The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-11
THE DAILY NEWS.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

IL IL NA1Al Il IN AI w Os
FOREIGN GOSSIP
"A London paper having stated that MISS
Braddon had lost her senses, she contradlcts
the statement, declaring she is busy happily
and happily busy, writing new sensational
novel.
1odv who for six months has abscop~ee91 ,
has lately been arrested, and will shortly pe
tried at the Assize court Of the Marne, France.
On the charge OF having polsonea+ner husband
9Th anlnhate Of zinc tempting to poison
a rich uncle VIZ -ugar plums filled with sui
phate r' rper instead OF curacao.
40 Gazette OF Saxony relates an incident
which took place at an auction sale, at Cassel,
oY the horses Of the Elector of Hesse, contis-
Gated with the rest Of his fortune by the King
of Prussia. superior officer, Hessian,
bought two Of the finest at very high price.
and paid down the money at once to the Prus-
sian Commissioner. He then drew out re-
yolyer from his pocket and shot them both
dead.
"A book pu1porting to be the memoirs OF
the Dauphin, Louis XVII, by his sons William
and Augustus Meves, hos recently appeared in
London. The person assuming to be The
Dauphn was an English composer and teacher
of music Of more than ordinary merit, who
throughout tolerable long life labored under
the delusion, in which his progeny seem to
share, that he was the legitimate heir to the
throne OF France. T.
Some members Of the BRITISH House Of
Commons wall because the general reform af-
fects them. They now requested to be in
their seats on account of important divisions
- to tnke place, so often that they are both COM
peNed to stay in London more than they like,
and to cut short several dinners out in a week.
It is now designed to keep q record of each
members attendance, and as there are now q
small number only Of those popular constitu-
encies whore no one cared whether his mem
ber attended or not, the use Of this revelator
is stoutly resisted by the more iudoent MEM
bers.
"A correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette
says that friend of his, who acts as secretary
TO one of the government departments, hal to
check the delivery of 9200, 900 worth Of iron
supplied by Northern firm Before he began
his task, he was asked, II suppose you will
require the usual commission Of 23 per cent?"
In other words, the firm proposed to bribe the
servant Of the public with gift Of $4,000, in
order to pass goods which were no doubt
worth not only 25OOO less than the contract
price, but good many five thousands. How
long has this sort of thing been going on !?
How many undiscovered Gamblers and Rum
bolds are there? ,
lie Petit Moniteur says: *Pius TX received
with his own hands the offerings presented to
him by the different deputations. Among
others the Pope received on the 10th an
English nobleman who presented his Holiness
with skull-cap filed with soverelgns. At the
end Of tie, tassel was diamond Of immense
value. Having presented his magnificent
Offering, the Englishman added. with the usual
phegln of his nation, that he gave the present
on condition Of getting the Popes skull-cap in
return. Plus TX smiled and ringing the bell
he ordered the servant to bring him another
calotte. When brnnaht. .he book or tne one he
- -wvre and gave it to the Englishmap, who put
it in his pocket and retired, saying that he was
never 80 pleased in his life."
Ine miracle plays OF the midde agss aGe
ent of an English paper, writing from Seville
IN Passion week, says: "Our Lords trial and
passion are commemorated, dramatically, dur
ing the Thursday and Friday by high church
functionaries. myself saw an archbishop on
the first of these days personate the Saviour,
in solemn performance within the altar rails
OF his cathedral. He wore high, heavy silver
mitre, and sat with great gravity, and perfectly
motionless, while the trial went on in panto-
mine. There was considerable gathering of
people near the spot, and good many women
were kneeling throughout. But neither there
nor elsewhere did observe anything more
than decent and sufficiently reverent curi-
osity."
There is cry in England for more bish-
ops, which is not likely TO be needed, notwith-
standing that from London to the Lands End
there is hardly bishop fit. for work. The Pail
Mall Gazette says: "The Bishop OF Winchester.
eighty years Of age, is disabled by paralysis.
The Bishop Of Salisbury has broken down both
in mind and body. The Bishop OF Bath and
Wells Is also used up. As for the Bishop or
Exeter, he is now in his ninetieth year, and for
at least ten o. twelve years has quite with
drawn from visitations and combinations.
Xet persuasion and remonstrance have both 4
been exhausted in frujtless effort to induce
these four right reverend prelates to resign.
in order that efficient successors may be an
pointed Perhaps their best excuse is that
their dioceses seem to get;oa very well with.
out them.n M
Worth, the famous Paris man -milliner. is a
king tn the realm Of costume aud fashion. and
many stories are told OF his impudence and
arrogance. The Sensational 'tDiable Qua
ere' quotes him as saying to a lady, his client:
1T is impossible for me- to promise you this |
travelling bonnet.-g I do not feel it yet. Come
back te-morrcw, or day after Tomorrow. I |
shall see-" Again. to one OF his workingwo-
\ men: ''Do not ask me to day about anything
an nervous. Order my carriage. will take |
o ride in the Bois." No other means are need |
!. Cd 70 bring ali ladies down ON their knees.
worth has at his house small salon, where
ne receives, every day at four O'Clock, his few |
privileged customers; tea is served to them.
the great man lies uegiigently stretched out on
sofa; ae times he ceases talking, his eyes be-
comes fixed; all keep silence; an inspiration
has come upon him, and every lady in the