The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-06
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never give us single unwelcome book unth ne
writes his last,n has just presented to scholars
and men of taste translation Of Horace's Odes
and npodes.
g-An English mathematician has figured up the
weight, size &C., Of the animals that he says en-
tered Noah's Ark, and the room required Tor pro
visions, and he nnds that the ark was four miles
long and half nile wide.
The shade of color which will be in vogue
this winter, among the Partisan fashionaoies' VIII
be eat. d,t nil, o charming naelanoe OF gray ana
green, with silver glaze presenting the chang
Ing aspect Of running water.
3 Paris Is to have new hippodrome, OF IRON
and stone, where great water pieces viii be pro-
iiuced; among the first spectacle called the
iIsthmus Of Suez, p the destruction OF Pharaoh
In the Red Sea, and the Cataracts Of the Nile.
Schneider, the original Grande Duchesse, has
agreed With Raphael Felix, the lessee Of the LoR-
don French opera, to give next season ninety
six performances at London, Liverpool, Nanches-
ter, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin, Tor *7ooo
sterling.
/ the old prison OF the Conciergerie is about to
disappear and with it the cell where the unlor-
tunate Marie Antoinette was confined previous 70
her execution. Charlotte Corday before her, and
the Infamous Fouquier- -Tnville after her, occu-
pied the same chamber.
The East India postal officials protest against
the Oriental flowers Of language. Here is the ad-
dress Of letter received at Bengal: 'Most Wor-
shiprul and whose feet are worshipped Father
nakur with prosperity Noble in mind. This let
ter to his respected pair Of feet" g,
Rather curious incident marked the last Sit
ting OF the Prusian Chamber. One Of its mem
bers is also chamberlain to the Queen. He ap-
piled for months leave to enable him to fulfil
his duties at court. The Chamber, consulted by
the president, refused the congo By large ma
iority.
the annual ocean 'tea racen between Eng
lisA clipper ships has been won this year by the
Sir Launcelct, Captain Robinson, which made the
passage from China in eighty-nine days, the
shortest on record. The same vessel won the
race IN. 1867, and only lost it last year by few
kours
The iunatics IN France according to official
statistics amounted to 900 In the year 1851, and
in 1855 they had risen to co000 in 1S to $1,000,
ana In 1857 to eo,67o. This astonish ig increase
s attributed to the noxious effects Of tobacco and
absinthe, and to the excitement caused by gam
bling In stocks and by political changes
1.-TWO Americans at Baden Baden, the other
day, were dining with pair Of Paris ladies, when
Russian prince, who perhaps wished to pick
quarrel, purchased two glorious bouquets andse
them TO the ladies' with his compliments. The
Americans merely glanced over to his table, bow
ed cordially, and sent him back by the waiter two
Napoleons. He was so much chagrined that he
left the room.
AN international system of signalling at sea
bS means OF eighteen different nags, exclusive Of
the national nag ana signal pennon, has been
adopted by England, France, North German Con-
federation, United States, Brazil, Denmark,
Greece, Italy, Holland, Norway, Austria, Portu-
gal, Russia, Sweden and Spain. The arrange
fneAt IS such that SO6sgnals may be given by
various combinations Of two flags, 1895 signals
with three, and Il, ,44e with four. .---.
M Paul de Cassagnac, Of lie Pays, thus re-
plies to the question, What would lie Pays do If
Prince Napoleon SHOULD become EmperorY "We
wcnid bow 70 the national will, but we would
cherish in our hearts our synpathies for the past
ana our antipathies for the present. Then, out OF
respect for the name OF Napoleon, we would strive
TO give the new sovereign the military taste which
becomes his race and name; and it seems to US
that this ungrateful and laborious occupation
would OCCUPY all the rest Of our lves.n
The manufacture OF chignons Is carried on
very extensively at the prison Of st. Pelagie, in
France All the hair purchased or doubtful heads,
picked up here, there and everywhere, collected
from tae comb, or thrown into the street and
caught by the rag-picker's hook, is sorted into
shades divided according to its length, and, after
cleansing process, which does not make it much
nicer 1t Is sent to St. Pelagle, where prisoners
pass their day In fixing 1t on sflken threads.
Thence /. is sent Into the world to adorn the
heads Of those who can afrord the luxury.
-Thereis pretty story told Of one OF the au-
cestors OF the Empress Eugene, which Is proba-
bly new to many Of our readers. 1t seems that
many years ago their lived in an Andalusian
town German toy-maker, who had charming
daughter. This young maiden was famous for
her beauty and virtue, both Of which attracted
the attention, and eventually won the love- Of the
young son OF the Count Montijo. She met his ad-
yaaces with the cry-"marriage before love-"
His afrection for her was an honest one. and in
spite OF his fathers obstinate refusal he married
hev. The old count refused the young pair any
assistance, Sc that their suerings promised to be
very great But the two eldest brothers Of the
young husband dying, the old count had but the
prodigaI child, whom he took back to his heart
and purse. This Countess OF Montijo was the
mother Of Eugenie Of France.
The expected earthquakes have created great
excitement in Peru. letter dated on the 2Sth
Sut announce that shocks have already been felt,
and that the panic is increasing. The town OF
CaIao had been almost entirely deserted by the
inhabitants, the earthquake being the motive OF
the exodus. A little place called Bella Vista,
about mile from Calla0, and hundred feet
above the level Of the sea, is the resort OF the
tArrofstricken fugitives, who vividly remember
the destruction caused by the tidal waves last
year. The town is under martial law, troops
patrorling the streets throughout the night, and
double squads Of police on duty. This is done in
order to prevent pillaging and outrage in case OF
any extraordinary disturbance. In the midst Of
all this terror and confusion, while most people
ppearto have lost their senses, the contractors
on the great railways in progress continue their
work as II nothing was to happen. The line to
Areuuipa from thecoast, and the road from Lima
to Huacho, one hundred miles north. are being
srayely pushed through. Work on several other
lines Is also progressing without interruption. AT
valparaiso, in Chill, good deal OF anxiety is
felt, and many peoble were seeking spots consis-
cred safer than the city ITSELF The sea ls more
ereaded than earthquakes; for If great tidal
wave should appear, the entire business portion
Of the place would be swept away.
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