The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-23

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man 10 very much the story oftaal. The plant
ing being tonud unsatisfactory, they tried sur
veying, bookkeeping, clerking, and other en-
FOREIGN NOTES.
The Woman's Franchise Society Of Eng
land held it's FIRST maet!as IL London Sunday,
and adopted resolutions In favor Of fem ale suf-
frage. 5a.:. r."
1t is reported by an English paper that
the author Of ''Breaking Butterfly" is en-
gagged upon a new ork-"Crushing Cater.
pillar" "A more meritorious> work, I'VE should
judge. , tosat aas: II, Ai.,z!H ~ az
-Women's rights are steadily gaining ground
in England. A lady has been unanimously
elected q member Of an English yachting club.
She is the owner OF q fine yacht of over two
hundred and forty tons, and intends to enter
for most of the prizes this year. f, no g i
Europe finds amusement in 1850 legitimate
theatres, which are distributed as follows
France possesses some 1877 Italy. 298 Span,
16S.; England, 1859; Austria. 152; Germany, 115;
Prussia, 76; Russia, "a; Belgium, 81 Holland.
23; Switzerland. 40; Portugal, Is Poland, 10;
Sweden, 10; Norway, 8; Denmark, s; schleswig,
s; Greece. a.; Turkey, A; Roumanla, 8; servia, 1.
The British Government recently an
nounced it's purpose Of refusing to release any
more Of the Fonian prisoners. Our late Minis
ter, Reverdy johnson. secured the release Of
quite number of them; but the British au-
thorlties asserted that their attsmpts in this
direction we're failures, as those they had re-
leased immediately resumed the work Of ag gita-
tion and sedltion. ~
Tho Sol bo1% holt T..
London, has just received decided support
from the formation, Of an anti-shopping- -on-
Saturday association, composed Of 140O promt-
neat ladies' OF fashion, the shief Of whuni Ii the
Duchess Of Sutherland. This lady is not, as
has been supposed BY some American Jour nails,
the Duchess OF Sutherland who, headed the
hst Of names signed to the address. on the SUBJ
ject Of slavery, sent to the women of America.
was at last accounts III Paris. The
Emperor of russia ordered his Imperial Opera
Director to offer her $12p per month and a4Oo
for travelling expenses. Nine. Aiboni replied
that she would not accept iswer terms than
those ON which La Patti had sung. In reply,
the Emperor telegraphed thst, he agreed with
Ter view Of the case. and rs4:ested Mime. Al
boni to accept an enlargement iof ST.. Peters
burg Identical to the one Patti had signed last
winter. a,m f't''t IL ttF .
II Clothing made from o new kind Of paper
has been patented in England. The compo-
nents OF the material are said to be some AMI
mai and vegetable substance mover before used.
When reduced to pulp. and bleached, the
completed fabric is sort OF feltof extfaordi-
nary pliancy, hexibiiity and strength. .N can
be sewed with the needle az tightly as woven
fabrics, and already table aloths, qnilts, shoes
q and q petticoats are In market, Ell nade from
'he asw 8assIia soss ass assossa & the
growth Of cott IN throughout the whole or In
Qua does not exceed 5oO,0 acres. II this
quantity Of land was as productive in Iadia
asitis in the United States, atwouid yield
somsthiog like four million bales, or half q
bale per acre. But the yield is so much less
than this that the extent Of the imports from
India In ah average yield is2 not more than a
million and 8 half bales Of three hundred and
nihety-four pounds each. ~ "A
Queen victoria is said TO be f4iing in
health. The, London Medical Times and Ga
zatte says the presence OF crowd or . success
sion or persons whosaYe presented atcourt pro-
duces on her nervous System the .giddiness
and other symptoms common to landsmen at
sea: The Gazette adds that, considering her
Mstesty's habits Of pnnctuality, and che hard
labor and anxiety she has undergone during
her happily protracted reign, it cannot be a
matter OF surprise that the nervous systsn
should become fatigued.
The various Ronaan Catholic commissions
which are engaged in preparing the subjects
OF discussion for the Gcumenical Council; are
said to have preserved secrecy rigidly. Not
withstanding the rumors Of correspondents,
who. without any authority, undertake to an
nounce new dogmas which are to be promul-
gated and the doctrines which are to'be devel-
oped by the Council, the conviction is express
ed by an intelligent ENGLISH journal that there
ia probably not an ecclesiastical dianitary. in
or ont OF Rome, even OF those belonging to
that church, who knows anything about their
labors. fa na
M. Ferdinand d. Lesseps announces de-
fnitey that the canal Of suez will be opened
on the 18th Of November. It is also stated
that members Of the royal families Of Eng land,
France, Italy, Austria aud Russia will witness
the opening, while the King OF Greece aud the
Sultan Of Turkey will attend IL in person.
Since the day of the crusades no such congre-
CATION Of European royalty has taken place in
tae East, and it is indicated, that the spleI.
doris an preparation by Ishmaef Pasha, and
his master. the Padisha, will match the oc.
casion, The tariff Of charges I, r the canal viii
not excee 81 81 per tom. The passage through
the canal, N. de LessSps assures us, will las,
from hlteento twenty hours.
The English Telegraph bill, according to 8
recent cable dispatch; has passed the second
reading In the House of Commons, and in al
probability will soon become law. The for
eign mails also bring the speech OF the Mar
quis OF Harrington, in introducing the bill
from which it appears that the cost Of the
transfer Of the teiegraphic lines from private
hands 70 the government will amount to $33