The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-02
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes of Interest by Wire and Mail From
Beyond the Sea.

THE Empress OF Au,lfia occupies muchVi
her time now in painting china.
DrRRING his late visit to Paris, King
George Of Greece bought $4,000 worth Of
furniture.
THE Emperor William has liking for
sleeping in railway carriages. or to be out
all night.
TIE Prince Of Lcichtenstein has the dis
tinction Of ruling over the smallest state IN
the world: population, ''l2l-
THE first really practical electric railway
ever made was in Ireland. II is still in
operation in County Antrim.
Prince Louis de Rohan. one Of the fore
most Of Austrian sporismen. shot hi- l2,oo0th
buck on September - at Chausirick.
MIS-. ToK MARpIRA. the daughter Of
one of the highest families in Japan. has
/ decided 10 take the veil in Munich.
THE Grand Duke of Damsiadt has issued
an order c0nferrn. upon one of his cooks
the title of Court ~nucf-' rOui 'utr'r.
ONE Of the strongest labor organizations
i'm the world +, the English sailors and Fire
mems Union. II has 15.o0omcmhcrs, a we'll
filled iren,ur, and capable officers.
TnAr Russia is likely 90 cNpcnd seventy
million, of rouhcs iu mpro,in her navy Is
prett, conclusive proof that she expects io
come 60 blows with England again one day
Tur marriage rate appears lo Toe on The
decline mot on, in ihc niicd kingdom but
ALSO throughout Europe. ln England and
Vale. bachelors now mnr, 40 u mean age
uf a6., years. nnd -plutrr- ui IT," wears the
age 40 marriage exhibiting icnicnr, I"
dc,rn-c
Iii- reported boa Paris that ihc Princess
DO ~ueun Doe. sold her famous licmnrandl'
Zoo the ,hicam Nit Museum tr i2,ow.
.rf. PORTRAITS represent three of the plN-i-
ciHus who ar prominent hsuir- in h'u'-
hraudf~ "AulfumA.' thc great picture 900
thc gallery 90 thD Hague.
TIM Na,or m France Who haas ihc small
est cou,uucnc, i- in the commune of Nor
team. lIci- Mayor of twelve inhabitants.
and ihe taxes last year amounted to 500.
Guf Ines Was invited. 400 lhr Same. pN ihc
Government fu meet IBIS fellow Mayors Al
the Paris banquet
\ STEAMER -lii- from England every
wear for ihc mouth of iho lcne-ci river
Taking merchandise thus direct to Siberia 10y
wafer. rh, steamer generally manages io
rof through such icr a- 10 encounters, ana
10 sends it- merchandise up the cnc-ri ihi,
lhcN efs heart of siberia on il1i-'oft"iiicd'
li-At draueht .icAmNoai-.
CASES of drunknc~- amon- children in
Berlin aro becoming very common accord
in. io "a letter m tAc London Nf0ldo"'
Tine now and -arilin. vice i- supposed {,
be iu~tard Dos ihc pcnicious hani "l
parcut- of -i,in- alcohol i0 extremely young
children. and allowing them. lo drink WIZ
and beer likc adult persons
WILLIAM BELL. assistant surveyor of tho
po-tonico department of England. is in ihl-
country examining ow postal system. li'
o,nre--e- surprise that ihc railway comia.
MICS here carry tho inspectors ana man
clerks free. I'm FINLAND all postal en-
iulo,e- have tu pay their fare ana are iciil'
iur-cd ly iAc department..
THE leaders of the French army in The
Pranco-Pm--iu war were. as a rule. ih'
product of % corrupt. imperial regime. al-
fhonah There were unqucstionablN few
who combined patriotism Win miilt1IN
genius. lu llaf number may Dee ih'iuutu
General Failhrrnr. Who died Monday. ltao
There been more French commanders "i me
cIiihrr There might have been mo- 1euah'
Tur REV. George Washington. who styles
himself Eldest Representative Of the Dur
ham Branch in England" writes 10 Lon
don journal urging English collectors OF
documents Illustrating tine career OF Gen
ar,f Washington 90 Or-aniIe ihemselNe-
into associations, 40 preserve the papers col
lcctcd. and meet from time % time io com
pare experiences and exchange views.
TIE Pofrio. of Bueno- Ayrc-. affirm that
There i. now in Bolivia a surgeon, Luc'
silva by name. whose age is not less than
tsl wears. lie was born in C0chabamba II
1860. and devoted himself after graduating
I'm medicine 90 the practice Of surgery
Lately he was taken to the house 81 >cnol
lose RamallO. president of the Dramatic
COLLEGE of In Paz. and gave Iucla nc
count of the revolution in lNrl. Which Ic
suited in the emancipation 81 MS country
from the Spanish yoke.
DrRNG the last fifteen years there has
been "a revolution IN the tea trade m Grea
britain. I'm this short time the consump
zion of Indian and Ceylon tea has risci
from H.. 100000 pounds per annum 10 u.s.
Oun. 900 pounds per annuin. while inc an
nual c0u-umuiiOn of all other teas inrluh
inc Those from China and Japan. has iaiici
from fls. UO1.u N pounds fO about 62.uh.Ho
This absolutely prove, that in the lua-nirnl
of the people of Great Britain the teas pro
ducod los india and Ocllon possess qualities
which lin them far above All others.
G,rlGNANI tells That recently ai Mayen
moutior. in the No~ecs. some citizens as
-cnblcd in ihe main thorouehiare in orde
10 hoot VI jules Ferry at the elise Of a pun
liz meeting. The eN-Prcmicr, much 20 iheil
surprise. went among them. ANA 10 "a lrenu
llN. ocular way. asked how much ihcs Wer,
paid 90 shout him down. ~ day : wages
r ihev rruliod every WE'LL" said the cN
, Premier II give yot. down ON the nall' lM'
- DAYS WAGES tO cry '\iNc Perry. lh'
demonsiraiiOnisi- chccrcd him immediate
Ia. and continued 20 shout in his prais'
until long after shutdown.
TIE Kaiser is discouraeine dancing. Al
= the communities which nave public dance
for children at Whitsmtde on the Empe
. ror, birthday. or ON other national holidays
are directed NOT To Hr-lu 'lfIdi iNll7 ~, -,
noon. and not to continue them after i. VI
, None bat "a school child is 10 Dee allowed Il
ioin i'm Children preparing for conlliiil''
/ zion are forbidden 90 take part al all mos
entrusted with tine moral and religious IRAN
Ing of Young people are cnioined 10 proven
. dancin. and % substitute childron's game,
I Nothing IN the young kaisers reign VII
. excite such opposition
NrNErIK H.. ihe new king of Aoy>sinia
I is the son of "a bcggar-woman Who took hi
fathers fancy. lie is almost coal black
short and dumpy. Unlike his uncle, Ra
Darehe. and others among his chiei al
,iscr-. he j. very friendly TO Europeans
2 and wants tO introduce their arts into hi
S country. lie has remarkable i0ndhc>
4 for machinery and implements of ali sorts
5 and his greatest delight l. to examine thei
= mechanism Explorers say that he rilne'
, about dozen watches and alarm clocks
taking them apart and trying put then
= together AGAIN. he became at last, how
D ever quite a proficient matchmaker.
n TnE two sons of the two leaders of Eng
,.t lt,;...I iff. qra botn uOud p,ri.