The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-24
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
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tbs population OF Rome on the hrst OF July, 1884,
was s2o5so; on tht 1st Of july 1885, u had become
$4,000. The Increase In the iitnnser 81 houfes and
mas and 10 s
future increase will be still more RAPID.
"Few people, says the Whttehon Repie,c, "are
aware that the late Lord Ranelagh could claim TO be
the DOZEN Of war correspondents. He acted in the
capacity Of special correspondent, Of the Morning
that paper a Sn y years rs' ago ISers has
been beer nom no mention Of ls m hs recent notices Of the
deceased peer, whose services 70 we cagss
arc II IL pleass TO notice. about 10 70 parpe'nated
by memorial"
The correspondent OF the Moscow Gazette with the
Russian-Afghan frontier commission sends an &C.
count to his newspaper Of the cordial relations ana
good understanding prevailing between the members
OF the English and Russian commissions. Descrlb-
ing the hospitality on both Sides he states hat AZ me
dinner given by the English representatives laige
bonres were lighted all along the TOME between sne
expressed their feelings in the usual way py tossing
one OF tho English olcers into the air. me Bengal
ofIlcer amid great anitisefhent.
Arcot, the new residence OF King TheDaNit A
small walled native city Of ten thousand inhabitants,
situated sixty three miles from Madras, on the line
OF railroad to Beypore. 1t possesses some good
mosques and tombs, with the remains OF a ruined
palace and fort. Ranipet three miles on on the left
bank Of the Palar, was military cantonment In
the last century Arcot, foundedn 1916 was taken by
Give I75i, retaken 1I5s, surrendered to COL Coeie
$780, was captured from tne British again lIs0 by
Hyder All, but since 1so1 after hefalL Of serlnga
patam, 1t has been in the hands Of the English.
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It is not generally known, remarks the ran Mali
Gazette, that Mr.. Ruskn, among other "by-works''
Of his literary life, has been constant and careful
military critic. The general points respecting bat
tie tenor and conduct which he had gathered from
his readings were intended, he says, TO have been
enforced In an abstract OF the battles Of Frederick
ives too swift ' death ook X away ali my heart OF IT,
Some reflections on the comparative inertia OF great
military commanders, however, Just published e.. IN
book on Sir Herbert Edwardes
According TO the latest oficial information there
are u Austria 1,623 newspapers and periodicals, Of
which 400 are political, 175 economical, ISL agrcul-
tural 1l3 connected with trades or special occupa-
lions, % medical or scientific, % pedagogical 50
lure and humor a military, 1879 advertising papers
81 ecclesiastical, and 10I local papers; 1871 Of the
whole number are published In the single province
man, 225 Czech, los Polish 95 italian, as Slovenian
SO in other Slav dialects, and "a are mxed-that is
have. portions in different languages. 1t is note
worthy that, as compared with the preceding year
the German papers have increased In number by
per cent the Italian by 81 the Czech by 1876, the
SlavOnian by 20.T, and the Polish by So. Hungary
and the provinces dependent on the Hungarian
crown are not taken into account In this summary
which is confined to the Austrian provinces only.
The Persian organ, Schems, at Vienna has re-
ccved the following from Merv: "Three year,
hay ot nj cnd fnyy and IN ION
boring district were incorporated into the Russian
Empire, and already Merv is half Russianlzed: III
Inhabitants speak the Russian language, wear Rus
| sian costumes, and have adopted Russian customs
presents, HONORARY distinctons nor attery in orde
to make the Muscovite yoke easy The oiclal edlct
| appear In Persian, Turkoman, and Russian, and II
| the schools PersO-Russian granmars are distributed
| gratutousIy. Our chiefs have been promised tina
as soon as their sons shall have learned Russian the!
will be admitted into Russian educational establish
ments. We hear that the Gear, on his approaching
journey to Bokhara and Tashkend, will stay here tel
| days and hold durbar, at which he will be pro
large arsenal will be built here soon as the rail
way shall be finished"
The Countess Rosa Mraaori, who died last week
| was a remarkable parsonage. She ruled the desti
MES Of Italy for many years, fret the mistress
| afterward as the morganatic wife Of Victor EN-
| manuel She was Of the humbest origin, but he
young. From the moment when Victor Emmanue
saw her his attachment TO her was strong and con
tnung, and soon after the death Of Queen Adelaide
| he married her. The marriage was conducted II
secret but IT became known through the hostility
| the Savoy princes, and made sensation in Italy
Several children were born of the union, on WHOM
the titles of Count and Countess Mirafori were be
| slowed by Victor Emmanuel. 1t Is said that KIM
| Humbert and the members Of the royal family hav
The late Countess-though the factis somewhat sin
| gular-was extremely pious, and the high clergy
even the Pope himself, found her to be conyenien
medium for operating on the mind Of the King.
|
IA contpt-erendu," says the 81. Jan,es's Gazette
"of the dresses worn by the actresses in new piece
seems destined to become regular feature In TIT
theatrical critics task. The five dresses which
Sarah Bernhardt is to wear as Marion Delorme thi
evening have been already described length in thu
columns Of more than one of the Partisan journals
and 1t Ia evident that, whatever the merits of thu
piece and the acting, the herOines dresses illsuc
Of themselves to attract the ladies to the Porte st
| Martin nightly for some time to come. The gorgeou
costume of satin and velvet which she wears In TIT
| first act is replaced by robe of damask mOfre II
the second In the third, the 'act des comediens, q
ss az rs saa
| made of the costliest and richest materials. TIT
black satin costume which she wears In the fourtl
act Is described as real Vandyek, and 1t Is sale
that the actress mas never been to more advan
tage than In the white satin dress which she wear
In the last act OF the piece her appearance In whic
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liable vision of great OF the sixteenth ccntury.'n
1t is reported that the Duke of Edinburgh has re
solved after the next concert of the Royal Amateu
Orchestra to play no more solos In public, ana tina
he has been brought to this resolution by the crlt
cIsms passed upon his violin playing by the press
| ] may seem somewhat disrespectful, but have We
| to learn by what method of reasoning royal duk
who elects to appear before paying audience shou
be exempted from fair criticism. Besides, his Roya
yentured to play IN public solo pTopery socass
| although understand several have been simplide
expressly for his benefit. The most ambition
public efforts Of the Dukes has been the violin par
| In the Goun0d-Bach save Maria" But the tru
| reason OF his withdrawal from violin playing II
public is fancy, the empty state of the Albert Hal
whenever his Royal Highness Is announced to ap
pear. Indeed, the vast amphitheatre at South Ken
sington has presented SO dismal an appearance tina
the Royal amateur concerts have latterly been give
| in st. Jamess Hall. Many an amateur, royal o
otherwise, comes to grief in challenging public criti
clsm, and II the Duke adheres to his resolution L
cOnfine his violin playing to an admiring circle o
private friends, he will, honestly believe. act thu
part OF wlsdom.-IIWh.
A Paris correspondent of the New York Worl
quotes from Paris Journal, apropos of NJ. Grevysre
election, certain statistics Of the fate that befell tn
seventy-siX presidents OF the convention. From
this appears that eighteen of them were gulllotined
three committed suicide, eight were exiied, six wer
imprisoned, four became lunatics, and TWENTY-FIVE
were outawed. All who had the honor OF bein
elected for second time died on the scaffold. Il
view OF NJ Grevys long tenure OF effice and peace
full reelection the writer naturally concludes tina
the outlook Is encouraging NJ. Grevy's position, In
Guiding salary and the perqusites and allowances
brings him the handsome sum of 100000 francs
year, or over $4,000 month OF this he Ia said
draw $4,000 monthly for his ordinary expenses an
| to deposit the remaining $4,000 IN the Bank Q
France until he sees an opportunity for investing
fore amount TO nearly 100000 year. Much Of tn
unfavorable criticism TO which he Is subjected |
Paris is due TO the fact that he minds his own bus
ness, keeps out of debt, and collects his rents.
course his inveterate enemies will go further, ant
like Figaro, accuse him OF calling his wife "Corae,
| like simple concierge, and of making jam with q
| apron tied about his waist when he goes home to hi
farm at Ment-s0us-yaudrey every summer.
| The London Economis, can hardly imagn
a more intolerabe position than that
which the British government Is reduced
Egypt. Lord Salisbury is compelled to keep
garrison in Lower Egypt, as well on the river. fc
fear of disaGecton, and $4,000 English soldiers al
therefore locked up in the Nile Valley, half Of thei
doing police work in a hot rice swamp often III
healthy. and the other half cautioned in melanchol