The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-06
Foreign Notes.

Four thousand Irish euigrants sailed from
| Queenstown yesterday, for America.
Five hundred houses were burned to the
| ground in the recent fire at Mandalay.
Julia Folville Belgian child, will soon make
her debut IN London as musical prodigy.
The widower Duke OF Norfolk, the greatest
matrimonial catch in England, is to marry a
French counts daughter.
Anent the Wales silver wedding it is observed
that the Princess's eight bridesmaids of twenty
five years ago are all living, all married and
none divorced.
The baby king of Spain hid himself in cup
board. the other day, and the royal palace was
thrown into the utmost confusion until the
youngsters howls led to his discovery.
This afternoon at ST. Peters Church, London,
Sir Richard Sultan, owner Of the yacht Genesta.
was married to Miss Constance Carbst. Miss
Carbet was attended by seven bridesmaids and
the Wedding was a very fashionable affair.
letter received from Robert Garrett, dated
at Cairo, states that he and his party will
ascend the Nile as far as Thsoes, and. returning
by way of Cairo, will cross the Mediterran can
to Greece. From there they will go to Russia
In the trial of Major Tempiar, whose court
martha began yesterday, Fat Chatham. for di-
yulging secrets about the English government's
balloon service and plans, the evidence thus far
is favorable to the accused officer and it may be
sufficient to acquit him Of the charge against
him.
The Queen of Sweden is having q high old
time at Bournemouth, England. She rides daily
on a small aud gentle donkey. and is attended
by two three man servants carrying hot
water What the water is for one has yet
discovered. but SO long as the Queen is happy.
who caresl
A murderer who had been released on ticket
of-iesve, near Temesvar. Hungary went to the
house of the judge who condemned him and
Sskilled the judges wife with revolver. Then
he went to the mouse of the notary and killed
the iatter's deputy. From there he went to his
own home and split the skulls of his wife and
children, after which he fed and has not yet
been captured.
The King of the Belgians has given the Sultan
of Morocco railroad. It has been laid in the
park surrounding the imperial palace ct Me-
quinez. and was lately opened with some pomp.
The railway has been purposely laid with
several sharp curves and steep gradients, by
way of showing the Moors tine wonderful things
that do. The saoon-carriage, of
which. in addition to engine. tender and guards
van, the rolling stock consists is elaborately
decorated and upholstered in q style which, al
though somewhat bizarre to the European eye.
was thought to be suitable to the taste of
Moorish Sultan. Muley Hassan did not dare to
trust himself In the strange conveyance on the
opening day, but he made some of his male
relations and ministers take several trips and
recount to him their experiences, which seemed
TO be thoroughly satisfactory
Before the features of Emperor William had
become rigid in death plaster cast was taken
for monumental purposes. The artist succeeded
in obtaining a beautiful impression, showing
that death had made but little change in the
familiar face. The only perceptiblc difference
was In the mustaehe which dropped instead OF
being twisted in the way the aged Emperor in
variably wore it. The mask does not suggest
the great age of the Kaiser; on the contrary ie
conveys an idea of Vigor which will make it diff.
fcult for posterity to believe in the authenticity
OF the cast when the imperial old mans ninsty
years remembered. The cast was intended
for the Empress Augusta alone, and the mold
has been broken by command of the family. in
order that only example shall exist. The
cast shows how cnriously small the EmDeror's
head was, and wonderfully produces the net
work of tiny wrinkles his forehead