The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-06
The gai1g Nems.
NEWS SUMMARY.


Hon. CHARLES SUMMER has sold his residence in
Boston, intending to mako his homo at Wash
ington.
The Duko Of Edinburgh arrived at Rio on tho
18th Of July, in command Of tho steam frigato
Galatlsea
Tho value Of the Wholesale Oyster trade Of Now
York city is estimated at moi loss than $40 O0O, ,Vv2
annually.
Tho yield Of chestnuts, walnuts and buttornuls
in Vermont this will bo larger than any pro-
coding season for many years.
Our Consul at Palermo reports that tho cholera
cases in that city average $50 to 800 daily, anu
scarcely onc-third recover,
Tho Washington Chronicle says that Mr.. SrAH-
TON will DO back in his place as Secretary OF Var
in less than eighty days.
Tho State OF Iowa has now Has mios Of railroad
complete and in running order, which have cost in
construction the SUM Of s45, ,4S0 900.
Major.General GnIEnsoN, tho famous cavalry
rnider, B now in command OF Rn army OF ono hun
drod colored cavalry soldiers at Fort Riloy.
Grasshopper deprcdations arc continued in Col
orado. Wheat and corn aro consumed in immonso
quantities OH Tho Boulder, and on Clear crock. Ono
farmer loses about SIC, 900 in whcat and oats.
For tho week ending tho 10th inst, two hundred
and fifty patents will DO issued from the patent
Office. During tho past week nve hundred applica-
lions and eighty caveats were hied.
FlaIseed has proved profitable crop this year
in many parts Of Ohio, tho yield having been
usually large, and tho price t$2 per busheD salts
factory 10 farmcrs.
Tho Germans of Nashville arc about organizing
an immigration society OH grand scale, and Ok
poet 10 induce thousands OF their o6uutrymon to
aettlo in Tennossoo.
The Prince and Princess of Wales aro oil visit
to Germany. Tho Duko OF Edinburgh s in Bra
zil, md Prince GEORGE uf Grccco s visiting
England
Portions Of cargo Of logwood wore found in
Portland, Mo-, a few days ago, which wero lost
overheard forty years since. The logs wcro in
perfect state Of preservation.
Tho first temperance organization was formed
in l5l7 in England. II only prohibited its NOM
bors from getting drunk. No mombor was allowed
to drink moro than fourtenn glasses day. Tho
next organization WAS in tho yenr 1000, and only
allowed it's mcmbers to gel drunk public days.
Ono OF the novelties in tho Paris exhibition is
praying machine, exhibited by the Buddhsts. It
consists of little square box, with handle at tho
right sido. When you wish to say a prayer, q turn
OF tho handle will do il as easily as il II woro n
tune on a barrel organ. The Buddhist machine
has this advantage over Darbnry organ, that It is
noiseless. Its inventors guarantee it to say
hundred and twenty prayors day; and it will
never get ont OF order.
peat bog near New Bedford has yielded this
season four hundred cords Of peat. A cord, we'll
dried, will wcgh ton and half, and it ia claimed
to bo equal to the samo weight Of coal for general
purposes, and superior for iron manufacturing and
generating steam. It can bo burned in any kind
Of GIRO place or stofo, with or without gratea. AS
far ns tho bog has been examined, tho depth of
peat Is from five and half to nine feet, and will
probably average eight feet.
It has como to the notice OF tho military auhori-
tics that the bonos Of tho Union soldiers who fol
on the fields Of Bull Run, havc, in somo instances,
been gathered by tho residents in that vicinity,
and, with tho bones Of animals, carried to bone
mill near Alexandria and ground into fertilizers.
From wagon load Of this character, last week, a
human skull, hip bono, part OF tho vertobrnl col
umn, tho femur. md part OF tho tibia wero taken.
Tho matter is being investigated.
variety OF specimens OF North Carolina gold
have beon taken from some Of the small streams
of Montgomery County in that State. Tho orc is
very ine, and somo Of the Jumps arc quito largo.
Ono Of them, the largest, weighed by tho jewelers.
scales thirty-eight penny Weights, which is only
two penny weights short OF two ounces. Tho
specimons wero in their natural condition, Just as
they were when taken from tho streams In which
thoy wore found.
The Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH, in presenting
Prince METTEnNIcH, tho Austrian Minister, at tho
Court OF the Tuiories with tho Order OF tho
Golden Fleece, oulogizod, in tho presence OF tho
ourt, tho services ho had rendered the
Stats by his rc-establshmont of good under.
expressed aloud to the Emperor FnANoIs JOSEPH
his thanks for this declaration. This incident
created great sensation among those present.
TO nupport English paupers, during tho first
Blk months OF 1867, the English Poor Law Board
nj no laoo fhop q -
OF noarly eleven por cent over tho eIpendi-
turcs Of the corresponding period of 1866. IN
Londo., however, tho noroase was nearly thirty
per cent. On tho last day of Juno, 1867 there
were 9S4, ,829 paupers receiving relief in England
nm increase OF more than i've per cont over tho
number receiving relief on tho corresponding day
OF 1866, 1882 OF thoso paupers wora in London.
Tho bills OF the Holiday street theatre promise
variety at least, for tho balance CT the current
week. Tonight the exciting drama Of " The
Streets Of New York will be performed the cast OF
characters including Miss ErF1E GERNoR, HRS
GEnMoN, Mr.. BIsnor, MIR. YAHDENHorf. Mr.. YouNaR
and Mr. PARKER. The play abounds in interest
ing pictures anu exciting lifo scenes. Tomorrow
evening Miss ALICE GRAY will appear in Rosodale,
and on Friday night tho comedy OF Caste will DO
reproduced, for tho last timo, for tho benefit Of
Miss ALEXANDER.
sttution, which Ia about to be submitted to tho
representative body OF that island tho Atthing) for
it's approval Tho now Constitution gives to the Ice:
lnnders tho same liberties ns wore granted TO tho
Danes by the Constitution OF the 9th OF june l849,
and all fnture DanIah monaroha arc 10 swoar TO
preserve the Icelandio Constitution inyioabIe be-
fore they are crowned. Tho Constitution also pro-
yidos that although Iceland is declared nm insepa-
rable part of the Danish monarchy, IL is to main
tain its own laws and administration in local mat-
ters. .'',a.t
The San Antonio tTexas) Express, Of August
II, gays: ''Tho Indians have penetrated to tho
very outskirts OF city, and it is not oxtraya-
giant to expect they will net again the scenes
OF 1851. Tho prediction that the Indians OF tho
Northwest wers moving South seems to be true.
Such Indians, and similarly accoutred, have
never appeared before on our frontier. large
camp has been discovered on tho head Of tho
Guadalupe river. Small parties Of soldiers have
been chased into the forts. The country has been
stripped of all the live STOCK and the prospect Of
q complete devastation of tho frontier is immi-
nent."
@. H. MEDASucH, alias JOSE BoNA1po, q young
spantard, who has boon sought after. by Mexican
detectives, now in tho city Of New York, on sus-
picion OF having appropriated 5000 600 in gold be-
longing to tho Mexican government, Was arrested
in that city on Monday. Sixty thousand dollars in