The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-05
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Austrian government has refused to authorize
the establishment OF private cremation societies,
the ground that they might encourage crime. The
decree states that murders often detected by the
exhumation Of bodies, and that, even II bodies
TO be examined before cremation, there would be no
time to apply In every case those delicate chemical
tests which are used where poisoning s suspected
Sir Charles Crauford writes to the Pal MaH
Gazette strongly iavoring the proposed tunnel under
the Irish Channel. He thinks the work would he
almost wholly through rock requiring little masonry,
that could be done In about eight years. and that
the trafc through 1t would he enormous. lie thinks
the shorter tunnel under the Null of Cantyre not
practicable, because to reach II would involve
long detour through difficult country, aud therefore
favOrs the longer tunnel but more direct route from
Port Patrick to DOnaghadee.
Hobart Pasha, who was struck of the navy list,
thereby losing nag rank, because during the Russo
Turkish war he refused to retire from the Sultan's
naval service, Is about to be reInstated, only the
final approval Of Her Majesty In council being want
ing. Hobart Pasha IL not, however, by any means
the nrst victim to admiralty favor, similar experi-
Sir Charles Napier, and Sir George Sart0rius. HO-
bart Pasha will be heartily welcomed back by oil
naval ofiicers.-LondOn World.
London Figaro gives some particulars about
Princess Bearice's boots and shoes: Although the
trousseau Of The Princess Beatrice will not be nearly
no elaborate as that Of Lady Ermyntrude Malet, she
Will be provided with q small army OF boots AMI
shoes. There are seaside or yachting shoes, made
0f Russian leather; light shoes embroidered In gold
with the rose, shamrock, and thistle; mOuntaineer
ing boots studded with nails riding boots lined with
white Astrakan, and travelling boots lined with seal
skin. The trOusseau, 1t Ia understOOd will be useful
a. well as ornamental, and II there will be stint
there VIII he no extravaganza"
A correspondent states that the maneuvres OF the
German navy are this year TO be conducted on a
grander scale than was ever before ATTEMPTED.
About twenty large vessels and a corresponding
number OF torpedo-boats will be concentrated of
wihelmshaven, where the principal operations are
to take place. A squadron assembled at Ktel In the
first week OF August will execute naval evoluti0ns In
the Baltic Fifteen torpedo-boats will also he con-
centrated at Kel. The ironclads Hansa and Baiern,
and the cruiser corvette MOke the gunnery training
ship Mars, and the ronclad Friedrich Karl, Of the
North sea station, VIII be added " the squadron.
The ir0nclad konlg wilhelm will probably Join the
fleet of Wilhelmshayen.
A standard rose, said TO have been planted by
Charlemagne, Ia one OF the great curostics OF the
ancient cit yof IIdesheim, In Hanover This rose
bush Is gnarled and rugged, as becomes It's extreme
age, aud In same places the principal stem s thick
mans body. II grows at the eastern side OF the
apse OF the cathedral, and this year the venerable
and yenerated object has put forth several and
thrifty shoots. Fears have been entertained for o
long time past that after its life Of thousand years
the plant was losing It's vitality. But now 1t liz tax
ing new lease OF life, and there IL Joy in Hide
sheim. Tho gardener In charge is strictly forbidden
| TO give away a cutting, and It's flowers, the very
sweetest OF their kind, are jealously guarded from
yandal hands.
II our own finances, says the PdH MAI Gdzette
are TO he regarded AZ In disorder (which they Ger
| tainly are-owing 10 o deficit OF fifteen millions
which has yet to bc dealt WITH what Ii 10 bc said o
those Of France, with her twenty -odd millions OF dc
| felt, which she IL making preparations to NEE.
by fresh taxati0n7 The growth OF the French deb
IN Indeed something appalling. When NJ Leon Sa!
was Finance Minister he consolidated u large float
ing debt and the total OF the consolidated debt theI
stood at ESQ 900 0Oo, 20 per cent. than
since then--in only three years-an0iher hOatInI
hstal
year IL likely 10 attain ESQ 0O0O00 Already one-thiT
OF the Ordinary budget. which stands az the enOT
nous figure OF Gi20,000 00O Ia required for the ser
vice Of the regular debt. What IL TO be done? Fe,
people as yet realize how fast Old Europe, with II
inost civilized countries IN the van, Ia careerln
toward the abyss OF bankruptcy.
The remains OF large Roman villa ftted With ex
tensiye baths have been recently discovered a
Eining, near Abenburg supposed 10 be the al
Client Abuslna-a town In bavaria ON Inc Aben
River, near tue Danube. The heating apparatus M.
been found In very perfect condition, together wit
many curious and Interesting architectural de tails
But what s perhaps of more interest STILL The skele
ton OF a woman has been found, having BY her sid
"a Jug, a glass urn, aud tear-bofles-the last usua
offerings 10 the dead In addition 10 this there wa
the apparatus OF her toilet Including -pins peal
necklace, aud bracelets. Some sculpture was ala
brought 10 light, though IN very broken state; bu
one piece, wOinan's heal IN marble, was very we
executed Indeed. " yOilyep was also found, wit
an Inscription Of four lnes dedicated AS an oferin
i'm honor OF /" Dea Fortuna Augusta Fauatlnan J
large number OF roman weapons coins, spoonl
rnys, ana nbule, and many other articles, wit
Roman bricks, Ties, and stamps, In considerable
l numbers, were also discovered among tile founda
lions OF this Interesting villa.