The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-20
FOREIGN ITEMS.

1OAE1GN IIXcMS.
Since 1852 the French public debt has been
increased 1851 200, 900.
Mr.. Buringame's Chinese embassy leaves
France for Prussia next week.
Queen Victoria has corresponded regularly
with tho old King Of Prussia ever since he1
daughter married his son.
"A silk weaver in LYONS has invented O
loom SO simple that an entire revolution in
the manufacture Of silks and satlns is pre-
dicted.
Bismarck, it is reported, lately said, in
reply to some English criticism on his poll
oy, "Ir were an Abyssnian, Oh a Hindoo.
or even an Amercln, I might, perhaps, care
what England thinks. But being. a European,
do not"
| Vast ruins have been discovered in the
Zulu country in South Afrca-obel,sks with
colossal c,rvings, ter1ecc and halls OF hewn
stone, or cut out of the solid rock. The ma
tives regard them with mysterious awe, and
keep strangers from them, for fe,r If they are
approached no ain will fall for three yea1s.
According to Chinese writer's, the great
bell Of Cantcn was cast ave centuries ago. AT
first NJ person was bold enough to strike 1t
Afterward, however, one OF the officials O, der
thousand infants. male and female, died
| throughout the city. On this account, young
chaldren, both boys and girls, were made to
wear clothing with fringes. to which small
| silve, bells were attached, as charm 10 ward
| off the evil influence.
"A gentleman in search Of lodgings in Paris
inquired the proc OF q room, and was told that
it was Six hundred francs year. Remarking
fhot tool 1,,~rt, !,
found another precisely Like the first, which he
was told was eight hundred francs Nrwo
hundred fr 'ncs more than the other side Of the
street ?" 'Ah but if Monsieur should happen
to die in this house he would be buried at
Pere la Chase while if he should dis on the Oh
posite side o. the street he would be carried to
Mont Parnasse"
-Vietor,en Sardou, the popular French dra-
matist, ten years ago found himself standing.
one wintry night in q doorway, with roll OF
refused manuscript III his pocket, with the
wind and ralu penetrating his miserable cloth.
ing, without money and without friends. and
worse than all. with an inexorable landlord
who had turned hlm into the street to starve
or to freezsl Now he receives a Thousand
francs day for his pieces; he owns the mao
niacent chateau OF Maria, on the hill. near
Malmasion; he lately built business house in
Paris to rent, and he has money in the funds.
The danes d'honneur at The French court
receive each salary Of about f4SO per apnum.
They are not lodged in the palace, but apart
ments are assigned to them in Paris. The een-
tlemen OF the court and the d,moselles d'hon-
neur however, have rooms III the TuiJeries
The days service OF the dame dhoaneur. or
as we should say, laly-in- waiting, does not
commence until half-past twelve, When court
carri 'ge is sent to the one on duty to convey
Bes IA the eRdn'ss Gin nj eleven A. 49, and
at on the Empress Foquires The attend anss Of
her suite. The lady-in-wating repairs to the
drawing room, and is present at the audiences
given there by the Empress; drive follows,
and sh, then returns homo to dress for din
ner; the court carriage is ab solutely at her
service and orders tor the whole term Of the
weeks duty. Dinner over, if there are no the
atrlcal entertainments, childish games are al
lowed for the amusement Of the Prince Impe-
rial. Tea is introduced at ten. There was
very lately violent discussion between the
danes and demoiselles d'honneur as to which
OF the two had the right OF handing to the EN-
press her cup OF tea, But as the DANES d'hon-
ueur urged that they presided over the tea
table thew triurdphed, aud to them the privilege
was conceded. At II SO P. NJ, the court car.
rage once more conveys the lady back to her
apartments. It is the custom, while in Paris,
for two always to be on d uty at the same time.