The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-16
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.


ferino to Konigsgratz," is to be published in
sixteen volumes.
Theodore Mundt, eldest daughter of the
German authoress Clara Mundt, is coming to
the United States to appear as prima donna in
Offenbach's operettas.
The lately published reports of the Aus
trian staff, about the Bohemian campaign Of
1866, show conclusvely that General Be3edek
foretold tie Emperor the disasters which befell
the Austrian forces, and that he cannot be
held responsible for them. He sent telegram
upon telegram to the Emperor, whom he urged
to mako peace withouta moments delay.
Tho Queen Dowager Of Bavaria, who had
not much sense to spare, has conceived the
| plan that all Catholic Queens and Expresses
| should signify their sympathy for tho reyerses
which have recently befallen their sister, Isa
bella of Spain, by inviting her 10 spend some
time at their courts. The proposition. how
ever, does not seem to have met with much
favor at the hands Of the august ladies.
When the women convicted of having pois-
oned their husbands OF Marseilles were taken
| from the prison ut AK to the penitentiary,
| laree concourse of people surrounded them in
| the most menacing manner, shouting "Io the
euillotine with the poisoners." Stones we-o
hurled at the trembling wretches, and the gen
darmes were barely able to protect them from
the fury Of the populace.
of the theatre of the Porto st. Martin, in Paris,
has failed for eighty thousand francs. Ho lays
the blame at the door Of George Sands, for
whose new drama, "Cadio," he spent q very
large sum OF money The drama proved fall
ure, and Felix was unable to meet his engage
ments. He could not even pay the salaries OF
his actors and actresses.
The Paris Constitutional having recently
alluded repeatedly to the fact that Bismarck's
pecuniary circumstances were mucn emoar-
ras sed after he had been five years in the Prus-
sian Cabinet, the North German Gazette says,
sneeringly, that the French Ministers took
good care never to get into such q plight.
They spent their full salaries end besides man
aged to accumulate, in course of few years, a
fortune of several millions.
The decision OF the French Courts that
the government cannot call its new Official
paper "Monteur," must have been tho more
disagreeablet to the Emperor, as it is now gen.
erally known that the Orleans Princes have OBJ
tained FULL control over the old Moniteur, and
NJ. Dalloz, the manager OF tho paper, has al
ready declared that the proprietor would not
allow the government to use the Monlteur
under no circumstances again as an Official
organ.
The French Ministers Duruy, Mel and
FORBADE were recently at party Where the
guests were playing at questions and answers.
d'Audelard to put u question she said to the
three ministers, "Can you tell me what differ
ence there is between you threeT' The min
isters gave it up. The Countess then said,
,tYou, ii. Duruy, ore Minister of Instruction;
you NJ. FORBADE minister OF Public Improve,
monts), are Ministers OF Construction, and
you, Marshal Neil, are Minister OF d Destruc-
-Hortense Schneider is exceedingly sensi-
vI,ot bar ntt1rnG
b IT is certain 10 bring tears to her eyes. The
stape-manaeer of the theatre where she Is en-
gagged now is IN exceedingly plain spoken
man. and, therefore, intensely de.iked by che
actresses. do you know" said Hortense to
him recently at q rehearsal, where ho found
fault with her acting, that you are llke an
onion ?" s.An onionl" exclaimed the stage.
manager, in great surprise. "Ycs, on onion"
continued Mile Schneider, sfor you wiring
tears from me at every remark you makel !"
AT o. supper party, NJ which Alexander
Dumas, Jr., was present, tho lady OF the house
called upon lin, in the name OF the other
guests, to say something brilliant and Witty.
SPray do 30, ID. Dumas" she said, whe1 he
did not seem to listen to her, "say something
WittvWthat is your busiuess-you are doing
40 every day." "ah," replied Dumas, 'lf you
look upon The matter in that light, am ready
TO DO 80, provided all the other guests give
us. likewise, specimen of their business.
PRAY. sir" he continued, turning to an ar
tillery officer, sitting on his LETT, commence
and fire cannon shot. it WILL be my turn
ne1tl"
About the insanity Of the murderer Count
Chorinsky, the following details are published
in German papers. Upon reaching the fort
ress of Rosenburg, where the Count was to be
imprisoned for twenty years, he was subj ,cted
to the closest surveillance, but for the first two
weeks nothing special was noticed in his con-
duct, except that he bore his fate with rather
surprising gayety, and dwelt nearly all the
time upon his love lot the ncenuous NINE.
Hottowy. At first this idea and his eccentric
talkativeness we're believed to be fcigned, until
urmistakable symptoms Of insanity were added
70 them. Having written to his defender to
send him blue dress coat with golden
buttons, he asked the commander OF the
fortress to have The door-knob aud hooks
in his cellar gilded. The commanders re-
Count Chorinsky to fly into towering passion,
Soon afterward he said he was the Messiah;
and one day. after making terrible noise and
smashing o window, he received the command
or in state of nakedness, having wrapped only
q piece of carpet round his shoulders. Thus
he stepped close up to tho commander, and
stretching out his bleeding hand toward him,
exclaimed, ~ am tho Messiah, KISS my
Wounds Another time he shouted Tor sew
oral hours. "There Is no God; there are only
three godiesscs, the Virgin Mary, Nine. Hot
towy and my sister Pcpil" Hc passed /, his
time for several weeks IN nonsensical dec-
lamations and writing endless letters Fl
nally, he thought be was commander OF the
fortress, and commenced beating the H. ,s senti IT.
norts to him in writing. He was appeased,
noWever oTSs sU % by p pioco Of paper being given to
him every event ing. Toward the close OF oc-
tober his cxcltemeht became terrible; he tore
la.1 H..
howed all day like wild boast. sleepless'
ness set IN, and his rawlings were such as to
require the application Of the straight-jaea5et;; It;
This insanity is very singular com COMPOUND NO OF
Holloway, 6ls flther, who, he says, is Emper-
or of Austria, the Holy Virgin, and the three
millions which he says he gave 70 ms former
mistress, engross his thoughts oil the time.
He suffers from paralytic attacks, and his
physicians believe that he will hardly outhVe
the new year.
AFEdIRS IN THE STATE.