The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-29
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
VOTES OF Interest by Wire and NJ nj, From
Beyond tho Sea.

P''"'' VI the baby King OF Spai
now appears upon the coin and pos,ay
stamps OF that nation.
bARNuM has now decided that as h;
m"o'e show viii not be allowed in the I,or
''lofs procession, he will give senarat
r'"v'esion Of his own on the Same day. am
'""N' '"e Lord Mayors show look foolish.
HENRY iENING's views on the prospect
VI 'nose who adopt the stage as a professio,
"'e not very encouraging for youthful aspi
anus Oi the total number of actors /,
England, estimated to be above twent,
thousand, he expresses the conviction Ina
Pulle nan Of them would lee glad Of an as
surcd $1,000 a year. w.
ACCORDING TO calculation made nj IN,
United states Legation at Paris. il is csti
mated that 10000 Americans have yisi,c,
the Exhibition. The lT0fia. rcckoning th.
expenses AT Paris Of each Of these visitor.
al ''ve'i, calculates that the total sum the,
nlusl nave spent there cannot be less thai
23o,cO0OJL
llih kit that Prince Albert Victor in
tends taking with him 10 India Is Of IN,
most modest kind. consisting Of one uni
iuiln oi the Tenth Ilussars. two suits o
.rccn Jungra cloth for hunting in the Jungle
''hc properties Of this cloth being that il
prevents the shear grass and bramblcs get.
uiS 10 lhc neshl. and suit Of pig-sticking
riding clothes, made Of light leather.
\ BANQUET was given at Bristol. Eng
land. ON saturday evening by the citizens Of
the city in honor Of the retiring United
states Consul. Mr.. l.. A. Lathr0p. The
Mayor presided, and presented "a testi-
nonial to Mr.. Lathrop. The officers Of the
United states Warship Enterprise were
among the guests. Mr. Oakley Hall FORM
crly Mayor Of New York, responded - a
toast 20 the visitors.
Ia is now pretty certain that Ferdinand,
Of Bulgaria. has been looking for a wife
since ho len sofia incognito. and there il
reason 90 believe be- has found a lady willing
io help steady his rickcty throne. The
plucky girl is Princess Louise Victoria Mary
Amelia sophia If Orleans. twenty wears
bid, the daughter Of the Duke d'Alencon.
cousin Of the Count Of Paris. who. as head
lf the family, is said 10 have given his con-
sent % the match.
ir may Doe that the reports Of the serious
illness of the Prince of Wales are due to
he fact that he has become extremely stu
! ou- of late. lie has always been fond Of
reading history. and during the past wear
las covered good deal Of ground. He has
been reading American historians, and has
gone through nearly all the works of Motley
and Prescott. lie considers the latter the
most fascinating historian Of modern times.
hc Prince il now reading McMa.tcI's
History Of the American People"
\ CORRESPONDENT hears from Japan
hat the latest Western innovation in that
and OF flexibility and innovation is a sys-
ON Of railway book-stalls at all the princi-
lal railway stations i'm the empire. which
ln cuterprising bookseller in Toxic has de
'idod t0 Introduce. The japanese are ma.
ion Of readers. but they are. indeed. far
rom being nation of travellers: but. for
unaicly. labor and the materials are cheap,
o That the pioneer Of the new system does
not FISK very much.
The following story from the PoU-MoU
;o-ctfc provides for a season of true New
England weather: The Mayor Of a small
Continental town. who decides the fate OF
hc fire brigade fcicS, is anxious 10 make
he annual parade of that useful BODY rs
iucce-siul as possible AID in order 10 be
.aie against the Wilcs of the weather. he
publishes in the local organ the sage COM
nand that "If il rains on Tuesday morning
hc parade will Doe held in the AFTERNOON. II.
ilWeNcr. 10 rains i'm the afternoon. the pa
'ade will DE held earlier in the forenoon
THE big election at Brighton, England,
ln Saturday resulted in the election of the
rory candidate 10y a large majority, and
many good Home Rulers are i'm consequence
somewhat disappointed. Compared with
he election Of 1876. the figures are COM
urting enough. because the Libaral poll has
hy 1000 votes. rs against a Tory
Increase of /. 100. and the Tory majority has
'ecn pulled down from $500 10 300. But it
= no use Disgusting the fact that the gen
raj election of 1875, which, there being no
0mc rule question 10 divide the party. re-
ulted in the return of Liberal majority of
rs. Is the real criterion, and 10y that the
brighton result is not 80 satisfactory.
\ PARIS dispatch states that the wedding |
T Prince Murat and Miss Mary Gwendo- |
me Caldwell was changed at the request |
{ the bride from II. Pierre de ChaillOt 10 |
be- private chapel Of the Papal Nunciaiore |
D the Rue dc \arcnncs. II Will take place |
n Thursday. The ceremony Will be very |
nipple and private. There are 10 be no
pcra singers 10 chant the Offices. as il GUS
imary here. The Younger sister Of Miss |
aldvcll Will act as bridesmaid. The |
Iincc Will Dee attended 10 the altar by two |
rothcr officers. II is said Miss Caldwell |
Is written 90 "a friend in Louisville. Ky: !
Ou may bc sure that ! always intend 10 |
s my own fnancicr. am willing 10 allow |
dress we'll and pay his club dues. but he |
ill never have the management of cent
my principal
SOME startling and painful facts were
-ought to light AT e conference Of the So
cities for the Promotion of Morality held
80 month i'm Berlin. In a paper on the
lusimg Of the poor ina Berlin 1t was stated |
Iat half % of the dwellings consist OF one
pom. 90 which in some rare cases small |
Iphoard-llkc one II, attached. In one OF
lcsc rooms are Often found sleeping from
10 10 fifteen persons. old and young; one
ludIcd thousand men and more sleep |
cellars and attics. I'm one house as
ANY a. 1000 persons are 10 bee found hcrded
,gether. The number of illeglii-
.aic births in Berlin is Ii per
mt. or double the number IN London. The
Ilrf~ idlu lNl lNDlhn t.t very ul-u. dUV Vi'
,n~eQucncc of this is that very many of the
1000 prostitutes i'm Berlin are received INTO
.milies or dodgers, with view 10 the les
ming of the rental. They are The ladies OF
.e house. and both parents and children
lun them and the latter, seeing the idle
le these dodgers live ana the beautiful
oihcs they wear, soon learn 10 enter ON the
me awful course.
\ LISBON dispatch describes the funeral
King Louis, of Bavaria, which took
ace saturday: The cortese started at $3.50
. VI. The funeral ear was completely COW
ed with beautiful Wreaths. Another ear
age was devoted TO floral offerings. Fol
wing were carriages containing represen-
tiycs Of Germany, England, France and
lrkey and royal mounerS. The last car
age was occupied by King Carlos, the
Ike Of AOsta. and the dnkc Of MOntpont-
er. The coriege, which was followed by a
rye number of deputatiOns from trade and
her societies. arrived at the pantheon nj !
clock The papal nunciO. diplomatic
,dy and members Of the royal household
ere awaiting in IT. Vincent Church. The
mains were blessed by the patriarch
id one hundred guns announced that the
,dy had been consigned 10 the tomb. Later
Noon Pin aud the Duchess Of AOsta, ac-