The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-26
FOREIGN ITEMS.

"A French Photographic artist has discov-
cred the means of taking pictures, by photo
graphic process, upon silk. They are very du-
rable. A gentleman can haYe his wife's portrait
on the end of his cravat.
The freed negroes from the Spanish COL
onies, residing at Madrid, have addressed
petition to the Provisional Government, ask
ing for the liberation of their brothers in the
Antilles.
"A petition is in circulation in London to
request Parliament to enact law which shall
give authority to the judges to sentence street
thieves to the whipping post. The lash, it is
said, is the only thing they dread.
The ex-Queen of Spain is now lodged at
the Pavilion dc Rohan, Rue de Rivoli, Paris,
iust opposite the Palace Of the Tuileries. Her
mother, Queen Christina, who has played so
notorious part in Spanish political history in
past wears, lives with her. The arrival of the
royal stranger seems to have attracted little
attention in the French metropolis.
The Rev. E. W. Whatey, an Irish incum-
bent has undertaken to say that if his father,
the famous Archbishop Of Dublin, had lived
to take part in the present struggle on the Irish
Church he would have been found on the side
of Mr.. Disraeli. "He would have been either
for the disestablishment Of both the Irish and
English Churches, or for neither"
The Archbishop of Prague is now in open
opposition to the new liberal constitution of
Austria. In pastoral letter addressed to the
clergy of bohemia, he declares the law on civil
marriage to De null and void, and afirms the
State to have no right to abolish an ecclesiasti-
cal institution; he threatens with e1communi-
cation all who should dare to deny the sacra-
mental character of the union of man and wife.
The ultra communist and'socialist faction
of the revolutionary Congress, lately in session
at Berne, in Switzerland, has severed itself
from the Union and chosen the famous Baku-
min as it's head who has published a manifes-
to. in which he advocates war to the knife
against oil the "bourgeois" or conservative
citizens, and urges q general destruction OF
family and social ties, out Of which to build up
a new era ofpeace.
The Sultan Of Turkey has about nine hun
dred wives, but only three are his favorites.
each of them of remarkable beauty. Their
names are: "Dournel," the New Pearl; "Haira-
nj Dill" the Excellent Heart, and 'Eda Dill"
the Elegance of the Heart. His eunuchs.
chamberiains, pages, pipe-bearers, gro 1m 8.
cooks, &c.. number over two thousand persons,
for whom some six thousand dishes are daily
prepared, which are served at five hundred
tables.
"A member of Tho City Council of Paris,
meeting last summer Mr.. Blanc, the director
of the gambling saloon at Homburg, obtained
from him the following statistics respecting
Baden-Baden, Ems, Homburg, Spa and Wies-
baden, the chief resorts Of European gamblers:
The number Of daily visitors is about one hun
dred thousand, who pay fifteen francs for
board, and lose over fifteen millions of francs
during the season, OF which Baden, HON burg
and Wiesbadan gain about four millions each,
anil Ems and Spa one and half million each
Though somewhat better in health than
he was six months ago, Count Bismarck is still
unable to do much mental work. and any pro-
longed exertiyn of this kind at once produces
o relapse. In Varzin, which is lovely spot
covered with thick woods full of game, and
containing good deal OF ground capable of
cultivation, his passionate fondness for the
chase and his liking for agricultural pursuits
find ample satisfaction. His physicians strong
" dissuade him from returning TO public Of
fairs. He would resign at onco, only that he
fears to offend the King, who would be quite a
q loss without his counsel and influence.
The Marquis of Salisbury, whose opinions
are considered Of some weigh, in England, en-
tered, q short time since, very determined
protest against compulsory education. He
thought that if such measure twas not
very great SUCCESS 1t would be very great
failure" He set little value on the example OF
other countries in this respect. On the
continent of Europe, it is true, authority
was exercised in compelling Attendance, with
evident advantage, 'but there the policeman
took charge of the inhabitants from the cradle
to the grave" This interference was repug-
nant to his IDEAS of liberty, and tended to les
sen the manliness of tue English character.
Mr.. Cramer, United States Consul at Leip-
sic. has communicated through the Depart
ment of State an invitation to those interested
in mills in the United States to take part in an
exhibition OF machines pertaining to mills,
bakeries and husbandry connected with such,
to be held under the direction Of the Associa-
ton of German Millers in Leipsic at the end
of May, 1869. The exhibition includes all
kinds of motors and machines which are used
in mills, such as steam engines, turbine water
wheels of complete construction, or drawings,
and, in fact, all Appliances used in mills. Some
very trifling charges are made for space. All
applications must bo addressed to Mr.. C.
Esenrisch, at Leipsic, before the 31st OF De-
cember next.
The new levy ordered in Poland this year,
though it has not produced an insurrection
like that of 1868, seems likely to furnish a very
small contingent to the Russian army. Num-
bers oil strong, healthy young men, who had
been put down for the conscription, have
escaped across the frontier, and are now to be
seen in crowds IN the German ports, in Ham
burg especially, waiting for a passage to
America. Most OF these people know no Ian
cuage but their own, arc dressed in the usual
costume OF Polish peasants, and have barely
enough money in their pockets to pay for the
Journey. In one district. out of eighty recruits
fifty have escaped. and the proportion of fugi-
t,yes in the other districts is pretty nearly the
same. One-half, at least, OF the 10000 men
who were to be enlisted have emigrated.