Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-06
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There are seven monuments ta ths
various cities Of Italy 80 Coant CAvour.
but no; one in Rome.
About a dozen persons are nov con-
s;antly at work among the once hidden
archives of the Vatican. employed hy
the leading European governments in
studying the history Of their respective
countries
Tn. French are nov able to pat in
the field seven armies Of total strength
Of i.Soo.co men, equipped for 4 pro-
long.d campaign, and supported ny an
ample reserve This Is Eve times the
force that Napoleon III. could muster in
1870.
"A pocket typewriter j. shortly 20 he
offered to the British public The re-
tail price will h. under ten shiilin~s
IL measures three and onc-half incheSby
three inches and weighs about four
ounces. Though 50 small IL Is not a mere
toy.
Outside Salonira another cemetery
has been found. Of ancient TheSsAlian
times. with many sarrophagi still un-
opened In many Of the sepulchrai in
scriptions il inserted 4 clause that who
ever opens the sarcophagus. and places
therein another corpse. shall ray a
heavy fne.
All the country from Cape Colony en-
the ZAmhesi river. AMI from the Portu-
yue>e colonies on the Fast 20 the Ger
man possessions on the West. IA TO be
controlled By British South African
Company The territory i three times
the size Of Great Britian- IL will h@
allied Zambs-sia.
A monument has heen erected over
.he grave Of Adolf von Srhlagintwcit.
the famous traveller and savant. who In
August 1851. was murdered by China
men near ka~chgar. Central Asia IL y
in the form of large stone pyramid.
surmountcd hy heavy plain iron cross
The Russian Government paid for the
monument. and the Chinese Government
gave the ground.
"A company has been formed in Lon
don FOR the purpose Of erecting a tower
In that city on the EifeI plan The
tower i 10 b. t.ss0 feet high Five
hundred pounds are offered a. priza for
the best design for the proposed tower.
aud Es5o for the second best design.
The competition il open - the world.
Colonel w W BockhiII. recently
secretary of legation at Pekin. China.
has returned To Washington after
Journey through Thibct He estimates
the population of the country at -.O0o.
100. cne-third Of whom are lamas or
priests. who practically nsonopolire edu-
cation and wealth. There i nominal
King. besides the Grand Lama. hat the
country is governed by the Chinese
Minister and residents, and pays tribute
% China The country il poor and
largely Wilderness.
-t;oyernment nurseries are lust now
being prepared in Cape Colony. Africa.
Tor the further extension and develop
ment of American vines-one near Stel-
lenbosch, one in the Pazrl. one near
Worcester. and one ON farm between
Robertson and Montague. 80 great i
the demand for these vines that spplica-
tions we're received this year for not less
than ITO. 600 cuttings. OF which number
only $4,000 could be spared for dis,riha-
ton
One of the London brigades has been
making experiments in Judging distance
oy sound. II was first explained TO the
men that sound travels at the rate of
l. 100 yards in three seconds and on this
iata they were told to estimate the dis
lance of certain scouts who we're dis
charging their rifles in the darkness.
AZ first the answers were very erratic.
many OF the men being fifty and some OF
hem i5O yards out Of the way. Practice.
however. wrought great improvement.
and al the last trial a majority OF the
men were only yard or two out, while
,oune guessed the exact distance.