The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-20
NEWS SUMMARY.

-Couvicts are allowed to play faro and monte IN
the California State prison.
1t has transpred that the young Marquis OF
Hastings, recently bankrupt, spent $3.50 900 of his
yearly income f1r stabling expenses.
The colored people OF Albany, New York, are
having course of literary, historical and scientific
lectures.
1t is stated that the walrus in the London
Geological Gardens eats ten quarts Of oysters
every day.
Five hundred and ten miles o. the Union Pacific
Railroad have been completed, besides five hun
dred and Twenty-Five ee miles of Its branches.
The "White Crook" is written by Nashville
editor, and, sipgularly enough, is to be performed
for the purpose - furnishing artificial legs to Con-
federate soldiers.
"A young wife in Northern New York threw Q
bonnet and shawl into the river, left a suicidal
note for her husband, and eloped with another
man.
"A Newport (R. I.) man on Tuesday walked
distance of forty-two miles in eight hours and
forty-two minutes, including two stoppages fol-
rest and refreshment
The silk factory in East Bridgeport, Ct, re-
sumed operations agai2 on Monday, after sus-
pension of some weeks. They furnish employment
for about two hundred hands.
Great distress for want of food is reported in
Louisiana, aud it is stated that seven thousand
whites and negroes are a. the point of starvation
The London Athel@um says that never since
art has Aourished in England have the English
architects been so fully employed or so well remu-
nerated as at present.
The Turks are arming like all the rest of Eu-
rope. They are supplying their army with first
class Gun, and by next Spring 60,0O0 Turkish In
fanty will carry the Snider rifle.
Statistics relative to tine brevet system show
the total number conferred since the commence
ment Of the war to be three thousand five hundred
and twenty-seven for various reasons.
Cotton socks next the skin, and woollen socks
outside of them, are represented as sure to cure
cold fest. At night the cotton socks will be quite
dry and the outside ones damp.
Tea is coming to the Atlantic ports now by
way of San Francisco, and some shippers are said
to prefer that route to the old one through the
East Indies and around the Cape OF Good Hope.
-Unmarrageable female prisoners at the great
Jail OF 81. Lazare, near Paris, are punished by
putting them in wire cage that revolves and ex-
poses thom to the view Of all in the prison. This
course is said to be successful.
"A new fashion has sprung up in Missouri. A
newspaper of that State gives notices Of marriages
In advance. They are in the usual form, with the
words will be married" introducing the announce
ment.
"A man in Ohio, visiting planning mill, put his
hand upon the cylinder containing the knives,
which was rolling so rapidly as to appear at rest
and then put his hand in his pocket, unsuspicious
of injury When he took it out, he found that
his fingers had gone somewhere, plainly.
1t appears hat the charter of the Antietam
National Cemetery was so worded that the ceme-
terry is intended for the Confederate dead just as
much as for the dead Of the Uoion army; express
provision being made that the Confederate dead
shall be separated from the others, but that the
remains of all should be gathered with equal care.
The Duke Of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria's
second son, is making himself famous. He re-
Gently shot an elephant N Southern Africa, then
stood upon the brute's carcass in an attitude OF
triumph while his companions gave three cheers,
and then aided them in skinning the slaughtered
quadruped.
The Atlantic Cable Company, on December I'd,
held ameetng in London, at which measures were
taken to amalgamate the company with the Anglo
American Company. The receipts now average
five thousand dollars in gold daily, and they are
able to transmit from fifteen to twenty words
minute by each cable, whilst they only anticipated
hve words ID that length Of time. Both cables
were reported to be working satisfactorily.
In Mississippi Governor Humphreys has
: issued o proclamation stating that he has receiv-
ed, such information respecting projected out
breaNS among the negroes, that he finds it neces-
sary to &arn "all com nations for such purpose
that their intentions are known and they cannot
succeed, and that If the black race believes the
lands will be distributed among them they are
greatly deceived"
Tho Ant-Slavery Standard, in letter from
Washington, has curious, revelation OF the feel
ipgs, plans and purposes OF the Radical party.
1t SAYS they have been holding conferences to
effect al organiza ton Of tn elr own, apart from
that of the Republican Patty and that they intend
to renew the project Of impeachment as ques'
ton OF privilege Oh which they have q right to be
heard. It is refreshing to hear them complain
ing of 'the tyranny Of the majority in shutting of
debate"
There is some trouble brewing again on the
Rio Grande frontier. 1t appears that two Atneri-
can citizens were recently forced into the Mexican
army at Matsmoras, under the late decree Of
Juarez procaiming that every citizen owed the
Republic any sort Of service he might see ft to
designate, General Mckenzie, commanding &C
Brownsville, had brought the subject to the notice
Of Colonel Palacos, commanding the Mexican
forces at Matamoras, and has received the reply
that the latter would take it into consideration.
-Twenty-seven years ago Edward Oxford,
Gill Aro6 n NJ OF QS'
tried, acquitted on the ground Of insanity, and
confined In 8 criminal lunatic asylum. The penalty
of high treason was at that time hanging, drawing
and quartering, the bill providing corporal punish
meut for any who assaulted the sovereign having
not been passed. In the asylum Oxford was quiet
and well behaved but evidently not mad. His own
statement was that the pistol contained no ball,
aud that he only sought notoriety The foolish
fellow after passing the best years Of his life in
confinement, is now released and sent out OF
England, but how no will make his living, unless
he is pensioned, is unknown.
England has been looking with wonder, min
gled with amusement, at the progress of q quarrel
between parties near Sunderland, involving the
ownership Of ship. A man ordered a vessel of a
builder, and had paid instalments of the price
amounting in all to nearly $1,000. A dispute aros-
about the remaining payments The ship was
nearly finished. Mr.. Nichols, the builder, hired
party Of shipwrights to do what remained 10 be
done in the night, and to lunch the ship. The
next morning Mr.. Rogerson, the purchaser, got
hls workmen together, with somo volunteers, row.
ed out to the ship, and after hard fight succeed
ed in throwing Mr.. Nichols crew into the river.
The snip was towed to the quay of Mr.. Rogerson's
yard, and there scuttled and sunk for greater
security. few days afterwart; Mr. Nichols in
vaded the yard with small army of workmen,
drove OF the hosersonians, raised, pumped out,
and repaired the ship, and took it down tho Wear
to Sunderland. The police enjoyed the spectacle
of these battles, but did not interfere. The oues-