The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-16
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FRESHEST FOREIGN ITEMS.
The Marquis Of Butte has given 5000
toward the new Roman Catholic Cathedral at
Westminster.
-yelocipede races on The ice are among the
winter amusements in France this season.
Astonishing speed has been attained.
"A single telegram from Berlin, it is said,
will place under arms In moment 100000
Prusslan soldiers.
The latest about Carlotta is that she is
getting yery fat, is inactive, and frequen tly
passes two days IN bed.
-Mada1he dc NIurska has made her debut in
Paris. She sings nicely but her chief attrac,,
tion seems to consist in remarkable personal
resemblance to Cora Pearl.
The Count de Chambord, to whom Ber-
rver wrote on his death bed, has had the letter
framed and hung up in his bedroom beside
the portrait of tho great orator, and the two
ara connected bv on inscription, "As Illus
trious as Faithful
Queen Victoria ut last announces otfically
her temperance in public. She is to hold q
court in person at Buckingham Palace on the
I'd of March, levee at the came palace on the
5th, a drawiug-room on the 10th, and more
drawing rooms later in the season.
A Jewish member Of the Prussian House
of Commons lately broushtin motion for the
abolition Of the oath still imposed on citizens
of that faith, the last remnant Of the bal bar
Gus legislation If which it was originally part.
Se:eral other members spoke strongly III sup
potI of the abolition OF the special oath, and it
was only withdrawn on tho representation by
tbe Minister of Justice that the whole subject
of oaths was under consideration by the GOV
eminent, and that a uniform system would
soon be submitted moro in accordance with
medcrn ideas.
A Paris letter 49, of the Prince Imperial:
ssIhe greatest care is taken with him; he rides
on horseback daily; ne IS sent to SC. CLOUD
cye1y evening for air aud exercise; yet he looks
like @ shoemaker's consumptivc apprentice.
Tho throne presented sad appearance the
day the French Parliament was opened with
this wan, paiid lad and Prince Napoleon,
whom disease has wasted away to HI bones.
The Emperor aud Empress alone seemed un-
stained by time; but in March he will enter
upon his sxty-secoud year; aud the Empress,
in August, will celebrate her forty-thlrd BIRTH
day."
Some of tho government servants OF Eng
gland ire beginning, to thiuk ri1l5
tion of economy of the new ministry is no idle
buucombe. 1t has becn the custom at the
Chatham dockyard to employ large number
OF clerks to copy letters, at salaries OF two or
three pounds sterling week. AIR. Childers,
ut the head Of the admiralty, has ordered the
purchase Of u copying press, which will dis.
pense with the services of about score OF
these clerks. simultaneously with Shis change
comes an order for the suspension, preparato-
nv to the dismissal, OF q clerk in the same
dockyard for having become bankrupt.
Mile. Schneider, the original and unriv alled
representative VI the Grand Duchess dc Ger
olslcln, has Just tried an action against petty
journal, La Vellleuse, which published memoirs
ur2orting 10 be written by her, and giving
Inlnute accounts Of Interviews which the me-
moirs represented her TO have had in the Ex-
hibition year with various soverelgns aud great
pc1sonares. Mile. Schneider dlsclaimed the
authorship, and claimed 3o,0o0f. for damages
10 her character The court held tho forgery
proved, but was OF the opinion that tie dam
age to the character OF Mile. Schneider would
be satisfied by sentencing the defendants to
nominal fines and costs.
The Marquis d'Ourches, by his will, found
cd prize of 2O,0 600 fraacs Tor tho discovery OF
sure and simple means OF recogniz ng II
death be real or apparent. DR.. Carrlere, says
the French Courriero de rEuro, Intends to
clam tho money for process which he has
employed for forty years. This system con-
sists in placlrg ths hand, with the fDSers
closed. before tho flame OF q lamp or candle.
In the living person the members are teams
pnrent and OF O pinkish color, showing tue
capillary circulation and Tito IN full activity;
whilst Ia that OF a ctTpse, on Tue contrary, oil
is dull and dark, presenting neither siga or eX-
istencc nor trace OF tbs booI current.
-Anciont dungeons under the site OF the old
Saxon and Norman castles at Gulldford, Edg-
land have been uncovered by the corps o. Gu
gineors which has been detailed Tor this work
Oue dungeon, 60 feet BY 81 and 9 to 15 ieet
high. has boon opened. 1t will hold SIX uund-
red persons Six moro dungeons arc supposed
10 exist, Guildtuld thirty miles southwest OF
Loadon is the chief town of Surrey County,
aud " on tho River Wyc IN break OF tho Sur
rey downs. II existed as royal domain IN
the time of Alfred the Grelt, who beqIeathed
il to his nephew EtheDert L. In tho reign OF
Harold I, in 1886, Alfred, royal prince, son OF
Etne bert II, was seized at this place and cJn-
fined III the dungeons. Six hun1red Or his
Norman followers we're also captured and
slaughtered.
When tho Mmquse do Oaux made her de-
but in st. Petersburg. in ''SomnamDuia, IL was
not reception but al ovation wulcn sne re-
ce,yed from the Russian public. Seats Were
o.,ly to be had at marvellous prices. FIFTY to
one hundred dollars wero paid at the las mo.
mcnt Patti was takon into the private boX OF
the Emporor and Empress and kept there dur
ing the whole OF the intermlsson between two
of tho acts, rhe house thundered with ap-
plause. and ia Diva" was encored no. once
or twico, but literally soo-e 0i times. trand
Dukes hastencd to be presented to Der: and
titled Lords We'd IN laying their homage ~ ner
toet. Flowers ralned upon tho stage, and the
cost OF tho bouquets snowared upoL Patti IL
estimated at $500 Paais second appearance
was iu thc 'tisarber OF Seville" at WHICH the
Conrs was again present. Pat was AGAIN re-
csived III the Imperial b Y. Two D"uquets,
COSTING about 5U0 roub.cs Zach, ABOUT S4'o III
gold yera cs.ntcd this nov fLinJu' priha
donna, and tho Car directed thiJ fur Gt0ih
w. .uoI At 81 900 frLncs, DO s3nV To hir. "h'n
tb. oo.ra WAS Over sumo enthusiasts at,en)t-
ed 10 unh tch tho borscs q III u. az the coach
tlemst Iycs. So much for u voice !
-.rhe following ls the text Of the petls'on
signed by fiji con thousand op'uish "ohlo'',
nul prcseutc,l recontly 10 Ocera' osiui.o ny
tEe Alarqucsas uf San.iasn, Ai@!Hsi ana tvt-
tiluyalotc. three p in,h l'dies VI 'leie 10
the President vi tLu Provisional lI'Sefninoat :
Your ExceIlrncv--Wc de- not ASK 1raTG VI l!ii-
purc cemcnoy; wo deaiand justl;': we claim
| respect an1 protection to our fl5uts d. C'lio-
! lies, as Suaniards. aud as women. IL We ha1
| yolca in the pubic assemblies VI SELL ~ ms
| Cortes, there we would u. ck 10 ael1.u, Geoh at
tue risk vi orr lives, tbs petsecu-eo ici's'1u'
tho mcuace peace OF our ft'il!iles' ,lliu .i'e W.
rided filth aud honor or SpalI. bu. We ilayo =
only tears with whloh 10 weep aia sou'os VIZ y
which 10 mourn. For tn 8 10 ,son We senu W
YOUR cxcellcncy our tears aud Signs, ;tsk1ilR
What WE hnvo tho right 10 ASK, auo "na' a 'oot
cxcellency has the obn5a lIh ~ iCSpoS.
and protect. When from the ups % oui
muthers We learnt she oily tru rs wiilch nShs
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