The sun., 1890-04-20

appeal mas Deen scarcely audible above the
bloodthlrsty and insane camor Of the Nihll-
istic factions.
President Carnot is now on his way to Cor
sica after q journey from Paris to Toulon.
which has boon verltabe trlum phnl progress.
| At Aries the President made the acquaintance
| OF probably the youngest hero In the world,
boy only years old. who wore medal for saw
ing little playmate from drowning in the
canal His mother had saved so many persons
from drowning that her breast was covered
with medals, And Carnot. after kissing the
brave little son. was able to pay the mother the
noatest oi!compliments about hereditary hero
ism. His tour in general. AMI this little incl
dent in particular. are calculated to serve the
| republic and to give BoulanRism one more kick.
The Car OF Russia is attempting to spoil ono
| OF the prettiest royal romances OF the age: ne
has Just broken of the engagement between
| his cousin Grand Duke Michael Michailowitch,
and the beautiful Countess Ignatiefi. daughter
| OF the Russian Ambassador to Turkey. The
engagement between these young people tho
| Duke Is only 90 years OF age and the Countess
five years younger) was the result OF love at first
sight. Count Ignatieff. however. is not persona
| grata with the Car and hence the objection
to ally himself so closely with the diplomat
ist's family. Many compromises were sug-
gested, but none proved acceptable to tho Car
| until the Grand Duke Michael offered to re-
nounce all his titles and privileges and live
abroad with his wife. To this the Gear con-
| sented. but Count Ignatieff objected, as he
| considers himself destined to play such an i'm
| portant part in Russian politics that he will be
| able to arrange the marriage on his own terms
In the course OF tlme. Consequently the Grand
| Duke has been sent to travel and the young
| Countess has been appointed Maid Of Honor
to the Czarina.
The American dinner to Stanley Ia to be
given on May 80 As Minister Lincoln is in
mourning for his son. Consul General New
| will preside. 1t is doubtful IL there will be
| large enough banqueting hall in London for
the Americans who desire to be present. The
| number has outGrown the seating capacity OF
| tho Whitehall rooms at the Hotel Metropolo.
| Stanley arrived in Brussels to-day, and was
received with royal honors from the frontier of
Belgium to tho capital. He is tonight the
guest Of tho King at the palace. 1t is thought
in Brussels that Stanley will enter the service
of tho King OF Belgium as Viceroy OF the Congo
| State rather than that of the British East
| African Company.
London editors are obviously not UP Ia con-
| temporary literature. Tho following para
| graph appeared in several newspapers here
| to-day:
"A bottle containing card, on which was
| written the words: Steamer Erie, Capt. Nc
Ginty. at tho bottom Of the sea- was picked up
yesterday at Cadgwith. near tho Lizard. 1t
was q business card. on the reverse side OF
which was printed ID. J. Woelke. banker and
broker, New York. There is reason to believe
| that this is q genuine message from the i'll
| fated National liner Erin. from New York, and
| seems to show that the steamer was lost not
| far from England"
The emotions of local bibliophiles have been
agitated this week by the announcement that
| the British Museum has come into possession
| of q now CaXton after twenty-eiGht yoars since
| the last achievement Of the kind. The new
| book Is not entirely unknown. it having been
found in the Heine Library at Halberstadt by
DR.. Konnecke. the archiyist of MarburG. in
1874. and described by him in print In October
OF that year. 1t has. however. only Just
left its place OF deposition. and has beon
seen by but few antiquar!ans until this week.
The new Caxton Is as remarkable for its con-
tents rs by reason OF Its topographic origin,
since it is considered by Pathological sharps to
be the first publication OF diplomatic corre-
spondence in n separate form. The title.
which. as in all Cations publications. is at the
end Of the book. is:
Sex perelegantssime epistolp impressB
per Willelmum Caxton ct digente emondatn
per Perum Carmellanum, poetam laureatum
In Westmonasterie"
The six most elegant letters passed be-
tween Popo Sixtus ". and his Cardinals, on the
one hand. and tho Doge Of Venice on the other
during the winter OF 14S2 and 1883. and in
ternal evidence ms well as the two varieties Of
Caxtonian type used fix the date OF publication
as 14S3 All tho week there has been a long
procession OF learned and venerable students
TO the museum to gaze reverenty uuon the
new acquisition.
Some OF the London newspapers have been
fpon ntaa nyb tn horr bo
OF polite society by publishing tho tale OF an
East End tragedy whereby dock laborer died
OF starvation. Mark Vale was the victim
name. and his neighbors report him to be q
temperate. steady man. who made every ef-
fort to obtain sufficient work to support his
family. consisting Of wife and five small
children. He had little money due him on
Thursday and dropped dead at the paymas-
ter's feet as he received IT. Tho doctor who
made tho post mortem said death was
due to starvation, and the mans stomach
was entirely empty. The Oldest boy told the
Coroner that their father had eaten nothing
since the previous Saturday though the chill
dren had had q little stew twice since then
Their father ate nothing in order that there
should be moro for his little ones.
The West End was quite shocked when the
Pail NAL Gazette published this stoIy and
more than one good citizen stoppcd the paper
In order that his wife and children might not
be annoyed by the perusal OF such vulgar
atrocities.
The luxurious tendencies OF tho present
generation Of gentlemen have brought about
an event that in conservative sporting circles
seems little short OF iconoclasm. For genera
tions the White Horse Cellars In Piccadiy
have been tho headquarters OF London coach
ing men. and about the place are clustered all
the most hallowod traditions OF the craft But
the young bloods who own the coaches now
and drive them in fine weather have
tired OF the primitive comforts OF the
White Horse Cellars. and this season
the coaching headquarters have been changed |
to the Victoria Hotel in northumberland av-
enue. after all a more sensible place. As the |
coaches depend upon American patronage for |
the greater part OF their income during the |
summer. business probably has something to |
do with the change. though the owners are.