The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-12
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TIM PRINCE OF WALES seems to be good sort
of fellow afteran. Bad reports OF his wild pranks
with young 'sbucks" like himself have come from
London, and Of his forgetfulness Of what was due
from good husband to Mrs. ALEXANDRA during
her illness; but prince, like the devil, is not
always so black as he is painted, and perhaps if
the truth were known, it would be found that,
barring an excusable desire "to have his fling, he
conducts himself in almost all respects in tender,
devoted manner, both as Q married man and as an
elder son. His are not ordinary temptations, itmust
be remembered. True, the Queen finds it necessary
to soold him for breaking the Sabbath, though for
that matter he might retaiate upon the selfshness
of her grief the morbid qualification Of which is
serious injury to her faithful subjects, the lneb
drapers and others who fatten upon the cere-
monials, receptions, and shows which common re.
bort AYERS are her adherence The Prince indicated
4 streak of gratitude and afectionate remembrance
even while playing the pranks in Paris which drew
forth his royal mothers censure for 1t said that
during his visit there he called on his old French
instructor, Al. BRAssEUR, who told him that his
great ambition was to possess the ribbon OF the
Legion dHonneur, but that he had notnsu6cient
interest to make his claims known to thosem pow
or. The Prince laid his case at once before the
Emperor, and before night the teacher was q
| Chevalier This is different disposition from
that OF his ancestor, GEORGE w., who for
got friends, kindred and people in the graft
Hcation OF his selfish instincts. WALES would
never let poor, g Sheuy" staEye,s, nor BRuM-
NELL die in exile, though he. may never At
lain the distinction Of being sthe, first gentleman
| IN Europen-and the fsttest. He. does not probsz
bly curae his tailor for "a wrinkle in his ooat,or
purchase calumnies upon his wife; and as yet he
has not been found dead drunk in the sfums OF
London. There is time enough for all this, never
| theless, SO it may be wiser not to sound his de-
| fence too loudly. 'I.,7...- g, ..;.g,
IT Is REPORTED that the Emperor Of Austria In
tends to signaize his coronation as King OF Hun
gary, which was to take place on Saturday last by
An act of clemency and justice toward the Hunga-
rian patriots which shows that he has learned, in
The stern school of adyersity, the monarchs hard
est lesson. The amnesty OF all political offenders,
which he proposes to proclaim, will include even
kessurH, though he viii probably, Hike MAxzrNI,
refuse to accept clemency from King. But the
ereas mass OF his countrymen are less particular
On this point, and viii doubtless prove the most
loyal of the many nationalities that owe ale
| kiance to the House Of Hapsburg. The pee-
BE of Hungary, VINO have been 80 long
without king Of their own, seem to have
| gone wild OYER the approaching coronation OF
FRANCIS JOSEPH in their ancient capital There
win be no end Of rejoicing when the happy event
lakes place, and all the imposing old ceremonies
will Be revived in their fun splendor to add to the
dignity and Joy Of The occasion. The Emperor
being the first Hungarian King that ascends the
throne under the new Constitution. he will have to
20 on horseback up the CORONATION hill, and there
swing his sword in every direction, as symbol
that heneeforth all the land and water in Hungary
will be- snbiectt to him. This hill which is artif
cially constructed, is erected at Pesth, on the
banks Of the Danube. It is composed Of earth
contributed by the cities and villages of Hungary,
taken, as far as possible from places consecrated
BY historical events. - .-.rg...os ~, !.
H CURIOUS INCIDENT in tho modern history Of
Luu1ismburg Is related BY the German papers.
Some thirty years, ago the Oldest Church l in the
country stood in the, capital Of, Luxembourg, oon
The present WHHEIa'ss PLACE. Being in sruinous
state2itmas taken down. 4andr its religious relics
iepcsited in the Lebfrauen Church, situated close
by. The historical monuments Of the old church
were not treated with equal respect, but strange
10 say, came underithe iauctioneers hammer, and
were weeare for the most part sold for song. lawyer
bought the coffin and corpse Of JoHs the Blind,
Count Of Lnxemburg and King Of Bohemia, Tor
ten francs. Corpse and coffin afterward came into
possession OF . manufacturer on the Saar, where
the remains Of the GMyslrous king were dsrs-
spsetfuHy slowed ont Of the way ss before. Years
afterwards, ewhen King EHLDHRIoO WILHELM TIE
iy. travelled through the Rhine Provinces, he
visited this factory, which had formerly been q
aine. abbey. The proprietor, m showing his'royh
guest over the place. said, tesangis, that 'he was
sheltaring another king, and related TO his majes-
ty tue sigulsr adventures Of the royal corpse The
anger of the king was only paciied when the pro
prietor respectfully placed Of his disposal the NOR
tal remains, aording thus an opportunity to atone
for The heavy guilt Of tho Luxembourg country. ~
,GxsMAs UNITY ia about to take another stepin
advance. The ilatest cabls dispatches to theme
York spress announce thst the South German
States have resolved 10 cast in their lot with the
Northern Confederation, Of which Prussia is' the
Acknowledged head. The Transaction, It tis true,
S not yet completely but the voice q the ohamber
of Deputies may be accepted as decisive in the
matter. Under the present arrangement Hesseis
divided, part having become Incorporated. With
Prussia at the close OF the late wsr Il the decisen
come to by the Chamber Of Deputies be sanctioned
by the other branch Of the Legislature, ,snd by the
ExecutiYe, IHesse will be, restored to herself the
Northern Confederation will be proportion
lately strengthened, and another point will have
been attained in the progress Of German uhiHca-
tion. Baden, Nuremberg and Bavaris, the only
other members Of the Southern Bund, may be e1-
pected to follow in due time. Nor is this all. The
Zollverein, which was destroyed by the late war,
lis to be renewed, and is to include the whole OF
Germany with the exception Of the German States.
commercially therefore. as well as politically,
Germany bids fair TO become unit Of power in
the European community Of nations. Truly, Count
BmMARoK has no cause to be ashamed Of his work.
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\ The .To14owNaf from the New Orleans RepubH-
can, June g. Ia Radical sheet) may contain intel
llgsnce new toIsome Of our readers, and for this
reason we publish it, After the ordinance OF
secession was passed by the Convention claiming
to represent the State OF Bonisisna, and the Gov
eminent Of the United States, in consequence Of
the ri reign and rule Of treason in this city, was
powersss 70 project its interests, considerable
amounts Of import dnties due to the United States
treasury we're collected BY the Confederate authori-
ties Upward OF million dollars duties on bond
ed goods, we have been informed were paid to the
authorities bE twelve business firms
IA this city, who thereupon removed these goods
from the warehouses; The Custom House records
containing descriptions Of the goods and the
names Of the merchants and parties who signed
the bonds to secure the payment Of the duties are
in possession Of the Government; and We under
stand an agent Of the treasury department has ar
rived in, New Orleans, within q fewdays, with in