The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-23
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

y Franco has appointed a Consul to Mexico
which is the first step towards recognition of
the JuareH government.
The application Of electricity to organ key
boards enables clergyman in England to
draw the salary OF the organist in addition to
his own. He has the key board in the pulpit.
1T was rumored in Paris that Rochefert, of
La Lanterne, was engaged to rich widow at
Brussels. he writes to contradict it, saying:
~ will wed no widow but Liberty, and she,
you know, has no fortune
"a novelty in silks is La new color recently
imported for dinner dresses called corau. It
is very brilliant in gaslight, resembling deli
cate shade OF fame color with light and dark
flashes. One popularity of this coral-tinted
silk, comrnending !. to aIt, is that it becomes
both the blonde and brunette which can be
said Of very few colors. Only eight dollars q
yard.
The following advertfss. .srnent, which appear
ed In a London paper, is isuch strange hash
OF good and evil things, that it is difficult TO
understand whether grief or JOY predominated
in the, bosom of the gentleman to whom it is
addressed: "If Samuel Bibo will call or write
to Mr.. Samuel Stern, Paradi e-street, Liver.
pool. he will hear of something to his adyan-
tage. His wife is no mote"
The eccentric Princess de Beauvan- Craon
pleaded her own cause before the Paris tribu-
nal. Dressed in mourning, mass of black
l'ce falling round her pretty figure, her fair
hair curling ON her shoulders, the Princess,
with her large expressiveieses, naturally filed
allpresene with admirlnR, interest. She had a
painful charge to refuta: her family had at
tempted to prove her insanity and incapabllty
Of managing her affairs; But her spirit, wit
and besuty won her cases
"A royal marriage isl announced to take
place at stockholm or Copenhagen on the 9Th
Of July, which will be OF hnusual interest, be-
cause it may lead to o Union of the kingdom
Of Sweden aid DenmarA. Prince Frederick,
the heir apparent to the crown of Denmark, ie
to marry the Princess Louisa, the only child OF
the King Of Sweden. and'he1ess presumptive
to his crown. The Prince is twenty-six years
OF age md the Princess nearly eighteen. Upon
the death OF the reignins monarchs Of the two
kingdoms, the crowns viii probably be united.
But as the King Of Denmark is only fRty one,
and the King OF Sweden only forty three, it
may be good many years before this consum-
nation can be reached.
"A Mr.. Malketh, sayse French paper. who
recontly died IN Rogland. followed for thirty
five years the profession of fourteenth at
table. "by which he amassed fortune Of a2O.-
GOO. 1t seems that, irreproachably dressed,
it was his wont to present himself in due time
as the houses where there was good table,
and to inquire whether, thirteen persons being
assembled, his presence sas desired. If the
response was in tne affirmative, he entered
tha HSv,aucr o,H oEtA 4;
received one or two pounds ste Ring. according
don, it is added, still possesses two or three
gentlemen who exercise this trying occupation,
and 1--we with much comfort"
The Viceroy Of Egypt and his son are
"doing" the European courts in brilliant
style. Egyptisn commerce is much in the
hands of Italians, and at Florence Victor
Emanuel showed the Pacha all the attention
in his power. At Vienna, too, tho Mahometan
Prince was as warmly received as thu best
Catholic OF them all. The new grand opera,
opened ut the close of last month, no doubt
afforded him pleasure in moderate way, es-
pecally as the stage contains ample scope for
the most complicated bAilets. desire to Sc
cure the naturalization of the Isthmus Of Suez
Canal, IS given as the chief object of the Vice
roy's journeyings. II half the invitations to
the opening are accepted, Egypt will contain
more snvereigns at o time than any other
country has done in the present century.
"A curious exhibition in London is COM
pany of trained acrobatic feas. They draw lit
tie vehicles and turn wheels, but they seem to
do it under q uniform feeling of disturbance
and apprehension, which is sufficient to occa-
sion the motions which produce the desired
effect. The needed irritation is produced by a
certain motion Of the hand Of the proprietor Of
the heas. They are accustomed to feed OF his
hands that is, to suck his blood every morn
ing, but they do not seem to be greatly im-
bued with confidence in him, and when he puts
his hand near them they 60 into ecstacies of
fright, which suffice to produce the effects
which the public admire. The fieas take @
very short time to train, and they live nine
months. Every night they are put to sleep in
wool, unless one OF them requires punishment,
in which case he is tied to post, and has to
walk round it like mill-horse. This tying is
one of the greatest wonders Of the exhibition.
The feas are all tied for the purposes OF their
work round the thin part OF their bodies. They
are tied with fine hairs or lengths of spun
glass;. They do not jump except when trouble
some. Probably, like many humans, they have
had all the jump taken out Of them by the
tardels OF life.
There will be an opposition party in the
new French Chambers which viii number 1oG,
which will completely change the character OF
the Chamber. The official candidates received
in Paris 66,117 votes; the opposition candi-
dates, 229, ,758 votes. In 1852 the official can
didates received in Paris 1872. 0O6 votes; in 1857
11,018 votes; In 1863 $500 votes. The can
d,dates OF the opposition received in Paris in
1859, eS,1O1 votes; in 1857 101 .2e7 votes in
1858 1494G6 votes. In 1853, no less than
$780, 900 votes we're cast for official candidates
throughout France, and only 100000 votes
were given for opposition candidates; in 1869,
100000 votes were given for Official candi.
dates and 1900 O0o we're given opposition can
didates. ihe government majority which in
1868 was half o million votes more than the
whole number Of votes cast in it's favor in
1862 being 600, 600, has fallen to only 800 900
votes; in other words, 100000 voters who