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Show F0ROGX ITEMS. An International Prison Congrewj y is to b h-ld in some European capl- ; ui in lS7-. i. The Italian government is attempt- :Lg to lessen the evils of Roman beg- -ary bv putting in force the police 1 law's which punish mendicancy by short terms of imprisonment. A Russian authority says that that 1 count r v is at least half a centary behind the other Eur- i opeftu nat;ons in regard to edu- J ciitiniial inttitutions, and the govern- ; meut is Wing ured on all sides to : increase the number of schools and : make them more efficient. Notwithytanding the recognition of -the Republic of Spain by sev eral of the European powers, the affairs of . that country do not seem to be mend- j ing rapidly. The coast blackaded by , the German gunboats is not material- lv aided by the Spanish fleet, the , : Carlists are btill active.and peace appears ap-pears to Lhj as far in the future as ever. The London Times notes that an excellent plan has been adopted by several influential farmers in Bucks County, England, of giving the laborers labor-ers money in lieu of heer; the quantity quan-tity given to each laborer averages live pints per day, exclusive of small beer; the value of this will amount from tburshillingi to five shillings per week, which, if carried home, would be a groat help to his family. It is denied that Marshal Baxaine violated his parole when he escaped iV.., fl, Llunrl .1 Murtn.nrllfl Ha did nut listen to the appeals of hia wife urging bim to escape until 1 'resident MacMahon relused her petition to have her husband'B penalty pen-alty commuted to life-exile. In any less selfish and material age Madame Bazaine's exploit in rescuing her husband under such difficulties would have made her an heroine. Another American mining scandal scan-dal has got into the English courts. It is alleged against the defendants that they became the purchasers of certain American mines, afterwards called the Ruby Mines, for f 40,000, and they then conspired together to induce the public to purchase them at the enormously advanced price of 285,000. With that view a com-oany com-oany was formed, with a capital of $325,000 in 32,500 sharesot$10each, and Bold them all. |