The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-09
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CURRENT VORIC;-,.

ono OF whom from the latter city. AMI ono
doing business in Chattanooga. Tenn. Conyersa-
ton turned upon tho relative advantages FOR ,ual,-
ing leather, North and South. Tho Ecntlr,nan
from Cintjnnati, German of loni; experience and
thoroughly posted in Ills business, tavc his or,iuiou
| that tho South had decided advantages for
tanning. Mexico, California Texas South America
! and Florida might hr added furnish the best
hides anu largest supplies. New Orleans pollsa-
| cola, Mobile, Charleston nnd Sayalinnh AFFORD
rs favorable and moro convenient ports OF entry
aud III good markets. ofEalc to tlIrr points uT HnI-
ply New York, or II they do mol already cau l,u
prepared 10 doHo. Inland transportation is shpricr
than the lines which connect Tho metropolis will
| the tannerirs Of tho grcnt Wcsl liil,s pr,,cure,l
i tho South li,s tho further advantage nf cheaper
| anu more abundant bark AMI cheaper urskiliud
labor. Tho gentleman from e. said ilat his bark
| cost him about r';.hircu dollars per cord. Any
tanner can readily .a,c tlu advantage tho nlun,i-
faciurrr las in ih.s angle item wlu ran get his
bark at four to six dollars per cord. I.aborros there
an average Of two dollars per day; hero about dol
lar. Tho akilc;l mauager and worincn would cost
abont the n both points. Taking thcso figures
into consideration il is clear thai nurtlrrn fam
ncrs must keep Zip the present high prices of
leather or loso money, tint the Southern leather
| maker has choice between competing for the mar
| ket ut the same price, making large profits, and
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aud l,athcr mapur,ctnrin.r businrss
Tur J,p,srsr ANT of copyrrIip,, r,,,r ir,o mr.
f;c,ps of ,,on,cst;, rs, and cnnvcu;cr,n will nr-
biz bc fully ,leycopef in this ,ouutrv ., no sI,,
| period Al treonpoiut l.. L. thcro is , I,rco t,c
tory which is now turning out variety of articles
such as have heretofore been manufactured Of
wood, tin, copper, or other metals. Tho procoss
ia OF course secret But il may bo stated that
\ tho ordinary papcr pulp is subjected 10 chemical
a I'd mechanical influences which rondcr IL ma hard
| rs hickory wood and superior to il in many ro-
spects Tho substance thus produced ia n non-
| conductor OF hoat impcryious to tho action of
acids and not liable to be warped or injured either
by hont or cold. beipr cap,ble Of sust,iuiup ,cn.
poraturo of tlreo hundred tlenrees r,brcrr,;,
witbout ;ni,rv Tbo nren,r,,;o, i, u. o,f, ~
| and conyortod into water mills wnsb b,s;,s
and pitchors. fro buckots surar mods and
other artihos In,nrovcmcnts ,rc !, ,,,,,o.,
by which completo sots OF noyo, and clo-
giant kitchen and par]or disbc, made ,s
| papor. will bo broupht into conno,iti,n viii,
crockery and china. II il alsu intended I, mann
facturo trunks, boxes. carriage lodics ron,,c-
| mems hats. leo coolers. r,,ni,,rai,r. .,a :,
number Of other articles for Which p,tepts have
been alroady secured. II is also snokep of nc an
excocnt substitute for plaster in tho intor;or ,r
houses, In fact, Judging from tho specjn,cns Of
paper manufacture which VIC have soon. thcro is
no reason why paper commodities may mt como
into as general uso i'll this country us in Japnn.
Tho Whito House and tho Dorm, tmcnts in Wasb
ington have bccn already supplici with sets os
paper watcr pails, leo coolers and sp,ttoous aud
in tho largo sugar factory OF Hsyrn.yrr &
ELDER, in williamsburg paper sugar mo,ds huye
entirely substituted thoso heretofore made of iron
mud tin. Tho process OF manufacture is based ON
the Japanese syatem perfected and improyed by
original experiments and discoveries in this couu-
try and in Austria. II is to DO observed that near
~ all the articles manufactured from papcr arc
moro durable than tho Hamo Kind OF commodities
mado OF wood, tin, and other substances in ordi-
nary use.
THE DUKE OF DnUSswIcK, of diamond notoripty,
has rival, not only in eccentricity, but likowse
| in tho extent Of his collection Of precious stones
1 1Io lately called OH Me- YvER q welI-known noia-
! ~, aud requested OF him to look out for Paris
| ian hotel, tho prco OF which was not TO cxcccL
f16,090 sterling. ME. fyER having E,l,inl 4 hotel
which suitol tho great mans fancy, Trncco,lcd To
make out Tho deod or sale. On Tho day flxetl
! for tho payment, tho man of law was somewhat
startled by rocoiving n handful of diamonds
instead OF tho gold pieces he was accustomed
! TO-. "What difference can it mako p said tho
nabob "Send for an expert, he will tell you
! that my stones aro Of tho purcsL watcr will
deposit for tie value Of million if you wish al
Tho bank, in ordor that ho Inny select those h.
prcferH." Tho notification took place. tbe din,
| nlontls were acknowledged 10 bn OF tho uresL
| water and thus tho bargain was concluded.
fow days after this curious transaction NJ. NEuao1y
called again on Me-. YyER, nntl begged OF him, In
purchase a country honse for lin. within , se,v
miles OF Paris. There wero To bo gardens hut
houses, q park, &C. Tho price was TO vary from
f25 600 to ESQ, 900 sterling 'sWill YOU nav. sir
| for this estate in diamonds 2" sCertainIy," ro