The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-17
FoREIGN GOSSIP.

The Queen of Portugal, Victor Emanueps
daughter, is crazy, and occupies padaeo
room to prevent her from breaking her head.
The Bishop Of Oxford is said to be plunged
in great grief at the conversion OF his daughter
and son-in-law to the Roman Catholic Church.
in Australia they have fenced in 10000
acres. where ostriches are kept, and it ls found
that the The feathers of full grown bird will sell
European physicians, it is said. have sue
cessfully used electricity to restore persons
who have taken an overdose OF laudanum or
opium.
Sidney Smith recommended as the best
system Of ,oden pavements fol London, that
the Aldermen should ''lay their heads to-
gether."
The Princess Of Prussia, who is the oldest
daughter OF Queen Victoria, has six children.
The youngest is six months old, the next
elghteer. She was married In 1857.
The British Navy, according to the last
report, consisted Of seven hundred and thirty
five steam vessels and one hundred and eighty
one sailing vessels.
The mother of Alexander Dumas, Jr., wss
a seamstress who lived on the same floor with
his father, and although she was thirty live
While ne could not have been more than
TWENTY-FIVE, he became enamored or her. Her
son was attentive to her all her life, and when
he became independent OF fortune, made her
comfortable.
8 The London Times has pronounced q very
favorable judgment upon. Miss Minnie dauck,
who made her first! appearance in Coyent
Garden on the 26th Of last Eaonth in "Som-
nambuls." She evidently produced great
sensation among the critics Of London, who
profess their surprise that one SO young in
years should be 30 old in art and in power.
Rosa Bonheur has been incapacitated from
painting during the last two or three months
by very malignant felon on the thumb Of heI
right hand. A number of physicians whom
she has consulted in regard to it have been
unable to give her any relief. eShe has srowr
fratful in consequence Of this urtowSrG all
Inent, and refuses to admit any visitors.
-Recen.ly two candidates for Parliament a
Iivernool. Lord Sandon and Nc. Graves, un
dertook to make themselves agreeable to tn
fishwiyes OF that city. While promenading tn
fish-market, one of the women LETT her st1nd
and linking her arm IN Lord sanoons w''ike :
the rounds. followed by the town council. Th
accompanied his lordship, and the nody OF fsh
wives Who followed them; and at the close
the decentralization another ishwte rushed fol
ward and kissed both the candidates, ami
general applause.
Dramatic artists in Europe occa asionaly dt
sert the stage for the secluson OF tho conven
Last year two were added to the list. Mil'
Mourayief, the Russian dancer OF the Gran
Opera. became Carmelite nun: and the QUE 91,
world hears no more OF her. After her, Mn'
Thuillier, the pretty and clever actress Of th
Oieon, overwhelmed by tender domest
affection, withdrew from the stage, preparatoI
to entering the Carmelite convent at Blol
But the young lady has changed her mind, an
has returned to the stage.
Madame NIGGA has quarrelled with the En-
press Eugene. Who is Madame NIGGA? He
Majesty's dressmaker,. who for ten years II
ceiyed about hundred thousand francs yea
for filling her Majesty's wardrobe; until recec
" the Empress always yielded to the dictatio
Of Madame NIGGA in matters Of taste and style
but several months ago Eugene commence
Z rebelling against her authority, and as Mac
anne Mega, who is very .independant lad.