The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-20
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salary Of eighteen thousand dollars as Chan
celor Of the Northern German Confederation, {,
and similar sum as Prussian Minister of For
eign Affairs.
Nearly two-thirds Of the persons that are
nowadays presented TO Plus the Ninth ore
Americans. Russians who visit Rome carefully
avoid coming into contact with the Pope or
any of his dignitaries. Next to the Americans,
Frenchmen are the most numerous OF those
who wish to get acquainted with Plus the
Ninth.
-Rossini's 'Petite Messe SolenneDe" was
performed at the Italian opera in Paris on the
night of February 2Sth, and was pronounced by
amateurs O masterpiece. The execution, e1-
cept as regards Madame Alboni, whose voice
is still divine, was Indifferent. Tho receipts
exceeded twenty-five thousand francs, and II
was expected that the next performance would
produce sam equally as lurSe.
Il. G. Appleton, of Boston, now in Rome
with the party Of The poet LongfelloW, has
bought the late Cardinal Tosti's splendid col
lection of engrayings, ten thousandin number,
and has presented them to the Boston Public
Library. Blk hundred OF them are unde stood
to be handsomely framed, and the rest are
bound IN folIos. They are accompanied by an
antique bust, presented at the same time to
the library by the Cardinals representative.
AT his reinaugurati on as President, in
Philadelphia, March 4. 1898, Washington was
dressed in full suit OF the richest black vel
vet. his lower limbs in short clothes, with dli-
mopd knee. buckles and black silk stockings.
His shoes, which were brightly japauned, were
surmounted with large square silver buckles. In
his baud h, carried plain cockud hat, decorated
with tho American cockade. His hair, pow
dered, was gathered INTO black silk bag, on
which was bow OF black ribbon. He wore
light dress sword, with green shasreen scab-
bard, aud o richly ornamented hilt.
Its said in Paris that we'll dressed stran-
ger was arrested on ihe night Of the 18th OF
February, in attempting to forco his way into
the bedroom of the Prince Imperial. General
Erossard bal the intruder arrested and search
ed. when n reyo! ;cr and dagger were found
in his pocket. He refused to give his name,
and AZ nothing seemed to indicate thu hc was
insane it was thought that he intended to as
sassinate the Prince. He is still confined in
cell at tho guarlroom of the Tuileries. Steps
were Immediately takon 10 prevent any but the
servants from entering the pavilion now occu-
pied by the Prince Imperial.
The tutor of the Pr.nce Imperial has th
utmost difficulty in weaning the "child o
France" from calling his illustrlous falhe
ssTodo." In the first years of her weddod liic
the Empress Eusonie was in the habit OF call
ing the Emperor ''Mon Todn,"a a French an'
Spanish word, meaning ''my all" Tho chil'
heard it 80 often that, as soon as nc was aDi
to talk a little be called his father "Eodo, F" an
not ''papa." The Empress now addresses tn
Emperor with Louis. aud tho Emporor al
dresses her With '1nammA." The :avorlt
word of the Empress Is 'Jot'" (nlcc)' wnlo
she often uses III IL very ludcrous manner
For instance, sho said tho battle OF Montan
was ''une jonie oGair," and she also speaks
dangerous diseases and wounds as "joHs."