The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-13

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eyecqmi0rt ing: thlngs Imaginable.
1t Is said that the ]; Hotel de- Vllle Will be
rebpilt.-net npen. iIs present slte, at least least.
Thsppspose Of the French Government, 1t Is
now said. Is. to enclose the, ruins Of the edlace
lately destroyed With strong iron railing, and
to leave them q, . reminder Of the barbarism
Of the Commune that destroyed 1t. l,--1
-sunfqwers we're recommended "a BY COM
mission, Of European sayans called by Bis
mssck, to lid the aIs oI the faint occasioned by
the hesps Of dead near Paris. They call the
sunaoTer precious plant for that purpose,
ashaMng'a great power Of absorbing theni-
trogenous matters IN which the coil would be
30 richa Yielding an excellent oil from its
seed, good forage from It's leaves, and having
acombustible stalk which can, be used In the
domestic; fireplace. -,,5-.r a, -. ,..,o.
"A serious isschisni tdlsturbs the Gdppy re-
lations st Iii eIPpTesbsteraan Church in!sce.,snd.
Theduestioh which has produced this dissen-
sion, and which has lairra5e tthese WORTHLESS
nt6Gadyerss factions, tis. whether thesdeVil
Is susceptible: of eaivati6ni ii Some stfenuously
iasiss shathe ean be saved, but'a rgemsjori-
ty deno1ncs st6ls as heresy,a and proclaim
those Who hold such a doctrine as the saliva
tiop of Satan Is worse than infdeis. Thus
stands tha religious question at present among
thessotca Preshy yterians.; r.,5f,s-- r. ,l,,r.-,
49, s>nring.the continuance of the society or
giles OF the late Empire in France no name was
more frequently In the mouths Of men as one
of the. most extrayaganty reckless OF the court
circle than that Of Madame de Metternich,
wife of the Austrian ambassador to France.
Ills now sisted that tbslP Prince de Aetternich
. has Instituted. proceedings for separation
from ON hsr, and that the Princess herself, hav-
Ing. sold all her property In Vienna and other
parts of Austria to Greek Jew for 100000
aorins,wi j go to- France to sidepermanently.
:aa-The ex.fmperial household at Chiselhurst
affect very economical style ot living. not
Rithstauding the fact that the e1-Empress has
iswelfy In her possession which she desires to
dispose Of for the round sum OF 81, GOO, ,ooo
That lady may be seen taking her daily prone
nades IN calico suit, which cannot have cost
more than six OF eight, dollars, while his ex-
Majesty excites the commiseration of all be-
holdersby .spearing In that livery of the de-
cared gent. ran, . seedy- looking black suit.
we Wish that we could add that the shiny
seams give evidence Of having been freshly
linked, but the truth ofhlstory must be vlndi-
GATED. His Majesty is as get only shabby gen.
.teel in his wardrobe. This .afectation of pow
5erty is ,ot. course all for political effect
!,2-Queen Victoria opened the new St. Georges
Hospital inperson on the 10th June: This i'm
:naense establishment, which Is to have GOO
beds, is situated on the southern, bank OF the
Thames, opposite the House of Parliament,
md tae sum paid for the ground was $3.50, 600.
The entire sitels over eight and a half acres,
aud about half of 1t is land reclaimed from the
Thames. The buildings are constructed in
seven separate blocks, and are connected on
The ground floor BY corridors. the longest one
being over half mile from end to end. There
Isapart of the building specially set apart for
training Miss: Nighungale's nurses; and labora-
tories, dispensaries, operating rooms, museum,
-and.eve,yshipg that skil and money can pro-
cure for first class hospital. The mortuary
is at the southern end, and is reached'by an
underground passage, 30 as not to be within
I view Of the patients.
.,lThe San Francisco Bulletin says: 1.-THE
Chinese have many customs peculiar to their
nation which strike the outside barbarian
as being unnatural and strange. Their re-
dEsious traditions are SO 'deeprooted and SO
strongly .festezed by superstition as TO give
little encouragement to missionary laborers.
THE most striking OF these superstttions are
those pertaining to the disposition of tieir
dying and dead relatives. Very often the dead
bodies OF Chinese men and women are found
in untsnanted buildings in the Chinese quar-