The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-03
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Prince Albert Victor son of the Prince. OF
Wales and future king OF England, has just
celebrated his fourth birthday.
Soma French chemists have discovered
wav of increasing the lighting power OF gas
aixty-fold. VIZ: by putting in the flame smau
cylinder of magnesla.
Captain Palm, Chief Constable OF Manches-
ter, says that sufficient sum has oeen col ;:s-
lected to afford comfortable provision Tor lie
for Mrs, Brett, the widow Of the policeman
who YVES murdered by the Fenians at Manches-
ter.
Prince Frederick Of Ausustenburg has
formally expressed desire to be reconclled
with tre King of Prussia, and to be READY 70
reneunce his pretensions to the sovereignty Vi
Schleswig- -Holstein, In consideration Oh receS-
ing suitable appanage.
-Suez has model postofice: On the arm
val of mails from England and India, the rusn
for letters is said to be indescribable. Each
one helps himself to whatever letter or letters
he can law hands upon. In the scramble many
letters are torn to shreds.
Two Of the largest cotton manufacturers
in France have closed their mills, in which 6OOo
persons we're employed, because they cannot
Compete with England. Government Is to be
asked to impose duty on cotton goods 1or the
protection Of manufacturers.
The Times describes the distress at the
East End Of London as vast and heartrendng.
The number of persons in receipt OF outdoor
relief is upwards o. 10000; but the measures
adopted, while they fail to meet the need, are
ectually increasing the amount OF pauperlsm,
and are demoralzing the district.
"A Paris letter says the belief in an early
war continued as strong as ever in France.
The people will have it that France and Pfus-
sia are arming, and that in spite OF friendly
kilograms between the Tulleries and Berlin,
the maintenance Of peace between the two
countries is at the mercy OF the merest tribe
that may arise.
"A Hellenic journal states that the Greek
government had obtai led from the French
Government concession of Chassepot rifles
and a battery Of rifed guns, which have been
wrought in the French arsensis. The success
ful resistance Of the insurgents In Crete Is at
tributed to the superiority OF their arms over
those Of the Turks.
La France says: A most friendly cores
rondence was exchanged between the King OF
Prussia and the Emperor Napoleon on the oc-
cssion Of the Inauguration OF the new year.
THE initistive step OF courtesy is due to the
King of Prussia, whose letter we5 couched In
terms of q nature to facilitate an understand
ing between the sovereigns OF the respective
countries upon the great questions pendlng.
The Queen Of Prussia, considering the dis
tress existing in the Eastern Provinces OF the
kingdom, invited. few days back, nearly
seventy ladies', chiefly the wives and daughters
of commercial men, to consult with her respect
ing the most proper means Of aiding the ne
cessitous people. The holding Of an Immense
bazaar in the royal palace was determined on,
all the ladies' engaging to assist.
The Prussian journals publish strong ap-
meals to the public charity on behalf OF the
iaboring population OF the eastern provinces OF
that kingdom, who are not only :lready suffer-
Ing dreadiully from want, but threatened s WITH
absolute famine from the scarcity OF the late
harvest. Already the hospitals are crowded,
and typhus has made its appearance.
"A dreadful accident has just occurred on
the Danube. Two floating mills not far from |
Pesth were torn from their moorlLss by blocks |
of ice. and several men on board were carried |
away. Some spectators went to their assist |
ance, but the boat in which they were was |
crushed by the ice and all drowned. No one
}1666inT to the mills suffered the same fate.
A nroclanation Of the Grand vizier was
-oed to Che Cretans on the 18th December.
places the general population OF Crstta on a
footing Of complete equality. grshts an e1emp-
t:on from tithe-impLs Ior two years from
March next, all/at the expiration Vt that Pc
riod only cne-DaH the tlthes will be levied tor
another two years, which will be applied for
special purposes. A general assembly TO DIS
crss subjects relating to pubic udhty Is to be
and exemption from military SER
vices, on payment Deng maue ior substitutes,
Ia also granted.
The Fanian alarms continued to dim nish
in London. The committee Of the MetrJloll
fan Working Mems Conservative ASSOCIATION |
had determined to abandon the anti .Fenian de-
monstration which it was in contemplation to
hold In the metropolis. The Daily News re-
marks that though the loyal Iishmen In Lon
don may feel little reluctance to volunteer the
assurance that though they are Irishmen they |
Are no sympathisers with wholesale assassna- |
lion. there are msny important reasons Why |
they shouldnot allow these scruples to prevent |
them signing the address to her majesty. The |
Morning Advertiser believes that Fenianism is
now evidently dying out in London, 30 tar, at |
least, as it's external or practical manifestations
are concerned.
-Ma1imihan's Black Book ia concluded in |
print. It is collection Of biographies, kept |
by the Emperor's private secretary, OF all those
who served him or were candidates for his |
service. Judging by the portraits drawn Of
Miramon, MARQUEE, Almonte, OHoran, and |
SEVERAL more, il is sort OF Imperial roSue's |
Gallery. Marcu is set down as maker OF
massacre; Almonte US o cold and vengeful VII |
lain; Miramon' as o gambler and ulckete1;
O'Horan as bold, but vulgar scoundrel. |
Minister Arroyo. e1-Consul for the Empire at |
New York, is scamp. badly in debt, who had
ded into the pale Of government in order to
escape his creditors. Velasqusz de Leon, ex-
Minister Of State, is badly backed old fogy
Salazar is respectable, but not whit better.
Miguel Lopez, the betrayer OF the Archduke, IS
D daring knave, whose honesty counts just for
what it received at Queretaro. So says the
Black Book.
The Land and Labor Question.