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

FOREIGN GOSSIP.
"A London paper having stateo 'n"' 80
Braddon had lost her senses, sne con.'ae'
the statement, declaring she ,s ousy nappny
and happily busy, writing ne" seu'a'''A"'
novel. ,aoa
ii ,sdv who for six months has absconded
has lo+e,v heen arrested, and will shortly be
tried at the Assize court Of the Marne, France,
nm the charge of having poisoned her husband
with sulphate of zinc, and attempting to poison
rick uncle with sugar plums filled with sui
mia to OF copper instead Of curacao.
The Gazette OF Saxony relates an incident
which took place at an auction sale, at Cassel,
Of the horses Of the Elector Of Hesse, contis-
Gated with the rest Of his fortune by the King
OF Prussia. A superior officer, Hesslan,
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-
volver from his pocket and shot them ootn
dead.
"A book pmporting to be the memoirs Oh
tbe Daunhin. Louis XVII, by his sons William
and Augustus Meves, has recently appeafeu ~
London. The person assuming 10 pe 'ne
Dauphin was an English composer and teacner
n, rnns;c of more than ordinary merit, who
tbronohout tolerable long life labored under
the 6eusion. in which his progeny seem to
sbars. that he was the legitimate heir to the
throne of France.
Some members Of the BIRTHS House OF
Commons wall because the general reform az
fects them. They are now requested to be in
seDir seats on account Of important divisions
to take place, SO often that they are both COM
PEELED to stay in London more than they like,
and to cut short several dinners out in week.
It is now, designed to keep record OF each
members attendance and as there are now
small number only Of those popular constitu-
encies where no one cared whether his mem
her attended or not, the use Of this revelator
Is stoutIy resisted by the more indolent men,
-bers, ., -. =, ..,...,,--
"A correspondent Of the Pail Mall Gazette
says, that . friend Of his, who acts as secretary
10 one OF the government departments, ha1 to
check the delivery OF s2OO, 900 worth OF iron
supplied by Northern firm. Before he began
his task, he was asked, II suppose you will
,reuuire the usual commission Of q per cent?"
In other words, the firm proposed to BRIDE the
servant Of the public with gift OF s5oOo' IN
order to pass goods which we're no oouot
worth not only s5O00 less than the contract
price, but good many i've thousands. HOW
long has this sort of thing been going on .
How. many undiscovered Gamblers and Rum
ibolds are there2
-Le 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 filled with sovereigns. At the
- end Of tie tassel was diamond Of immense
value. Having presented his magnificent
offering, the Englishman added, with the usual
- phlegm Of his nation, that he gave the present
:. On condition OF getting the Pope's skull-cap in
return. Plus * smiled, and ringing the bell
!. he ordered the servant to bring him another
csIotte. When brought he took off the one he
wore and gave it to- the Englishmau, who put
It in his pocket and retired, saying that ne WAS
never 90 pleased in his ife."
The miracle plays Of the middle ages are
not yet out Of date in Europe. CORRESPOND
emit Of an English paper, writing from Seville
In Passion week, says: "Our Lords trial and
passion are CONNIE morsted, dramatically. dur
ing the Thursday and Friday by high church
functionaries. myself saw an archbishop on
r thelarst 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
rnotinonless, while the trial went on, in pante-
inine. 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 curl
osity."
/. There Ia 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, 10 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 OF
Exeter, he Is now in his ninetieth year, and for
: as least ten or twelve years has quite with
drawn from visitations and combinations.
Yet persuasion and remonstfanoe have both
: BEEN exhausted ina frujtless effort to induce
these four right reverend prelates to resign,
In order that efficient successors may be ap-
pointed. Perhaps their best excuse is that
their dioceses seem to get on very we'll with
out them"
Worth, the famous Paris man-milliner, is
king in the realm OF costume and fashion, and
many stories are told OF his impudence and
ar1oxanoe. The Sensational "Diable Quc-
trsss quotes him as saying to lady, his client:
"Itis Impossible for me to promise you this
travelling bonnet. I do not feel it yet. Come
back Tomorrow, or day after tomorrow.
shan see." Again, TO one Of his .worxingwo-
nan: s.Do not ssk ne to-day about anything
am nervous. Order my carriage. Twill take
sride in the Bois.D No other means are need
ed to bring ell ladies' down on their knees.
Worth has q his house small salon, where
,hereosives. every dsy at four o'clock. his few
privileged customers; tea is served to them.
: The grest man lies neghgently stretched out on
{ AsofA; aS times be ceases talking, his eyes be-
u l,,.,non AyaI7. all keeD aence: an inspiration