The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-12
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes of Interest Ey Wire and Nal rom
Eeyond the sea.

take his Wild West show over t. Il. ers-
burg.
QUEEN NlcfoNNs pet dog "a York
shire terrier that weighs two lad three
quarter pounds and cost 80.
II n,s often been reported that Fac British
arm, is largely composed OF dnder-ized
bows instead Of ,talwart men. iut the re-
ulrus d. not bear out these statements. or
~ .Gl men only 1896 are uni r. nineteen
wears of age. while - per cent. are over >
/ feet inches in height.
\ STATUE of the great engineer, Louis
Tai,rc. who built the saint Goihard Tun-
mel. and died just rs the w0r.men were /
.irkin. the final blows. is soon to .e erected /
af Gu-chcuen. al the swiss end the tui- I
uri. 10 is supposed that falNl. lied nom /
thr results ~ "a to0-proonged l,urn III me
great bore while making his .a7i round o.
inspection.
THE British Cabinet now numbers sew
l,ifl,n members. II viii be the ambition Of
some of our Statesmen % catch up with the
lmofhrr country in this matter. The next
move fn this direction viii probably he 10
lmeke the Pension Bureau "a separate de-
.lftm .ut. with secretary. "a fpfce, a lunu
and "a policy. all il own.
Mis-. sCmLIE,IANN. the VIII Of Or. Nchlie-
mann. j. a Greek woman. she is much
Younger than her husband. bat she is A.
fond Of Greek a. he j.. she WIS girl
studying ut tnc great fem be sch sol oI Ath-
nn.. known "a, the Ar-lklun. when 'f.
~chlicmann met her. size WIS tho best SUI
Idcnt in her class and knew tn "lliad by
heart.
TIE ~pauiard- are not oser-deliehted 10y
. tine prompt manner in which the sublime
n,fsnate of Morocco yielded Them the salts
faction demanded for the ouirlg' upon
~n1ui.h .eamen. and there isiiiiie doubt
ilt if another incident Of the Kind should
..rur fhev will aci first by occupy ne some
....trl norton of the coast Of Morocco and
resort 90 diplomatic measures aiier"afd'
CANADA's attitude toward American fish
.unon next season will be- awaited with
considerable interest. If the "harl-sing "
policy il renewed after being two seasons
/. ..id iu allowance. and Our fishermen irc de-
. n.ed the ordinary commercial rights ana
privileges. the question may ae"in 'iiS';
e. -llU Canadians continue 10 enjoy rights ana
.c privileges 100 Our port, which ar refused IN
, their ports to Americans
Sd VuE German puri~t- are at la-t happy
4 rhey have got rid Of the word cigar which
..in. French. annoyed them very much
rs fla. result of a c0nerps, of ci2arm Ikcr'
u ~ Dusseldorf. the word cigar he been re-
.fa.pd hv rluchrOlle ~mOkc-rnll. Mhici
inf bad. The person who invented th'
moss word received a prize Of one hunure'
q- marks for doing 10. But nothing j. NOR
ridiculous than the Germ 300 agitation
lrfu-l foreign words. for ih' lin2lla@
De .o.f.- on absorbing them al o. rapid rate.
by THE TmH. Turkish newspaper at Con
io .nm'uople. contains letter from Ahm0
ne Alta O..lah. professor Of Arabic 40 the Mus
..fn1n school of kimborio, FOO iA' soui
African diamond fields Their is lare
.YdN of ENGLISH Nus~uman- 40 cape low
.lc and Port Elizabeth. the descend ini- ol VI
d. llat -.lmtn and the, have found I'd thi- of
fuot. Their language j. I'm dish hut the
lo .r. provided with m0llah- aud Arab
d. teachers from ,on-tImtinople
y THE social sensation in II ilflN at pre-
.-- sent is th. news from London mnouncin
.e. n,at Aiaiar-Gencral ~ir John L $3.50. Il. [. Il
l- commander OF thc British fore In 'ar1d'
.r- been granted % divorce from DIS VIE
lady Mary. The cau-e~ loldin o. ih' ST.
ni- Irafiun have l0n. been sour oi -ranh
i'd 4. alc and colonial military circles. =
''' John f. ID hrnd-lma man. on OBJ. shady 81,
rt- .f ff1. % veteran of tine Indian muliny an
I... eariou. Af,hau and Indian campaigns.
.l. BISMARCK has lost all his iui re-. 90 lite
.n tur.. d. was formerly very fond Of
.rim. his mind from state aii ,ir- with a.
tr-iou- into tine classics: hni now %
whole attention rs concentrated ul"n g.
many. and thr manner ot keern- lnf h
th. Substantial Gains which a' 'lu'H {" D.
'f from fn. roiic, Of .hlood and -rH. !
ore r-,. af datnr-lk and keeps TRACK 0i even
,f.,iat. with a- much vigilance 1- % ny,
,-. "a sentinel 0n duty. That il Wh" 3D. pra
.-, liraiI! i-.
an Tine nci.n commerce OF meuay h
grown nearly nny per cent. single yea
Ils Inl more hu two-third- D inis ero"
'- ua- m tne exports. The country paid
~, f- fureOa-.- almost eniifci, Ndh the ga
I.ef-uf its Nu -nl. The Increase ~ I
- arrival. aud departures in vessel, oi
ii- SORTS lur.n- tur year go Mont i'a'". lore
ic' .Hl coast NI-e. WAS ~ifi ms .i' l''i9' ="
uid .lr-eI iu steamships of via % mere N'
iI0 I more thIu in 1851. Not ID single one
tl. steamers that entered Mo-. Nideo h'
-,r ..f.N.l- under lhr stars ami -ftlir-. D..
land. France. Germany. spain IiilA- b
Dr." ..ian. and even PORTUGAL. are rclrt-eni'
"ai uut. We have not single representatives.
I'm. a FOREIGN letter says that several j.
ore .Iaa ta. .ts.ca critics would Doe delighted
the .i,. rieir true opinion OF the p
and ceilings of Mr.. Irving AGAINST
let. .nitailr Leslie. With more than NJ
Nv er,ad,'- vanity lrsn- has not the impo-i
cry .II.-.....l aiueiruucr which made u po,
'ao .I. fr NarlradN 90 CARR uil pompn,
li Innn dignity. Leslie i- PERSONAL! h,
fo IYI.l. ilm Irving. bh tnr ldller J, !
'8rt Irli--.Df the queen dnu Prince "i a
.n.. Iua-i therefore Do htid sacred from J.
l.iir. When tine Princes august -l'ou
recently became lam. fashionable soci'
The affected tAp alexandra lamp, ANA Do
.ek- that fur Prince na- t.riru-r Nrn7, ieaN D
,t+h ribbed stockings. initiating ih- itlofni
of Ir. said tu be- COMING into fashion alno
rea. tne -weils.
the TIE terrible accident ai quebec j. u
INES ihe first of tine sort that has happened the
lD Two oihers- one nearly q half centur, a
"'' -ha,e eiycm fair warning Of what m
an happen 40 almost ana, time. aud with III
Pail .r un ur.moniti0n. The city il huilt
MI fhr.. LAYERS. The citadel stands az the u
~ most elevation. The ucNt level IT. the e
'i''1 loffha uppcr town. where ihe better elias,
UNI priv. fe residences stand. II look out M
able DuHern Terrace. which has been una
e If miucd. up0n the lower town ana the rN
was lhc loNert0Wn. which lies between me ga
,me and the river j. made zap of narrow, cr"
.,,., ,l streets. and contains most of the hu
mess hnildine- and the dwellings Of
~ % poorer people. This was the o,d frcl
iceo quarter. Cape Diamond. on winch the 81
Ion del D. built il the MASS Of rock Wh.cii u
'Ost. bv H.. di.intc-ration, caused all three di-
t.r,. n stands more than three hundl
lest above tine river. I'D that I'M dlaian'
con n ,t0nr'Which swept down upon the loN
ary- town and wrought such havoc IN ~ cou
non. hrd "a chance 90 acquire tremendous
nm mentum.
I I' II f.. stated in the official record that
= ~ persons died between the lith and 18th
and limo IA BDkhara Of heat, and the figures
new fl, expressly added. do not include childr