The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-09
CLIPPINGS, eLnANINGs AND REsIARKs

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CLIPPINGS, eLIaANINGs AND REMARKS.
The pen is mightier than the sword-but then
The scissors helps the mighty pen.
The biggest thing on ice is the berg mentioned
by Dr. Hayes, which contained 81 600 00O, ,O0O, ,0OO
000000,000 tons-mcre or less.
Photographic albums, with musical boxes con-
cealed in the cover arc, at present, = novelty III
| London.
Three hundred pretty girls dance almost nude
IN one of the theatres in Paris. Tho public is said
to bo ''shocked," and ask where are tho police.
The town of Niagara Falls has been compelled
to pay $45OO for the destruction of disreputablc
house by o mob last summer
The four youths hung in Nashville for murder
| laughed, swore. scoffed and chewed tobacco on
| the gallows up to the last moment.
1t is probable that these youths did not value
their lives chew of tobacco, and that when they
were hanged their chewing was suspended.
A CLERGYMAN in New York came home late one
night, bruised, soiled and robbed Of his watch and
money Ho said he had been assaulted by SIN
men, but it was clearly proved that lie lied, that
| he had been on q spree and i'll improper places
But he still " maintains his pastoral rotations"
II the sprcoing Clergyman adheres to this course
of dissipation, ho will soon find it so expensive
that he will not be able to maintain himself, much
| less his relations
A shooting alfray in Benton, Miss, rendered an
undertakers services necessary for MIR. Ihomas
Young. He will never be old.
So says the Boston Post, whilst We contend that
he will never again be "young.'
The Secretary of the Interior recently sent into
| Congress official returns of the population and
manufactures of each city and town in the United
States containing population Of II, 600 or over,
together with the number Of males and females
| employed in each. New York, OF course, ranks
/ ,,lak,n NJ
s bo in eumea o nss R5adsh
second, with population OF e65, ,52s; Brooklyn Is
third. population 266 661; Baltimore fourth popu-
laton 2t2, ,418; Boston fifth, population 177 ,S4o;
New Orleans sixth, population $3.50; Clncinnan
seventh, population 16l ,O44; st. Louis eighth pop
nation leo, 7S; Chicago ninth, population 1os 26o
Buffalo tenth, population SLIPS; Washington
ranks the fourteenth, population 81, 122; and San
Francisco the fifteenth, population 56,8O2.
An Irish glazier was putting;a pano of glass into
o window, when groom, who was standing py,
began Joking him. telling hm 70 eS boqe .hS bnntcr
Tor % some time, but at last silenced his tormentor
by "Arrah, now, be off wild yc, or else I'll put
pain in yer head without any putty"
Does any church allow q man to marry his
widows sister? and if so, which one, and how2
II there is no rule without an exception, what
exception is there to the rule that there is no ruo
without an exception, except that the exception
ls m exception to itself? Does any body see the
point?
A New York Tribune correspondent, who, no
doubt. has mado his po out of tho war, write as
follows from James Island s. c..
CT wish knew what Congress Is going to do
with this State; but, if had the power, would
as soon partition Off part OF hell and mako jeff.
Davis governor and then admit 1t into tho Union,
as to think Of taking back South Carolina"
If the Tribune correspondent thinks South Car
olina worse than hell, why does he not leave the
one and 60 to tho other? Let him so by all means,
and write correspondence from there about the
climate A correspondence from hell would be o
novel idea, and would pay handsomely.
Edwin Forrest played five nights last week, at
Crosbys Opera House, Chicago, to the largest re-
ccipts he ever had in q corresponding length of
| time Hc appeared Monday night, in Virginius,
to s2O27.5O; Tuesday, Othello, s2OSS; Wednesday,
Rchelieu, s2251 Thursday, Jack Cade S2GlS; Fri
the the five nights were 11379.5O This would be
considered q very charming business by 4 mana
ger of Italian opera or any other man.
The aged father Of the late 3Idllc. Rachel, NJ.
Felix, announces that he is ready to undertake
the instruction OF pupils for tho stage; He adds,
| that he was the sole instructor OF Rachel aid his
other daughter Leah, the star of the Gaitc.
r. Q wife of 4 leading New York editor, who
owns magnificent residence in tho suburbs, has
ordered i. Chckcring grand piano:forte, orna-
mented in ebony and gold, to match the furniture.
Tho instrument IS to be 3 splendid one, and Will
cost two thousand dollars
Tn describing reception at tho White House
the Washington Star says: "a peculiar style Of
wearing the hair last evening among the ladies,
was the subject of much comment and the re-
marks were, for the most part, altogether in its
| favor rs II becoming substitute for the waterfall.
The hair was allowed to fall it's full length, with
| ont r.ttcr or band of amy description. and was
thought by many to bc the most graceful style
the cvcr-chanSing Empress fashion has yet pre-
scnted to public patronage
At one of the Paris theatres tho spectator is
shown the mode of dressing from the Creation to
the present day, and living models walk out Of
huge book of fashions to illustrate the different
periods.
"Mr. smith" said little fellow the other even
inc to his sisters beau, = wish You wouldn't
nraise sister Nancy eyes any more You've made
her so proud now that she won't speak to cousin
Laura, nor mind mother the least bit.
"Havo the jury agreed?" asked the bailiff of a
| ocked ND set of twelve, whom he had left under
the care of his man, Denny Garry, and whom he
met upon the stairs with pail in his hand. "Oh,
Wis" replied Denny, they have agrade to sind
out for another half gallon"
"Well, Charley said an anxious gent to an
urchn of three years, Oh Christmas day, "w what
did you find in your stocking this morning?"
"Find, father" replied the hopeful, ''why
found big hole
Tho father gave the boy ono cent.
Elder Knapp, speaking OF long prayers, once
said: ''Whcn Peter was endeavoripg to walk upon
the water to meet his Master and WITS about
sinking had his supplication been ~ 'iS as the
| introduction to ono of our mode, rayers, be-
fore ho got through he would have bcen lilty feet
undor the water
Some people assert positively that tho owl
perchcd in the ruined stccplc Of the Circular
Church contains the spirit of an old woman who
Mas killed BY shell.