The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-05
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CATHERINE GLAl

Upon his arrival ne will De relieved Of his
command. i'm accordance with his request
and orders were issued Friday notifying
commodore Brown. cOmmandant Of the
Norfolk Navy Yard. to hold himself in read
mess 10 take the command. Admiral Kim.
berly is eligible 10 retirement under the
forty years service law, but that he will
ask 10 be retired is not known.
Al THE present moment the Chinese Gov
eminent is on the lookout in London for sew
eral capable men in various branches to &c
out 10 Pcking as professors on tolerably
good salaries. During the past year OF
eighteen months about dozen gentlemen
have been sent out from England in that ca
pacity 90 the various arscnals. where schools
for the training of young Chinese are cstab-
li>hcd. but several more are wanted. espcci-
ally one for chemistry. one for mining, and
one for international law.
4 RETURNED missionary who has been
many years in Japan, has just been show
ing some curious effects Of culture in that
country. II seems that the japanese have
seized upon the idea Of secular education
with great ayidity. While only 1000
children 20 10 school where religious
knowledge T. part Of the curriculum, over
100000 attend where the teaching is pure
Is agnOstic. The young men develop =
keen love for metaphysical doctrine and re-
search. but their favOrite authors are Mill,
spencer Darwin and Huxley.
THE admiration aroused by the reccntper
formancc Of the rapid-frng Elswick guns,
which can discharge in given time twice
the weight of shot and shell that can be
fired by the largest war ship anoat. armed
with other kinds of ordinance, II somewhat
qualified bv the discovery that these guns
cannot Doe discharged more than two or
three times without being allowed 10 cool.
The heavy riding and excessive friction Of
the uroiocfiles ia the bore seem TO put them
h0rs de- combat from Oycrhcaiing. They are
not. like the Maxim. surrounded by water
inckct. and. after "a few rounds, the opera
Tor has 10 wait until they get cool enough TO
begin again.
PARIS dispatch states that the reason
Prince Murat would not marry Miss Cald-
well was that she only offered him a sea
biscuit i'm return for his frosty title. IL
says:
.Prince Murat, the gallant French cav
airy general. who has become NarOusly
decorated and extensively gray, has finally
refused 90 let himself Out As Mari deco
ratif 10 the American hoiress who gave
fortune 10 the Catholic university. The
Prince said to "a circle Of mtimates last even
inc. at the Jockey club, that the lady
offered him nothing but a sea-biscuit. There
was not money enough in sight.
81 said nothing TO my finance abOut money
until saturday. The lawyer called nj her
h0iel where we were All gathered by ap-
rointmcnt. 90 si@n the settlements. ! had
l4Is
Of generous devotion. What do you imagine
I saw: That during my lifetime ! was 10
receive 10000 francs "a year only, and, should
She die before me. leaving no heirs, the
money was AN 10 revert 10 her family.
Madame / said, YOU deceive Yourself
sreatlV / am not an Italian. Irench
princes are quoted much higher i'm the matri-
monial stock list. and with my most dis
tinpuished saluiatiOn- leit.'
The prince was congratulated for the noble
stand he had made against an American
bear movement ON the European matrimo-
NAL market, and the nightly baccarat was
resumed.
The Manchester guardian gives a re-
port Of the difficulties under which the
Jewish Lord Mayor Of London is In boring to
satisfy his religious scruples while satisfy
me those of his Gentle constituents. Ii
SAYS:
AT the usual monthly meeting Of the
1 0urt Of Aldermen held at Guildhael, Lon
ION. Yesterday afternoon, at which the LORD
Mayor presided. the town clerk read letter
enclosing resolution Of the Lord Mayor
and the skorif's committee IN the following
terms: The wish Of the Lord MayOr-elevt To
study the views OF his co-religionists IN the
matter of riding in a carriage on the Jewish
Al. la
inittcc. il was resolved that. a. appropriate
can be made 10 enable the
Lord MayOr-elect 20 walk in the procession
cOnsistly with the dignity Of the Office, that
course be adopted. and that this resolution
De sent 10 the Court of Aldermen IN the
hope that il would meet with their APP
nr6yal~ Sir \. Lusk said that as the reso-
luton indicated little innovation in the
usual procedure, he moved that it be referred
to lle privileges committee. for them to act
in Nc matter. This was agreed 70.
~1he privileges committee afterwards
met, sir Henry lsaacs himself being pres
emit. when IL was resolved win Nirluai
unanimity that the Lord MayOr-elect be in
,itcd 10 ride in the state carriage rs usual
+, is believed that 10y way Of comprise the
Lord NayOr-clect will walk through the
Jewish portion of the city, llOundsditch and
The Alinorics, and ride through the re-
mainder.'
l.. b. French, who has recently returned
10 Chicago from Alaska, saw the wonder
nil and much-wrtten-ab0u mirage, which
ms been named the ">ileni City, 1t was
occasionally visible in the summer season
nom certain points iISGlacicr bay. lie de-
,cribed it as follows. about O'Clock
IN the afternoon Of an carry Jui!
Law we suddenly perceived rising
above the glacier oyer IN the direction OF
Nh. Fairweather, what at first appeared 10
,e a thin misty cloud. IL soon became
clearer and we distinctly saw spectre
.ity moving toward us. We could plainly
see houses, well defined streets and
.rccs. Here and there rose tall spires
over huge buildings which appeared toi
be ancient mosques or cathcdrals, IL was
4 large city: one which would contain al
east 100. 900 inhabitants. | have seen Mil. |
,yaukee miraRed over Lake Michigan, and |
his city appeared considerably larger than
hat. II did mol look like a modern city
more like an ancient European city.
noticed particularly the immense
height Of the spires, or course |
se were much excited. The Indians who |
we're with us were overcome by their super.
,titiOus fear and ran away. We both had
.ameras and separated IN order 10 take II |
rom different points Of Wow. by the time
Ne reached points Of vantage II had grown |
ainter and soon disappeared. ! should say
l..toI ahottf fWQnfV~ N A.