The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-03
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes of Interest Bv Wire and Mail From
Bsyond the Sea.

4 Notes OF Interest Nv wire anu Wall II i""
Beyond the Sea.
A YELLOW book issued AT Pckin gives
the population Of China proper in lss' as
303, 2i 1863. which was a gain Of .lji,>S1
over the year before.
THE eX-Empress Eugene is said to De-
more than usually infrm this season. and
spends a great portion Of her time in silence
and meditation. whether she is lodged in
her own home or j. visiting at the mansion
of some friend.
TIE Irish Times SAYS that Mr.. Parnell
has had a conference with the speaker Of
the House Of Commons relative to the best
mode Of executing his intention. ut the next
session Of Parliament, of trying to establish
the completely of the government IN the at
tacks made by the London Times on the
Parnellite party.
THE bronze doors for the Cathedral Of
Cologne are nearly ready. They represent
the four ages of man, the four seasons and
the wise and foolish virgins, with eXquis-
itclv designed ornaments. consisting Of
G )ats-of-arms and groups OF animals and
plants.
THE pen-portrait of Gordon. drawn by
Prout Bey in his sketch of African tribes,
Emin Bey, ETC., in Scribner's for October, is
"A genuine contribution 10 Literature. II il
an almost perfect specimen of its kind. and
must have been inspired by the greatest re-
>pect and love. The remarks on General
Gordons piety are especially interesting.
An enormous fish. about twelve feet in
length. and weighing upward Of twelve
hundred kilogrammes. was found by some
fishermen at Brusc. on the French coast.
entalgied in some nets. The animal was
dead. and was taken 10 the shore. When
opened the people who had crowded 10 the
beach 10 see il were amazed at the sight of
part Of mans body and legs, the feet only
being missing, lying in the stomach Of the
monster.
THE family at Roscon, Finistcrrc, of
which five generations are living, are named
Tanglly. and this is the list; Marie le Mat.
one month old the mother. Marie fliostin.
twcnty-three wears: grandmOther>. Jeanne
MironnOt. forty-twO years. and Marie Menu.
fifty years: Observation-Disclosures. Henrietta
Guyadre. seyenty-eight years; great great
grandmother. Ehrie Tanguy. ninety-three
wears. The whole crowd were present at
the baptism of the baby Marie in the church
Of ROscon.
A ToY-sHOrKEEPEK living in Bury Il.
Edmunds, town in suffolk county Eng
land, was the original of >mike. one of
Dickens characters in Nicholas Nickleby.'
He saws there was no cXaggeratiOn OF the
condition Of affairs at the hall. and corrobo-
rates everything. even 10 the administration
by Mrs. squeer> Of her fayorite remedy Of
flour Of birthstone and molasses." He ran
away from the school when he was fifteen
years old.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has an iron library
which is erected close 10 the parish church.
There are five rooms in ii, the principal one
being foriy-One feet long. twenty-one feet
wide. TWcnty-tOn weight Of books will be-
fitted into the cases which are being made,
but ~ it is intended for quiet study only a
few persons will be allowed to use the
library III one time.
RINGoAL is a new English out-of-doors
game for ladies. II is played with grace
hoops and sticks, and two nets eight feet
high ard ten feet wide. II proposed to make
il rival and rule out tennis If possible. as II
exercises both arms. both shoulders, both
hands. and the whole body in the running
and turning necessary 10 catch the hoops
before they reach the goals or nets.
The German Colonial papers now admit
that the German Colonial Company for SOUTH
west Africa are going to sell great part Of
their possessions 10 an English company. |
II is added that the negotiations are still
going on with the knowledge of the German
The territory in question, II Il |
said. will remain under German protector |
ship, and only private rights are 10 be trans
ferred.
THE Picking G0.ere, or G1-cftc NJ the |
Copitol. as its name literally means. ap- |
pears in two editions. one written and one
printed daily.with exception offc>tiyal days. |
The written edition appears on the day Of
the date the paper bears. The printed edi- |
ton. which has 10 be cut in wood. an opera
ton which takes considerable time, sp- |
pears some weeks later. only the most i'm |
pOrtant news il given in the written edition: |
the other publishes ii quite fully.
INSTEAD Of abolishing the gaming tables |
of Monte Carlo, the proprietors are yigor-
ously preparing for new campaign. The
Casino is being enlarged and beautiied |
both within and without. The new build |
ings. which are being furnished with paint |
ings and sculpture. will be reached by an
elevator from the railway station. and |
splendid gallery j. being built. which will |
command a magnificent view Of the Medi- |
terranean. In front of the new buildings |
will be placed colossal statues Of Day and |
Night.
The theosophists and occuliSts have re-
solved 10 found an institution Ia be- called
the "fraternitas," on the summit Of one of
the hills which surround LOcarno. and |
not far from the banks Of lago Maggiore. |
The :. Fraternitas" institution i, "tO serve |
a. "A place Of retreat and assembly ID the !
students of Ocultism and the0sOphy. in order
that they may be able to aid one another
mutually in their efforts 10 lead "A life i'm
conformity with the principles OF universal
brotherhood"
THE credits accorded for the building Of
the colossal palace Of machine, M the Paris
Exhibition amounted To 1.5l3.s9l francs. at
the time of the first estimate. ard they were
exceeded 10y l.2l6.ot, francs. In will he in
10 note the division OF expense in
the creation Of the largest iron structure in
the world: Excavations and masonry. 5s2.-
~ names; metallic construction, 3,3sS. 201
francs; wood work, l93, 40 francs roofing.
lea and zinc work. s,s,t>9 francs; flooring,
5000; cabinet work. 3i.3f5; glasswork, ls2,-
si2; characterization, I'D. III; painting. l5s.-
51,: contingent expenses, 100, III; and then
the extra appropriation mentioned. This
certainly doe, not seem very much for such
u vast palace. and one intended To be- per-
manrnt. The total weight Of The metallic
part - about fifteen aud IA half million
hounds. The central nave. "A quarter Of "A