The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-22

in quebec are the sensation Of the hour
The custom. officials estimate that the fed
cral treasury was defrauded last year by
whisky smugglers at Quebec alone Of a
considerable sum in excess of S21O,OOO.
THE new flags which are now used 10y the
revolutionary party in Brazil were ordered
i'm Paris last summer, and many Of the
plans for the declaration of the republic
were discussed there during the exhibition.
10 is believed that Dom Pedro had private
that his deposition would take
place this autumn. and that he knew the
terms which were 10 boz accorded him; and
that for this reason he gave mp his iaNOrlto
idea of abdicatiOn. lie rctires on fortune
which Will enable him TO keep up princely
state.
JOuN JAMES MAGO, q Guatemalan mil
honare. fifteen years ago was British Vice
Consul at san Jose, Guatemala. and a pool
man. One day "a drunken native Com
mamdante ordered him one hundred lashee
ms "a punishment for fancied insult. The
British Government ordered Guatemala 10
pay 5000 for every lash. The money was
paid and Mayo was made a comparatively
rich man i'm one day. As he had more coin
than any one in the country then, President
Barrio- entered into partnership with him
Mage became one of the largest coffee plant
Cr-. and also secured the exclusive fran
chi-c for building docks I'm the ports. iii,
fortune now is estimated at Sj,OOo.wO.
A WEATHER PLANT" oNcites great in
tcrcst at Vienna. and scientists who were
40 first skeptical are now said 10 admit it,
prophetic powers. The infalHbilty of the
plant is declared 90 have been shown b,
81. 900 experiments. The common name o
the plant i~ "latcrnO-ter Cheese ana NJ
Latin one Ahrus percgrinus. Its home l.
Corsica and Tuni-. The stem and leave
are similar 10 those Of the cactus. The
tendore-t leaves on the t0pmOst shoots arc
said 10 forecast the weather iorty-eighi
hours. and the lower stronger ones three
DAYS. The change of weather is indicated
hN the rising and iallingOf leaves and shoots
~OllE strange adventures Of an elephant
are reported from Lisburn, Eng A circus
was passing through for Belfast one even.
me. when am elephant called Jumbo be.
came iil. 4 dose of whisky WAS admin s-
tered with startling results. Jumbo broke
away. got ou the railway and eventually
arrived at lisburu station. After cN-
plOrne the goods department there he
smashed am iron gate and then entered the
grounds of q private gentleman and did
great damage. lie next proceeded onward.
looking iu M the doors Of several houses,
riehiening the people yer, much Passing
ON tO the village of llillshOrO'. ne visited
gardens. stables and 0uthonses. bursting in
"a number of doors. The circus people
hl,Oily overlook and secured the dangerous
marauder
PnorEssOR ANDREW y. WHITES re.
marks. ON his return from Europe, on the
fsct that an thc leading European cities
ale blessed with finer streets. much better
paved than ours: that the docks of All seaport
towns are vastly superior. ana that the ar
mncomcnts for the hoalth comfort and en-
ioNmHut of Tine people are Tar ~ advance OIL
any thing that we have, VIII perhaps create
"a current OF opinion in favor of municipal
improvements in America. Professor W bite
san. Gnu-fantin0plo il The only city in Eu-
rome which is as Wretchcdly paved, as dirty.
and aa badly severed and provided with
docks as New \ ofh. These remarks the
eW York Times. "are the words Of an en-
trely friendly critic. constrained by hi-
very fricnlliness 10 speak with candor' and
fhr, nra calculated TO make New ork bush
p
with Shame.
AmcnLY romantic incident occurred a
few days ago at llubers, .be well-knowu
Vienna photographer says the LONDON
Tefrgr0Dh. An elderly gentleman appa'
rentk II foreigner. went 90 have his porlfail
taken. bat as be- had 90 wait few lpihule'
mr the usual preparations. an album oil
-nprimen photographs Was handed 10 MN
\lf nj once The employees no ne next room
heard "a shrek. and huTy'ng 10 the saloon
n here the stranger Was waiting theN l0unu
hin living Scn~eless Ou che llnor. W men ne
eanr 10 himself he explained ihatihe album
al which he had been looking co"ialFed Il
photograph which me was COM lhced wac
fhat 0f his daughter, whom ne h'u moi seen
tor tNeuiy-0ne years. Inc pholoFrdpue
.toll him lhnf the portrait In question wac
chat o. "a tedcLe. ~ the plano-loIte les,li'-
m Nipuun. giving beg uame ANA address
IN WA. arranged that the stranger. Herr NJ.
"A New York. should call 0n hos me neNl
..iv. and tbat va the meantime SHE sho' W
be- warmed of his ini0nded visit. lie lac,
turned ont tO Doe bis daughter ana has az
ready len jenna with her father Tor the
Tnited states. ile is a wealthy Speculation.
md the poor music mistress has suddenly
found herself heircss TO Il fortune W seNefai
millions of dollars. Herr VI. prior 20 MS
lruarture presented Herr Huber WITH a
,plendid diamond breaslpin,
THE London Times reports that Russian
competition with English cottons IN the
rabfeel market, and therefore in the AzeT
oMian pro, ince of Persia generally has
almost completely ceased, the Manchester
cotton goods retaining then superiority
Tins Is attributed by the local d ercbdn,s tn
he mpro, cmpnt in the price Of the rouble'
.n that 10 does nor pay 10 import goods from
Russia. Al the same Sine, the British Con-
.ul General. whose report hsl Just been
--ued. add, that there is considerable de-
.lue in the local trade. the nsurcs ioi
>~--'sg being. Imports. tO0l, lb. aud en-
.,urfs. tll3.69f. against imports. tylu luN,
md exports. tj,j.UjJ, last year III 49, -
mere was a large influx Of wooden goods.
which caused reduction IN the
.mpOrt the succeeding year The imports
If cold lace and thread nom Germany
nave increased: French sugar has
..a-ed 10 10 10 Tabreez. and Russia
now eniOvs monopoly of the trade. Ihe
construction of roads throughout the pro
lnce IL The reform which IA oi paramount
Importance. and which must mcctdc All
others. Al lftnfu S'u'ih' i'i ~" ii"'''
roads is under the ccnsiderauon OF the Gov
rnmenf. and European e1glnecls are sur
sewing the routes and drawing up esli-
mates. if The plan be carried OUT AfeiDal.
.tu will lp more accessible FOR commercial
purposes from the Black eea and the Cas-
liam. The cotton goods OF Fabreel 20 from
Manchester, bali the woollcp goods ifom
Bradford and half from Austria and Ger
many. haberdashery nom The Continent
-ugar from Russia, and gold lace from. Ba-
.iria. Ofexports. cotton and dried mus
'cb,.fv raisius. almonds and aprieols) 90 to
',ussls. and leather 10 Russia and Turkey
Rice. carpets, shawls, iUrs' &C. reaeh
Western markets y, various ways.
TIN phosphate lands Of Florida are - ~
developed by New York company. They