The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-16
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News aud Continents Of Various Kind.
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caehepras OF the church showed want /, (
proper reNere1cc and regard. II was with
'nle 'ee"hg that Efforts had been made TO so-
Nu'V good choir for 81. paurs so that
none would be able 70 say that The world
was more earnest in adapting the charms
OF music 20 the amusemcnis and friyo-
litles OF life than the Church wac
70 utilize It's great povfs' 81 Divine
worship so with decoration. When peO-
PIE saw churches mean in structure. cheap
anu hofdid M equipment. inartistic In de-.
design and inferior i'm every respect IN a.
houses and furniture OF the wcsiiNy. they
naturally thought that ihc..e who were con-
tent with slcN houses for their religion
thought Tar less OF their Creator than of
themselves. 81. Pauls accordingly ouptt
10 excel in richness and beauty. for Il was
the chief church Of the richest CITY ANA me-
wealthiest people ia the world. 1he gahor
regretted that - little had been done in this
direction,
The dispute between MSi. Erckmann and
Chatrlan, the Siamese twins of French fc-
uoii' VINO have lately parted company. viii
soon come on before the Paris Courts. Al.
hrchmann is bringing an action. mo. oniv
against bis former friend ard c0ilGatnc. ont
against NJ ,Ncorgcl. The la'lcrs secretary.
and tue Figaro. which published an ac-
count oiffe dispute. Last week the defen-
dan's contested the validity Of the plaintiffs
VIII OF service, a. be was described in IL as
living in LuncYillc. while his real dumiciic
was in Phalsburg. The civil Chamber.
howeVer.ruled that the writ was in due form
Ia was dated for October. 1890. ana Tho
plaintiff had removed TO suucyiiIe before
the date specified. TIE action will accord
ingly be heard ia y few weeks time. and
NJ. Chaifiah Will call as his witnesses NJ.
jules Nlafetie, NJ. Got and other members
Of the literary and draIHatic professions.
The quarrel which led TO the recent duel
between NJ. Edouard de Roihschild, SON of
Baron Alphonse, and N. De Douy. appears
TO have begun 20 Far back as last spring.
when the two young duelists had planned "a
voyage 10 the Tar cagt in order
TO visit India and Jathay. Nine. de-
Gouy mere heard that NJ. r louam
de R0fhschild intended 90 take "a
certain lady on board the yacht which was
To bear the wanderers away from their ma
tive land, and she raised natural maternal
objections. Referring The delicate matter
20 Baron Alphensc dc ROthschiid, that gem
teman ordered his son % remain quiet
y at home IN Paiis-a powerful
paternal Injunction which the youth obeyed.
All thus en1ed without noise, but the lady.
vowed deep revenge against the GuOy fam.
lily. Accordingly when i'm company with
NJ. Edouard de Rothschild ~ 10 hoaire the
other night she saw ". de buOv She indulg-
ed in some uncomplimcntary remarks about
him and his mother. NJ. dc Gu0y asked NJ.
Ed0uard de Rothschild IL be accepted The
responsibility Of the insulting observations,
and upon the latter's reply Ina the aililma-
tive. challenge was sent and The duel was
decided upon.
THE new scotland Yard, which is i'm
course of erection on the Thames Emoank-
ment between Montague House and the Sc.
Stephens Club. is an extensive building OF
red brick, faced with stone. u is somewhat
severe in aspect, and is without any preton-
sion 10 architectural beauty. The police
authorities expect 20 be i'm their new quar-
tcrs towards the close of the year. Very
few LOndoners, and probably fewer visitors
TO London. are aware that there is mu-
seum-called d" the black museum at
Scotland Yard, where are 20 be aocn casts
Of the features Of the more notorious crimi-
nails, together with sundry Of their personal
effects. especially those used I'm the commits
sion OF crime. Those who arc curious iu
such matters can obtain orders of admission
by written application 90 the Commissioner
Of Police.
ON October % the steamer Duburg, ye--
sci Of ,O97 tons burden, which had for some
years been engaged in the China trade, left
singapore for Annoy, via Hong Kong with
four hundred Chinese on board. who were
returning home from the Straits settlement.
and has not been heard Of since. Ii was
thought she might have gone ashore ON one
the numerous reefs and islands of the China
sea. and the steamer Ashingt0n was COM
missioned 10 search for her, but no trace 0l
the Duburg or her passengers was found.
and all hope has therefore been now aband-
oned Some floating bundles OF raitans OBJ
served by vessels between Singapore and
Hong Kong are supposed 10 have belonged
TO the Inflated vessel.
lT is not every day that man resigns
good living TO take double the work with
little more than half the income, for the love
of working men; but we learn that the
DOwager- Duchess of Northumberland a
living of Kirby Wiskc, IN Yorkshire, recent
liz held by the present Bishop of Richmond,
is again vacant. through the acceptance of
the Missions 10 SeamCn chaplancy ON the
Mersey by the Rev Charles VI. W00snam,
NJ. A., the rector. He gives up a pleasant
rectOry house, 1913 a year. and nice
country parish i'm an agreeable neighbour
hood, 10 work in one Of the lowest slums i'm
Liverpool.
TIE yicissitudes Of life fan with wiiher-
ing effect upon the high and noble a. well
as upon the lowly. a Marquis descended
from the Doges is selling matches i'm the
streets Of Venice; i'm the same city "a porter
.F & If
the door Of the house where he ought 90 DE
master At Naples the Due dc Lerma,
grandee Of Spain, is a lawyers clerk. Al
Palermo the Due dc Santa CrOce goes about
the streets picking up cigar ends and any
thing else % be found. The Princess Pisna-
tell is q singer in a caie-chantant IN Der
lin.
1T may not be among the things generally
known that a Marshal of France receives
only 2s62O francs, or little over fl,l4i per
snnum. A general Of Division gets tI53-
and "A Brigadier-General $500. The best
paid man in the army is General Saussier,
Military Governor of Paris, who draws, M
cluding allowances for entertainments, as
we'll as bis salary as Grand Cross OF thl
Legion II Honor, 1900 annually. The
Commanders Of Army Corps. receive yearly
sums averaging about l,JOo.
Mr.. II. VI. STANLEY, i'm letter, says
eyes. ! admit that my hair is like sno"
from Ruwenzori, but / take il 90 be the
crown Of a busy period and wear it with
out regret as a gift from time. ought %
be happy that have anything 70 show from
the unremmitting struggle with dense
headed humanities Of Africa and the no less
dense iungles. but am not so impoverished
as all that, for lnye still large charity for
Africa and the Africans
THE abnormally mild. temperature which
has been so characteristic feature of thi'
months meteorological programme CON
tiuues. The trees are budding IN all the
suburbs Of Paris. February, however can
be "a very trying month, and some of Che
greatest cold which has prevailed here at
fines has been felt not long before Marei
came i'm with its pr0yerbially leonine char
acteristics. and the disastrous ELECTS OF lai'
frost are keenly approhended by agricul
turists and others.
Tux Archbishop Of Paris and the Chapte
Of Notre Dame has decided TO restore Tie
organ Of the Cathedral by applying TO It lnl