The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-07
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

The Germans, it is stated, are beginning to
print their books in Roman type. II is found
much clearer and less trying to the eyes than
the German characters.
| When tho prizes were distributed to the
successful competitors in the Oxford middle
class examinations, negro advanced to re-
ceive one, "and the entire body OF spectators,
obeying noble instinct, cheered Justify"
| The locomotive "America," which took the
| grand prize at the Paric Exposition, is soon
to be brought back to this country and sold to
| any company willing to pay the price asked
for it.
Poland does not appear to improve at all
| in business. 1t has large trade and manu-
| factures largely, but no more than for many
years past, and the condition Of the artisans
is wretched.
Paris is reported to throw open its astro-
nomlcal observatory every Tuesday, and the
eminent III. Leverrier is in attendance at that
time to explain the nature and use OF the vari-
GUS instruments to the visitors.
The London Times publishes statement
that the foundations Of Solomon's temple have
been exhumed, and that even the pinnacle on
which the tempter placed our Saviour has been
uncovered to it's base.
Reports from Algeria describe the most
frightful suffering among the arabs. The
cholera has already carried off $4,000 of them,
and now they are threatened with terrible
famine. An appeal has been made to France
for help.
1t is reported from Paris that the Emperor
ls OF late extremely petulant. None OF the
ministers is exempt from receiving tokens OF
his i-temper, and affairs have come to that
pass that they go on with the public business
Independently as far as possible, and submit to
the Emperor only so much as is absolutely ne
cessary.
Some deputies in the North German Par
lament complained recently of ihe action of
Russia In suppressing the German language
In the Baltic provinces. Count Bismarck, in
reply, expressed his sorrow at the course Of
Russia, but thought government could do
nothing to prevent it. he is said to have
evinced marked desire to keep OIL good terms
with the st. Petersburg cabinet.
In one of the churches Of Vienna a very
successful collection in favor Of the Pope has
just been made. The Emperor Snd Empress
Of Austria gave 25,OOOf.; the Arohduchess
Sophia, mother Of the Emperor, 50OOT.; the
Archduke Charles and the Archduchess Nun
Siasa, 2500f.; the Duke and Duchess de Mode
ma, 100000; the infant Alphonse and the in
fanta Maria Beatri1, 25O0f., &c.
-Gustaye Dore has just sold the immense
picture which occupied 30 large space in the
central saloon of the Annual Exhibition at
4
f22O0. The subject, it will be remembered, is
a gambling table at Baden. Several Of the
celebrated anonymas Of the day sat, it is said,
for their portraits in this picture, which is
life-ike photograph Of the scene daily enacted
at German kursaal.
"A grand fairy spectacle, in the style of the
old Olympic revels, called "Gulliver," which
has been long in preparation, has been brought
out at the Theatre Ohatelet, in Paris, with
III Ia tdarA Af Dali H.
de Gerolsetn celebrity, for the principal ac-
tress. The Lilliputians are represented by
puppets, and Brobdingnag baby by large
stout woman. The peculiarities OF the modern
French spectacle are in this carried to excess.
The condition OF the Empress Charlotte
continues to improve. She GOES out every
day, when the weather permits, for long
drive or walk. She visits their majesties
regularly twice week at Brussels, and the
rest OF her time is divided between music and
painting, for which latter art she has q great
aptitude. The Queen, her sister -in-law, does
not allow day to pass without going to see
her, and she receives frequent visits from the
King and the Count and Countess de Flandre.
-Napoleon's chief of Paris has an eye to DO
litics as well as to the beauty and convenience
al hi nits-':----5----< 49, <''- ~ ~ ,-.- .,oJa--o
that boulevard 80 long and straight it is tire
somo." MADAME" replied the prefect, II
made it very long and very straight because the
generals Of the artillery, whom consulted
great deal on the subject, assured me that it
was impossible to teach cannon balls to turn
round the first corner to the left"
"A Brussels newspaper states that the
French police seized the Fenisn headquarters
in Paris, where they discovered most impor-
tant documents throwing light on the conspi.
racy against England. Among the documents
was, it is said, plan for the burning Of the
British channel fleet. All the papers were
forwarded to London. The Commander-in-
Chief of the British army in Ireland was in
extraordinary activity against Fenian
movement. His precautions were mainly di-
rected to the counties of the South and the
West coast Of the island, where revolutionary
"landing" was looked for. The msgisterial in
vestigatioEin the case of the Clerkenwel ex-
plosion has had no results. The prisoners are
remanded and the case is enyel0ped in mys-
terry.