The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A plague of monkeys occasionall! af1icts Taniore, in Southern India, anC a reward is paid for their destruction.
 --Saltaire (England) laborers' home have stone floors, covered with costly rugs, piano and fancy furniture ant fine paintings.
 Extensive forest fires have recent! been raging in Spain. Although tht country has fewer trees than any othel in Europe, the government does noth ing to restore burned forests by planting young trees.
 The King of Denmark has just com pleted restoration of the Castle O. Rosenberg at Copenhagen, where the crown jewels, pictures, state papers ano many objects of art are deposited.
 Monaco, to which only consuls are accredited, has bigger diplomatic corps than the rest of Europe, and it's d1plo- mats display profusion of gold lace and titles purely for the honor Of ser'- ing the principality gratis.
 A great scandal exists at Bologna Ill regard to its staple, sausageS' Whlcn nave | lately been fraudulently made or ols- eased horse meat, mixed with pork. Fornion importers refused to take the stuff and the city's brand in this spe- cialty now stands below par.
 A slaughter of swallows has been organized on large scale along the southern seaboard of France. The birds alight on wires provided for the purpose, tired out after long flights to or from Italy and the East, and are killed in thousands by means of electric currents. The slaughtered birds are used for the decoration of hats or bonnets.
 The acreage under hops in England gradually diminishes. It appears from return just issued by the Agricultural Department that the area under culti- vation in 1887 was 63, 7O6 acres, last year 5S, 49O acres, and this year 57,75O acres. ''There is an increase in Herefordshire and Worcestershire the crop was very fne-but in Kent there is a de- crease of no less than 5000 acres as com pared with two years ago."
 According to recent information, cannibalism is very prevalent in some
 
 settlement, if not actually in the pro- tectorate itself, and so serious and ire quent has become the Kidnapping of in- dividuals who have gone out alone that in some parts persons dare not venture beyond their own town for fear of capt. ure. Several cases are reported to have taken place on the broad road from Ben !, +A nO1n sons were reported to have been killed and eaten.
 Berlin takes the lead in fast mail service. Wagons have just been put in use for the collection of the city mail, which are provided with sorting tables and stamping arrangements, and while the wagons are driven about the off cials are busy stamping and punching the mail, so that it can be put right on the trains. In this way one or two hours are saved. Letter boxes are also attached to the sides of the wagons for the accommodation of the people who always wait until the last minute.
 -One of the strangest things in India Is the multitude of deserted capitals. There are three old Delhis, three suc- ceSsive capitals of the East, all close to each other, all south of the present city. One of the three is Tugluckabad, a marvellous city on hill, roofiess and absolutely deserted, but solid and gi- gantic. The second is Ferozebad, with a handful of inhabitants. The third Is the old Delhi of Kutub, who was born a Turkish slave and died Emperor of India. His name still survives in the finest tower in the world and the old est mosque in India.