The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-26
The Daily ~ ews.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2s;s1sss.
FOREIGN ITEMS.


Dore: "Gustave Dore was born at srssbourR in
1882, and is now, therefore, only in his thirty
fourth year. He has already produced ss may I.
compositions, as any halfdos Of the most ono ~s
lived artists one can readily call to mir n i'm 8
given forth in tho whole course OF tb dir far-er
he was already at WORK, % in nsfSn OF s1te99 t
Bertal, on the Journal pour 81 re: and IL was il
the course of this first oxsr'4 OF his versatil,
aTtso carnsy 'hfs the veoped that fset
still has at commahd, and Ehi.h n.ns ss'
sionaly breaks forth N spite Of b;nseIs ueSs
In iota tne npI mGs' aug porions OF his most Sc
fertile in his lit OF Don auxose siS
-.oh both the philosophy aud grotesque humor
of Cervsntes have at length found true artistic
npon by Meesrs Hachette g. Go: to illustrate the
Inferno of Dante that he obtained full scope for
the exertion Of that higher and hitherto little
exercised characteristic Of his genius, Of which.
however, fitful Rlimpses had been already obaerv.
ed. The peculiar power, which has been happily
enough termed Danterque, had lain dormant
among his many artistic faculties; and it was not
till bis entire energes were focused, to speak,
in that sole direction, that the amount and DOM
manding character OF that especial quality Of his
genius fully developed taef"
SAxoNY THE BArrLH- FIELD or GBRM4rY.-The
Paris Temps observes that for centuries past
Ssxony has been the battlefield of Germany.
From the time OF the Thirty Years War to the
last struggles under Napoleon /, includ;l1g the
Seven Years War, that country has seen oil the
armies of Europe como in collision on it's territory
The last visit OF the Prussian soldiers to Dresden
was in 1s49, but on that occasion they were inyi-
tod by tho King of sA1ony who asked for their
Yolted subjects. Dreadon ia almost within the
grasp Of Prussia, as the distance from Berlin to
She Saxon capital is but one hundred and twenty
fve hours The Prussian frontier is only twenty
miles from Dresden. SsIony ia burdered by
Prussia ON the northeast and northwest, and by
Austrian frontier is q, Bodenbaoh, forty miles
from Dresden, whilst Prague, the nearest large
town ofAustris; il one hundred aud twenty miles
further: hr The King fsa1ony ifhe has terminated
bis armaments, may have Q certain number of
troops at his disposal but the fot Ia evident that
he ia not in q position to defend his capital
against surprise by Prussia before the arrival Of
Austrian assistance. There is also reason to sup
pose that in such q case Prussia would not leave
to saxony sufficient time to receive aid.
The Empress Eugene is said to be engaged
IN preparing collection Of letters aud a kind OF
the masquerade balls at the Tuileries she ap-
peared, to tho astrnishment of the whole com
psny, in the GESTURE of the Queen, and being in
formed that the most exquisite miniature sItant
OF the Queen is one in the possession Of the Arch
duchess Sophia, mother Of the Emperor Frauois
Joseph, she expressed a desire to have copy Of
this miniature, which was taken for the Empress
Maria Theresa iust before the young Archduchess
quilted Vienna on her journey to France. The
Archduchess Sophia b ~ gratiHed this desire, by
Viennesa artist, which the Austrian Amb aasadress
presented to her Majesty.
Ever siuce the famous Tartar hoax which
spread the report ia Europe OF the taking Of se-
bastopol, there has been some secret society
which, from time to time sends forth now ca
nard take In, in order to influence the different
stock exchanges OF Europe. Tue Lond IN Times
Was, q few days ago, the victim Of conspiracy, o
forged letter having been sent to the editor the
great "thunderer," as coming from tho foreign
Office, perfectly en rege, wit. the Intelligence that
Mons. Karolge, the Austrian Ambassador at Ber-
Hn, had received orders from his Government to
demand his passport, aud snat all friendly reia-
lions between the two great German powers had
oessed. The forged letter Was 30 well got up that
the Times gave the news to the world as authentic
and the effeot was most pre]ddicial to the London
stock exchange. p,
The Prefect Of Police of Paris is now taken up
With hShe gambling which taxes place in the Paris
as many families have complsiued of the immense
sums lost by their sons In the circles, as they
called here. Aimost every game OF chance has
the clubs the members, in order to annoy Mons.
Pietre, the project OF police now gamble at bo,l-
'cton, as cards are no longer permitted. This game
upon On a cork, and throwing at the same from q
certain distance with o piece of money; he who
sncceeds in hitting the cork pockets the sum Of
money placed upon It, In such a large and COR
rnpt city az Paris, there are Of course great
many sharpers, here called grecs, who infsst the
clubs and make a living by duping the unwary.
A female descendant OF Martin Luther, of the
mime OF Cathsrine Lnther, is now living at Vien-
M. or Luther's eldest son, John, but q single
branch remained, John Michael, born the Goth of
August, 1763. who emIgrated from Germany as
tened John Michael Luther, Joseph Carl, bora at
Eifurt the 1lth of November, 1852, lived in ex-
trsme poverty at stooken, in Bohemia, and Joined
The Catholic Church. He had immigrated thither
In 1911, married in the same year Anna Popis-
chak, and was, at the time when Heinrich Holz.
chner found him in bis misery, the father Of ve
her's wish to take his eldest with him to odu-
dite. But Anton Luther displayed no talent and
hs WAS pnt to q trade. From this line Catharne
Luther, at Vienna, Is supposed to descend There
lsin the Austrian Ministry OF Finance servitor
OF the name OF Luther, who Is likewise said to be
-adescendant OF the Befurmer.
Is AN1ML FooD NECESSARY 2-Mr. Curling.
seventeen years agent on the Devon estate In Ire.
land, seys: '@There $3.50 persons on the estate
They are energetic, moral, and well-behaved.
eten so much as stealing ohiokon. They are q
centented gratefu! people grateful even for f.ir
pay. Out Of six hundred farmers, deduct Atty,
a,d tho rest do not see Q wheaton loaf, or smell
have been brought mp TO this CUSTOM. One tenant
On she Devon estate have seen sit down to pots-
:ttes, bu,termIk and Iudan meal, who purchased
a. isrecent sale 10000 worth Of properly, and did
nst have TO borrow q chilling to pay for ft, be-
live this to he the usual mode OF living in
limerick" .i.,l,r,
A GIANT RApIsH.-The Pail Mall Gazette ssys.
'fhe last new thing in vegetables IL really quite
q Iartiug wonder. Think Of u rsdish with seed
pods about three feet long, aud sometimes grow
Ing five or ak inohos 10 four-and twenty hoursi
W. can think OF bothing like 1t except Jacks i'm
mtrtal bean stalk, which automatically described
p:nt is nevertheless not spoken, OF as good to
asst is monstrous. Tho plant comes from Java,
bu. we are told that IL has been fairly tried In the
open ground in England aud succeeds perfectly