The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-30


of their conduct.
The Prussian journals are still occupied ir
preaching German unity to the recalcitran
Southern States. Notwithstanding the touch
ing character Of some of these admonitions
the South Germans seem hard of conversion
The Volkspartei reiterates it's opposition tc
Prussian schemes, and insists upon South
ern Confederation. The conting snct Of Ger.
man unity disturbing the balance, after hav.
ing equalzed it, is by no means remote.
"A French journal states that Miss Rosa
Glarkens, an English lady, has successfully
(Valais). Our contemporary goes on to say
that this daring "Miss" srangled with her OWL
hands, couple OF years ago, wolf, 'sdans Ia
toret de Burchase (Anglete,7-e) :" and that she
is now about to travel in Genital Africa for
the purpose of shooting panthers, stimulated
by the stirring narratives Of Samuel Baker
-Mr. Disraei's first peer, Viscount Bridport,
enjoys somewhat exceptional honor. He ex-
changes barony in the peerage Of Ireland ian
honor which confers no right to seat in the
House OF Lords) for viscountcy. AS rule,
an hish earl or viscount is content with the
lowest order in the English Peerage-a barony.
For instance, the Earl Of Dunraven sits as
Baron Kenry; Viscount Monck as Baron Monck,
and Viscount Boyne as Baron Prancepeth. Du-
ring little over thirty-fYe years twenty-four
Irish and sixteen Scotch peers have been Gre
ated lords Of the United Kingdom.
Private inquiries instituted with view of
provoking searching government investiga-
tion, have lately been made into the admins
tration Of the London hospitals, with result,
it is said, Of revealing shameful amount Of
neglect and mismanagement. In one hospital
which has an income of f8000, there are only
eighty-fve beds kept up, and the wards are de-
scribed as Of rough lme-washed brick, neglect
ed and pover-stricken in their appearance,
with scanty and broken ward furniture, and
very ragged linen, the dietaries ill-arranged,
and sometimes supplemented by The private
subscriptions Of the medical officers.
The Atheneum has made very amusing
discovery. A certain "N[a1., Baron Won Alven.
sleben, late lieutenant in the imperial Mexican
army" has published book, under the title Of
"With Maximilian in Mexico" By singular
coincidence many of the real adventures of the
Baron" are identical with the imaginary ad-
ventures Of 6ne Of Bulwer's heroes, "Deve-
reu1." Still more remarkable, the adventures
are described in almost exactly the same worde.
1t has been often said that fact is stranger than
fiction, but this is the first time We have heard
Of their being identical. Some persons will be
sceptical, We suspect, for this is sceptica age,
and will think that both narratives are fcti-
tious, 'Devereu1" being the original and cal
vensleben" poor copy.
Count de Murat-Murinais, who lives at The
Chateau de Fontlosier, near Valence, having
offered to his Holiness Plus * the armchair
which Plus vi had used in his prison, has
just received from the Pope letter of thanks,
accompanied By portrait Of the holy Father,
and an autographic communication according
some spiritual favors to the Counts family.
The following is an extract from the document
signed by the private secretary ::
His Holiness has received the armchair
you have been pleased to offer him, and on
which reposed Plus VI Of holy memory, dur
ing his imprisonment (sua prigiona) in your
town. The Holy Father has especially appre-
ciated the pious sentiment Of devotion which
leads you to deprive yourself Of it in order to
present to him so precious family memorial,
and he charges me to thank you. Wishing
also to satisfy your fllial request he orders me
bellished with an autograph and his sigma