The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-10
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Note. Of Interest By Wire and Mail From
Beyond the Sea.

The Corean Government Is insolven'
snd cannot pay even lfs own officials.
Mrs. Maybrick's mother says she
doesn't propose to leave England until hel
daughter Is set free.
Iii limited that the wife of Virgins
the weather prophet, who is very talented
writes his prophecies.
Nine. Carnot. wife Of the French
President. is Of medium height, with olive
complexion and Roman features.
DR.. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, IL
engaged to be married TO Miss Eva Sirs,
well-known Norwegian singer.
In the grave Of rich Goth lately
opened at Aphadia, in Tran'ylyanis. the an
Gent Dacia, were found four silver vases
with dancing fawns in relief gold cross, a
massive gold armlet and gold claspssnd pins.
A Herald special says that the action
OF the Catholic Congress al Bochum In alb
staining from adeciaratlon in favor Of there
storatlon Of the tempoi al powerof the Pope ia
received with unfavorable comments by a
section u the Catholic press, chiefly outside
OF Germany.
In the royal circles of Europe it has
been discovered that amounting is just as
eacacious as browning. and doesn't cost
half Of, much. But it Is not considered en-
reelc 10 have the qnoiniing cone with cotton
seed oil.
Howard Paul. an old member Of the
savage Club and well known In dramatic
circles on both sides the Atlantic, was mar
RED nj II. Georges Church. bloomsbury, on
Saturday afternoon. 20 Miss Florence
Arthur. lie Is sixiy-three and she Is seven
teen.
How quiet cid England is and what
a good time The people over there must be
having. Vcsuvius snoozes ftna .iumbers,
and even BOulanger isn't bolching forth fire,
smoke and lava II the round world be a
peach. Europe Is tho meilowestslotof civil
cation.
Paris gave Edison a far greater Cvi
tlOn and for moro attention than II ala the
SHAH The Baltimore imcricdH thinks that
this was nothing more than right. II says
Edison has done more Tor civilization than
two centuries " -hahs. A crown is,a mere
candle ina comparison 10 the incandcscent
hight Of his fame
The Boulangist editor in Paris who
secured aud printed an advance copy OF the
document used in the Senate trial " the
General has not been punished very severe
ly, and there appears 20 Doe no prosecution
against the woman who stole The document.
Tho government IS beginning 10 concentrate
its attention upon tho Compile dc Paris and
his partislns. VINO are more dangerous than
the Boulangisfs
The King and Queen Of Greece have
seven children. the youngest Year Old Inc
Princess Alexandra isa very pretty Girl Of
nineteen. The queen Is fond Of American
literature. takes an the magazines, ard adoles
the works ~ Hawthorne. All the children
spe iS French, English, Greek and Russian.
Tho royal family are very democratic ia their
manners.
Colonel Paul Frederick De Quincy
the Ncw Zealand Parliament. lie IS the 81 lie
OF the five sons of the famous Eng
li.h iylst and opium-eater. and is thus r,-
for.od 90 in Mi. Leslie -tophen's sketch Of
DE Quincy n " ho Dictionary OF National
lIogmphy:" Paul Frederick became IN
officer in the seyentifih Regiment. served al
-obrnon. and through the muiiny WA made
by Lord stnthairn, ana u.ti-
mately settled M New Zealand"
Tho Grand Duchess Vladimir. who is
lying dangerously iii at Peterhof. IS T. 10
made the subject OF a curious surgical eI-
pertinent. II the other resources OF medical
a..t.-.. r-astiasf
charge OF the case. Will. as a last resort. try
.he operation ofsransfuslon. but not by Us
Ing the blood Of any other animal ofganixa-
ion. lie Will instead employ artificial blood.
made by himself for the purpose. composed
'hiehy Of an alhumon. iron and salt solu
ion.
Statistics furnished by a German
bureau. giving the results Of experiments on |
Bee life Of steel rails I'm Germany. Holland. |
Belgium AMI Hungary, show that the average |
iie 81 ths rail would be thirty-nye years. on |
he suppos.t.on that 10 must Doe replaced |
fhen the wear reaches half an inch. Assn
ming an annual traffic OF $3.50, 900 tons, and |
lking the wear per uillion tons between
LOOPS and O.OOG. inch. the life OF the rail In
Ifty years n the first case and twenty M the
econd. giving n mean value %, thirty-hye
eHrs. The traffic Of 3.i3O 600 tons gives a
ally average I'm Germany OF twenty-eight
Messenger trains and ten freight trains.
hese calculations are, however. in a great
measure theoretical AID do not take into
many practical points,
The view of the leading English doe.
DTS on The May brick case. and upon which
be- Homo Secretary acted In granting
II sentence. is this That there
'ss arsenic in Air. Maybrick's body they az
Imed. that he died Of gastro-enteretls ii.
rovel: bui the arsenic was not found where
would have aided the progress Of the
Isesse. il had passed from the gastric IT,
Ion altogether. and. according 70 all expert
nee. Ar Maybnck ought az once u have
.gun TO got better. If he did not, 1t may
ave been because tho disease had other
fuses than arseuical poisoning. Mrs. May /
lick lot The benefit Of the uncertainty.
Ia France there are 10 public funds
2 the relief OF the poor. AMI private charity [
almost wholly relied upon. IL appears. I
lwevcr. lhat French laws are very much
posed 10 private ass Citations or indivld- I
us distributing charitable funds. and Re- ,
iife that this should bee done by officials. r
Dc machinery PROV lded for the purpose are
lrcaux conn osed OF persons twO-third. of T.
lom are nominated ,y the project OF the G.
strict. and One-ihirl by the communal au- {
critics. No person can found charitable h
and support il with his own a
lney without express authority from the \
ate, nor can he leave by Will sum OF |
luey for any private individual 10 distrib-
e. IN charity; that duty must bs performed
an Official.
An Ottawa special says that the sud
. and unannOunced return Of the Premier B
: The signal for Cabinet meeting, which n
. held ia the afternoon. aud lasted over "
ID hours. All documents received thus far Il
IN Victoria respecting the recent seizures &c
Tie United states revenue cutter Rush r
re under consideration. The members Of G,
government 10 10 understood, are u one OF
MON that the United States viii relin- Y