The free South. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-24

Cholera kills 500 men day in Shanghai 7
Vice-President Hamlin is raising cav
airy regiment for his son to command.
Anew tenor is engaged to appear in Phil
adelphia, with the promising name OF
Holler.
The customs dues in New York for Sep
tember were over seven millions.
Ex-senator Gwin had arrived in Paris
in twenty days from Wilmington, n. G.
One army rpssubscribed Sl2, 900 for
the testimonial to Gen. Mcclellan.
The New York Central Railroad burns
smood pow,coal is so. infernai dear.
Since Gen. John A. Dix assumed to in
struct Gov. Seymour in the ilse OF words,
the wits have called him John A. Die
tionary.
The Atlanta Rebel boasts that the rebel
sharpshooters excel ours. Prentice doubts
not, that although 10y al man may be o
sharp shooter, rebel is very likely to be
a sharper.
The Gipsies are emigrating hither from
Europe. There are now over thousand
in this country and Canada.
Ali Pasha's Arabian horses have been
beaten by an English thorough-bred-on
the desert. Took Ali down severely.
From data in various forms it is esti-
mated that about S400, ,000,0 have been
brought to this country by immigrants.
Negroes are thickly sprinkled among
the crews of the French war ships now Ill
New York as coxswains and sailors.
Robberies are becoming so frequent IN
Richmond that contemporary thinks the
ghost OF Floyd is about.
A whale was lately captured near Bide-
ford. on the English coast, by party OF
young ladies, who were bathing. No
right there.
The Indebtedness of the United States
now amounts to twenty-one hundred and
twenty-five millions OF dollars.
Some cheerful spirit circulates the opin-
ion that there will be general war III
Europe before long. Count US on Russia's
side.
An italian woman near Turin recently
gave birth to twins without heads. The
priests say it is because her husband
wished the decapitation of the Pope.
Since John Brown has become so popu-
Lar, Mrs. John Brown presumes to be
rather overbearing. In Uxbridge, Mass,
on Friday, she gave birth to two sons and
daughter, and all parties are getting ON
bravely.
The Parisans joke SlidellS They tell
him he may show himself as much as he
chooses, he will never be recognized"
Barnum has 8: five-horned ram" and
at a recent cattle show he labeled him "an
Incorporate sheep, which has taken at
least three horns too much"
Semmes, the pirate is now described as
careworn, grey moustached, grey uni
formed, fifty three years old, and a tee
totaller.
It is said that reward of 100000 in
gold has been offered in Charleston for
the destruction of the Ironsides.
Four members of the New Hampshire
Legislature are drafted.
The Pension Bureau issued l, ,l53 widows
pensions in September.
The Car of Russia's diplomatic Greek
fire has inhamed all Europe.
A boat has been built for Yale students
which is SO nicely balanced that the row.
ers are obliged to part their hair IN tie
middle to keep their balance.
The Heenan and King prize fight match
progresses in London. A bet OF f6OO to
e4OO had been taken on the boy.
Ladies' gaiter shoes sell for s75 pair
in r chmond.
Mrs. John Wood will.get up steam soon
i'm her new New York theatre.
Tom Hyer, old, equity and poor, had