The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-09
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finally decided. Professor Miles, of Baltimore
will, it is understood, assist Professor Aiken ir
the examination.
FOREIGN NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The ex.Emperor Napoleon recently took q
short pleasure excursion upon the Thames In
the cigar-sbip yacht of the Messrs. Winans, OF
Baltimore, and expressed himself as being
highly pleased with the novel vessel.
The sermon trade In England, according
to writer in St. Pauls, Is very extensive,
though not strikingly remuneratlye to the
sermons is quoted at one shilling and three.
pence to one shilling and sixpence, postage
paid:
tional Guards belonging to the Bank OF France
remained at their posts. In the distribution
of rewards and punishments following the fall
OF the Commune, the government permitted
this battalion to retain their arms. The bank
now intends to make each man present of200
francs of rentes, which is equal to a capital OF
1000 francs, besides giving them silver COM
memoratlve medal.
MIR. John Francis Mcguire, NJ. P, and q
sympathlzer with the Irish Nationalists, writes
to the London Times that he purposes to sub.
NIT resolution at the next session. of the
House of Commons, looking to the establish
ment of an Irish Parliament to leglslate upon
all matters of q purely Irish nature, while re.
serving to the Imperial Parliament complete
control over an questions of an imperial char
acter. Mr.. Mcguire further states that the
measure will receive considerable amount OF
general support.
Bismarck recently told story concerning
his enjoyment Of a cigar. which he did not
smoke. It was at the battle Of Konufggratz,
bah bod h,,t ninynr in or
he determined to reserve until after the vic
tory over the Austrians, which he saw rapidly
approaching. AS he rode over the battlefield,
however, he observed lying upon the ground
wounded dragoon, who was murmuring for
something wherewith to refresh him. He be-
thought himself Of his solitary cigar, lighted
Il, and held 1t between the wounded mans
teeth while he smoked. Relating this anec-
dote, the German Chancellor concluded with
these words II never enjoyeda cigar 30 much
as that one did not smoke"
Bismarck understands the art of diploma
CIV In all It's phases. At the annual festival,
recently held;of the Osterburg Marksmen, a
master shoemaker, Otto Bismarck by name,
was elected King OF the Marksmen. With par
he telegraphed in this wise to the Imperial
Chancellor: lotto Bismarck, of Osterburg,
King of the Marksmen, sends his greeting, on
the present festival day, to his Excellency
Prince Bismarck, as his countryman and
namesake. To the great delight of the people
of OsteIturg, Bismarck the great thus replied
to Bismarck che little: II return my hearty
thanks to my distinguished namesake, Herr
Otto Bismarck, of Osterburg, Tor his friendly
compatriot saluatien."
"A correspondent thus speaks of Queen
Victoria's court breakfasts In Buckingham
Palace Park ION these occasions the Queen
walks about very smiling and clipper, with a
white cap that looks like French bonne's over
her head, and the widow's weeds thought
llzhtened " a suspicion here cid there OF the
white lace or Grape. Thexbreaktasts take
place In the afternoon at half.past four o'clock,
and the ladies attend In costume gotten up
expressly for the occasion. They. gossip and
chatter In gfohps on the sward, while the gen.
tlemep In uniform and stars and garters quiz
them i1 highly arlstecratic way, or discuss
politics In the arbors. The little Princess of
Wales, In particular, Is very lively and popu-
Jar on these occasions, and has sprtghtly air
Which neither the well.known propriety and
her royal mamma, Or the indt-
fee of her big lazy husband, seems to have
fSs Ssss German Correspondent taiss some
curi4W facts about the manns (which the
French war Indemnity Is paid. MHs 1t would
take the entire force OF clerks In all the vari-
Gus German treasures several years to count
the money, the correctness of the amounts Is
ascertalned by counting the contents of few
bags and chests only, and by weighing the
rest to see II they correspond with those
counted. The packing, such as bags and
boxes, is to be paid for by Germany at the
rate of two sous per bag; thus, of the first In
stalment, she will have to return $4,000 francs
Tor the bags. The house Of Rothschild has
undertaken the payment OF the bills OF ex-
change for the French Government, which are
to be made payable in ready money, and with
out loss, at not more than two months date.
This transaction will take place in London,
between the Rothschllds and the German Con-
sui. The latter will also receive the sums
which France pays in English bank notes,
while the oliver and other foreign, but not
to Berlin by rail. It Is probable that the
French will pay part of the amount in gold
and silver bars, instead of coined money,
which would greatly facilitate the business ol
receiving the Indemnity. In all cases, France
he's to bear the whole expense OF transporting
the money to the German frontier.
The recently reported earthquakes give to
the theories OF Professor Fred Mohr, OF t9e
University OF Bonn, published in 1866, q re-
newed interest. Unable TO receive the popular
theory that the earth was once melted mass,
because the sllicates found in many Of the
olden rocks, II once melted, possess certain
chemical and physical properties which they
never after lose, and which 90 not distinguish
them in nature in their crystalline form, he
supposes that the iuteriorsOf the earth is siEli
lar to its surface, except that 1t Is more
thoroughly saturated with water. The noun
tains, he says, are continually growing from
beneath the inorganic matter In the water
slowly crystallizlng and pushing the range up
ward. Sometimes, according to Professor
Mohr, the water dissolyes away the earth
making cave miles, perhaps, in extent; thu
roof of this not being strong enough to uphold
the mass of earth above gives away, and thi:
causes one of those great convulslons which
we call earthquakes. The friction caused BY
this falling produces heat enough to melt thu
rocks and convert the water into steam, anG
this accounts for the volcanic phenoment
which generally attend earthquakes. Ths
Professor thinks his theory is sustained by The
fact that earthquakes move in concentric aud
eyer-increasing circles, and also because the
| water of the sea on such occasions has beer
seen TO. recede, flowing. toward the centre
the convulsion and then return, oVerhoWipG
! the highest marks.
THE NATIONAL L4BOR CONGRESS-.