The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-29
FOREIGN ITEHfS.

In tho Paris fashion plates, chignons re
larger thnn ever.
-RochcfOrt has signed The circular he a;''.rtss,d
to The voters Of Paris "Rcvoutionary itndt CON
mnnisiical CandIdntcs.n 'es3
At the personal rcrucs; OF the Crown Prince OF
Prussia, the Snltan has cccd to the King OF Prrs.
sia the entire territory OF the ancient church Of
the Knights ofSt. John ut Jerusalem. cts
1t has been decided in the Vatican .ha. i'sre
fiyacinthc shall not bc admitted to state his isc
| and expose his ideas before the Ecumc, ,sl
Council. II he presents himself he w ns,or-
dcrcd back to the rontincal frontiers, am, # he
| insists the gendarmes will escort him L,yo:id The
lines.
AT court ball in Berlin, bismarck was ,nuch
pleased with the wife OF foreign diplomatic who
was present. With characteristic audne ;iy. the
count reached out his hand TO pluck. without
leave, nowcr from the splendid bouquet Which
the lady carried. She raped his knI. .rt: With
her fan, saying, "Pardon, Monsieur lie tozsA1sbut
that flower s not n German State; you must ask
fOrIt."
The Catholic priests Of the diocese OF Galway,
Ireland, have recently resolved "thai the chief
cause OF discomfort and unhappiness which gen.
orally prevail throughout this country, il nainly
traccablc to tho unsatisfactory relations existing
between landlords and tenants, ami that wo can
| cOntcntmcnt without an equitable adjlsts5en. Of
these relatIons.n ~
"A French chemist has Invented method OF
rendering the numbers OF houses, and tho names
OF shops, as easily visible by night by d,y. 1t
consists In rubbing the 1gures and letter5iWith
certain phosphoric paste, which, though nbt dis.
cerniblc In the daylight, will, In the daIIi, shine
With perfect distnctness. The application would
only need to he renewed once q mouth, and re-
qulres very trinlng outlay.
The proposed Introduction or the syatem OF
ehort service In the Russian army meets with
much opposition from Russian writer's. A. II.
| SolltoG says that ut would destroy the feeling
that the soldier belonged to the army body anu
| soul; that his home aud religion were concen-
| tratcd in one idcl-the army. II is the unity aud
| compactness which now from the present system
that made the troops an inexpugnablc DEFENCE to
! the throne.'
An English writer, Colonel P. PitzWygram,
| has been making some extended researches us to
| the minimum quantity Of fresh air required by
| horses in stables tie arrives at the conclusion,
rather novel for livery Keepers. TINT, wlth
| good ventilation, good drainage and paving,
| light and cleanliness, 400 cubic feet, with IL
ground area or about 81 feet per horse, are suni-
cicnt, though probably the minimum require = for
| the maintenance or health"
Tho garrultty of hair dresscrs has produced
rebellion In London. At several West Find cstau-
| llshments the operators ore now forbidden to
open their mouths unless spoken 10; while the
system OF fparading whole cellars OF oil bottles and
scent cases before the customer for sale Is alao
done away with. For this reform m additional
| charge Is made which covers the losses entailcd
| by the change. American BARRIERS ought TO adopt
80 much Of this reform as pertains to the oil hot
| tie business.
The English, who, owing to their better roads,
are enabled to make more use OF the vrlocpcdc
| than we are, have invented q new bicycle. In
| this machine the old system OF working with the
feet is dispensed with; the weight OF the body be-
| Ing thrown alternately on the saddle aad oil the
| footboard becomes the moving power and the
| machine glides forward With case and rapldty
Elegance IL not wanting In the new machine, the
rider rising and falling gracefully iE thc saddle.
Ladies' niso Gun ride with the saIS e,,se Us Oh
| horseback.
"A Paris paper says that Traupmanu, pressed
by questions and wearicd, perhaps, with strug-
| Cling with the crushing charges that pressed
upon him. has made n full confession. lie had
| no aecomplice. lie killed the futhef tKink) on
the 25th OF August, near Gwebwilles, In AIsace,
where he was nicely inferred. He then enticed
the eldest son to Paris, thence to Pantln where,
on the 18th OF September, he killed him. Two
days afterwards he entIced the mother and five
| young children to the same place, where and
| when he butchered them.