The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-30
The 1ai1g 6e~s,
NEWS SUMMARY.


Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1413,
Cotton closed in New York heavy at>T for
Midding Uplands. q u
Cotton closed in Liverpool at 104d. for Mfddling
Uplands.
Coal tar is the latest motive power.
A Dayton man conoocted . new advertising
scheme the other day. He sent q silk balloon
several hundred feet in ths all, when apatent fuse
exploded q large bag full Of circulars, and they
came futtering down to all parts Of the city,
E1-vics President HiMrN, IN the course OF an
address at Repu blcan Convention, in Penobscot
county, Maine, the other day. advised the impeach-
mont Of the President. Hon. G. A. Grow, in
political address. in Montrose, Penn, few days
since, spoke in o similar strain.
The Suez Canal people only want hundred
millions (of francs) more, and with that sum they
pledge themselves to complete their work. This,
it will be remembered, is the fourth hundred Of
millions they have asked for; they have alresdy
had three.
A company Of Germans is organized in San
Francisco to induce emigration from the Old
World to sitka, for which purpose agencies are to
be established in the larger German cities. Inc
principal object Of the enterprise is the develop
ment Of the fisheries Of Alaska.
The Des Moines Valley Railroad, already run
ming one hundred and sixty-two miles up one OF
the richest and most fertile valleys in the world,
to the capital OF Iowa at Des Moines, will be e1-
tended fifty miles further up the valley next sum-
mer, intersecting the line OF road already running
across the State to Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Ameeting Of garcons de cafe was held at Paris,
few dsys ago to discuss the great pourboire
question. It was convened by waiter with soul
above his business, who thought the acceptance
of pourboires, ''derogstory to the dignity OF the
profession, !" but majority decided on continuing
to pocket the affront.
AMr. HAToH has gone to Morehouse, La, and
spread the Honduras fever in that rich parish to
such degree that it bids fair to become depopu-
lated. Eighty families were to join him for Hon.
duras from that parish, and probably many others;
the best plantations on the Beuf River can be
bought, well improved, at 81 Tin specie) per acre.
worth $50 in 1851.
An ear of corn, raised on the farm of MIR. JOHN
W. JACOBS, near swTrzER's bridge, In Anne Arun-
del county, and bought to Richmond, ls probably
one Of the largest ever produced in the United
States. It is about ten inches long and weighed
three and a-hsR pounds. Near the stem it was
twelve inches in circumference, and nearly Six
inches in circumference at the small end.
The Pe,Tiere Of the General Transatlantic
Company's feet, which recently won the
gold medal at the Paris Exposition for supe-
riority in speed .spd safety ecipsed on her last
massage to Paris all her previous accomplishments,
doing the distance between New York and Havre
in eight days and seventeen hours, the fastest
time on record.
The President has ordered the Bureau Of Rebel
Archives, Of which Dr, FRANc1s LnsER was chlef
to be closed This Bureau was organized BY Sec
retary srAsros and contains all the captured
records of the civil and military administration OF
the defdnct Confederecy. It has been OF great
service 10 the government in its various nVeshga-
tons.
The Paris Chariuari publishes wood cut repre-
santing '1S67," under tho form OF female figure
seated, crowning with a laurel wreath an unna'
turaIly tall old woman, wearing the well known
Prussian helmet with spike at the-top, and bend
ing down to receive the favor. Below is written,
seFirst prize for rapid growth awarded to Prus-
sia." An N. r. adds 'The successful candidate
ss, however, . little out OF shspe."
Il is said that the State Department has receiv-
I'd intelligence through an agent Of General PaIM,
the Spanish revolutionary leader, that il success
Iul he will offer the Island Of Cuba to our Govern
,nent ats price tobe fixed by mixed commission;
10 keep England . passive spectator, Cube being
pledgedto repay the British bondholders This in
selHgence was sent to- Nj, SEWARD = month since,
but he did not act upon it. ~
The Memphis Bulettn says that the project OF
direct trade with Europe, having Memphis, on the
Mississippi, for one ting point, and Lyons,
ON the Rhone, for the oher, is in process OF con-
summation; and ss 10 the course Of some months
vessels from Lyons may be anchored 'st the Mem
phis landing, IT is well to know something about
the French city. The Bulletin therefore, devotes
column to description Of Lyons, y, ms, its trade,
manufactures, &cs sa v,, at ~,
The London Bsilderi says that if people planting
orchards would give orders to mark the north side
of trees before they are taken up, snd when set
out TO have the trees put in the ground with their
north side to the North, in their natural positions
slarger proporton It is said would hye, as ispor-
ing this law of Nature is the cause of many trans
planted trees dying: II the north. side be exposed
to the South the heat of the sun is too great for
that side Of the tree to bear, therefore it dries up
and decays. .s-i ,.rr,l
The New York Euening Post Of the 18th says:
hale OF new hops was received in this CITY yester-
day. forwarded from Petersburg, Va This is the
Srst consignment or tho hind ever made from .
Southern State, and id the result Of late expert
roent. half .crs was planted with hops, and $50
n,rnds ~ the popular material was packed.
r. NAV he added tia. the quantity obtained
=. t.;r and tba ou.lity excellent. :. Lager beer
is doubtless destined thus to extend the range Of
its operations. T. 5g 3"
A correspondent OF the New York Independent,
travelling In the South, finds some Northern mis-
sionaries whu are not 'fsound on the goose" he
ssys: 'sTvice within the last few months have