Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-11

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 Sir Gilbert King. who died recently in England, held his baronetcy for seventy years, having succeeded his father at 13 Charles Lecocq, the composer of La File du Madame Angot" and of "Girohe- Grofla," has written a new comic opera called "Cyrano."
 The indications are that practically nothing can be done by congress in the way of consideration of actual legislation until after the holidays
 Englishmen have introduced football in the Lake Nyassa region. At Kota- kota. a few years ago the greatest slave depot on the west shore of the lake mixed teams of blacks and whites meet every Saturday. The negroes, however, refuse to wear shoes, playing in their bare feet.
 The probabilities are that this week in the senate will be given up largely to caucusing by all parties, and that the senate daily sessions will be brief and there will be little effort at Legislation. The introduction of bills will be contin- ued, although no work of consequence can be done until the committees are filled.
 Said Pasha is as honest and patriotic as it is possible for any Turk in official life to be, and he enjoys the confidence and support of the great body of malcon- .fl f- give color to the latest reports from Constantinople that the rebellion against the present dynasty will take place soon if at all.
 The house programme this week is dreary waste. Until the committees are appointed the machinery of the house is blocked, and nothing can be done save by unanimous consent. No attempt will be made to do anything until Speaker Reed announces his committees. which he now expects to have ready at the end of the week.
 Lloyd Lowndes. elected governor of Maryland. is the fourth member of his family to be governor. He was born in Clarksburg, w. Va, in 1S45, and became a lawyer. but, being wealthy. his career broadened out in commercial and politi- cal lines. He is now heavy mine owner. and is the president of half d dozen min ing, banking and commercial corpora tons.
 There is a disposition on the part of the English press to find satisfaction in the fact that Said Pasha sought an asylum in the British instead of the Russian embassy, especially in view of the fact that his political sympathies in the past have been ro-Russian and anti-English. He evidently shares the general impress sion that the czar is really. friendly to the sultan in his present trouble
 It is said that MT Terrell, our minister to Turkey, is the only man who is show ing any energy or backbone in dealing with the sultan It is a happy fact that his vigorous demand for the punishment of the officer who is responsible for the failure to protect American missionaries and property at Marash excltes hearty admiration throughout Europe. It may be confidently predicted that his demand will be compiled with.
 Said Pasha's action in seeking an asy- lum at the British embassy is an incident of critical significance Nothing could tend more to bring native opposition to the present regime to a head. It may even furnish leader, which has been all that was lacking to cause an outbreak of that opposition. There is abundant evidence that the sultan himself is more agitated by this move than by any event since the crisis became acute.
 
 Prince Maud of Wales just engaged to Prince Karl of Denmark, and known to her intimates as Harry" is an enthusi- astic bcyclist, shoots. carves pipes out of wood, stuffs and mounts birds, wears a monocle. plays the violin. makes Amer ican pies and gave one to Emperor Will liam which did not make him sick. but. worst of all, is an amateur photographer. and carries a snapshot machine with her nearly all the time. She is the prettiest of the lot and her fathers favorte.
 It appears that while Jefferson may be quoted as discountenanclng the idea of a third term, he also contributed something to the other side of the oues- ton. In letter written from Paris on March IS. 17S9 (when Washington was presidenD, to Col. David Humphreys, he said, in speaking of what he called the perpetual re-eligibility of the president as allowed by the constitution, T would wish it to remain uncorrected so long as we can avail ourselves of the services of our great leader" That is to say. he was willing that Washington should continue to be reelected to the end of his life.
 There are rumors in Washington that Mrs. Dimmock, the attractive niece of Mrs. Harrison, whose presence at the White House added so much to the social charm of President Harrisons adminis- traton. will soon be married to the ex- president. It is declared by an intimate friend of the Harrisons, a member of the family whose distinguished head occu- pies one of the most eminent offices un. der the national government that the en-