The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-03
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FOREIGN NOTES.
The young men of Frankfort do not like
tho Prussian CONSUMPTION, and to evade it are
becoming Swiss citizens by the thousand.
They can take out the swiss naturalization
"a papers. The only people in the world who
take at al kindly to military conscription ere
\ the French.
There is great deal Of excitement in Rus
sia in consequence of the discovery of sect
called the Skoptzl sect, and the arrest of it's
leader, Kouznisne Plocine, who is said to be
Is worth several millions. The object of this
{; sect is the destruction Of the human race.
: Each member undergoes horrible mutilation,
which is practiced on women as well as on
men. Origenes, in the fourth century, was the
founder Of this sect, which is now extremely
wealthy tit has 400, 900, 900 francs in it's trea-
y sury) and numerous.
A curious disease prevails on the west
( coast Of Africa, especially on the Gaboon,
z which consists in an irresistible inclination to
sleep No pain seems to be experienced; but
this patient stumbles readily, his step is totter
ing, sense of feeling seems to be wanting, and
objects used as a support are g1asped very un-
steadily. The CONSCIOUSNESS does not seem to
be diminished, and the breathing and diges-
tion are normal When the patient is awaked
he returns again INTO deep sleep in very
short time. The disease does not yield to any
~ remedies, and generally ends in death. Its
precise character h as not yet been ascertained
with certainty.
With spring are reviveaSn Enrone the ap-
prehensons Of war, which winter had driven
away. The formidable armaments OF the
various powers are doing nothing, and num-
ber Of restless spirits begin to look round for
causes Of quarrel. No one interferes with
Spain. One advantage at all events OF the
revolution has been to preserve her from the
temptation of wrangling with her neighbors.
The Parliament of the Northern Confederation
OF Germany is ut work upon financial ques-
II tions, but outbursts now and then OF opinion
show that the national jealousy Of dictation
OF France and the resolve to be sometime more
than mere Prussian Kingdom arc active and
strong.
English soldiers, on the expiration Of their
first term Of service, have heretofore been in
duced to re-enlist, by extra pay, amou atiDg to
one penny per day additional, by new clothing
: without CHARGE and by twenty days. marching
!, money, to enable them to return home to
spend the two mo aths' leave invariably allowed.
This practice has been abandoned, on the
ground that the government does not wish to
q II the ranks with old. broken.down veterans.
at great expense. It is asserted that it will
be cheaper to buy new soldier than to pur-
chase bad secondhand article. This item OF
ost stOfre-enlistmentsi of is Of the petty savings
recommended by the new government, and
viii involve greater expense in the end. The
difficulty IN Great Britain has always been to
find sufficient number of men who would en-
list; and the plan of retaining steady soldiers
to fill positions on the non-commiesioned staff
would seem to be o judicious one. The extra
penny is inducement to the privates to
behave we'll; and, besides, it seems cruel after
uniting man to pursue regular trade,
either to turn him loose on the world, or only
to give him the same meagre pittance as he
received at the beginning Of his career.
"A most extraordinary piece of scandal is
contained in the English and Irish papers of
recent date, being nothing less than the elope-
ment of the wife of Captain Vivian with the
Marquis Of Waterford. The deserted captain
iS 9 Lord OF the Treasury and member OF
81 Parliament for Truro. The lady left her home
one Monday morning, alleging that she intend
ed to proceed to Brighton to see her mother
and would return the same evening. AS, how
ever, she failed to make her appearance, Cap.
and there ascertained that the Marquis Of
Waterford and Mrs. Vivian had the previous
morning taken tickets for Paris by way of
Dover, accompanied by o friend. He followed
tn en- to the French capital and soon found the
object Of his search at a well-known hotel. Mrs.
Vivian heard of her husbands arrival
and looked herself up in an inner cham
ber. Captain Vivian, however, succeeded in OBJ
tAinn0 aapiatanCa nd h1,,eo fho
BE then ascertained that Mrs. Vivian had at
tempted to commit suicide by swallowing ohio
roform. Thu quantity taken was not, however,
sufficient to cause more than partial insensi-
bihty. Captain Vivian is understood to have
implored his wife to return for the sake of her
ch hildren, Of whom there are four, but that she
peremptorily refused, although her husband
assured her that her escape should be kept !
profound secret. The lady, however, remain |
ed firm in her determination not to return to |
the shelter Of her home, but pleaded that she |
might be allowed to retain her youngest child. !
This request Captain Vivian declined to com.
ply with, and returned to London without
having encountered the Marquis of Waterford.
The latter has,it Is believed, ,causeda commune
cation to be made to Captain Vivian that when
the Judge Ordinary Of the Divorce Court shal,
have dissolved the legal ties which now pre-
vent his marrying Mrs. Vivian, he will, as a
man OF honor. make her the only compensation
IA his power.
THE BLACKSTONE HORROR.
FrfghtTul Tragedy I'm Philaaelphaa--A
,HypOchondr1ao Hzurders his Wafc. SON
and Daughter-EKc browns Himself I'm
tine Dolaware-DetaiIs OF the Horrible
Crime. utt