The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-12
FOREIGN SUMMARF.

-BaronJames de Rothschild Of Paris. left
his widow the handsome dover of $500, 600
year.
The remarkable proposition is made to cut
up the lava lately thrown out by Vesuyius, sell
il for paving stones, and use the proceeds Tor
the benefit of the sufferers by the eruption.
Queen Olga, of Greece, behaves in very un-
oueenly but proper manner. She gives her in
fant heir an airing by walking the streets
bearing him in her arms, and etops to talk
with every young mother she meets.
Two dwarFs, the gentleman" o famous
circus performer, were married at Rouen,
France, recently, and twslve hundred persons
we're present at the wedding, The bride is
seamstress.
1t is rumored in England that the Bishop
of Lincoln will decline promotion to the see of
London, in which case Dr. wllbsriorce, Bishop
of Oxford, will be translated to London. This
appointment would prove very unpopular with
the Low Church party.
-Ling-sian-man is Chinese bandit who is
nov e1piating his crime in box 80 ingenious
ly arranged that he can neither sit, lie nor
stand, while his head and hands protrude. In
that position he will be allowed to make him
SELF as comfortable as circumstances will per-
nit until he staryes to death.
Z
Petersburg, certain Paris photographer re-
ceived O message from the city Of the Gear:
ssSend three thousand copies of the Marquise
by next train." Somebody, however, left ont
the final s'e," and SO three thousand portraits
of the Marquis are steamin2 away to st" Peters
burg.
-Rltaalism in England, it is said, has al
ready caused such demand for "stolcs"
and other high-charch vestments, that some
tailers are making great profit while the
ball is rolling, and, 90 far as can ba judged
from present appearances, the furnishing Of
such articles is likely to become q separate
branch OF the trade.
Those who entertained the largest concep-
tons of the splendor Of ancient Rome are
astouuded by tue magniticencs of the treas
ares brought to light in the excavations Of the
Emporium Romanum. Beautiful and highly
adorned blocks OF rare marble have been
taken out in great abundance, and there seems
to he no limit to the richness of this quarry of
antiquities.
Theatrical per formances are exhibited for
a yery low price in the second or third class
places of amusement in London. Competition
has brought down the admission to the
Standard Theatre to twelve cents for the pit
and eight conts for the gallery. At another
theatre, tho prices are eight cents to the boxes,
four cents to the pit, and two cents to the gal-
two entertainments being givon on the sane
evening.
Mr.. Lowe, the new Chancellor of the Ex-
cheouer, has always been the terror OF Parlia-
mentary reporters, because although an admi-
rablc soeaker, his onunciation is very rapid
and indistlnct. In his new position he will be
obliged 10 make speeches OF great length, and
aboundlng IN numbers and figures, which VIII
lax thci, powers of writing to the very utmost.
ca n
word is necessary to the speech, his style bong
O. the few that cannoS be improved by the re-
porter.
~-S1me of the English papors arc discussing
MIR. Brlght's probable course in case war
should bleak out while he was o minister. 1t
is stated that he consulted q brother Quaker
upon the question whether, ii he SHOULD ac-
cept the sccretaryship for India, ana war
should break out in those possessions, he would
be looked upon as sanctioning war, and 1t IS
hinted that his apprehension OF such an event
was O. leading cause OF his refusal Of that posi-
ton. But il is likely that If war in any. quar-
ter should be resolved upon while he is in the
cabinet, lie would deem it his duty to resign.
The income OF Queen Victoria is fixed by
law at 81 1926, 900 per annum, but this amount
is not under her personal control. The sum
mentioned is divided into six items, tho first
of which, 100000. Is the money paid to tho
Queen IN monthly instalmcnts. Item second
is $3.50, 800, for the payment OF the salaries OF
the household, from the lord OF the ne, Ded-chan- pea
ber to the pages. Item third, SSG2,500 is for
the expenses Of the household. The remain
ing items amounting to slOG 2hO, are for The
paymcnt OF civil pensions, and are under the
control of the Premier.
The following is the letter which Berryer
wrote from his death-bed to the ComLc de
Chambord: % Mon1eignenr, D M King!
they tell me my last hour is at hand. die
with the sorrow OF not having witnessed the
triumph oil your hereditary rights, conse .ra-
ting the establishment and expansion OF those
liberties which our country needs. carry
these wishes up to heaven for your M1Jesty,
for her Majesty the Queen. for our beloved
Franco! That they be less unworthy OF find
ing favor in tho eyes of the Almighty, ue-
part f,on this life provided with all the aids OF
our blessed religion. Adieu, sire; may heav-
devoted and faithfal subject, BERKfEH.
A gentleman in London fell in low, with q
portrait of beautiful girl which he saw in pho
tocraDher's saloon, and declared he would
make the original his wife. You cannot do
So" replied tho photographer, ''for she IS only
n servant" He vowed thai this should make
no diffareGcn. At last it WAS agreed that the
gentleman should dine at the photographers,
that the girl should walt upon him, and that he
whether his admiration was deep enough to
stand the sight of his goddess in cap and apron
1t stood that test, aud very soon the servant
goddess became the wife. The relation Of this
story in London paper is said to have already
caused several pretty servant gills to. offer
their faces to photographers.
On December 14th, the seventh anniyersa-
ry of the death of Prince Albert, the Queen
and her family joined in solemn service