The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-05
FOREIGN GOSsIPi

Private letters from England hay that the
approaching rowing rfatch betwee4the Oxford
and Harvard crews is exciting an interest not
inferior IN breadth and intensity toitilat which
marked the yacht race in which Tie America
was engaged in 1851. Both crews ale busy
with q regular course of training, and
their movements are chronicled by the
newspapers with The greatest particularly.
TIE result will bo hailed NJ q ma
1ional defeat or victory, as the case may be-
1t is related of ,Iourlvleff. the fa mons
Russian General, that once when IN Commend
Of camp. having discovered an alarming
diminutionine his candles, and having detec-
ted thirteen Cossacks in the act Of stealing
them, he adopteda novel method of curing
their thieving propensity. At nIghtfall the
Cossacks were ranged in front Of the Generals
tent, stripped stark naked, compelled to stand
erect, with their heads thrown hack, and
obliged to use their mouths for candlesticks.
By the glare Of the lighted candles so held,
the General and his staff indulged in their
grog, aid the whole army was permitted TO
see the ludicrous sight and chatf the poor can
dlesticks.
.,o-- Count de Chateauvillard, who has just
died in Paris, was, in his day. one OF the most
brilliant men and dashine equestrlans Of
France. It was he who one day rode up the
steps Of the Jockey Club (tten st the corner Of
the Rue Dronot and Bollevard) and played n
game of billiards Oh horseback. He rode for
some time most vicious horse. 4 friend
sud: IF you ride that horse three months
longer, I'll bet he kills you." The Count re-
piled: What do you bet7" Twenty five
thousand francs" s'TaKen.' Ths Count felt
in honor bound to his friend to ride the horse
every day. and the horse showed himself to
be 80 very vicious that the Count had
his cofia made and sent horace, for be
was sure he would require it before
long. His wife twho had long been extremely
unetsy lest his horse should. kill him J
seeing her husband look upon 4 the horse
as dangerous, as she herself considered him,
no sooner saw the cofiu placed in her hus-
bands dressing room, than she went to the
stable armed with pair Of pistols andsshot the
dangerous steed through the head: On one
occasion the Count was asked by a friend, q
Marquise, to see her to her. carriage They
were at ball. Going down STAIRS somebody
trOd on her dress and tore it,. She asked for
pin. The Count took from his scarf il diamond
pin worth 5000 and presented to, her. ssShesde-
clined, saying: "Oh, Count, it is entirely too
valuable" ''Is that the only objection to the
pin?" y"Certainly." This word was no sooner
out OF the Marquise's mouth than he bloKe off
the diamond. threw it out of the neighboring
window. and gave the golden pin to hex.
i. -Duels between students at German Uni
versi,ies are generally fought with swords, and
rarely have fatal termination. Som stimes,
however, pistols are chosen for the weapons,
and the combat assumes o more deadly char
acter. The last duel which took place raAnlted
in the death Of ono Of the participants and Gre
ated great excitement in the vicinity. The cor
respondent Of q New York paper gives The fol-
loving particulars of the sfflir. He says "A
number of Leipsic students Of the corps .of
the ''Westfalon" were sitting in tho C.fe f.ir J..
together with another student, Grossmann, Of
Wlesbaden, who did not belong to their num-
ber, when q number OF students-whose names
are Count Beckers, Prince Won Bentheim
and Won Gablenz-returning from iin-
ner. entered the room the latter Won
Gablenz] unwittlngly stumbled against a
member OF the "Westfalen." Upon the chal
lenge Of the latter, voa Gablenz imm ediateIy
begged pardon. but Grossmann, notwithstand.
ing, suddenly sprang from his seat and gave
Won Gaslenz box on the ear. Won Gablenz
and his companions then returned thA assault
in similar manner, and the members OF the
s'Westalen" and Grossmann were quickly put
out Of the place. after the latter, however, had
been first challenged by Prince Won Bentheim
and Count Beckers to sword duel, and BY
Won Gablenz. who cannot fence, to a duel
with pistols. The latter was accepted and on the
morning Of the 1st Of July the duel took place on
The beautiful Rosenthal,f near Leipsic. At;the
first fire. Grossmanny who is q perfect novice
at shooting, was wounded in the foot. The
seconds then attempted to bring about re-
conciliaton, aud Won Gablenz deciared himself
ready to withdraw his Challenges IL Grossmann
would apologize for the insult given. This
Grossmann refused to do, and at the second
fire Won Gablerz received o shot from Cross
mann in the brain, and immediately feilto the
ground unconsciors. His seconds, Prince Won
Bentheim and Count Beckers, Immediately
took the wounded student to the city hospital.
and Grossmanp, who IL the son OF the Ober.
prOcuratortof Wlesbaden, took at once to fight.
The physicians attempted In vain to remove
the ball from Won Gablenz's brain, and on the
"a Of July, while his father and mother were
standing by his bedside, he died. Grossmann
has since not been heard OF. & - :. 81. .s5'
\ z. "A queer story is told OF blind beggsr in
paris. who is aiways to be fopnd enseonced ia
q gateway on the Boulevard SsbastopoL A
certain Partisan often passed that tssway, and
was 10 the habit Of giving him . penny IA, two
sousI piece; but the other day. BY mistake, he
dropped into the poor fellows, hat q double
louis Of forty francs. Some time afterwards he
discovered his mistake, and on he ran to the
Boulevard Sebastopol to get back his money.
NO begaar was there but in his place Grip
pie. Where is the blind man ?" said the be-
nevolent man. ssDo you mean Monsieur BEN
ianin 2" replied the cripple. HE has just
gone he hiss gone to his house TO breakfast =
sis it far ?" "Only q couple Of steps in9the
tRne du Petit Carreau." Away went the In
quirer to the address indicated which he soon