Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-26
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


Tho climate Of China IL said 20 ~
growing not only colder. but dricr. AMI
mails and plants accustomed 10 hot
moist regions are gradually retreating
southwark. Two thousand years age
the bamboo fiourishcd In tho forest OF
North China. hut it can NO longer bs
found there
a Dutch retired captain named Tin.
dal has presented To the chamber a me
mortal calling attention 10 tho prrilous
position of the Hague In case of war.
IL is 50 near tho coast that IL could
easily be bombarici by feet The
Hague. which Is an open tovn contains
the Ministry of War. n cannon foundry
and garrison Of 10 600 men
A genuine Roman pig OF lead has
recently been discovered ut South Cave.
in East Yorkshire. Tho pig weighs
nearly lto pounds, and II Was found
about two miles north OF Humber. close
to where the great ferry (rrAnsitas
Maximus) of the Roman road called
Erminc street crossed from Lincoln
shire to Yorkshire.
The forests Of Europe. according &c
a recent report Of one of tho state
forcsters OF Prussia. cover the follow
ing areas Germany. 81. 526. 900 acres;
Russia. so4, 22s. GOO acres; Abstraction.
gary. 1881. 103 acres; Sweden, ~. ooo..
boo acres; France. -. 80. 600 acres: Spain.
10. 76a, 0Oo acres; Italy. e.sst5sd acres.
and England. a,4si. 600 acres.
In the City Of Mexico tho income
from the taxation Of liquors and ths
license on saloons Is very largo indeed.
Every liquor and pulquc shop pays .
monthly license. In addition to tho
license fees on saloons. an octroi. or
entry tax, Is collected on all pulque
coming within tho city limits For III,
fiscal year just ended this gate tax
amounted to the sum Of $50. ooo. or more
than $1,000 day. The pulquc shops
open st six o'clock in the morning aEd
close at hye o'clock in the afternoon.
and not one Of them has back door.
The value Ia Scotland of the oppor-
tunitses for sports IL very large. The
ioer forests. Of which there ars i09. COW
srin- :. o0o square miles of land useless
Tor agriculture. rent for EIoo. 0oo an
aually; Eis. 500 of this goes TO tho local
laxcs. II any forest fails to bc routed.
the v hole neighborhood feels it greatly
n the diminished amount Of money ex-
1snded there. The grouse moors rent
'or 100000. and par sss ooo in taxes
Most salmon rivers are let with tho
no1rs. but some ar. rented alone, and
add considerable sam 10 the total al
eady given
some strsnw" Judicial proceedings
RI reported from QuesnsIand. Aus
ralia. The presiding judge was in
iurry to get away. and tried cases con
.inuou=ly for thirty-six hours At ono
stage all tho available jurors were oc-
'up.ed in considering veriicts. and. not
20 lose time. the Judge ordered the
ioOrs of the courtroom to bc locked.
md then impounded every person in
The audience qualified To serve. Many
II the jurors were so exhausted by con-
.inuous service that they fell asleep in
heir seats but the trials went on.
"A decided change has taken place
n the Siamcse Government The great
Tho man who would have been Second
King in the old order of things is Min
tstcr of Finance under the new order
The dignity of Crown Prince has been
created. Tho Ministers of State no
longer exercise their powerful func-
tions in the privacy of their own palaces,
but their offices are in the palace OF tho
King. where they must meet every day.
and the Governors OF the province. who
we're formerly quito independent.
are brought into direct control OF the
central government