested the Pom.
! derstand how the "Judgment Of Solomon "came TO
| be used as . decoration upon their walls And yet
IN Dsss m aaS rep
ssarss however, we Ss are sna small aHS a%S anS
deIOrmed as though caricatures, and The fact that
pigmies caught by hippOpotam adorned the walls OF
| the same house seems to indicate that this scene
fabulous races on the Nile, must have come TO Italy
BY way OF Alexandria, well known to have been ad-
dlcted to oarcsture and fun, and to have been ia.
| millar with Jewish as well as Egyptian lore.
new and rather surprising illustration OF the
common law relative to "anclent lights - Ia furn-
ished by recent decision In England, In the case
OF buers as. Dickinson. II seems that an old build
ing, three stories hgl stood upon certain street,
projecting some feet oyerthe street llne The build
Ing, which was once dollhouse, had been altered
Into shop, and large window had been put In inc
'front.' walls OF the 1rs story. The window had been
In long enough 10 have acquired the right to light
under the ordinary rules, when the city authorities
decided 70 buy and remove the portion of the bulid-
Ing to which u belonged In order to give the street
in front OF tue full width The old wall was moi par
ale TO the street line, and 1t was necessary TO cut
on portion OF The building tour feet In depth at one
end and seven feet nine inches at the other; and
the owner, rather than have his property 80 extern
slvely mutilated, pulled the building down, and
'front.' on rs, ne new line, and shop window In IT, A
large building, which was constructed on neIghbor-
Ing lot was then found to Interfere with the light OF
the new window, and the owner OF the shop brought
suit 70 prevent the infringement OF what he claimed
10 ne his ancient right TO unObslructed light The
proprietor of tho Offending edllce maintained That
as the window for which bis adversary claimed the
protection OF the coart WAS new wall, In q differ.
ent position from the old 0ne ana forming part OF
an entirely new building, Of different plan and al
menslona from the old one, could not properly be
regarded as entitled to all the rights which had been
enjoyed by the window TO which 1t succeeded; but
the Judge decided that even such notifications In
the circumstances as those which had taken place
did not amount 10 an abandonment OF any original
right, and ordered decree for the plantif.-ANer-
Gcan architect.