The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-06
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Orrry VICTORIA Is much worried about
the Prince Of Wales. and is very low-sp'r''-
ed.
EXTERIOR WILLIAM, Of Germany, Is Tue
first rigging monarch who has visited 'on-
stantinople since 14jI.
IN the Italian army the system oil sies''
prevails, under which all troops on the ne'o
lie down 10 sleep for a couple Of Hours durins
the heat Of the day.
THE Queen of England uses about wv
dozed pairs Of gloves year, costing nc' :,
cd. per pair. They are always black usu''-
IL four.buttons. and the size is ~
The widow Of the late King LoulS' -
Portugal. will receive yearly a'''" -
OF sel. 600 which will he reduced one-"ai'
| n she live. abroad. Uf course she mas ue-
cded 10 remain m Lispoh'
THE English statistics gave a nstaDie ce-
-reasc in their convict population during
tho Iast twenty years. The total number o.
corvic,. under septenee OF penal servitrdc
was 4. a., i'm Juls: twenty years ago II was
II ego.
Az American amateur recently offered
80 900 TO the municipality-Of Genoa for the
violin of Paganini, which is religiousiy pre-
served in the city museum AZ "A memento oil
G.noa's gifted son, The instrument VAS
made AT Cremona by tiuarneri in llO'. lae
Americans offer was declined.
UyRR yoN ROTTEyBERG, Bisnaicks
priyate secretary. was classmate OF Her
bert Bismarck. and was engaged IN m'r-
camille pursuits when the chancellor as
covered him through political pamphlet
ne had written. Bismarck tolh ice youhS
man that he might become hls secre'ILy -
n. was not afraid Of work. a. his nours
were usually from in the morning until
al night.
Rrrcrru is an uncomfortable country Tor
embezzlers. A cashier employed by the
CITY Of Client. who embezzled $4,000 francs
Of the municipal cash, has just caught u
very hot indeed. He has been sentenced
10 fortv Years Imprisonment and ilve Years
police sllperyiriOn 10 follow has been nneu
!. $50 francs. ordered TO restore the cntirc
sum he has embc,,led. and will in addition
lose all his civil rights.
MorE remnants OF the famous old bridge
Of the Romans at Mayence have been DIS
covered recently, In digging for the foun-
dation of a factory short time ano, labor
ers found a massive pillar OF square cut
stones. which 800 years ago helped to sup
port the bridge. The pillar was without
seam or crack. Amer digging down sixteen
feet the workingmen gave up trying to ma
the pillars base.
ALAw suit over the possession Of forty
acres of land, which was begun two years
before Columbus discovered America. has
lust been settled in Warsaw. Poland, be-
| tween two branches Of the ancient lsblcSki
family. The settlement came in August,
1889. by the equal partition of the land after
litigation extending through four centuries.
The expedents Of the various lawyers 10
keep the suit alive from generation 10 gen.
Grafton ought 10 be embodied IN volume.
They would be very useful TO the profession
ov-a-days.
IT Is dangerous 10 let a man die IN a no
tel in Paris. A queer French law enables
the landlord 10 present his bill to the rela-
tiyes for the death. Seven hundred ffancs
was the item recently demanded from an
American family for the decease of one OF
its members i'm well-knOwn hotel. This
extortion would have been three times AZ
great if the person had died of contagious
disease. and doubled if the deceased was
prince or member Of any oldrich aristocrat-
| IT, family. The allowances by the Judges,
however. are generally much less than the
claims Of the landlords.
THE mansion of Lord Butte, near Rothe
say, called " Monstuart," is said to be the
largest and costlest private residencein the
world. II is Gothic in style and covers
nearly two acres. The walls, turrets ana
balconies are built Of stone. tower IN me
centre of the building is l2O feet hi.h, win
balcony round the top. The halls are con-
strlIcted entirely OF marble and alabaster
all the rooms are finished in mahogany, rose
wood and walnut the fireplaccs are all
carved marbles of antique designs. Inc
cost of the magnificent pile was about
il0,00O,0Oo.
THE defences of Gibraltar are not by any
means in a satisfactory condition. The 100
ton gun which was displaced from it, pssi-
ton some two years ago, owing 10 the plat
form giyin. way during practice firing. has
not vet been replaced, and the other gun OF
the same calibre cannot be used. Iest "a
worse accident should happen. The r.
nous rock galleries are quite unsuitable
for the modern heavy ordnance. Yet new
batteries have not been constructed. In
fact the only benefit the rock has gained
from the special fund voted for defence
abroad has been = small battery near the
summit.
The London correspondent Of the Paris
BotdiUe says that Rschefort has disappear
ed from London without leaving any trace
OF his whereabouts. The explanation Of
his departure is given in another paper as
follows: "For some time past pamphlet
was being sold ia the streets Of London en-
titled ROchefOrt on England, which repro
duced the articles published in the Intrdn-
sfOcdnt against England and Queen icto-
ria. The pamphlet ended with vioieit
appeal for vengeance. The prosecution OF
Rochefort was talked Of by the Authorities,
who were thinking Of srresting him for IN
suits 10 the Queen. and. as the English dOn
take long 20 Come to "a decision in such mat
tiers. R0chsfort thought il prudent 10 iOliOW
the example OF bis skipper, Boulanger, ana
to skip"
PRINCE NAPOLEON c'Plon-Plon') was
the victim OF a misunderstanding Few
weeks ago which was almost fatal to his
freedom. lie took passage on the steamer
Mont Blame Mt Ouchy, switzerland, Win
out remembering that the boat crossed the
lake to the French ports, Eyian and lhon0n.
Suddenly, while standing on the deck AT
Eyian, the provisions OF the act OF DANISH
ment rushed to his mind and he fastened
to his cabin. There he remained concealed
tor several hours until the vessel had leit
the port. A repetition Of the shock IN
Thonon was too much for him, and he Tell
senseess to the floor for fear. lie was
happy at last TO arrive in Nyon, where a
wagon conveyed him 10 the hotel at which
he had planned to remain.
AN official at Ningpo, China, has a curl
Gus proclamation to a.riculturists in metre
If six syllables in behalf Of the frog and
the sparrow. OF the first il is said: "frogs |
are produced in the middle Of your fields;
although they are little thinEs they are 1T
tie human beings in form. They cherish a
lifelong attachment to their natal soil, and
at night they melodiously sing in concert |
with clear voices. Moreover they protect /
your crops by eating locusts, thus deserving |
A.. 81 the ppopie Why after /