The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-09
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unpopularity. The Court and the shopkeepers
both dislike her keeping up mourning; the
former because there ore no gaieties at the
palace, and the latter because their trade suf-
fers The newspapers also denounce her habit
of sending royal visitors to the hotels, and
paying their bills, instead of entertaining
them at the palace. SANDERS are in circulation
that she is in love with servant named JOHN
Brown. because he looks very much like her
late husband. A correspondent of the New
York World says on this head: "She has her
faults; she is now and then hasty in her temper;
she is excessively economical, and ON afraid
she drinks far greater quantity of wine than
most ladies' are able to take at o sitting; but to
impugn her character as virtuous woman is
great perversion of truth, which is the more to
be reprehended since it is directed against
lady placed in position from which she cannot
stoop to punish her calumniators. AS men
toned the Queens well-known weakness for
one more glass of wine, I may as well state
how she acquired it. The Prince Consort was
gourmand, and the Queen, to discourage as
much as possible his propensity for heavy
dinner, always dined with the royal children at
midday. At the regular late dinner she only
sat at the table for the sake Of etiquette, and
as she scarcely ate anything, she uneonsciously
took wine in about the same quantity as if she
were partaking of the meal. Thus the habit
grew upon her, and has never left her."
BREyEr MAJoR-GENERAL N. NJ. ScoTT, AS
sistsnt Commissioner for South Carolina, has
submitted to General Rowland report Of the
operations Of the Bureau in that State for the
| month of May; from which it appears that
generally the condition Of the freedmen is i'm
proving, and the feeling of the white citizens
toward them becoming more favorable, the i'm
| provement resulting from the necessity of re-
cognizing the political and civil rights of the
freed people, and the dependence which rests
upon their labor. The ub-Assistsnt Com
| missioner in charge Of the sub-district of
Charleston reports that no complaints IN
reference to the indisposition Of the freedmen
to work were made during the month. Gene
raj complaints have been made in reference to
work being neglected in consequence Of the
hands going off to hear speeches, by person
who issues what the freedmen call orders for
them to attend the meetings; threatening them
with furies if they do not attend; telling them
that no charge can be made against them for
leaving the crop, etc. This has tended to pro-
duce some disorder. In this district con-
siderable destitution yet exists, and large sup
plies will be needed to prevent extreme
suffering In other districts much destitution
and suffering is reported.
| WHETHER THE Canadians are susceptible to
the pleasures of being tickled with a'straw
time viii show. At present they are all in q
twitteration of delight at their establishment
as "Dominion" instead Of province" with
"viceroy' instead of Governor" and an
administration Of "Knights" and "Companions
Of the Bath" in place Of the plebeian "Honor-
ables" who have heretofore guided their
colonial fortunes. One would hardly think
that the spectacle presented by the mother
country just now would inspire any violent ad-
niration of aristocrstic and titled rulers, since
the Peers are denounced as imbeciles, and even
the .ssQueen and all the royal family" are
getting to be regarded as expensive and not
very useful Injuries. Canada begins modestly,
but If she travels backward with the Lords, in
stead Of forward with the Commons, her debt
Of $75, ,0O0, 900 win be increased by many fear
hni ciphrrr,-AAd vanra hanna- aha Mill hana tho
work to do that England is now staggering un-
der. However, luckily it's her own affair.
IT APPEARS THAT tho good people Of st.
Petersburg were rather 10th to see their
sovereign depart from their capital without
being accompanied, as he has always been for
the past eight or ten years, by ON immense dog
called sMylord." This dog was one Of the I'm
perial suite last year, when the Gar came to
Nice to see his son die, and was much talked Of
for his attachment to his master, whom he
never left moment, sleeping always on rug
by his bedside. Only few days after the
Cars departure Mylord was taken i'll and
died, the news was telegraphed to Paris, but
was not communicated to the Car. The young
Grand Dukes concluded that it was best that
he should not be told Of it, as they were sure
it would greatly mar the pleasure Of the visit.
The death Of dog is regarded as q bad omen
in Russia, and the attempt on the life Of the
Emperor will confirm the superstition.
TEE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT begins its era of
peace with unquestionsble resolution. volley
Of muskets makes short work Of its enemies.
SANTA ANNA was shot before he had scarcely
time to issue proclamation, and upon the
ground, probably correct, that he intended
counter-revolution. 1t is very questionable
whether his death was necessary to the safety
Of the Republic. He was an old man-nearly
20 years-had long ceased to be feared by any
party, and it is still very doubtful whether his
departure for Mexico was not altogether the
result Of q foul conspiracy against the old mans
property. The Republicans have begun with
out showing mercy. It remains to be seen
whether this severity is the evidence ofstrength
or weakness
NEWSPAPER editors are well paid in Paris. 1t
is affirmed in the journals that NJ. CLEMENT
DuvERxo1s, who was recently one Of the
writer's Of the G6erte, and who is about to be-
come editor of the Epoque, is to receive salary
Of $4,000 year and an ''indemnity on entering
on his duties" Of $4,000 A curriage is,
moreover. to be provided for him. On some
of the journals the remune neration is even higher
than this; and it is to be remembered that
Paris editor does nothing like the amount Of
work that is expected in London. In fact, the
Partisan passes the greater part of his time in