The Sunday herald., 1886-10-03
FOREIGN NOTES.

The well-knOwn writer on Eastern affairs, M.
vambery, writes In the Pesther Lloyd: "In the
question OF intereats In the East, there can be
doubt that Austria Hungary stands nearest to Eng
Te na wne Are
of C0nstantinOple, England would still have many
very considerable means OF defense at her disposal,
Austria Hungary would In such an emergency have
probably have played her last card. 10 Austria
Hungary every further advance by an Inch OF Rus
sa ended Win w 5s he danre and r tn
reason 1t could not be sufficiently deplored II her
dipomatists were passlvely to submit TO Russian
victory In Bulgaria, not to speak Of countenancing
The Invade Russo gives the following account OF
the construction OF the last stage OF the Merv Rail-
wayi "Between Karybent and Merv the rails were
laid to the extent Of il0 versts In the space of thirty
cgded, become only thirty working days: To the
l9 versts should be added seven verss OF stations
constructed during the same PERIOD so that the total
per diem was rather more than four verss or nearly
three English mlles. The works were carried on In
military fashion. Morning work began to the sound
OF the drum; the men proceeded to the line from
their huts at quick march, and the officers gave
the signal for breakingoG. Thelatter spperiniended
Inc iwaIs: gu norseoaok. Tne soldiers worked
llne."
''AmerIean ladies'" says Lire, 'maka their way
Paris. The London clubs, however, are more ex-
elusive than the drawing-rooms, and the feeling
prevails among American visitors to our capital that
they have been shahhly treated In this respect
The husbands and brothers Of some Of the bellies
women have heen favored the men have received
the cold shoulder In cluh.land. by the laws Of
resireted whereas Il s the general rule in The clubs
In all the principal oties 0f the United States that
the club - always free to add to the honorary MEM
hnu md Va nnu 0unnu
gesting reprsals. Visitors from the other aide OF
the Atlantic have increased abundantly during the
that it surprises me that somebody has not already
started nrstrate American club In our metropolis"
According TO Lt6e, ethe well dressed men In the
present House Of Commons are very few. Rven
lord Randolph begins to be careless 10 the matter
Of costume, although ne makes up for this by his
greater carefulness In other reapects. The nrst
Tory leader who edgcated' his party, as Lord RAN
doph seems bent upon doing, was always faultlessy
dressed Tsmemeer % seeing him. not long before s 4,
ss am xssa. sans ssarns III
made their way into the House OF Commons, al
though speclmens ot working class tailoring are 10
sa ay g s
tunes. one iconocasilc member oi the House Of
whites thus ilnparilng an entirely new free and.
easy tone ,q their lordsAIps' HoAse,''
;i;'';
The LeiD1i0er ZeitunO reminds Its readers that
Just one hundred years ago the punishment OF burn
Ing criminal to death was carried out for the last
time In Berlin. II quotes from ts issue OF the time
letter, written on the 18th OF August, 1885, by ar
eyewitness, describing the punishment. All Berllr
had been In considerable excitement for some dayf
| before. II was seventy years since similar pun
isnment had been carried out In the Prussian capl
tai, and y was supposed that the enlightened views
OF the King, no lees person than the Great Fred
eripk, would move him TO commute the punishment
The criminal was servant, one Hopncr. convicted
OF robbery and OF settling fire TO the house where h
master and family lived. The scairold was raise.
from the ground, seven or eight feet upon whici
there was framework, secured with door, making
1t u sort OF open oven within which the condemned
man was incosed. The whole was covered and
sArrolpded with wood aud straw. The culprit was
'S% NJ a sna A. MI sga Dsssda "
mllted his guilt Ms sentence was then read for III,
ofice, and Hopher was handed over to the execu
Homer. On arriylpg NJ the place q! execution h,
The plle was lighted And 1t hufnsd Tor three houfs.