The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-31
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pany in South Africa. having found bus
oands among the diamond diggcrs, Mr.
Trough has telcgraphcd TO London for a
fresh supply.
TIE bishop Of the Mexican state Of Tam
aulipas is not man TO he trined with. lie
has accommodated 800 people for asking
what had become Of the silver plate given
10 one Of the churches 10y their grandparents
THERE is in the Paris hospital called the
ilo'el-Dieu woman who can see two diff
icrcnt SETS Of objects at one and the same
time. While one eve is gazing at "A given
point the other remains perfectly still, and
vice versa.
"BE moderate in work, moderate in eat
ing, and also somewhat moderate in drink
ing this is the advice Of father to his
son"-arc the words which Bismarck said
10 the photograph when il was exhibited 10
him, before sending II to Count Herbert Bis
marck.
SHAKESPEARE is now being done in ia
pan under some hard titles. The 'Ncr-
chant Of Venice" is ..Ninniku Shichire >ar-
ban" 'I,omco and Juliet is "Seyo Nh
sumo >ctsuyo;" Julius Caesar is '>hsaru
kidan.' and the great poet himself is Sc
kisupiya.
Tue population Of France is decreasing.
and il is feared that there will be an INSULT
cieni supply Of subjects for statues. Atten-
tion j. therefore being given to historical
! balloons. and a monument has just been
put mp on the spot where Gambetta's bal
loon descended when hc escaped from Paris
in 1870.
ApELNA PATH surprised the London
public last week by appearing at an Al
| bert Hall concert in what was taken 10
De- yellow wig. II has since. been found
that she had become weary Of being a brli-
ncttc. and 80 dyed her hair a brilliant straw
color. The effect j. the most curious trans
formation one can easily imagine.
SYMPATHY with Mr. Bradlaugh in his Sc
we're illness. and hearty hopes for his re-
coycry. are almost universally expressed.
Mr.. Bfadlaueh has lived down the amimoslty |
with which lac was regarded some few years
ago; his ability. fair lighting. and industry /
are fully ACKNOWLEDGED by his chief oppO-
ucni-. and il il allowed that by his removal
Parliament would sustain very important
loss.
PRINCE BISMARCK has taken up with
that 'gOod old gcntlemanly vice" averce.
He is abn0rmally anxious to increase his
wealth. which is already enormous. His
tastes are simple and he has few uses for
money but he watches his commercial in
tercsts closely. and becomes morose if his
timber and powder do not bring i'm the prof
lis he expects.
Is January next Louis kossuth will be-
come a man without country. lie will on
the 9TH Of that month complete the period of
absence from Hungary. which will termi-
nate and forfeit his citizenship Of that cOun-
Try. His two sons have become Italian citi-
lens. and the venerable patriot has been
strongly urged to do likewise, but he prob
ably will not do 50.
GREAT BRITAIN mined almost lo.OOOOOO
more tons Of coal. iron and other minerals
last year than in 1887. and employed 10000
more men in the work. but fewer lives were
lost i'm the process. The total number Of ia
tai accidents was ~. and of deaths occa-
stoned thereby 80, being an increase of
in the accidents, but decrease Of 81 in
the lives lost
CARDINAL SCHIAfl1NO.NhO died IN Rome
on september -, was the siNty-third mem
Der Of the sacred College who passed away
since the election Of Pope Leo MIL. Feb
ruary % 1873. The number of Cardinals
now living il 50. seven are over 30 wears
old. II between 20 and 80, - between 90 and
20. II between 30 and 90, and four between
~ and *. Car final Newman, who was
born on February II. 1901. is the Oldest
member Of the sacred College.
THE modern land Of Babel is Austria
Hungary. Everybody there wants to'spcak
u different language from everybody else.
\ new telephone line has Just been opened
between Buda-Pe-th and Prague, and the
employees could not agree what language 10
l~e Ia each other. some wanted 10 speak
,crman. some Polish, yet others Magyar or
lcch. At last the difficulty has been got =
over hy an ordinance that French shall he
used.
TnE Russian artist +. kamensky. has I
arrived in New York. He Is a tall. stalwart I
man, with a large head. striking features, ,
flowing beard and Il genial expression. 4
ie appears TO be about 30 years of age. II |
= rs sculptor that he has won his reputa- I
ion. and hc has been engaged 10 construct I
certain monumental works for the adOrn- |
ncnt of the capitol AT Topeka, Kansas.
Among these works there is to he a statue !
# John Brown.
THE Chinese Government j. waking up TO
he demands Of civilization. and has issued Y
decree sanctionng the construction of a '
inc from, Picking 10 Hollow. "The soyer-
ion il of opinion" SAYS the edict, THAT 10 A
make Il country powerful railways are cs- u
entail" The chief cause OF the great reNo- Y
ltion in the policy of the empire Is a grow
M dread of invasion. chiefly from Russia.
linz, i Ia. ha in | Y
loney for it will be raised in small loans as
be- work progresses. II
SIR john LAWEs. the greatest authority
4 England ON agricultural matters. esti-
iatcs the wears wheat crop in the nlted
.inedom AT S,,S3. 20 quarters. and the at
uaniiN available for consumption, after u,
educting two bushels an acre Tor seed, Ia
{ sos. j45 quarters. Taking the poplla- IN
ION for the current harvest year AT rather bi
yer -. OO0. 900. the amount required for con-
umpiion. at siNty-hye bushels per head. cr
i'm be- 26.gl6.9Gi quarters, leaving nearly III
b. 100000 10 be provided by wheat III stock n,
nd imports. "
Miss EIiZNBETH l.. BANKS. the private 81
.crctary of Hon John Hicks. United states "
Iinis,er 10 Peru. writes home from Lima &c
There are some very pretty Peruvian girls a'
, bee mel ON the streets. or saying their III
ead- i'm some of the many churches. Their &c
ark ewes are the kind that would make III
IAN Jump of pizauo's bridge into the III
.Ncr Rimac if his suit happened to 20 pc
.rong The Peruvian men pay great 81
cal of attention 10 their personal appear P'
nee. and pass away much of their time IN W
ross suit. and tOOthpick shoes. They are u
erV gallant. hut are not half 80 nice as '.
mcrcan men from any point of view ~
A LETTER from Munich TO the New York al
fcr0ld writes that paper that last month oi
ne entire city was IN a state of turmoil ana ~,
proar i'm honor of the tri-ccntennIal amir in
.rsarN of the foundation of the liofbrau- al
aus. OF ROYAL Brewery. II was establish
/ ON the 9th of September, 1859, by Duke
illiam Of Bavaria, and has become one OF
ne national institutions of The country.