The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-03
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
Along the outer boulevards Of Paris steam
cars are now running without rails on maca-
damized roads.
"A clock work apparatus, for working sew
ing machines, has just been devised in Ger
many, which will run for three hours when
wound up.
The Car is taking tho part Of the young
ladies, bless him. He has decreed that no pa
rent shall compel his daughter to marry
against her will.
London has an Anti-shoppisg -on-Satur-
day-afsernoon Association OF fourteen hundred
ladies OF fashion. The object is to give the
trade folks half holiday. -.
the Jewish Theological Society, which con-
sists of some Of the most learned rabbis IN
Germany and Austria, in late Sitting at Bres-
lau, resolved to prepare an encyclopaedia OF
the Talmud in order to facilitate the study Of
that work.
Sea sickness has been introduced upon the
stage in q farce called "The Chops OF the
Channel" now performing at the Strand Thea
tre, Lon Ion. The intrigue is conducted in the
intervals between spasms Of sickness, and the
humor depends upon the iun to bs extracted
by the passengers from the doleful situation
in which they are placed.
French and German students in training
for professorships in pubic schools, it is re-
ported, will hereafter, by arrangement OF the
authorities, be transferred from educational
establishments in the one country to similar
institutions in the other. While the Germans
will finish their education Chiefly with regard
to French, at French semnaries, the young
French students are to be admitted free OF all
expense to the benefits OF German colleges for
certain number of years.
The viceroy of Egypt has issued orders
for the building OF three new palaces-one at
Sakarah, the ancient Metropolis, another at
the base of the Pyramids, and the third at the
Virgins Tree. They must al be finished by
October for the reception OF the expected
royal elests. The first is situated four leagues
from Cairo, in the middle Of the desert, in
waste CT sand, to which water has already to
be brought for the use Of travellers, from the
Nile, which is two hours distant The sec:nd
will be built under the shadow of the tombs Of
the ancient Pharaohs.
-ltis announced that q committee OF the
Royal College Of Physicians Of Lon:on. after
ten years. labor, has published revised nedi-
cal nomenclature. In the list OF diseases to
each English name is added on the opposite
paee the corresponding Latin designation, and
the equivalent terms in the French, the Ger
man and tie Italian languages. The classf-
cation adopted is based upon the anatomical
regions of the human body, and is 30 framed
as not 10 imply any doubtful t-eories. 1t is to
be hoped this work will he fully adopted for
use in the United States.
The King Of Prussia has done wise and
right soldierly thing in ordering that the ami
versary of Sadowa shall not any more be cele-
brated. The gallant Greeks had law which
forbade them to raise trophy. They had SO
many fights among themselves that they felt
trophy.raising would make the growth OF ami
cable feeling impossible. King William has
learned that beautiful Greek lesaon, and says,
in fact, that he does desire to hurt the feel
lngs Of any German peopie-a sentimentthat
does him more honor thsu he could have from
ten sadowas or countless needle-gups.
In 1864 new mineral was discovered in
Nassau, which was particularly rich in phes-
phate Of lime. As the great value OF this sub
stance IN agriculture was Immediately recog-
nized, shafts we're at once sunk in the Lahn
and Dix districts, where the 'phosphorite. !"
ss it has been called, exists in thick layers. In
this way new branch Of industry has arisen
in that part of the country, and an entire pop
ulation OF miners, carriers, &C., have been es-
tablished in the most favorable spots for OBJ
tanning the phosphorite by several competing
companies. The mineral is bought by manu-
featuring chemistsfwho make from 1t favor
ite manure known as superphosphate OF lime.
Some curious devices were resorted to at
N. Oppenheim's ball, (the splendor Of !xh ich
is still the talk Of Paris.) to amuse the Vice:
row. New figures were invented for thc'after-
supper cotilllon. Large sealed envelopes were
distributed among the ladies. Fho opening
them found grotesque head dresses inside, With
which they we're expected to crown their part.
| ners. Crackers containing pieces OF fancy
costume were also pulled between the figures
OF one of the dances, and the gentlemen had
to wear the Anery which fell TO their share. In
what was called the ateeple chase dance, the
ladies received fans bearing the names OF we'll
known race horses, ami the gentlemen cards
similarly inscribed. At signal the music
struck up, and each gentleman fastened to
discover the lady on whose fan was written the
same name a. on his card. Another fantastic
novelty was the distribution Of hoops among
the gentlemen, one to each six. The six ad-
vanced to lady, carrying their hoop between
them, and on touching spri'g it suddenly
imprisoned the one destined to be the lady'a
partner. Both the Oriental visitors and the
native visitors are said to have been much
amused by these performances.
DEATH OF 4 RAILWAY KING.
His Career-Vhat Energy Can Do