The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-29
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Oook OF the war.
Sixteen Egyptian dancers are entertaining the
Parisians.
A twelve foot alligator was killed on tho bay
shore OF Mobile, by boy, on Sunday, Goth.
EtAn old she wolf and six cubs were killed in
Marion county, Ill, last week.
The colored levee laborers at Memphis struck
Tor higher wages on Tuesday, 92d, and attempted
to parade the streets. Tho Freedmen's Bureau
authorities caused their arrest.
The N. Y. Tribune of Friday, says on last We'd
nesday, and Thursday mornings there was severe
frost in most Of the suburban towns, and in some
OF them very serious damage was done.
Capt. JOHN Cook, formerly belonging to the
rebel Gen. LEES staff, was arrested in Chicago on
Monday last for being the husband Of two wives
The item goes "the round" We know Of no suoh
man ON Gen. LEES staff. .'.'
THAD. STEVENS would consign the whole South
to the "Penitentiary of He'll" This figure of
speech shows the magnanimity and large heart
edness Of THAD.-he would take the South to-his
own bosom.
A fall of meteoric stones occurred near Mobile
May II and Is. They commenced falling at A.
n. and continued at intervals all day. The sky
was perfectly clear during most of the time. The
stones were Of silicious character, and some OF
them were quite hot whom they fell.
Winons, Wisconsin, must be nice place at the
present time. Among the inducements for gem
tlemen to settle there, it is mentioned that "the
can fish out of their garret Windows swim in
their parlors, build skiffs on their roofs, practice
rowing over their door yards, and keep ducks"
Colonel WIZ. PRESTON JOHNSTON is announced
as candidate for Clerk Of the County Offices. So
says the Louisville Courier. Col. JOHNSTON is the
aon Of the late Gen: ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON,
md ~ fbo, mol 40 ~ n
in Richmond.
= A new submarine telegraph cable WAS laid be-
tween Boston and East Boston OF the 22d, for
the purpose OF transmitting fire alarms from the
City Hall to the East Boston signal boxes. The
length Of the cable was 2640 feet, and ito weight
four tons, and it laid in less than ten minutes.
One OF the officers of the police in 18th Ward,
New York, has undertaken the heroulesg task of
stopping the sale of newspapers on Sunday. It is
understood that his action is not authorized by
"The Board" As the city is undergoing such
thorough reformation, we suppose the Captain
thought he would go the entire swine.
The English papers say, there is no longer any
doubt that negotiations have for some time been
In progress for the cession of Venice by Austria.
It is to be hoped these negotiations may be
brought to successful ISSUE as in that event the
chances Of a general European war would be very
much diminished.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has received
from T. G. BERGEN, Of Jamaica, L. l., New York,
q bunch Of asparagus, composed Of twelve stalks
each about four inches in circumference and thir-
teen inches in height, the whole weighing FIVE
pounds. It is understood that it is the intention
to preserve this rare specimen of the agricultural
world. -r,,.E.,
Gov. SWAIN, President Of the North Carolina
ahol 1akta oh
strongly condemns the conduct Of some students
Of that institution in issuing ball ticket with
JEFFERSON DAVIS, J. @. BRECKENRIDGE, z. B. VANCE
and other insurgent leaders, as honorary mem
bers. He says he has no means OF preventing oc-
casional outrages Of this nature.
The project of building an airline railroad
from Memphis to Cairo is being extensively ag.
tated in West Tennessee. Proposals will be made
to the Illinois Central Railroad Company to fur
nish the rails and rolling stock when the road
bed is completed. When the line is finished it's
connections will make o most an airline railroad
from Chicago to New Orleans.
The proprietors Of the Chicago Times have pur.
chased q lot on Dearborn street, between Wash
ington and Madison, 20 by 90 feet, for $500 per
foot, aggregating $4,000. This is the highest
price ever paid for real estate in Chicago. The
Times previously owned 20 feet adjoining On the
united lots the proprietors will erect handsome
building adapted to the use Of their business.
Strawberries by tho scar load" is something
new under the sun; but We read that two car loads
of strawberries are arriving at Chicago daily from
Golden, Anna and Villa Ridge, on tho Illinois
Central Railroad. There ia an area of over 300
acres of strawberries now ripening in those three
towns, and promising the heaviest yield that any
season has afforded.
In 1860 Illinois produced only six bales OF cot
ton The total yield in 1865 is estimated at 10 900
bales, twice as much as was exported annually
from the whole country ct the beginning Of the
century twice as much as was grown by Ken.
tucky, and nearly as much as Virginia, in 1860.
The cotton is said to be equal to that OF Tennessee
in quality.
The Government have awarded a contract fol
raising the vessels in the river and harbor Of Sa-
vannah which we're sunk by the rebels to obstruc
the channel. The gunboats and other vessels
were souttled and sunk at tho time the city wal
evacuated. There are in all about twenty, some
Of tLem valuable, with all their guns and arma
ment on board.
The Richmond Enquirer says: "The students
n the University OF Virginia are remarkable for
ripe age. About, half Of the two hundred snc
thirty Of the present mombers said to be thirt,
years'o some of them have families Of children
Ministers who ofioiste before the students should
know that they are said to be very averse to sol