, 1870-11-27
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The splendid spectacle OF the aurors bore-
ais gave rise to most extraordinary scene at
Caltauieetta, IN Sicily. On pe1ceiviug the un-
rushed out of their houses in wild Gisuar,
trembling and shrfeting. Some threw up
their band in despair toward the blood-red
heavens, lmplor1pg merry And forgiveness.
gerticulatiops, anL cries of, .'Tho end il
comct" CT fell upor. their knees, beating their
breasts, and confeseing their e,ns aloud.
Not locG since, young girl. II years Of
aee, who Lived IN Paris, attempted to murder
Tho purpose Of drinking their blood. After
careful examination by = scientific man. 1t
WAS declared that she WAS subject to tho
strange and terrible m.nia Of cannibaiisn.
-A singular dramatic performance wAa Civ
fcr. .the benefit of the Magdeburg artillery. |
The object was to furnish cigars to this body, !
and 10 the tickets were rosd, not for money, |
but for cigars, and cost respectively twenty
tive. twelve. si1. and three cigars each. An |
imnle nse nnnler of cigars were taken IN
-1he Pope has Geld Oh his horaes. This
event has inspired tho correspondent OF tho |
Westminster Unzs1e, in the Eternal CITY, 10
pen the following: :" can bartily bring my
relf 10 believe it. Those grand old blsck |
hozses. which looked 20 dig1'itIed and benevc-
lent, 60 copseious Of tie honor which had fal |
leu 10 their lot above any horeee ii tho world,
with their solemn. amGlsng tramp, 20 asso-
clatta in our mipda With tho delighted ex-
ciamation mu1mursd all rouud our ears,
E.ev il Papa! il Papai :. Bt1,e-
d.zitne Sanir Pa,irs! Li.ne,ii.ione..' with the
fern Ut father 80 deAr to us. clad in -yu-
lcic huoe. smiling on rs with uprnised hanl,
snd then borne away like bright vision, and
With all the ceremonies which told OF the dis
t.pe!lse characters Of Rome The grauA old
good uatured black horses, with the,r sleek.
| thiny coats, which we have seen pranciug up
| the Esqulllne. dcckel with fresh flowers,
4 feathers xEd belts. 10 receive San At1touios
blessing in dne fern nnd order Are ws rot
70 zee them again: To what mesner use are
The family Of a wealthy merchant OF II I'M
lme. who had rtmsiue,l . long time in iguo-
rAree OF tie fats uf An only son Of the house,
] trivatc OF the tie1mSn army in France. were
o,eijoye.l The other 1av when they received
letIet from hin, ihfor,nicE them that be had
tetu =. ricusIy Wounded bnt had entirely re.
covered. Tha father had inst finished tla let
Ter. aud laid il AwAr, when the old grand
mother remarked that sctne words were writ
TN On the back OF the letter. II contained
regiment that their boy bad been killed on the
esme day that he Ind written the letter.
"A Jewish lady WAS confined during tho
tombardment Of strasGou1g. The doctors
ann nunte would not attend. not Wishing to
Iisk their hvcs, 70 that all the duties had to
be performed by the laf1y's mother. bed
| was lnade up III u elpl,, and coma fifty or
sixty pieces Of largo and heavy cloth, employ
ed il tue Manufacture Of hop pockets, were
placed atoye it, and ali over tho rlxcc, to
deacen the rlock Of niseiree. Everything
I rAteel on well, and ron WIS born. The
atohet came to perform the initiatory rite.
This WAS eucceesfnllr enacted, hut as he left
| the houee, he Wac struck BY n shell aud killed.
Tho Jt7rish Chronicle CLondoa) has the
following: When tie Fifteenth Brigade of
l nrnr kiHn rAvHtfv fnYre9 iiA iuYn iltax
l.z9U Gsrdes Mobile surrendered, after a few
Bile Resistance. Only one officer and fifty men
defended themeelves ya!antly. and ensconcatl
the msclves in the synagogue, etratctl at the
end q the BonlevaEd EuFenie. Having hazri-
caded the doors they fired from the windows.
After half an hours struggle the troopers
eneceeded IN entering the temple. Step by
step did the French retreat, fighting ali tho
while. until they cane to the recess where the
tu:y ark esood. Through the firing. tile doors
OF the chly.ornaufuted receptacle were
shattered 10 Eiscee, and the French officer and
come CT hie Htn took refuge in the fultheBt
ra1t Of tic AK. The officer, pierced by four
bullett, fell down ut the side Of the ark, his
lead rt stirg On one Of the scrolla, which iad
fallen 10 the Gronnd, hkewitc 1sadled With
th1!s. ThesynasoSue itself is almost entirely
destroyed
"A sp1iektsy correspondent OF the London
Telegraph descIiLrs the romantic canfinixre
Of the French army As "u=ua!l5 fat person
I
but she has got Eer moneys worth All cun-
t,nisrrs are bluuIe. They gird themselves in
| uniform, aLl ueaf kt1,t, \ ewoKu bxyonet
AID cigarette, VIXEN in full d1ess. On the
camEd5ne, these latter equipments are ex-
changed fer u big jack-6ni:e and ehort black
pipe. Many time have We admired our IA
. vositc actrces in coat and tIoHsefs, but the
ean:iniere doesn't at al remind ! man Of hls
! admired actresa." -
n "a sentiuel ovsr the Nizamts Palace. in In
dir, was amusing hlIuself u making figures on
. the ground, when hi. finger came IN contact
With something that seemed to haye been en-
| bected IN the earth. Curiosity induced hin
, to ascertain whxt it vas; be removed q ror-
iicn OF the earth. AID discovered large iron
D lcck haed to massive chain. On digging =
little farther down he found that the cham and
q kick were attached 10 a largo wooden box.
Not wiring to prosecute his discoveries any
i further, he reported the circumstance to lii
] iniEeeiase superior, By whom permission was
: oDsainsd 10 Ease tho lox dismtetred aIe
J. | cle ned. The lo1 wss found 10 contain altt1
i nate layers of cotton aud valuable pearls. Tbt
value Of tie hitter ia roughly estimated ut firt
- and = half 1acs Of rupees.
The ownes Of mansion in yers.illes, OF
+ evacuating the place on the approach OF the
i r5usssns, took the precsntios to attach assl'i
y Of paper to the door, on which was written N
!. expression OF tfs confidence that his prnpert,
/ would lie e.fe under tie chivsltcus protection
IA CT PrufEian ofsicers, to whose care he intIust
l. ed it. a correspondent Of the Cologne Cazn
!. ssy1 be has not been disappointed in his con
IA faeuce, and the pnlJ thing xhieh has been Dis
Il tu1b<d is eraaD needle Gaze, nor was thii
meddled With except nndeE circumatauces Q
i the most urgent and dist1essinE natuse- I'll
u correspondent had the misfortune to tear hi
a trousere; in the agony Of The moment b
0, could net resist tho temptation OF taking hG
,u vantage Of the contents Of emsll etui 1Yip
D. on the table, but the rent repaired he lsile
not to restore every thing to iss place, and CT
y closed his excuses for the Liberty take
,a written on whiting card.
IA in describing the scenes that followed th
70 surrender OF Metz, the correspondent Of
I IeI occurred Is was waking down street.
- came up, ard said So Monsieur, my horse
&c dying for want Of food have ridden hin 10
- four years he has shared my rations. An
C. lasterly my bed for three days have ha
l. Doshipg to giyo him to eat. Gsvs him some
II thing eAve tho poor things life, and tax
g him fer tour own he il good and faithtu
{. beast: ron will never regret It" inms
diately accompanied the Es1n, and on ny IA
i as We walked along. Arrived at the che
" where lis lorte stood, the poor beast turne
n | bis head toward hi master, 1nd neighed on
of welcome, though 30 weak thai he cout
Ia eca,cely move. The man, lu.hirG up to hi
j. bprse, thew h,= arns around his neck, and
VI IS III es s1ure III Is saure -
- The Dundee Adrertiser Of Soveo1bet
1epctta from DAmo11l Is follows: "Th
Ia t:mc-loucred festival Of Halloween WAS Oh
T. ee.red at Balmo1al Castle. and partially in th
4 surrounding diet1ict, On Monday evening". a
t. quarter 10 the tenant1y and servants O
I. The eastern portion CT the estate m,de The;
* appearance hy the approach. each bearing
10 b!1zing to1cblight. Marching past the from
ia OF the castIe in Iegular order, they proceede
"a to Il eet thosa from the western portion, VII
~ BY this tine we're coming In view At the Doa1
"a rool The scene presented as the party cam
T. along the bend Of the road Was very imposing
hs Of upuazd OF 200, the spectacle EAs heigh
ened in effect By tie darkness Of the nigh
re- Headed bv Her Msjesty's piper, the coupAu
ID returned In marching order BY the approac
j. to the front Of tho castle, where, they pite
or their torch,iehte, and, rith an abundance
Id instanter. DaEciEg was ut once begun BY Il
in sta1wart klted lads, who trpped . Hign!ar
OF Keel, with blazing torches in their hapds, wit
OF m Energy and spirit rarely equ7lled and ncT
l. enrpafset. the stirring eEain Of the b1sp1P
infusiLg hesrtiness and zest in marked q
n gree Her Majesty was outside watching u
i movements With seeming interest and sstas'a
he tior. Before the party left to continI
~ dancing in the iron ballroom the heasn OF ~ :.
Il Queen was drunk with tEre H1shland hono.
to and The different members Ct the EoSa. aan.
mt and the Marquis Of Lorne wc-e AA'e1" " -
n hesrtils pledged" ro,ons, W.
plsced At the head Of Ees1ment oeln
Ats foTmed in 4 central town-at NevsFs, II
~ + ~ heen ricf,f1v informed. The oficsrs s2el
III th+ir fine in the cafes tho soldiers IN III
IN m.uner vent to the cAharets, esery ona ees
05 ing into barracks when ~ nkeo, ana pasn y
IL: 1.ttIa ~ nnfhjnc WIS done. 18th