The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-24
FOREIGN NOTES AND GOSSIP.

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Smoking is reported to be very much OF
the decline in England.
| The Rechstag has sanctioned the eXtep
sion to Bavaria of-the North German law
making military service compulsory on all.
M. Gambetla is about to be married. M
Victor Hugo has addressed to tn eX dictator
letter congratulating him on the approach
ing happy event, which he characterizes a;
the union of comet with flower.
Schneider is furious. Some time ago che
arranged with Russian manager to ap
pear in st. Petersburg at three hundred
dollars night. She now finds to her morti
ficarion that the gentleman to whom she has
engaged her services is the proprietor, not Of
a theatre, but of second-rate concert hall.
"A great congress Of workmen is to be
held in Berlin this month, to obtain reduc.
ton of the hours of labor to nine and an ad.
vance of wages simultaneously. A general
strike seems to be regarded as necessary to
obtain the object, and it is stated that it is in
order TO organize one that the congress is to
be held.
The contract between Switzerland and a
copartnership ofGerman bankers for the con-
struction of the Mount St. Gotthard tunnel
has been completed. The work Is twice The
length of the Mount Cenis tunnel, and diff
Guilty is anticipated at Andermott in passing
under the beds of rivers. The company is
to raise $40. 900, 900, and the governments in
terested will grant subsidy of sl7, 1000, 900.
The peaks which are to be tunnelled vary in
height from $3.50 to 10000 feet. From the
summit of the Pass of st. Gctthard four
| rivers. the Rhine, Rhone, Reuss and Tessin
have their sources; and the "Devil's Bridge"
on the north slope of the road witnessed sew
eral severe engagements between the French
and Russians in 1899. The carriage road,
still kept in excellent repair, is in constant
use by travellers.
The agitation In England in favor Of a Re-
public continues, and the last mail contains
some interesting particulars concerning the
movement. The most significant of these is
an extraordinary speech by Sir Charles Went
worth Dixie to meeting largely made up Of
worklngmen, at New CaslIe-on!Tyne. He
ridiculed royalty, counted the cost of the
Queens household, her lord stewards, her
high almoners, her clerks of the closet, her
grand falconer, her grand plgeon-shooter, her
thrIy-lwo doctors, &C., &C., footing up huu-
dreds of thousands of pounds sterling, and
said it was not waste but mischief. He closed
by saying: There is widespread belief that
Republic here Is only matter of education
aud lime. If you can show mea fair chance
that Republic here will be free from the po-
lItical corruption that hangs about the mon
archy, say for my part-and believe the
middle classes In general will say-let 1t
come" These sentiments were loudly
cheered, and petition iu favor of more
equal representation in Parliament was
adop'ed by the meeting.
Later advlces from Europe state that
there are indications throughout France of o
revival of Communism. Not merely In the
great cities, but in small towns and even vii
lagos, are to be found knots Of determined
Socialists, more or less pronounced in their
opinions, and mode of expressing tham.- The
advent of numbers of individuals lately re-
leased from the hulks increases the boldness
of the Reds, who now openly declared many
of their old haunts, that they expect to re-
gain the power soon. Numbers of the lead
ing Communists are now at large, having de-
fed capture hitherto, and feeling that they
may safely expose themselves without fear Of
the police Rochefort has written letter
from his prison to NJ. jolly, his counsel at the
late trial. in which occurs the following SEN
tence: II daily expect to hear that Napoleon
III, returning to his rightful domain, has
proclaimed on amnesty, and that I, after
being condemned by Republic, shall expert.
ence the still more terrible doom of pardon
by the Empire" The London papers have
Paris advices stating that there is considera-
BILE agitation among the laboring classes,
which cause, no little uneaslness in govern.
ment circles. Some of the Radical papers
had openly advocated an open demonstration
of the surviving friends of the late sacrificed
Communists at the cemeteries on the let
instant, and the turnout was tremendous.
The whole armed force of the National Guard
were under arms the entire day. London
papers also state that the demands for the
nine.hou system of work by laborers has
generally been acceded to. A general trades
council is being formed to protect the inter-
ests OF working men throughout England.