The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-12
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Emperor OF China is TO be married
this year. He is fourteen years old, aud has
bsen engaged good while.
Baron Won Beust continues to throw out
hints which may mean that Prussia and Aus
tria may have another tussle for supremacy.
The instruments Of the observatory OF We
.suvius indicate that a fresh internal disturb
ance IS commencing in the interior OF the
mountain.
A statue to Gosthe. in Munich, will be un-
covered on the ooh Of August, the one hun
dredth and twentieth anniversary Of the great
poets birth.
The annexation Of the Grand Duchy OF
Baden to Prussia is 80 obnoxious to the popu-
lation, that since January last 400 people have
emigrated to America and elsewhere.
"A Dublin professor has lately analyzed the
milk OF the SOW, and found that 1t contains
iFty peI cent. more nutriment than cows milk,
but it is not easy to get, sows mt being very
susceptible to coa1lng.
The vlceroy of Egypt is said to intend
creating a foreign legion, to be recruited in
Europe, but principally in France. This corps
will be in garrison at Suez and Ismala, and
it's special mission will bs to guard ths canal
and the isthmus.
The Duke de Chartres, who served as one
Of Nc Jlellan's aide de-camp 10 this country is
writing book called The Battle Fields on the
Banks Of the Rhine" Hs attempts to prove
that 1t would be impossible for France, in her
present condition, to stand any chance OF sue
cess in war with Prussia.
AT recent ball given by the Earl OF Elles-
mere, the Prince Of Wales made himself gen.
eral favorite by introducing the French and
italian fashion Of requesting the pleasure OF .
dance from any one whom he happened to
meet, whether he made her acquaintance or
not. He danced indiscriminately with young
and old. pretty and ugly.
In British Easv Indies the railway compa-
MES have lately begun to provide cofins for
the passengers they kill, or who die on the
trans. The cofius are kept at the stations
along the lines of the several roads, ready for
use at q moments notice. This precaution
has been rendered necessary by the intense
heat OF the climate, which aecelerates decom-
position, and by the frequency of fatal acci-
dents.
The first public marriage Of q Hindoo
widow is noted in India. The Bombay Gazette,
Of June "a, says: IA marriage Of peculiar in.
terest to some sections of the Hindoo COM
munity was celebrated at the Gowalia house of
the Rau Bahudoor Moroba Canoba, last Tues
day evening. The bridegroom was Mr. Pam
durang Venayek Karmarker, teacher; the
bride was Venu Bal widowed sister Of Mr.. Wa
man Prabhaket, both Of the Cbitpawun Sec
tion Of the Brahmin Paranjpey caste, and, We
are told, 'resrectaby born and situated'-and
the ceremony derived its interest from the cir
cumstapce that it was the first public mar
riage of Hindoo widow, and that it took
place under the auspices OF the Hindoo Widow
Marriag, Association, and in tho presence Of
numerous spectators. including several Euro
peans.''
An English steamer which arrived at Liv-
erpool from Africa short time since had on
board three giant chacmas or baboons, two
crocodiles. several monkeys and other speci-
mems OF the natural history OF the country.
The balloons "ere very ferocious and possessed
Of great strength. For their safe custody. q
strong den with iron bars was provided and
placed near the forecastle, 20 that they could
be constantly under the eye OF the crew. All
went well until the morning ct the second day
out. when crash was heard, aud in an instant
the large chacma had wreached several bars
of, AID the next instant was on the forecastle,
armed with the bars with which he had been
confined. Here his majesty paused for mo-
ment and in dignifad manner surveyed his
captors. A rope having been got, moose was
formed and cast over his head, and he strug-
eled hard to e1tricate himself, but without
avail. he then attacked one OF the seamen,
whom he seized by the arm, and. notwithstand-
ing that several of the men bslabored him
with Weapons, the brute wo1ld not relinquish
his hold uatil he had torn the f,sh from above
the elbow to near the wrist, and had been rem
derei insensible. when he was carried back to
his den.