The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-14
N ewS Summary.

n ews Summary.
Several Northern capitalists engaged in bust
ness in Mobile, design starting Radical paper in
that city. [They doubtless wish to make large
investment.l
Direct steam navigation between New York and
Sweden has been opened. Scandinavian emigrants
now come direct from Gothenburg to the United
States.
A negro, who was giving his wife Fourth of
July whipping at Lexington, KY, was killed by his
son, who took an axe and knocked his ingracious
parent on the head.
Nineteen individuals who formerly held po-
sitions in the rebel army, left Chattanooga re-
Gently, en- route to Austria to join the Imperial
army.
lottery scheme has been gotten up by the
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Art Association, for the pur-
pose Of raising funds to rebuild the State Univer-
sity. The drawing of prizes took place on July
9Th.
On July 2, negro in Galveston was oarelessly
smoking his pipe near an open keg of powder,
when spark dropped, and he has not since been
heard from. A building was demolished by the
explosion.
A child was devoured near Galveston on July g.
by an alligator, in full view of her father, who
was unable to reach her in time to save her. He
shot the reptile, and will cut him open to recover
the childs remains.
On the 10th inst. great boat race took place
on the Hudson River, between GILBERT WARD and
JOHN MoKIEL, in shell boats, with single sculls,
Tor $780, The distance rowed was five miles, and
Nickel came in winner in forty-one minutes.
writer in the Ciuic Guard recommends the
building of bright fires in the cotton fields at
nights during the moth season. Each moth pro-
duces thousands of cotton worms and everything
OF the nature of miller rushes into the fire of
dark night wherever they can find it.
Three important events occurred in Europe on
the last anniversary of the battle Of Waterloo On
that day Prussia made declaration of war against
Austria, and Italy followed her example. And it
was on the same day that the British Ministry
sustained a humiliating defeat on the Reform
bill.
The sensational manner in which a portion of
the press have alluded to it, has caused the pub
lie to doubt whether there was really any such
disease as trichinia. A genuine case has, how
ever, occurred in New York, which has been ex-
amined by the Cooper Union Scientific Associa-
non, and placed under the treatment of two expe.
rlenced physicians. No hopes, however, are
entertained Of saving the man.
"Half q dozen pretty women were keeping up
busy chatter, all to themselves In an ice cream
saloon. I'm going North in few days. said one,
to buy some clothes.' But, Laura, you mustn't
do that; you'll have to take the oath to get pass;
and, you know, you're just as much of rebel as
ever you were.' yes, Of course with pretty
shrug OF the aforesaid Laura's pretty shoulders,
but, then, one must have clothes, you know"
Valparaiso correspondence to May 80 says trade
Is reviying briskly. The Minister of Finance ia
preparing an elaborate statement Of the losses
suffered by all parties. Specie is abundant. Amer
ican gold is at premium, but drafts on the Uni
ted States for small amounts are cashed dollar for
dollar in Chile currency. The Presidential elec-
tion was to have taken place on the Goth Of June.
PEREZ and Gen. BULNEs are to be the most prom
inent candidates.
The New York tribune says "Mrs ELEANOR
WILLARD, representing herself to be the wife of a
wealthy wagon maker in San Francisco, was
brought before Justice HOGAN, charged with
having stolen $1,000 United States Treasury note
from Mrs. BRAHAM, also Of San Francisco the two
ladies having occupied the same state on the
voyage to this city. The money was found pinned
In the dress OF the accused, which she explained
by the fact that Mrs. BRAHAM was frequently in
hquor, and as the dresses hung together, it WAS
probable that the complainant had fastened il
thore, thinking she was handling her own gar
ment. The case is still on.
Ihe democratic party in Germany are bestirring
themselves. The Frankfort Journal says that 90
committee OF public safety for the national de-
fence" has been established in the Palatinate and
Rhensh Hesse The central committee are ex-
erting themselves to found affiliated societies
throughout Germany. Every member must con-
tribute six kreutzers q week. The wealthy are
invited to promote the work by voluntary contri-
buttons. The same journal adds that the Nation.
al Verein have placed at the disposition of the
Rhenish committee the funds which they had col
iected for German fleet. The object of the as
sociation is to arm the people, and to propagate
democratic principles inGermany.
MAss MEETING OF NORTH CAROLINA LoYAL1srs.
Ihe Wilmington Dispatch OF the 9th says q large
and enthusiastic meeting of North Carolina 0loy-
nns,s, composed OF Rev. Hope Baine, MIR. Hol-
,ana, , and two or three others. was held at Colds