The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-11
NEWS SUMMARY.

CSoASA 1AA ~NNNA w.
Nsa2sc for Middling Uplands.
Gold was quoted at 373.
In Liverpool cotton declined ID Midding Up
lands sold at 12d
a San Francisco lady sues to recover $780, 900 tor
the loss OF an eye.
The North German Parliament will adjourn on
the 18th instant.
There are twelve hundred more negroes than
whites on tho Washington register of voters.
General SIBERIAN and his daughter MINNIE"
are preparing to go on q pilgrimage to the Holy
Sepulchre.
The fact of next year being sleap year" has ad-
ded Els 600 to the estimates for the British army.
That is one days pay for the forces.
General WADDY THoMpsoNis is still engaged IN the
energetic prosecution of the duties Of his profes-
sion-the LAWN the quiet little town of Madison,
Florida.
PHILIP HEINRICH, late Secretary of o Prussian
railroad, has been arrested in Chicago, under tho
extradition tresty, for alleged forgeries to the
amount of over $50,OOO committed in Prussia.
4 distinguished London surgeon has taken the
lecture-room to reassure the ladies in regard to
the sschignon fallacy." He says the s'organisms"
are neither entoza nor epizoa, but only cctozoa
which are comparatively harmless.
The Baltimore Sun, of Tuesday, says: 'sMr.
BERaH and ir. BARNuAr are again quarrelEng be-
cause the boa at the Museum is fed with live rab-
bits Politeness prevents people from saying that
both these gentlemen are in danger of becoming
boas. .ssls. II
Miss KoaERs lately gave remarkable exhibition
of deaf and dumb pupils in the drawing Of
Mrs. JOSIAH QUINCY, near Boston. By most care
full system they are made to understand from the
expression of the mouth, and not, usual, by the
bands.
There we're various meetings in churches and
at other places in different parts Of the city Of
Baltimore last evening, in opposition to the runs
ming Of the street cars on Sunday, and some others
will be held this evening. Those who favor the
running appear passive, but are said to be conf
dent and seem content,to rely on voting when the
time comes tomorrow,
Afew weeks ago the New York Herald denounced
Harpers Weekly as osle sheek Now we find it
held up, with much commendaton, in the columns
OF that same paper, as the great mirror Of Ameri-
can civilization, combining the excellencies OF
Punch and the Londo,, Illustrated Ne,os. Ha7pe''s
Weekly and BoaNER's Ledger are the great papers
OF America.
The Inder, published at Warenton, Va.,s Col.
MoaB9' present home, has the following paragraph
il relation to the work entitled "Mosby and his
Mem: SWe are requested by:Col. J. s. MosBY to
state for pubEc information, that a book purport-
ing to contain history Of his campaigns of the
war, lataly published by j. MARSHALL CRAwFoRD,
isufworthy Of credit and contains about as much
truth as the Arabian Nights entertainments, or
Gullyers' Travels"
-eone weea.a since an account Of the blowing up
Of Table Rock by os~~C Canadian authorities was
nublshed, the object being Uo.-avent any acci-
dents from future fall Of rock. A hole wae.-;1led
and a charge Of powder placed in it, but it seems
the usual packing was omitted or wrongly ar
ranged. The consequence is that though tie
nowder burned very prettily, Table Rock still
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tached and FELL
a gun has been invented in r.auoe' ~ "lnon
electricity is very ingeniousv appnea 70 tne lgnl-
lion of the charge. W. small electric batteries
are enoloqed in tho stock, the conducting wires Of
which e4t the surface, near the breech, and
Inv a simple means are connected, ut pleasure,
with fine platinum wire within the charge, 80 as
TO render it mcandescent, and thus ignite the
powder. Cartridges, thus prepared, cannot, as
those containing illuminate often do, explode Of
themselves; but it is probable that the contri-
vance will ever be more than scientific curiosity,
unless fonnd to answer for artillery. se't -
Tho Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has de-
.cided that Banks are not to deduct from their
profits the amount OF the tax paid the State and
municipal authorities on the Ehares Of the stock
holders, but are required to include that amount
in estimating the tax on their dividends and added
surplus It is proper that stockholders should be:
aptaized Of this decision that they may include
theiraproportionE of the amount thus 1,.-a by the
Banks for them in their estimate Of tls. deduction
to which they are entitled in making their state
ment Of taxable income, ,,o sy..l2s5
Among the frauds recently discovered by the
Treasury AGENTS, under, the direction Of General
SKnusER, United States Treasurer, is that of a.
CoIectoroff Internal Revenue who has been de-
tected in efforts to secrete the Government funds
and deposit them to his own personal account in
various banks of various cities. The amount re-
covered already is over 500, 900, which was found
Deposited IN banks in New Orleans, Memphis, etc.
He;cleared out from his district; and eEdeayored
to withdraw the funds, but the Treasury Agents
we're ahead Of him with dispatches, and, with the
aid Of che, military, was arrested in Texas few
days ago.. ,r.....- -, .',.,''
The Wilmington: !Dispntch says the schooner
United States sailed yesterday for Venezuela
with cargo Of about fifteen living souls, destined
to settle sfor better, for worse" in that yet un
tried land. The scheme did not prove popular
here, and number of those who were indnced to
venture their lives were poor miserable creatures
who had worn threadbare in this country, and
could not be much worse off anywhere: An equal
proportion were reckless dissipated adventurers,
some Of wholu .e happy riddances. There were
only few well-to do, inteigent-lo looking people in
The party. ,.sr5'i;rrrl.
According to the Washington correspondent of
the Boston Courier, BUTLER is more prosecuted
out Of the House than in it. All sorts Of jokes re-
spectng him are scribbled on tho walls Of hotels
and public buildings. He boarded at tho Kirk
wood House, and when that establishment was
closed by q landlords creditors, a story was
started that tie hotel was shut up because one Of
the boarders had stolen all the spoons. After o
week Of horribly rainy weather, somebody wrote
on thewa1 at Willards Hotel "What makes the
clouds SO black this week? Answer.-Because
BUTLER has stolen their silver Innings .'.. =.
The Tuscaloosa Monior, in speaking Of the re-
construction question: says: 1T makes no differ
ence to as whethe. you call it submission accep-
tance, acquiescence, or compliance. SO that the
people comply with the terms, you may call it what
you please To our mind, the obstruction is about
the same as that between tweede-dum and !wee-
dle-dee. What We want is unity, concord, and
Aarmony Of action in this hour of our country's
trial BY all means Let US have this, and not fall
out about mere verbinge."
JAMES PARTON has written letter to the New
York Times defending himself from tho charge of
writing "recklessly." he says: I do not respect
reputation not founded upon merit nor talent
ignobly employed. Valor, self-control, integrity,
1,arsareranca consideration for othors Lila :.