The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-01
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes Of Interest Bv Wire and Mall From
Bcyoud the Sea.

'"' '''' number OF inhabitants II gwen AT
-.iN,-Oo.
LORD pAcNAN. against whom PHYLLIS
hrorghion, an English hutIcsaae actress.
brought an action for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise Of marriage has paid
tAor' and the costs of the action into court,
ana thus settled the case.
NfNr year the world-famca Epson Derby
takes now departure. II will no longer
'c a sweepstakes Of f.iiv sovcreigrs tath.
half forfeit. From 1922 u will be- Of the
hNco value Of tj.ooN. no matter what the
humncf ot entries. and the Oaks will be
worth 1i.O0'.
CREMATION is coming more and more in
10 vogue in Germany. in spite of'thc expense
and certain legal difficulties which render
us performance an some parts almost an i'm
possibility. In Gotbd no fewer than one
hundred bodies have been crcmatcd during
ihc present year.
sONr Of the opponents Of Irish home
rule seem less sircnu0usly opposed to il
than they were some little time ago; while
some of iis supporters appear willing TO ac-
ccpi 0nalicr concession. than they have
hitherto demanded.
lf is fifteen years since the Ttappst
! monks began 10 plant eucalyptus trees in
tnr Roman Campagna. Now several hun
ored acres are covered with them. and, as
suit. There has been q larZe decrease in /
'' maiarial fefcr- once 80 common in the |
"a trict.
'oN~iDEKlNC that the total Jewish popu-
lation of France is something under half
million, it is little singular that the pre- 1
i,ci- OF siNty-twO out Of the cighty-four de- /
H. UI.. q 81 al. ~ d
attention has just been aroused in themal-
tOr.
4 LONDON firm has a contract with the
French government under which they an
nually supply France with thousands Of
toms OF dried fruits. The French govern
ment requires this large supply OF dried
fruit 10 make the Wine which they supply
io the French army.
is Holland lady is expected to retire
Immediately if she should enter store or
| restaurant where men are cOugrogatcd. She
waits tli thes have lcft before re-enteribs.
Ladies' seldom aii-c i'm spain % receive a
male visitor. and they rarely accompany
HIM to the door. A gentleman does not offer
tn shake "a spanish lady's hand
LORD TENNYsON has accortcd his sane
ton and approval % Mr.. Theodore Wattsto
publish ana article upon the portraits
painted. -culpturod and photographed
utlc been produced of him. The article. or
Ifticlos. Will appear before long, accom- ,
panied hN cngraNing~ Of those which are !
considered the best and truc-t.
Is Naples there exists race Of cats who
li'e in the churches. The, are kept and fed Z
ht ihe authorities ON purpose 20 eat the mice :
Which inic~t all old buildings there. The Z
inimlls may often Dee seen walking about !
among The congregation, or sitting eraScly q
70 fore the altar during time Of mass. q
Mr.. Cn,MEEELAiN. speaking at a private F,
caucus ai Birmingham, referred TO his de- J
sire 90 retire from political life lie said
That. considering the abuse that had been
leaUcd upon him. he had more than once I
reflected whether 1.-The game was worth the :
candle only love of country had induced a,
ium To- continue in public life
No,r elaborate preparations are already {
being made for the census operations in :
India next year. especially in connection {
with Ouiil Ing countries like Cashmere and / ,
[ PIPER BImah. Indeed. il is feared that Z
ihe idea of taking the census i'm the latter
country may have 10 be- abandoned. owing /
JOB the occupation being 80 recent. and 10 !
census never having been taken under the !
native kings. !
4 LONDON special 10 the New York !
Ilnos says: "it wa. learned Monday night =
fafi worl va. sent around to tine London /
lH.iirs that day asking them not 10 print l.
Jnl reports their CORES pOndcmts al Athens y
might wire about the Prince Of Wales \
health. lh'papcr- here all obcycd the sug-
-g-tiDn. y medical report received here on
Monday says that the effects of Bright's dis \
N1.s Hr, beginning % be Obvious. and the \
result of his voyage 90 Egypt will be watch \
ed for with deep anxiety" q
4 MAGNIFICENT funeral took place at !,
pchins on th' 10Th OF August. II WAS that Il
of Ohu--hou. Grand chamberlain. He !,
married Prince kung's sister. aud his son. /"
Wh1 died betor. the Grand Chamberlain :
married Prince hung'~ daughter. The n
bier N1s carried by eighty men. I'm front 4,
marched i0uy-cight men with banners. =
eight clmei- and tweuty-four white ponies. u
Eighty pair, OF red boards. with the titles OF
iun deceased. were carried 10y l6i men. and
thl.o only toim,d an insignificant part Of
thc process ION, which was of Immense T..
length. ~
EN-QJrfN NATHALIE. Of >cryia. is very
decided person. She was approached re-
Gently Dog General Bciimarkositch with an l.
offer ola sum If money which she might /
herself nN 10 she would accept certain con
lIInn- which he proposed. She replied that y
-hn did mot understand that she had any y.
I-hi i0 "a d0WrN. liked either by the Treas Il
IN or taken fr0m the civil list. allotted 10 4
0r SOD. and chat she consequently c0nsid- NJ
D.. a the offer which bee made her as highly II
.H0n-iNc, and That he was greatly deceived
a Ne imagined that ho could treat her like u
i joni Milan. who WAS hrihod tO remain out
I .f.. D.,
e.. 't due him. The General was mrion-.
'ui could mot prevail ON the plucky little X
ADm Do to alter her determination. II
VERDI completed his scyenty-siAih year n
ln tho tenth of this month. and in another ri
month Bee will have completed his inicth
ear Of artistic life. some kind Of COM A.
nemoraii0n will certainly take place on 4.
Dis occasion; but whatever this may De, &.
D.. friends are begged not 10 allude 10 music 4.
% amy way. This l. quite "a fixed idea with &.
music i'm his presence. 80 far back a. 1860. G..
hen writing 10 a fcllOW-cOmpO-cr 10 20 and G.,
pend "a few DAYS with him AT his villa of &c
-aiut Agatha. hc warned him that in his &c
.ou.c emo music was ever played. or even Pc
loken Of" you may. perhaps lind ~
laa0iorto. not only out Of tune. but even Ri
Without chords" Dc wrote; though at the III
anne time be- WAS writing Don Carlos. H..
PEOPLE often wonder how the Parisian~ r
ecp up the supply of trees in their boule-
ards. In an article IN the Goiigndni, Nj. w
rank Leslie saws: The shade trees planted
long the quaNs. avenues and hOucN ard.
ud in The squares. parks and gardens num- Al
tr more than 10000. including the elm, pe
ime. white and red chestnut. plane ash, 4
irch. pine. sycamore and pseudO-acacia. NJ
ne work j. i'm charge of PIG men. a sub-en- '''
iuror and forest inspectors al a cost of
81. 900 francs annually. lhi, does not in Vii
Iudc the Bots de BOul0gne. which alone en- vi
Ills am annual expense Of 100000 francs, ,
lll of which goes in salary 10 the guards, an.
ardonerS and workmen nor does il COM 'r'
rise the Bots dc Nincenncs, which costs e.
very wear $4,000 fir. There are S1,io0 oi'