The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
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OF Mississippi, Is In 6xremeIy 0eucate AeaiSii ano
fears are entertained that he will not recover.
Helena suffered terribly from the inundation on
the 5th. The particulars have not reached u.s. 1t
Is believed one-Sourth Of the city is ruined.
Cant. NJ. W. C1UsKY, of the Memphis Auolonche,
is lying IN New Orleans dangerously III from the
effect Of surgical operations on his old wounds
The wheat crop in North Carolina is reported
excellent in fact, the same report comes from al
sections o, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. -
Water INIT fashionable beverage for drinking
your friends health; but it's a capital one for
drinking your own.
In report on the geology Of Alabama, Prof
TUoMnY computes that there are $3.50 square
miles Of coal fields in the State Of Alabama alone
The cotton factories bulped in Columbus, Ga,
by.Wnsols on his raid, are being rebuilt. Three
Of them will probably be in operation by next
fall.
A smooth faced negro man appeared upon the
streets Of Natchez the other day in full female Co.'S
tune, with the usual waterfall appendage. He
was recognized arrested and fined.
dispatch Eom Cairo, Of the 14th, says the
country along the Arkarsas River has overfowed,
and the inhabitants are suffering. Twenty
lives were lost by the food at Helena. &t.
< thief was lately caught breaking into song.
HsG had already got through the first two bars
when policemen came up an area and hit him
with his staye. Several notes were found upon
him. s,..rs,saEy
The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad is being
pushed through as rapidly as possible. 1t will
be prolonged to connection with FREMoNr's
M Paso Southwest Missouri branch Of the Pacifo)
rosd. "a 49,; : = =
The Columbus Texas Times, in speaking of
the District Court for Colorado County, says that
the people prefer waiting on each other to suing at
Alsw, and commends such mutual forbearance in
these trying times. - ~. 90
The Republican, Of the 18th, notes sale OF stock
as follows: seThe weather being unpropitous, the
ATTENDANCE was small, and the bidding spiritless
Central Railroad stock 81 to s14a;; South
Railroad stock, s8 to $751;; Atlantic and Gulf IS TO-
49, Ctv bonds $50. ~. -,
The Augusta Press says the seyens are proven
biaIy hard years, and from present Indications the
present m TO- be no exception to the rule. In 1887,
1877 and 1867, the country vas shaken BY severe
financial revnlsions; and everything indicates that
1867 viii exceed yof the .Beyen sisterso in the
magnitude of itss sealamihes:.4 :. ! "-.- =. =
The murder in Henrico county, Va, is still in
volved in great mystery. Afew days ago the body
OF the murdered woman was identified by several
parties as that Of VIRGINIA EDWARDS, alias GRIMES.
subsequently this woman mas found alive land well
in Norfolk. Tie nams 6f the unfortunate victim is
therefore still unknown.
The thirty Arabso Of the Benz Zoug Zoug tribe,
says the New Orleans Times, will, Sunday night
next, give at the Opera House the celebrated per-
formance Of the Ranadan, which was given at AL
geria at a grand fete to the E.nperorN Aeo1EoN It
consists Of dancing and SONGS with Arabic instru-
ments, and grand Arabic scene with knives. The
performance will conclude with the grand prayer
Of the Beni Zoug Zoug.
The Columbus Sun has the following extrao-i-
nary story Mr.. HADo, superintendent on Mr.
II. T.. PArrERsoN's plantation, at Cottonton, Ala,
not Bar from Columbus; has set an example for
imitation by all planters. While was raining SO
hard on Thursdsy, the hands wereput' at work in
the corn crib killing rata In the short space cf
two 7E6uiirs, each employee provided simply with
paddle; the sxtraudinary number Of five hun
drad and fifteen rats were killed. The pile
weighed, gross; 1876 pounds F:3sct n .....,s
There has been great excitement about calico
ball al Columbus, Mss for the benefit ofTthe in
digent. - The pastors Of the, d Presbyterian and
Methodist Churches preached sermons against it,,
and they, and principal Of ladies' high school,
threatened expulsion for all who did 60. The con-
sequences were, that some did not 60, and that
other, resigned from the churches and took their
girls nway from the school. Columbus is, Just
now, Is good place for a sensible person and intel
fieent instEassas to stop in 90 says New Orleans
The Nashville Un;cn and Dispatcs, of the 9th,
says: eve noticed yesterday, at the Merchants
Exchange; samples Of Kaoln table ware, manufac-
TUNED near Hamburg, South Carolina. This ware
is not quite 30 heavy "a the ron-stone china, but
is equally as good, and is much like porcelain in
finish. It is the intention Of the manufacturers to
sell their goods at prices, which win give them
command Of Southern markets. Messrs. MosHER,
THOMAS and sHAuB, Augusta, Ga, are dealers in
these goods, and G.. F. AKERs, is tho agent here,
to supply the wholesale trado in this city. OF
course our merchants will examine into the merits
Of this new candidate for their favor.
The JUAREz official organ Of Monterey says:
eve 60 not stop to examine if they (the traitors)
have any probability Of escaping this terrible but
just end, because We find none; society condemns
them; society calls out fer their punishment; So
ciety has weighed their crimes in the balance of
Justice; society calls aloud for their expaGon, and
the end Of traitors cannot be doubtful-the scaf-
fold, the death penalty" Now, however, that the
mperialists have cotton the advantage and cap
tured many prisoners, JUAREz may sing different
tune: - '-at. -. -
A dispatch from New York to the Chicago T51i-
5M,s says: ssUnder the influence Of recent i'm
portations Of printing paper from Europe, and the
probability Of further orders being sent out, the
prioe Of rag print has declined to 15s@16 cents per
pound. Straw and rag mixed ranges from 1Sa to
Is cents, as per quality. The publishers here are
determined not to submit any longer to the extor-
tioEste prices imposed upon them for q year past.
Good print paper, such as the papers now use, can
be purchased in, Belgium for to cents per
pound, in gold, and can be laid down here, iuclud
ing the duty, freight, insurance, commission, &C.,
at about 16 cents; and more than that price the
New York dailies have resolved not to pay the de-
mestic manufacturers"
The Ocala tFla.) Bonner says sLast Sunday
week, while Rev. Mr. PERRY was lecturing the
freedmen at the Baptist Church, and pointing
them to the way Of life some of them sappropria-
ted the carpet bsg and overcoat Of the Reverend
gentleman, which had been left in his buggy.
short time since they stole his hymn book while
he was administering the ordinance Of baptism.
Again, few days since, some person, whether
white or black, has not been discoyered) defyins
the fiat Of Heaven, and disregarding the laws Of
man. entered the Methodist Church and carried
away the Bible from that sanctuary"
JoHN STUART Mill has written another letter in
favor Of giving tho suffrage to women. 1t was
addressed to a reform meeting held in York,
England, and contained the following pass