The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

IeuCluS every uoluluS5, .dt MulCH lliC EnlPSAoi
oftentimes assists.
The French Academy will elect two mem
bers to fill the vacancies caused by the deaths
of Lamartine and Sainte-Beuve on the 7th oi
April.
Eugene has new notion about economy
in dress She has sent word to her milliner
that hereafter she must employ less expen-
slve one.
-Havelburg, Prussia, was recently nearly
destroyed by fire. Out of 2Ss houses. SO were
destroyed, and 173 families, composed in the
aggregate of 700 persons, were rendered
homeless.
The Swedish Diet has amended the con-
stitution so as to grant to Christian dissenters
and Israelites the right to sit in the Legisla-
ture, and to occupy any public office except
that Of member Of the cabinet. The establish
ed church of Sweden is the Lutheran.
Here is an instance of the strange caprice
which often seizes men when called upon to
make their wills: Mr.. W. E. Williams, q magis-
trate and deputy lieutenant of the County OF
Glamorganshre, in Wales, has bequeathed his
entire estate, valued at nearly 100000 to
the Marquis of Butte. Mr.. Williams was in no
way related to the nobleman just named, who,
as is well known, is one of the richest men in
England 1t is thought the Marquis will de-
cline to accept the gift, and will leave the
property to be distributed among the relatives
of the deceased
The weather in Europe, during the first
two weeks of February, was intensely cold
The Nord, of Brussels, says that the thermome-
ter on February 10th stood at fourteen degrees
Fahrenheit The lakes, canals and ponds were
frozen over, navigation on the canals Of Char
leroi and Wilebroeck was interrupted. and
that the skaters were enjoying that amuse
ment to their hearts content. In Paris, two
deaths from congestion of the brain, caused
by the intense cold, have been announced
The Eord expresses the opinion that the low
temperature is due to two large spots of di
ametcr of thirty to forty seconds now visible
by the naked eye on the surface of the sun.
-Calcraft, the English hangman. whose
name has become as famous as thilat of Jacl
Ketch himself, has retired into private life
sAge and infrmltiesr have rendered nerveles
the cunning nand One hundred and thirty
nine candidates, it is said, have applied TO
the vacant Office. The English Journals recal
the occasion, some years ago, when, upon hi
dismissal being limited at in consequence o
Ills awkwardness in hanging a murderer
thirty persons made instant application to sue
ceed him. One of them, In Ills letter, expresses
the pious hope that with the blessing OF Prc
violence he might be able to carry out til
dread behests of the law" Another said h
would ''do the job for two pound week."
third wrote laconcally, "Honnered sur, am
boocher.n It is not suggested that the rctirin
functionary is to be made baronet.
-Duellling among German students is cor
stantly winked at by the college authorltle'
The senate have often known as much as tn
bows of the day and the hour. Would tn
Herr like to see nice duel to-day?" the wal
crs at the hotels at Jena will say to you at yor
breakfast. "very pretty affair coming off
the forenoon, sir. Two Of the best fighters
the Germanlans and Thuringians are goin
loose, and was told by one of the corps la
night that one of them is certain to loose
nose at least. Would the herr like to hay
carriage to take himself over to til
tavern where the fights take place
The regulations which the Prussian GoN
ernment has issued in consequence
the narrow escape Of the son OF Count Bi
marck seem intended to regulate rather tha
prevent such encounters. BY one article a
students societies whose members organic
duels s'without reasonable cause" and whic
! are formed for the purpose Of duclllng, are
be dissolved. Another article provides tor tn
rlslicaion of any student who may fight du'
sswithout being attended by n surgeon an
provided with the necessary apparatus in cas-
of wounds" If the student belongs to socit
ty, and the president OF the society is show
not to have taken steps to prevent the due
from having serious results, the latter is ais
to be rllstlcated. duel must be stopped Q
once If one of the adversaries has received
wound which requires medical care. Duelin
within safe limits-slit noses, slashed cheeks
&c.-is evidently deemed by the Prlssan Gov
ernmcnt to deserve the fostering care Of tn
State.