The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-05
child can be had for third of that sum. The
women who have visited this establishment
annnl ninhlv OF the nnalitY Of the food

child can be had for third of that sum. The
women who have visited this establishment
speak highly OF the quality OF the food.
4 private letter from Gottingen says that
sslast week about 10000 French prisoners of
war were marched through this city, and
among the number were some Of these So
called Turcos. who look more like wild beasts
than human beings.T The writer states fur
ther that business is suspended altogether;
that one of the largest wholesale houses in
Hamburg, out of twenty clerks, has sent eigh-
teen TO the army.
The French papers are filed with wonderful
accounts of the mysterious agencies winch
either are, or are supposed to be. SET at Morh
by the Prussians upon French soil. According
to the Patrie, ''agents and money were sen! 10
Africa. and a vessel was also dispatched laden
with arms intended to be distributed to any OF
the natives who seemed willing to fight the
French. For a short time these agents assum-
ed the character of priests, and preached molly
war"
Partisan journal, LIE Soir, amid the SAD detaHs
of French defeat. chronicles one joke. It ap-
pears that the Prusslans soldiers use no tents.
consolation: 'sYou at least have tents p
Vous avez des tentes. Now the word terte IS
pronounced the same as the word tarte, which
means an aunt. This similarity prompts, the
reply of the soldier, who says, or Is made to
say: "Iantes (aunts), indeed; 1t Is the uncle
we WANT Such is the bit Of the French SOL
dier, or the French journalist, at the nephew
OF his uncle.
a special correspondent writes from Paris,
on Wednesday, that provisions OF al kinus n. are
already reaching famine prices Butter, salt
potatoes are double the usual cost, and meat
triple. Tradesmen refuse to sell eXceptin llm-
tied quantities. Preparations are being mace
on vast scale for the wounded. Colleges,
lyceums, schools and converts are converted
| into hospitals by order o. the government.
The palaces of Versailles, Trianor, St. Cloud,
Mendon, St, German and Ramboullet are to
be Immediately prepared for the same pur-
pose. Many private houses have been given
up. The rich offer their country seats, and
the poor single rooms. An omnibus company
has given several depots. Distrust between
the government and the people still exists, bu
1t Is much diminished. Time has been Srea
French ally.
OF the rapid marching of the Crown Prince
army towards Paris, the London Times cor
respondent writes: "There was company o
two OF the 5Sth regiment In advance Of tn
Crown Princes staff, and in rear OF his escor
OF lancers, lust to make all safe against an
eyil-dealing from the dense woods Whlc
f1anked our route. The usual walking pace :
a good horse Is, we all know, consideraol
staff never checked that.pace OF their horses
Mile after mile that body Of infantry, carryin
knapsacks, coats, cooking tins, DC, IN tn
very heaviest and, to my mind, most tryin
marching order, went on In front OF th
horses In that six hours march, mostly up
series of ascents, and they never halted once
except for half an hour in the middle OF tn
day. In ali that march only five men fell oul
and two of these saw running afterwards
pick mp their places in the ranks. This is
| company which lost all its Officer, except
lieutenant, at Wlssenburg."