The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-25
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The preponderance of votes for the Mon
archist party over the Republicans, in the re-
cent Spanish elections, amounts to $4,000.
M DeLesseps has dismissed three hum
dred of the Suez Canal employees, and the
cost OF the personnel has been reduced from
two TO one million francs yearly.
"A treaty of mutual aid and assistance In
enforcing the DEGREES of the respective law
courts has been signed between the North
German Confederation and the Grand Duchy
of Baden.
AT O late fashionable wedding In England.
the bridal party being little dilatory, the Or
ganst played Eager to Meet Thee, Love;"
and again, the party not coming, he sounded
forth "Robln's Not Here"
-Ristori don't draw at home. She failed to
I'm the house at Florence, and lately played an
engagement at the respectable second-rate
theatre called LIE Loggie. She plays about as
well as ever, some say, but hardly draws full
houses.
AT dinner given to Archbishop Lycur-
gus, in the Jerusalem Chambers, London,
grace was said in Greek, the conversation was
mainly In German, Dean Stanley spoke in Eng
ush, and the Greek consul returned thanks in
French.
The Emperor Of Russia has conferred the
medal of the Order Of Merit on Nine. Patti,
upon appointing her first cantatrice to the
court. This medal is surrounded with dia-
monds, and surmounted with the Imperial
crown.
"A charitable society has been formed in
Berlin with no other resources than the ends
of cigars thrown away by smokers. With the
produce of these despised remnants 1t has
been able to clothe completely sixteen poor
children, and even to give them some toys and
sweetmeats at Christmas.
The Austrian Premier has stated in the
Reichsrath that the welfare of the whole ma
ton must be considered before the demands Of
particular provinces. He added that the min
istry would protect the interests of religion,
but at the same time recognize the liberty OF
conscience apd the rights of the State.
The Russian Government being anxious
that there should be no suspicion as to the ap-
plicatlon of the recent loan, declares indirect
ly that the loans are in no way connected with
the gathering of troops on the borders of
Montenegro, and that, so far as the Eastern
question is concerned. all the great powers de-
sire peace.
Three American generals have entered the
service of Ismael Pasha-Generals Mott, Lor-
ing and Sibley. They all three have nominaly
equal commands as generals Of division; one
taking the artillery, another tue infantry, and
the third the cavalry. 1t is probable that
Ratheb Pasha will retain the nominal chief
command of the Egyptian army.
Alta sale Of autographs the other day, a
curious document signed by Richard Ceeur de
Lion was sold for 1850 francs 1t was letter
in verse written at St. Jean dare by monk,
under the dictation of and signed by the lion
hearted King. 1t contained only twelve lines,
and there was some doubt as to its originality,
but the experts declared it genuine.
Madame Olivier recently appeared at
ball at the Tuleries in high-bodied dress of
white muslin, OF as the French fashion report
ers style it, a toilette de la premiere con'naa-
r,ion. It was at first enormously supposed
that the lady had sore throat, but we are
pleased to learn that her noble example Of
sweet simplicity has made mark in the gay
world.
Mr.. John Stuart Mill writes in correction
of recent Misrepresentation OF his opinions
He says: ''The entire control OF the waste
lands of the colonies was, a quarter OF cen
tury ago, deliberately given up by the mother
country to the colonial governments.
thought at the time, and still think, that this
was a mistake, but any attempt now to revoke
the concession could have no effect but to pro-
woke the separation which the memorialists
desire to avert"
"A petition has been sent to the French
Senate, demanding that the fathers ofthe great
est number OF children should be invested with
some new decoration, and that the entire fra
ternity of bachelors should be subjected to a
special tax rising in amount according to their
ace. The oldest part Of the affair is, that q
member Of this grave body, N. Dupin, accepted