The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-24
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes Of Interest Bv Wire and Mall From
BeYand the sea.


TIE great case Of the heirs Of the Count
css Of Ciyry against the King Of SaNony
and the Duke Of Cumberland. who ave The
persons cOntesiing the Will OF the late &C.
centric Duke of Brunswick. comes up for
trial for the third and probably the last time
i'm Paris tomorrow. The Duke OF bruins
wick left $4,000. 900. most Of which DC gave
The cify of Geneva. 10 spite his would-ue
heirs. The King OF SaXOny and the Duke
of Cumberland are Sighting Geneva. ana
the Countess de Civry, natural daughter
Of the Duke Of Brunswick. tut Claiming 10
Dee his legitimate child. is lighting them.
NJ. SARDcu has got himself into hot
water. In moment Of more than bis ofdi-
nary selt-complacency he remarked that
/ Shakespeare was a rogue and drunkard, q
fellow nf no real talent. or words 10 that e.
feet. This might have passed. hui soon al
forwards he was impridens enough 10 say
that he paid no attention - ne scribhlinss
al ,,uuny pressmcn." remark NHicl l'as
brought hornets nest about MS ears. ne
is reminded oi bis humble origin and tod
pretty plainly that shakespeare was quile
as be d man as he Is or eNef NJ be.
NJ. rLOrQUKr, illo president ofthe French
Chamber. stes Paul Defouiede. the soldier
I
poet and politician. who was one % ihe
leaders in the Boulangis' movement ~
other day Deputy made ia 'ohS Ti';,i,,',
against the BOulangist agitatofs, '""t
them those dealers i'm cheap sensations.
those "two-penny patriots" Mr.. Prcsi-
dent. call ON YOU 10 check This language,
cried Deroulede, furious. II did not sun
pose" answered Fiouquet. chat any Nom
berot the Chamber would recognize his own
portrait IN the orator description
THE sensation ina Paris just now is the III
sanity Of the Marquise dc Galhnei, one Of
the most beautiful women in Partisan
society and wife of the famous general. ihe
insanity is curious one. The lady goes
into commissions if she sees her own lace ~
a mirror. Several times. in visiting friends
she tried 10 break costly mirrors IN Their
apartments. She has now been placed un-
der the care Of noted physician. IN rooms
where there are no looking-glasses, ana II -
hoped that her mania may be cured.
A NEW story. illustrating the neatness I
Emile Anglers wit, has recently been IN
earthed. some years ago an eccentric per
sonage. whom the great Gramatist detesied,
disappeared from society. Augier remarked
his absence. and inquired what had become
Of him. "Oh. he's gone mad answered
friend AHA. SO he has owned up at last.
cried Augicr
PRESIDENT CARNOr, Of France, is very
thoughtful Of the poor. ON Christmas Day
the great parlors Of the Elysee Palace IN
Paris will De filled with children from the
working classes in the twenty wards OF the
city. aud twenty Christ las trees VIII DE
loaded with gifis for them. Nine. carnot
presides at the Distribution.
FRsr-cLAss passengers are Carried b,
tween Glasgow and Greenock at "a. per
mile. and third-class passengers tor bali The
money, and this cheap traffic Is. considered
10 valuable that there is the kccnest compe-
tition foF il. one company having r'eenlll
spent a6OO,UD0 in order 10 obtain a better
share.
FOUR Of the French Cabinet Ministers
were all i'll with influenza at one ilma iasi
week. 'ihes came 10 ministerial counei
muflled up in wraps, and President 'ariol
was the only one who could speak ALOUD
Part Of The business was condlioeh ~
writing.
LABOu CHERE, the editor Of London rCtl,
sent check 10 an Irish priest who works
hard Tor The Home Rule~cause some time
AGO. The authorities opened the letter ana
Laboucbere says hey kept his check. He
means 10 bring The matter before ] ar la
ment.
STRANGE as II may seem the baby King
Of Spain Is already godfather. This
Office was filled for him by proxy ut the
Of spanish sobleman's child
In II. Petersburg. The proxy was Inc
spanish Ambassador.