The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-10
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes Of IHterest By wire and Mall From
BeYOsd the sea.

VI. EIFfEL sleeps every night. stormy or
fair, in his room near the summit Of the
great tower on the Champ de Mars.
DOM PEDRO will pass the winter at
Cannes. occupying the villa Of the Duchess
of La Tour hamburg. who " a friend Of
the cx-Empress Of Brazil.
PRINCE BISMARCK will soon 20 to Berlin
Ia attend the New Year reception Of the
Emperor and Empress. The Chancellor
takes rides and walks daily.
LABorcmERE SAYS he will make Rome
howl when Parliament meets. by demand
ing in the House Of Commons why the po-
lice were not allowed 10 take more active
measures against the noble participants in
the recently disclosed saturnalia in London
The weather in Paris and large section
of northern France is intensely cold, and
the hunting and racing has been spoiled 10y
the frost and snow. The Americans and
English are showing the Parisians how 10
skate on the great lake in the Bots dc Rou-
lOgme.
Two French artists have been commits
stoned to paint panorama of >tanley's
African Journeys for exhibition in Chicago.
and they are awaiting with impotence the
arrival of the explorer, in order TO receive
his valuable hints and instructions before
beginning the work.
JUDGE JOHN G.. X. PuKfN, the new Min
ister of the United states to the Argentine
Republic, landed at Buenos Ayres on Octo-
Der -. under a salute OF nineteen guns IT, III
the Argentine corvette Patagonia. lie r.
ceiyed a warm reception from the officials Of
the city.
TuE United states corvette Pensacola,
Captain Arthur Il. Yates, with the solar
eclipse expedition on board, arrived at Il.
Paul de Loanda Saturday. The voyage
down was very smooth. The astronomers
were nj work on their instruments all The
way, and are all ready for the eclipse.
THE Emperor Of Austria is endeayoring
TO arrange a marriage between hi. nephew,
the Archduke Francis, eldest son Of the
Archduke Charles Louis. who is now heir to
the throne, and the Archduchess Marie.
eldest daughter of the Archduke Joseph.
The pair are second cousins. The Arch
duke Francis j. wen known 10 be deyOtedly
attached 10 the Archduchess >tcphane but
that Is not a marriage that would 1T all suit
the politics OF the Austrian court.
As a sign that the Prince of Wales enjoys
better health, he has been enjoying out
floor sports all the week. lie is entertain
ing the Duke and Duchess Of Edinburgh
and other guests AT >andrngham, where lac
gave IA country ball Thursday with nearly
i've hundred guests present. He went yes
ter,lay 10 visit Lord and Lady Brooke nj
their EsaeX seat, shooting and hunting, and
will also visit Walter Gilbey, IA wine mer-
chant, but at the same time an ardent
hOrse-breeder.
ANOTHER victim is now to lie added TO
the list Of those who have gradually done
themselves TO death by the use OF that ter
rible drug, morphine, which is playing
havoc in Paris society. Nicompte Michael
de Pierredon, son of Michael Pasha, who Is
a landowner and extremely wealthy, has
just succumbed to his partiality for injeo-
lions OF the fatal an1sthetic, which he first
used when i'll and continued afterwards |
until he found II impossible 10 do without II, !