The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-06-14
FOREIGN NOTES.

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| Red Sea-
The Pioneer, Of India, states that Capt. Jennings,
Of the Royal Engineers, has returned to India after
successful exploration Of southeastern Persia, in
Guiding the hitherto unknown sarhad country He
carefully examined all the roads and the con6gura.
/ tion OF the country, and brings o mass of nforma-
tiou which may be found very useful before long.
Among the minor items of Afghan intelligence
may be mentioned the fact that complete apparatus
for lighting the Amlr's palace by electricity has been
despatched from Bombay to Cabul. The electric
| light took the Amir's fancy at Rawui. Pind, and he
resolved to Introduce II at home. The necessary ap
paratus was accordingly ordered, and three Cabuese
| have for some time past been employed at Bombay
| In learning Its manipulation.
| The Nepaul correspondent Of an indian newspaper
gives an account OF review held at Khatmandoo of
the Ghoorka army preparing for active service IN
the British Resident, who was present on the invita-
tion Of the Prime Minister. The spectacle is de-
headed by the recently formed mule battery Of six
guns and the mules Of five other batteries which are
not yet equipped. Then came six batteries Of field
artillery. The infantry followed In six brgades, q
rifle regiment leading. The appearance, discipline,
and steadtness of the troops were all that could be
desired.
During the days of Victor Hugos exile In Guern-
sey an English lady, who had for some time been
living with her family at St. SAVIOR near the centre
of the island, missed her youngest son, ntelli-
gent child Of about five years old. The boy, 1t after
ward appeared, had strayed from his nurse, and,
had quite contenediy gone to sleep in the open air.
Hugo, on one OF his solitary ralnbles. found the
Of lady whom he Knew By sight, he hoi Is ed nm
on to his back. and greatly delighted, cantered with
him across country to his own house. storm
could not be sent back that night. Amessage, how
ever, allayed the mothers anxleties, and next
morning the boy was returned, together with pro-
fuse apologies, many thanks, and huge basket of
flowers and fruit. Upon being asked how he had
"very much indeed! NJ. Hugo played at lions with
me all the evening. He was the lon-under the
table Fl, And DO you know, once when he came out
cloth and broke ever 30 many glasses. 1t was such
fun J" It is not given to every one to have played
| at lions with the author OF Les Miserables.'
Life Q.ondon) gives the following account Of the
appearance Of Bernhardt at Hugo's bier: zone of
the FIRST arrivals at Victor Hugos residence when
his death became known was Sarah Bernhard, and
the apparltion of 1.-THE female figure, clothed from
tip to toe In white, emerging from brongban amid
small forest OF white roses and camellias, created
no little surprise to the crowd collected round the
gate, as well as to the Borrowing relatives and
friends within. DOna Sol had donned for the occasion
the traditional romantic mourning of the Queens Of
France, and fully succeeded, by her pretentous &C.
This was the rst theatrical note struck but Il viii
swell to chorus when the pageant at the Arc de
IEoile, during the exposure Of the conn, more es
peciay at night, comes to realize to the full French
ideas OF meretricious display. Yet nothing could
well be more ayerse to the poets love of simplicity
on which, in Difference to his written instructions,
ms remains are TO be carried, vii! only add to the
sensational Impression. II ia no secret that the In
PRODUCTION OF such an homogeneous feature in the
ceremony has been decided on for this reason, the
contrast between the assumed humility Of the
funeral car anu the spendor of the other details Of
me osseqnses being 80 striking good coup de
Cdooffn-pfle than ever"
Doubtless the following quotation is very bad
lingo talk, but descendants OF the Englhhmen who
have held their heads 40 high for six or eight hun
dred years are not likely to ind 1t unpleasant
reading. Hanttv Far says: "Prince Bismarck
chooses with the English government he has not
vt come face 70 face with the English people.
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be moved out Of the road when the country has
awakened and decided on action. Bonaparte was
FAR more powerful than even Prince Bismarck; he
had passed all Europe under his yoke, and our
whgs were shrieking about the duty of submission
dull, slow way, sent the Wings about their business,
and stood their ground against q sovereign who
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f sSvassry that ua %esfs
very wen when once our teeth were in. 1t Is
shameful to see our rulers kicked and laughed at,
rage; but 1t may turn out that the Kicking may have
the efiect OF making our rage active, and then the
aoea
nice little horseracng noble, but he Is not exactly
our top man yet. Let II always be remembered that
Bonaparte held us so very cheap that he dared to
detain all tho British subjects who happened to be
In France. Was ever such careless piece OF inso-
Language before war was declared was not respectful
to our Ministers. He won the first fall or two In his
wn os yet nc yea 20 1e sorry ior having
when a Prusslan Chancellor can say "get ont TO
counlryman OF Chatham"
That Russia Is pushing forward her great railway
scheme which Is to revolutionixe life, society, and
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| st. Petersburg letter 10 the London Daily Netcs,
which says: "The Central Aslatc Railway will now
be pushed forward very energetcaly, In pursuance
OF the imperial order OF the oh instant. Gen. An
nenk0n, charged with the direction OF the necessary
works has already started for the lranscaspan, and
Will be there before you receive this letter II
thought that he Will have his headquarters, NJ least
| for some time, at Kakhka. Gen. AnnenkoG has
with him colonel OF tho stan, N. Andrejen, whom
Russian ocers ana who has served sevef" tes
under hun. The General, probably, will not say In
Central Asia during the whole period fixed for the
construction OF the railroad, hut will return aud in
spect the line before u IL opened for traffic. Great
attention Is paid In Russian circles to this railway,
sraegtcally, but also In ts relation TO commerce.
As you know, the line will goi direct southeastern
beween Askabad and sarakhs, but then the road
will take northeastern direction to Merry aud
further to . Bolrdalisi on Ama,parla IN this
followed the Persian frontier, win suddenly branch
on a. an angie ag and be continued 10 a distance
Afghan boundary, which Is thought will
be settled by the negotiations between England and
Russia. The considerations which have deterlnined
the government to choose this direction for the rail-
way are commercial ones, and the line now viii he
connected with the principal huyia communications
IN tue Russian possesslons In Central ASIA and also
with the great caravan roads The expenses OF keep
Ing up the railway will be serious. fhey are calcu-
lated at nearly 2uW0,oo0 rubles year, and during
| the first year or two the receipts will scarcely
amount TO 100000 After that time, when the Cen
trail Asiatlc merchants have learned TO appreciate
the new means OF communication, the trafiic may be
expected to largely Increase. Probably the Russian
government VIII IN u short time recall to the minds
OF the Perslans the existence OF a certain agreement
made In 1881 between tho two countries relative to
the construction OF high roads from Khoraasan 10
| the Transcaspian. Tho Persian government haa
hitherto neglected its obligations In this way II Is
said on good authority that the Central Asiatlo Rail
way wilhe contlnued next year aorOas the Bokha-
rian territory TO sainarkand, aud from thence TO
Tashkend, tho residence OF the Turkestau Governor
General The distance between the two towns is
200 English miles"
The Penjdeh region, the latest Russian acquisl.
ton In Asia, is likely TO he heard OF again. II is thus
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