The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-26
~ Aail1 News.
NEWS SUMMARY.

decline Of .d.-Middling Uplands being quoted ut
Old.
a basc-ballist in Canisleo, n. Y, has made n
throw Of Sid feet.
Tho Lynchburg Radical Hec0'd IL 10 DC eoih-
1nonced September 2Sth.
JEnoME,s racc-horsc Kentucky ia to be immortal |
izod III blonxo by MACDONALD, the sculptor
THO Too Republics is the titlo of an American |
uewypupur published III tho City Of Mexico
Thcs Milwaukee pork-packcr, who put up salt |
and sand 30 nicely, has boon packed oil to tho |
Slate priHon for thrco years.
In Trieste, il n cholera pntiont does not call in
medical attendance ho is imprisoned for six
months, i'll case ho lives no ltng.
Tho lawyers Of Troy have challenged all tho cdi-
tors and printers 10 dispute tho question OF chnn-
pionship ut a gamo OF base ball.
Phillips Bar ia regarded tho worst OH tho hissis-
sppi River in roiarlng navigation. II is situated
between Memphis mud Cairo with scarce six feet
OF water on il.
1t is tho opinion OF the Norfolk journals that
large majority OF the white voters Of Virginia have
made up their minds to get back into tho Union
by the shortest road.
England uses eight hundred and fifty millions
postage stamps annually. Franco four hundred
and fifty Millions and tho United States thrco
hundred and fifty mill ons
A witness spoke Of particular person as having
aeen him partially clad" ''Was he not quito
nudo2" asked tho examining counsel "No," ro-
piled the witness, 'ho pair OF spectacles."
We loarn from n Richmond paper that n Stone
wall Brigade inan says ho marched 3G,2iS. miles
during tho war. This woud bc somewhere in the
neighborhool of twenty miles day. The frac-
ton complicatcs tho calculation.
A man driving an o2-cart in New London, Conn.,,
lay on the grorhu dnT biR), passed over him. IIo
purpose that the oxen not only etopped, but back
cd tho cnrt over him again.
In some of tho Scotch fisheries il is announced
steam fishing boats hnro been introduced. Tho
object Of tho promoters Of this now plan ia TO
send dccp sea ash 10 tho markets of tho day tlu-
ring which they are takon.
The Governor elect of California was not war
Democrat, as alleged. Ho was Republican, but
left tho party during the war and joined tho De-
mocracy, because Of his detostRtIon of tho man.
ner in which tho war was conducted.
DfoN and NELMs aro to play billiards ut Mon
treal on tho 25th for the championship of the do
minion. In practice game with his brother tho
other night DroN made, besides of four hun.
dred throe consecutive runs Of 286, 10l and 314.
II SAY, Sambo, does you know what makes do
corn grow 30 fast when you put dc manure on it 2"
''No, don't, hardly" snow, I'll just toll ye.
When de corn begins to smell do manure, it don't
like do 'fumery, SO il hurrics out of do ground"
GEo. PHELPS, who, whilo riding out with his
intended recently, was assaulted by three
roughB near Tarifvillo CT, who attempted vio
loncc upon tho person of tho lady, Inns settled with
tho guilty parties on the payment Of twelve dol
lars.
northern man, says the Edfcy Tirginida,
who recent tly emgratcd to Jefferson county, in tho
lower Valley, mndo 1900 pounds of honey from
hfty Doe stands last Summon, which no sold for
$3.50. Our farmers should profit by this Yankees
example.
They insure everything in Hartford, from your
own life to that Of your dog, or the steam boiler
that heats your house. Appropos of tho recent
rainy season, one of tho insurance Presidonts
was asked, "Why don't you start company to in.
sure against q dcluge2" "Thnt was tho first
charter over granted" was tho quick reply
The relations of Prussia and Italy, which wero
supposed q short timo since to be Of very deli
cate character, arc said to havo assumed new
aspect. Count BISMARCK is represented TO have
offered largo advances Of money to tho italian
Government, and promised to assist the latter If
it should think at to mako cdsus beiG Of tho po-
stion taken by Franco in Rome.
The Investigations before juatico OF Hanover
n---A-- --i-L,s-L-
county an organization known as tho 'tRisiug Sons
OF Liberty" the mombors of which have beon in
the habit OF drilling with arms. Tho evidence OF
",
black, has beon reduced to writing. and will bo
furnished to General Schofold
Dates from Australasia to the 9th Of August arc
re:eived. General LATnoUR, tho new American
Consul at Melbourne had arrived. Eight persons
were drowned on prizo fight excursion near Dro-
mona on the 10th Of July. The New South Wales
Parliament assembled on tho I'd of juno Pre-
parations Noro being mado for tho reception of
Prince ALFnED. At Sydney Heads ovon mon were
drowned whilo trying to reach ship which wanted
p plot.
Tho registration Of voters at San Francisco ND
to August &c. 81 ,9G4 names, viz: IL 1926 native
born, and lo6s9 foreign. Tho home distribution
showed 1850 natives of the Now England States,
1854 natives OF New York, a31 of PENNSYLVANIA,
1883 Of other Northorn States 1914 of Southern
States, IS natives OF California, and of Oregon.
To tho fore7n element, ireland furnished $3.50,
England and Scotland 1906. Germany S0S2 Franco
1885, Mexico s, China 2.
Tho st. Louis Republican says that the wages OF
employees are now generally going down as will
be witnessed by tht following schednle furnished
by well known and deeply interested parties. It
Gays: Captain per month, $780, pilots zach, 5000;
clerks, e15o and s75; engineers $3.50; mates, 500
aud $50; watchman, $40; steward, s75; cook house.
3126; cabin boys, $16 TO s25; carpenter, s75 This
will be noticed as . most remarkable falling of
AtoAh Iae "uBee phiu Dut D enOrt limo since.
violent harangue delivered at the Taber-
nacle in Salt Lake, on the 9th instant. Brother
SLOAN, editor Of tho Oeaeret Necs, declared him.
seR poygamist, and ho would romain so Ho
had violated, and be would continue to violate the
laws OF Congress prohibiting polygamy. Ho de.
nounced tho government as tyrannical and unjust,
and as having no right TO mako laws for the saints
Elder KnIBAIL followed, approving the sentiments
uttered by SLOAN. He had soyenty children. and
calculated that in hfty yoars the K1MBAL1 family
would outnumber the present aggregate Of saints.
Tho Hartford Post relates curious incident
near that city. Mira. ELIZA BAnNsLEY, q young war
widow, had been couyteI onSp pgnr his vacation in
that nsighborhood. Tho day for the marriage wns |
h1ed md all tho arrangements made, but at tho |
appointed hour tho bridegroom camo not. Iro had |
gone from tho town in an early train. The bride
was disconsolato the friends outraged. Worac
than oil, the dinner wns spoiled by waiting. Sec.
Ing this state OF Affairs Of tho invited guests
amiddle-agcd faImor, who had been a secret ad.
mirer Of slrs. DARSsLEr, and whom she had On.
conraged beforo tho lawyers advent, stepped nm.
offered to take tho grooms place, and was ac.
eepted. They were married, nte their dinner, and
promise to make happy couple.
correspondent Of tho Richmond Djspo,c1
Rr'tes from Lexington, Va, September 81 The