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


Cotton closed in New York with a further de-
cline Of cent. quoted at 20 for Mddling Uplands
Gold was quoted at Sss.
Cotton closed in Liverpool at 12l@125d.
THOMAS HUaHEs is said to be writing another
book. -
II. B. PETERSON, of Philadelphia, is projecting
literary paper.
Mr. WILLIAM G. PRIME of the Journal Of Com
rnerce has lately returned from Cuba.
BRowNIow has commissioned colored William
Sumner captain in the militia of Tennessee.
E. N. ELLIOTT, LII. D., of Planters College, in
Mississippi has been elected President of the new
"Ghent College, in Kentucky.
A bottle of Egyptian perfume, two thousand
years old, is preserved at the Alnwick Museum,
England, and still retains its odor.
The residence Of Mr. HEoKEr, at Cleveland,
Ohio; was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday
night; his five children perished in the flames.
Rev. Dr.. BURT1s, who died in Buffalo, last week,
when at Union, in 1926, founded the Kappa Alpha,
the oldest college society in the country.
In shoeing horses chat are employed upon the
pavements Of Boston, cushion of India rubber
has Of late been placed between the shoe and the
hoof, and with very satisfactory results.
The Jews in the various nations of the earth
number, as is estimated, not far from seven mil
lions, about the same as in the most prosperous
days Of the nation in ancient Palestine.
The P1utessorship of History and English Liter
ature, left vacant in the Queens College, Belfast,
by the death of Professor CEAK, was lately con-
fer1ed upon Mr: G. d. YoNeE, known by his ellis
ko,.r, ~ Evo,,co r,p3or tho Rnurhona -
In Terre Haute, Indiana, the other day, care
less fellow, after smoking, put his pipe into his
pocket with small package Of gunpowder. BE
had occasion to remember his folly fow minutes
later. $3.50
According to the statistics, Turkey, in 1865, had
1900 schools, attended by 800 600 boys and girls,
out Of. population of 25,0O0OOo. In Russia there
are 10000 schools and 100000 boys attending
them. s'..ss -s5-s ,:.tt:9.
An official statement, just published, gives the
population of the city of London at 416 s19 males,
and 1625, ,072 females. The number Of births in
the city during the year 1866, was 107,992 the
number Of death, 80, ,12s.
A great revival recently took place in the county
Of Sterling, Scotland in the region Of the iron and
coal mines, originating, it is said in the open air
preaching Of one or two Eyangelists from Glasgow.
The meetings. have been conducted by fishermen
Of various denominations.
A committee OF the New York Legislature has
been investigating the affairs Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. Among the depositions
takauwas that Of LEONARD W. JEROME, who stated
that be had lost ssO0OO in different stocks since
last February. The President stated that the
company was worth $37, ,0O0,0 900.
The emancipation Of the Russian serfs ia still
far from being completed. According to an official
return just published, there wereet the beginning
Of the present year no fewer 3&s, s65 ITO peaS5s
ants ghll upaarrasss's tbeiS OBLIGATIONS up ID
70 snss =z=:Ss S,sio, o,s57. 'a .:-..z s.
A project has bean started in Paris for raising o
sum Of Ell, 600, in 1000 shar,s, for sending an
pedition to the North Pole. It is proposed to give
the expedition q mercantile character in some re-
spects, 10 as to afford to shareholders chance Of
not losng their money, but its chief object is to be
scientific. ,.s....s -, E,.r
party Of seven, men, women and children,
while crossing the Mississippi river on the ice,
about four miles above Muscatine, al broke
through and barely escaped, after being in the
water for some time. Mr. BurTMAN escaped by
catching hold of the tail of o Newto midland dog,
which ran to him, the dog dragging him out
A young girl named FANNIE CORNELL, who lives
as domestic ii the Iamily or RABBI GorTHEIF, in
Louisville, KY, he's had habit Of attempting to
commit suicide every time her mistress repri-
mands her. She has tried hanging in the garret
and laudannm in the kitchen, but thus far her ef-
forts have proved unsuccessful. ,se =
An imperial Austrian edict has gone forth re-
garding the whiskers Of officers Of that army.
They may be allowed to wear the whiskers long, in
imitation OF the navy, who now stand in such de-
servedly high esteem after gslantly. But they
are not to wear them Of length mutton-chop in
tahin, so as to hide the insignia Of rank and the
decorations.
The government sold during the past year, $12,-
204, ,7e9 worth OF postage stamps and envelopes.
We sent abroad, 4,s86,916 letters, and received
from abroad 543690. We sent nearly 8, ,00O 900 Of
newspapers, and received little over 1,OOO 900.
The number Of postoices is 1888, of which there
has been roopened IN the rebellious States, 2776.
Frty-six cities have the free delivery system, and
the plan gives excellent satisfaction.
Nine ofthe largest diamonds ever seen in this
country are now on view at REEDS diamond par
lor,n New York. They are attached to string of
sixy-nine rare pears, the whole forming neck
lace and aoooh which, for value and beauty Of the
the stones, are unequalet by any but the court
Jewels It has taken FIVE years to make this oollec
on OF massive briliar.s, and the price Of the tri
fling bauble is only sixty thousand dolars-a larger
sum, we believe, than mas put on any single piece
of iewelry yet manufactured in America.
The New Orleans Picayu,se, Of the S0th, says
1erhe creyasse at Grand Leyee is now about half
mile wids, with the water pouring through with
great rapidity. The current Of the main rive1 is
diverted or less the entire width Of the river.
Steamers passing down the river, when nearing
the break, are obliged to head well over to the
port side to avoid being drawn into it. The river
below has fallen over a foot since this break
occurred It is contended that the break in the
Grand Leyee Will save all of our country below
hom inundaion."
Some time ago the Secretary Of the Treasury re-
oeived intelligence Of the seizure, at Belfast, Me-,
Of large quantity Of goods that had been SNUG
gled into the United States from Canada, and
which are valued at thirty thousand dollars. The
merchandise was packed in fish barrels, and re-
presentedby the shippers to be fish. The goods
we're miscellaneous assortment Of cloths, silks,
satins aces and other articles of that character,
on which high duties are imposed. Several promi-
nent merchants in Canada, in nigh standing, are
said to be implicated in this smuggling transac-
ton. I
The London bookseller publishes an article on
The Literature Of Vice"-the penny and half
penny romances Of murder, robbery, seduction and
adultery i'm which we find some curious details
nm 4
ceiyed by the writer's Of these stories, we under
stand that two guineas for sheet Of eight |
pages is considered good payment, while in some
few cases men are to be found who can provide !
enough writing to fill eight pages Of close print,