Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-30
EUROPEAN GOSSIP AND ANECDorE.

bits OF gossip and anecdote. The baaenbaoeu cofreS
potdsnt Of the Paris papers writes follows sbons tho
lion Of German gaming tables:
Carols, the spanisrJ, who has won 50 much at Ham.
burg has broken The bank here 70 less than four
times and each time he has pocketed near "a 900 one
day and about L 10 900 the following day. HIS great
losses had the effect Of bringing on. his temper and in
bs excited state he began address the company PRES
EN-. lie slid that Mr.. the director OF the gambling
bouse was too great To- aud thought 1t not worth hs
while to attend to his rques'. This request was that
Garcia should play 900 francs oup as he considered
that he was playing to great disadvantage by being m
| ttd to 900 frarcI loup.
Mr. g. told him that WAS the established rule that
no player should stake than 5000 francs at ooe
time, and II such was the custom OF The gaming mouse
bank alteration could De mace W Pieaie ene on VI
the gaming world
At this nom ,nt when all excitement, the niuri'
asd lion crushed and crumbled in his cenched sls sew
raj bank nos for Thousands OF france the ernmplefs
CARED aghasl the INF p,ctor Of the game called him TO
order bu, no order restored the contrary, the
confusion was heightened by an English aronet and
little Prsnchman having fight 10 the great confusion
and fright OF all the company present The two bohes
we're Sp.led the kusia aud order wss restored, the
sms contuusd aud flashed when the lion was relieved
| OF all bis surplus funds.
Tho following droll anecdote is told in tho fHliston
Of the Courier dss Eats Unis the contributor having
received il direct from Paris where il is traced to an
eyewitness!
The Emperor was reviewing body OF Infantry when
his eye vas caught bya drummer with oliJ one arm,
but Who was nevertheless still playing. Where IL yout
ltf. ARM" said be- "At Solferino, SIRE. lou snail
have p Iioa OF four hundred francs from my priVy
purse" And II SHOULD leave the other on the 'ans
road, sri" "rhis, replied Napoleon, pointing 70 us
osn rcssits Of % tfhcer Of ths Legion Of holor--
'rhs ctost" exclaimed the s,li!e' aud, carried ssay
bya transport Of enthusiasm, sue new Portsnna, vth
"A: teaaiHias ar dew bis ssure and .; ona vigorous
bow Gu, |. cen eT The qassdan here 10 haw nc did
The, tsa a slery Of A,u,'s h,'lus bssa a,ssd bic
cpinjao Of the Eagiss solder, IN tbs csImsae eau
i,sr, Said bel
Sat ,hsr aesa ~ ID eassgemsn, ready PREPARED sad
,,n fed ssd no nsn hsht BATH eri lrt than get
Iuto mlsety aud dsIesr and no mon hoor Lsi how 70
sst th.ns'lfes Gus Of ~ Far Example, our bstalien
VA, ,nc.n,ped beside 40 Euesb regiment which bad
mag ihc,n; buck goat the cavalry hora.s OF tne'' s!
had no forage, AID the POOR bat, geitirs no food,
ck..ed aud Cisd At his tue the dicis he beloI 3.
a, IN were without rations eat Ere warm the nj
selves with and what do you think they diiy why,
| thew coleced tbne bcirds, made cola, and buried
the buck Nv comrads aud myself, shocked at such
waste OF good things took tho poor animal up that same
nivbt. paroIs hOnNsiD, had thres good hrs from
he chG, delicious msses from luis ssn for days
and for there's. Of IN, campaign We sp. upon the tkn
which kept us from the damp and saved us from sick
ma, Now, what do you think Of the English soldier
.f,eI srcb piece Of folly this / have my cat,
cary HIM on my sack and he under Ere with me
"a vau NAV rerceiye fTcm his having lost fore foot
love and nourish him. and he, in return, will, should
,bsra be necessity provide with Two days gooC
living.
court in a small town in the lower Rhine, in Ger
many. recently decided one of the most euierainOl
breach Of promise have heard of ia some time
dazzling young Lieu.er mt in III, army succeeded
10 gaining the affections OF wealthy BAKER daughter
and she nrooised him her hand il pnpa woald consent
The pArentA baker was good enough 10 do thai much
mi made /. condition that the sold troyer ahoui re
siRu his comm aud settle down TO the bkiug busi
mesa Ready make tho facridee Tor the sake OF to-
prize our gallant Lcute laut thre" aside hs sogeon
eoauIetes aud gold os for the qet gb of the civil
= ian But nirdIe dietu no sooner had h1 d. u ID hi
unif,rm than his si need grew cold towards him. al
, snaly n, cteI bI, hand altogether She lGwd th
alaay veees hgnryKSs .9kyn n
he'd and entered suit against the pannts Of his hhes
be;rolhed for damages.
As he succ edei 10 showing that the ladys promise
ma riags had clussd him to give Up bis commission from
which he had derived his soIs supper tho court con
dmled the girls father to pay him 70 annuity CT fs
1 uldred ana ts' nty d'e Irinf-ths. being the
o the pay he had retgned Tor her sake. most gori
oll ia ignmt. say wa.
The CT q ieen Of Niplep the haudsOms young womsI
VITO sseaIs ard smokes prodgiOusy has received th
France, 10 the form Of diaism ofbrianS erc'ost
il 40 c.boaty chissled silver bsket valued alogebe
4. coo ONO. A later from Rome gives the following
relation to the amtz
Rtiog few days since 10 the Cimpsgua, I was pass
ell by three fquestTianstwO certainly meD tho third
puIao but something rather of iLo epcsne or doubt
iul gstdcr II wore yellow Zouave jIcket blacl
glrment beyond description clothed is lover members
and on is head Was ,onty ucS bsrsisliere hst
with grsa. plu ne Of yelloS and back fs,thcrl. L
role like woman-:La ID very fast and recklessy -tt
Seviient terror and suffering Of it's two com anion,
wv dressed In tight sus OF black, aud one, at least
sh Lila feet thrust into tie stiTaps the wrong wsy
! tempting Providence in trot. wide ditch wa
before them have seen turn from a smaller. IL
hoSev,r went straight ct H. and got well over and turn
ing round and taking OF her hat TO her pounded CON
paaiots there the beautiful face OF the OK Queen
Naples who stopped to light her c gar, while the two
men went igaomhlou,ly rouad to the b;ilse.
PRISONERS RELEASED FROM WASHINGTON
The Washington S.dr says:
Tho following Is complete and au h,ntc lat of thc
dunion prisoners long since released from tho old
capital military il in this city in for the similar
release OF the same humber ia Richmond BY orier oil
jill Davis, viz: J. L. Ooffy, WIN L.hi, p. G. Afford
+ j. Bates Of the Sixth Alabama Regimen; g. Green
, | If n Hpard Virginia D.,;al pa,,e. n