The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-17
PERSONAL.

/ 10 SSu wv Sots
-Alle. .Chsmerou1owskou is singing IN Lon
don. Tho lady from Moscow, and certainly
has great name.
Madam Anna Bishop Schultz has arrived
| IN England from. Alexandria, after profess
sional taur Of many years in California, the
East and West Indies, China, aud tho Iudan
Archipelago. , -
Count Milintine, the Oldest member Of I he
Russian Cabinet, attempted, few weeks ago,
10 take his own life on account of the miscon-
duct Of his only daughter, who eloped from
st. Petersburg with French actor.
| The Roy. DR.. Pun ,hon. the noted English
preacher, has visited both Chicago and Oin-
cinnati; and says That "st Chicago. everybody
| seems to be going to somo place; at Cincinnati,
they look as though they had been there and
| returned"
One Of the professors Of the French Acad-
cmy OF Music recently received the following
letter; "Sir-My oldest daughter will die to-
day because she did not obtain the first medal.
My youngest daughter undergoes examination
tomorrow. II a similar thing occurs Won wlll
be the cause Of the death OF my two daughters. n
Mrs. x. The frightened examiner did his
beat.
"A London Catholic paper, which is sup
posed to be INSPIRED" by Official information,
states that seven or eight Anglican clcrgymen
propose to attend the Gcumenical Council for
the purpose Of obtaining q definite opinion in
reference TO The validity Of their orders, and,
further. to endeavor to folm union between
the Catholic Church and q portion OF the An
glican community .Thoy have asked, it sp-
pears, an English Roman Catholic bishop to
be their spokesman. 7 r.
Tho Emperor Napoleon must be sfngu.
lar being five are TO credit nn that ws hear OF
him. ney sketch describes him ns not ]ik-
ing discussion. f'He listens without answer
ing. he interrogatee in order to prepare his
reply, but not to receive advice. 1t is often
ct night that he makes up his mind, and az
soon as he wakes he writes to dismiss a min
lister or gissue manifesto. He believes in
hipseIf-whict is strength; but in himself
alone-which is weakness. Nevertheless, he
is accessible TO allmodern ideas against which
he never raises an objection. hfi'- ts' aoE
| An explorer ,namedT Cameron is confident
that there e1ists. in o remote part Of Rorneo,
race OF men with tai's. and he iH going on an
expedition TO investigate the matter. He also
states. confidently, that far away in the into
rior Of Aria similar race OF men is known
to exist. More than twenty years ago, Du Cou-
ret, well.known French traveller in Africa,
discovered, in central part OF that continent.
the existence Of srace called the Mann Mans,
or men with tails; and the evidences laid by
him before certain scientific bodies in Paris
were deemed to be conclusive on the subieet.
It will be interesting 10 trace the further de-
| yelopnnenta Of this matter, since the discovery
OF the link between man and brute will tend to
reinforce the Darwiniar theory Of species, be.
sides throwing light on the natural history Of
the negro.
| "A recent magazine, treating Of Walter Say.
sge Landor, quotes, as from letter OF Mr.
Charles Dickens, description Of Landor
which is, word for word. Esther Summerson'e
account Of Mr.. Boythorn, in "Bleak HozBe.
The reviewer could hardly make clip go bad
as this appears. There remains, therefore
the curious question, whether Mr. Dickens re
hashes his private correspondence into novels
or puts off Ills correspondents with quotations
OF things which they may sread comfortably
in q book" Whichever way is true, It seems
impossible that go prolific and ready writer
should resort to such small mental economies
So tho reviewer may be wrong after all. o
course everybody knows that Boythorn, in tn,
book, Is Satudy" OF Landor in real life, bu
that has nothing to do with this that we car
perceive. fs &llt'tya.4E
in the recently published diary OF .Henr,
Crabb EoSinson there is an Interesting account
of his first interview with Madame de stael
He was ushered into her bedroom. s'She wa
sitting most decorously in bed and writing
She had her night cap on, and her face was moi
made up for the day. It was by no means
captivating spectacle, but had very cordia
reception, and two bright black eyes smile,
benignantly on me-" Mr. Robinson record
his utter failure in making her feel the trans
cendent excellence OF Goethe. In reply to hi
remark that she never understood and neve
could understa d the great poet, sho mad
; use OF o fine specimen OF French aud,city tenn
pere1 with French wit: "Her eyes flashed
she stretched out her fine arm, OF which sh
was Justly vain. and said in an emphatic tone
Monsieur, je coUtprends tout ce gut merit
etrc conprts; ce que je ne comprends mes
rien.'n ,.,
The Hungarian jorinals relate the follow
ing extraordinary case OF suicide: Last wee
John Stebalcski, shopkeeper in the Rue Sc
bastiani, at Pesth, came down from his bed
room at o'clock in the morning, leaving hi
wife in bed. He then shaved himself put o.
his bost clothes, stretched himself on tb
counter, and, having loaded q pistol, discharg
cd the contents into his heart. Death vas in
Simultaneous The horror and sstonishmen
OF his wife and the neighbors were indescribs
BILE, and the moro 80 that no ono knew OF an,
motive for the commission OF the desperat
act. Whilst al were lost in conjecture. an oil
friend of,he deceased came rushing up ont o
BREATH BE had Just received by post q letts
from Stabslsski, dated the previous evening
and thus worded: s'My D,ar Friond-I hay
decided TO kill myself tomorrow. Life is IN
s,pporlable.. adore my wife, but she lia
grown so stout-ahe, that Was OF 80 ravishing
figure whenl married her. Adieu, my lriond
tell my wife that I prefer 10 die rather than b
unfaithful to her. or TO separate mysels iron
her by means Of the law. Farewell, and pit
me-"
The forthcoming nunnher NJ tho Atiant,