The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-12

town is TO be LETT to the mercy OF the
soldiery. Every kind of political-pa-
per has been suppressed. This is the
civilization brought by Prussia
happy Germany, which is to be 60
verned by King William and his .fdes
Achdtes-Herr Graft Won Bismark.
The Italians have not been SO for
tnnate as their Prussian allies, as
they. have been constantly beaten by
the beaten. Accounts from Vienna
Inform us that naval engagement
took place, q few days ago, in the
Adriatic, between the italian and
Austrian fleets. The former we're
again beaten to their hearts content.
On the goth instant, the Italian
fleet was anchored off the island of
Llssa, when the Austrian fleet ap-
preached, and Immediately offered
battle. The combat lasted several
hours-the Austrian feet being cem-
manded by Admiral Tegethof. The
issue was unfavorable to the Italians,
who lost three iron-plated ships.
The he dLtalid was sunk by the Aus
trian ship Ferdinand Maximilian.
Not n man was saved The. Italians
showed the utmost bravery, and not
inferior to that cf the heroes of the
celebrated French ship Tenqeur, SO
we'll known in history.
We are, indeed, anxious to see the
end of all this turmoil and bloodshed.
The great mediator, Napoleon III.
has been very unsuccessful in his at
tempts to bring about a peace as yet
1t is not likely that Bismark will
allow him to have bit of the Rhine,
nor do the Belgians seem very de-
slrous of being annexed to France,
Notwithstanding the intrigues of the
ultra Mentanese; so that, after ali.
our Emperor will turn out to have
had a great deal Of trouble for no.
thing.
In the meantime, great improve
mentS are being made in the breech-
loading needle-gun. The latest in
vention is the electric gun. 1t is
only to be surpassed by the cholera,
which has returned to Paris. Seve-
raj victims have already been carried
of. 1t now appears decided, since
the imperial visit to the cholera pa
IT, 1ts at Amiens, that we are to have
an order destined for women who
have distinguished themselves. Rosa
Bonheur, the celebrated cattle paint
er, is the only woman in France the
bearer of an order. The Empress,
during her regency, gave her that of
the Legion of Honor with her own
hand. y little bird tells us much, to
the annoyance of the Emperor.
\ crusade of new description is
being set on foot by the Archbishop
of Paris. NJ. Darbey is organizing
an expedition of pilgrims to visit the
Holy Land during the holidays. The
excursionists will leave Marseilles on
the 2oth Of August, and proceed direct
to Jerusalem.
AS l have already informed you,
there IS little to amuse in Paris at
the present moment. The great cen
tire of attraction is the Pompeiian Pa
lace, in the Champs Elysecs, a mar
vel!ously cool and pleasant place at
this time OF the year, with fountains
and flowers, and where music
Comes stealing over bank of violets."
The late property Of Prince Napo-
leon is decidedly the lion at present,
and those whose means and occupa-
tions prevent them from leaving the
capital at this time of the year, cannot
have better means offered them of
forgetting, for a while, the care and
trouble of life. The Pompeiian House
is now doing much injury to the Jar
din MabilIe hard by, which has been
in existence more than thirty years.
Kings, Republics and Enperors pass
away, but the Mabille still rcigns su-
preme. How many stars who have
shone in this delightful rendezvous
are now no more? Maria, Pomaria,
Clara, Fontaine, and though last, not
least, Rigolboche, what has become
of them? Some are dead, and others
have quietly sunk down to the mo.
dest boX-opener and house poytiere!
Were these ladies, who formerly
played such part III the Jardin Ma
bile, to revisit the scenes of their
former triumphs, they would find
everything very much changed
perhaps not SO much the Jardin it.
self as the fashions of the ladies
and the frcquenters Of the Jardin.
Formerly, everybody partook of the
pleasures Of the dance; nowadays,
there are but lookers-on for those
who go through the antics OF the ca7t-
cus are paid performers, for The most
part the very refuse of Parisian socie-
ty; SO strangers wishing to study the