The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-22
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

with India-ink through stencil, and then
puncturing the skin. The disgrace is greater
than tn. pain.
French soldiers who assisted in the de-
fence of the Papal territory are to receive from
the Pope special decolntion consisting Of a
cross in white enamel, suspended by red and
white ribbons.
Ernest Renan has just published a volume
on the philosophy OF po9ht!ics, which is calcu.
sensation as his essays on the philosophy OF
religion created in religious circles.
The clergyman who married the Archduke
Henry to Mile. Hoffman, had no discretion in
The matter. He was not even informed that
any ceremony was to tako place. He was SIM
Div sent for to visit the archducal palace. On
arriving he was ushered into room where
were gathered the wedalng couple ana two two
gentlemen. The archduke immediately began
by saving: IT declare at this moment, in the
presence of the cure and two witnesses, that I
take the Young lady here present for my wife. y
Mile. Hoffmann made similar statement, and
go the marriage WAS duly celebrated in con-
formity with the canonical laws.
That was very shrewd way that was
adopted in the olden time, IN Zurich, to test
the truth in divorce cases. When couple
asked to be divorced on account OF lncompatl-
bility of temper, they 4era first ordered to be
shut up for q fortnight in o single room, and
condemned to endure each others society con-
linually They had but one room, but one
bed. but one chair, one plate, one knife and
one fork. In every act each was dependent
upon the courtesy Of the other. At the end Of
the time, if they still desired to be divorced,
the request was granted, but it usually hap
pened that before the time came sympathy IN
misfortune had reconciled them to each other.
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
INT SlIT nof h
| loading ordnance Of the service was gun pro-
iectine balls two hundred pounds in weight.
1t has now been surpassed by the construction
| and adoption Of superior monster gun, whose
balls weigh three hundred pounds, and which
| is said to be as handy and manageable as pieces
Of much smaller calibre. Another novelty IN
the same line is the production OF massive
iron plates to be used as Protec@9n 10 neia
artillery, in lieu Of earthworks and batteries
Experiments have proved them TO be capable
of rendering good service on many occasions
Not content with home inventions in this muir
derous line, the government have just bought
a n,itrdle,Lse from the firm Of Christophe Il
Montigny at Brussels. This terrible instru-
ment has thirty-seven barrels, and fires three
hundred and seventy rounds In minute"
"A marriage, which forms the happy, de-
nouement of domestic drama, recently TOOK
place at the little principality Of Monaco Italy.
4 young man, named Duranti, was some time
back arrested for attempting to murder Made
leine Carbone, q young woman to whom he was
engaged. and on whom he had. in moment OF
jealousy inflicted three wounds with knife.
BE was tried for the crime, but Madeleine, VINO
had not been seriously injured, implored with
tears the indulgence of the judges, and ne es-
capped with q sentence Of only four months i'm
prisonment. The young woman had not only
forgiven her assailant, but had never ceased to
love him. She was not satisfied with the mild
condemnation passed on him through her IN
tercession, but she appealed directly to the
Prince for remission Of the punishment, and
the sovereign, touched with her constancy,,
granted O. free pardon. The carriage TOOK
place Immediately alter.
Lombard paper relates curious incident
that lately occurred in Brescia. A male child
was put out to nurse Immediately after its
birth, with a woman living at some distance
from the city. Three months afterwards the
parents called to see it. The nurse produced
q girl baby and insisted that this was their
child. By dint Of threats she was, however,
obliged to confess that with the hope of earn
ing double fee she had carried the boy to
the foundling hospital and the next day had
presented herself at that institution to adopt
a child. sl1pposing she would receive the same
she had left. 1t turned out that she had re-
ceived O girl. On inquiry. at the hospital 1t
was discovered that at the hour when the
child of these distracted parents was left
there, another male child was also deposited
and there were no distinguishing marks. The
father, reasoning that he might always be tor
m cnted with doubts if he left either, conclud-
ed to adopt both, and did 50. The nurse is
awaiting her trial. This is as good story as
the circumstances on which mo Thorough
fare" is based.
-Frenchmen have q ready invention, as dra-
matte playwrlghts across the channel under
stand very well. The stories which emanate
from Paris are in general no less bright and
original than the work OF the leading modistes,
who give the fashion to the world. The latest
story, not indeed the best specimen Of its class,
is to the following effect:
Gan English lord fell madly in love with
Young lady who had lost leg by amputation.
He fell on his knees and laid at her feet-or
rather at her foot-his smiles and his fortune.
She declined. why, oh why? asked the en-
amored peer. Because such amarriage would
be unequal, and unequal marriages are always
unhappy. The peer protested that there was no
ineouality. His wealth and station were as
naught compared with her love. Still We are
UNEQUAL calmly said the maiden. How, dear
est, how?' frantically asked the peer. Our
standing is not the same. Io Wnlch INC tne en- en-
amored peer said, nonsense The maiden
persisted and proved her correctness by the
fact that he had two legs while she had but
one. He madlv rushed away-not to suicide,
but to amputation. He returned, hobbling,
but o. happy man. For the maiden accepted
him; and they will limp through life, cripples,
but companions
We suspect that this denouerlent will tax the
faith even of the credulous.
The British Admiralty has just been trying
experiments with novel gunboat named the
Staunch. It is an insignificant looking vessel,
wholly unarmored, of small size anG carrying
but one gun, but this is Of the heaviest calibre
used in the British navy. The novelties IN
this gunboat a.e several III number. 1t Is FUR
nshed with twin screws and can turn easily IN
it's own length. The gun is placed in the bow
in line with the keel. 1t can thus be worked
in rough sea and it's recoil does not affect the
trim of the vessel. II is placed on platform
which can be lowered into the hold IN very
few minutes, transferring. weight OF twenty
two tons from deck load to cargo. Ihere
are also new applications OF m machinery to the
working Of the gun, so that SIX men can IN 40 the
work ordinarily assigned to sixteen. The idea
seems to be to multiply these gunboats and
employ a fotilla where heretofore single frig-
ate would have been used. The one gun can
do as much execution as single gun on any
frieate, while the diminutive size OF the
Staunch and vessels of its class makes them
almost secure against artillery at distance.
AS sixty such little naval infantry could b7
constructed for the same amount as would be
eypended on one iron-clad frigate, the saving
would be very considerable. The experiments
thus far made are decidedly in favor OF the
practicability Of this system. II it continues
to meet with equal success, it may lead to I'M
portant changes in naval tactics.
-Janes Thomas Brudenell. Earl of Card;-
gan. the leader Of the famous "Charse of the