The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-09
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

-Carlotta has given up her dowry, but has
sS, ,0OO, 900 left.
Thousands of people are starving in East
London, Liverpool and Cornwall
Vienna is excited over the appearance Of
the Emperor at ball in citizens clothes in
stead of uniform.
France provides no legal remedy for the
creditors Of its soldiers. II is designed to pre-
vent the latter from running in debt.
Cholera has carried of SO, 900 Arabs in Al
geria, and famine now threatens to take the
rest.
1t is stated that DR.. W. d. Russell has ac-
cepted the position Of Paris correspondent of
the London Times. The salary is 1000 in
gold, 'and found" in house, carriages, servants
and secretaries to do all the work.
-Lamartine is feeble. He sits all day long
in his chair without saying wor6 or reccg
nizing visitors. Two servants carry him to
the table on their shoulders, where he eats
with ravenoua appetite, but still remains
silent.
M. vermorel, the ibellous editor, doesn't
mind his fine of 5000, but keeps on talking just
as disagreeably about the Princess Metternich.
He has again classed her with aristocratic
occotees, and public opinion says she is setting
8 naughty example.
A fortunate Englishman, at Leeds, some
how came into possession OF the identical
bit of togeery which the baby Victoria wore
when first ushered into the world. He has
made good thing by presenting it to Her
Majesty.
There are some three hundred thousand
holders Of Mexican bonds in France Of whom
about three thousand met the other day and
appointed committee to press their claims
upon the government. They can't get an ap-
preparation in the budget this year, but they
decided to hold on and see what the good En-
peror would do for them.
"A rich old lady, ninety years Of age, has
lust died at Clifton, England, who for a long
time believed that she never could sleep except
in her carriage. She used, therefore, to ride
out in her carriage every afternoon with the
blinds down to take her daily rest. The car
riage was seen daily travelling at snails pace
over Clifton Downs.
The French are said TO Ear outstrip all
other nations in the spirit in which they cele-
brate New Years day. Several years ago it WAS
estimated that in the city Of Paris alone up
wards Of $50, 600 we're laid out in confectionery
within two or three days, and that the sales Of
jewelry and other fancy articles during the
holiday week were one quarter OF those for the
whole year.
"A London undertaken recently got up q
mock funeral with hearse, mourning coaches
and twenty men, which left his shop for few
hours, returning as If from the cemetery. In
court it was testified that he did this to "im-
press the neighborhood with the ability with
which he could conduct funerals, and to con-
vey the idea that he had good order"
To keep mp the London police force during
1868, it is estimated, will require $S22, ,915 in
gold. The salary Of the commissioner, who is
the head Of the force, is $4,000; the chief super
tho other superintendent, sergeants, detect
ives and officers receive weekly salaries vary
ing from $19 week the highest, to IS IS q
week the lowest. The London policemen are
clothed out OF the above estimated total
sum.
The German Charivari has just published
caricature which proves that Germans have
not much confidence in the results of the con-
ference for the purpose Of settling the Roman
question. fisherman, standing by the river
side, holds at the end of his line fly called
Congress; all the small fry leap out Of the
water to catch the bait, but all the big fish
swim away, looking with sovereign contempt
on their lesser brethren for allowing them
selves to he oo''-
-Kertch is to be the new Russian sebasto-
mol. The government has given orders for
Inn, immense works to be erected there, and
those who served in 1856 against the place
will remember how admirably adapted the
place is for defence, and how completely it will
close Azof and atone for the loss OF Sebas-
tonol. The foundations Of the batteries and
earthworks will cost nearly half million
roubles to begin with. This is checkmate to
the treaty OF Paris of 1856.
"A horrible scafold scene recently took
A and hor
TO be executed for the murder Of the husband
and father. The woman refused to walk and
was carried on the scaffold, her son waiting
below. Owing to the shortness Of her neck,
the executioner could not fasten her securely
to the block, and only the second blow severed
her head from the trunk. The son tainted
and had to be revived before being brought to
the block still reeking with his mothers warm
blood.
Among the subscriptions for the Pope
published by the Paris Univers, some are pecu-
liar. An uncle and nephew ESQ runs the par
agraph) united at the feet Of the Pope--500 fir.
Then q lady, "Madame Mopier Benedict, to
attract the protection Of the immaculate Vir-
on her Youthful family" fir. Several souls at
Altkirch, who suffer with Plus *, 14fr. 'The
mother Of child who wishes to be zouave
Pontifcal, 1Ofr." "Some peor seamstresses,
each of whom regrets deeply being unable to
supply the Holy Father with zouave, 5Ofr. ="
The Emperor Napoleon is ss accessible as
Mr.. johnson. Every month British subjects
who would never think Of calling upon Queen
Victoria, ask for and obtain an interview with
Louis Napoleon. The other day number OF
dissenting ministers, with the Earl Of Shaftes,,
bury at their head, held quite long chat at
the Tuileries with the pious potentate. LORD
number was anxious to leave behind him o
h tract, but ' was persuaded by his colleagues to
send it instead. The reverend gentlemen, fully
recognizing the despotic form OF the govern
ment OF France, waited upon the Emperor to
thank him for permitting them to distribute
Bibles at the Paris exhibition
as IN WILLIAMSBURG DIS
TRIcT.-JoHN WATSON AND J. L. LANE Us. 8. P.