The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-06
NEWS SUMMARY.

and candies in Episcopal churches in Augusta, |
Maine.
Tho Memphis appeal newspaper has boon
purchased by JOHN HOGAN, Of st. Louis, and
others. 1t will be edited by Con. ALBERT PIKE.
Tho cost OF cleaning tho streots il Boston OF
snow by tho last great storms was $4,000 Ovor
1000 mon wero employed.
Tho Yicksburg Times says four hundred and nf-
teen paupers havo boon buried in that city since
the surrender.
5 Tho Wost Virginia Legislature has very unani-
moualy declined to consider tho proposition Of the
Virginia Legislature relative to reunion.
A Cincinnati exchange says that some admirers
OF Ristori in that city recently got 80 frantic in
their appreciation Of her fno acting, that they
presented her with six largo hogs evidence
Of their affoctionate regard
Tho Petersburg Indsr says Mrs. SulRArr mas
hung because somo OF the LINCOLN conBpirators
visited at her house; tho Rov. JOEL LINDSEY ia
convicted Of mnnsaughter, and sentenced to =
short imprisonment for whipping a tondor infant,
his own child, to doath.
An outdoor rolef committee In Now York last
week found girl about oghtcon years old, who
sxista by making trimming ut Ave cents per yard
and Is sblo to make only threo yards per day Of
twelve hours. Tho trimming is sold by doalors At
seventy-hvo conla per yard. ..-.
The Alabama House Of Representatives. passed
blacks and Hhitcs alike, except that the schools
for each shall be separate in oaoh school distriot.
It is understood that tho Le ielnsuro will not
consider their action on the Constitutional Amend-
ment-
Bomo reporters haye most happy style Of
doing mp items. Tho local Of Mobile paper de-
soribsB very important transaction in that city
in three lines: 'Night before last Nr. HARuINa-
TON shot at AR WooDsoN, and killed bfr. FARnA-
ar
Tho Record states that the Bishop Of Nova Sco-
tin has dismissed from an important post in tho
CITY OF Halifax tho Rev. ]. @. CoouRAsE, who has
boen forty-two years in orders, md tho oldest off,
cinting clergyman in tho diocese except, one, for
refusing to preach in his surpGce.
There nre now four hundred students in Ken
tucky Univcrsity. Ono hundred and tuonty Of
those arc in tho agricultural school. Tho Louis
willie Journal learns TINT the counties arc fnst be-
ginning to find out u.e privileges in regard to this
school, and are hastening on tho pupils.
Tho casc Of tho stato OF deorgia against JonN
E. HAYES, editor and proprietor OF the Savannah
Republican, indicted for Ibeling SOLOMON ConEs
Congressman elect, by charging TINT no was de-
faultor, as Postmastor, to tho United States Gov
srnment, has been decided by verdict Of guilty !;
but Mr. HAYES counsel gave notice Of appeal
From Nashville tho indications arc that no elea-
tlons for representatives will bo held in time for
the Fortoth Congress- Governor BnowNLow will
wait until August before lie orders On election,
oeing, il necessary, all representation in tho fiyst
Ression, SO that ho may tako advantage OF tc COL
orsd vote which, it seems certain, will bo sgalizcd
in Tennessee.
farmer living near Mount yornon recently
killed beef, in the nav Of which waa discovered
q large number Of shinglo and other nails, to the
extent OF more than pound. They were brightly
polished, and wero all taken from Locality.
The animal WAS in apparent good heAlth and docs
not appear 10 havo aufferod any Inconvenience
from Indigestion.
Tho English papers announce the death Of Mr..
GkoRaB BAXTER, tho inventor and patentoe of oil
color painting. He received the gold modnl Of
Austria for his First Parliament OF Queen victo-
rin" and the Coronation" His best original pro
duction Is tho miniataro drawing OF the baptism
Of the Prince Of Walos which was in tho miniature
department Of tho London Worlds Fair. The late
King Of Prussia in treaty for the purchase OF
1t at the timo Of his death.
The total hog crop Of the Went for tho winter OF
1855 is stated at 1,4o6 1885, aa compared with ,s9l
s1s during the winter OF 1865. Chicago packed
887, 600 tho present Hoason Cincinnati $50 900. ST.
Louis 190 900, Louisville 162 0O0 Milwaukee 8s OO0
and indianapolis 0,1S9 In 1865 Chicago packed
5o1,4Gs, Cincinnati s54,079 st. Louis 11e,76o,
Louisville 91 900, Milwaukee ga 000 and Indianap-
oils $4,000.
private letter from Baltmore gentleman In
Galveston says "On the first day Of january No
had enow storm which lasted from P. NJ until
daylight on tho morning OF tho ID. On the morn
Ing Of the I'd the ground wns frozen hard. and
there WAS quarter Of an inch Office. This io the
frat snow storm sinco 1859, and the second time
the Galvestonians have aeen the novelty in aevsn-
teen years. Tho young folks did not know what
to make Of it." '.= -
A Paris letter thus describes RoruscH11 p's
abode in that city 1T is an immense building.
soven stories high, aud would coyor about one
block. You arc somewhat astonished to soe that
the frat, or ground aoor, is used for numberess
little shops, segars pictures, meat stalls, vegeta-
b!es, tin shops, toys, and livery stable. On tho
second floor arc numerous offices, engrayers print
ors, workers in artificial flowers, &c. Then all
above this you would find Was perfect paIace.
large halls parlors, galleries Of art and libraries
and all tho private splcndor and luxury Of this
money king .'a" If '=ai '3 .gF
The velocity OF q ship is from to 10 mics an
hour; Of race-horse, from 20 to 80 miles; OF =
bird, from so TO GO miles; OF tho clouds, in . VIC
lent hurricane, 80 to 100 miles, o. sound s23 miles;
OF cannon ball, as found by experiment, from 900
to 1000 miles; OF tho Garth round tho sun 68 600
miles, or moro tn IN q hundred times quicker than
cannon ball; Of light, about s0o, 900, 900 miles.
passing from the sun TO the earth, 05 600 900 miles
in nbout eight minutes, or million times swiftor
than cannon ball; while tho exceeding velocity OF
tho thoughts Of tho human mind is beyond all
possible estimate. -F
In the New York Postofloe thero are flfty.seyen
clerks engaged in tho box; department, asserting
boxes and delivering lGitsrsGthirty-one in the
daytime, the balanc2 at night their salaries aver
aging less than si260 por annum. There ar1iyo
during the night four largo mails, viz: Tho grost
Eric, South, North and East mails, together with
variobs smaller mails In tho oarly morning thoro
arrive tho great Western great Southern great
Erie, great Rastorn and two largo Northern mails.
The lotters. brought by tho mails, together with
the collection from Gs0 lamp-poat boxes, number
every morning oyof 100000, all Of which pass
through tho box department, and nre almost inYs-
riably randy for delivery boforo o A. NJ tstI
; Tho Ban Frarolsco Alta advises that younn mon
there nhould gso attention to acquiring the Asia
tic language. "our port" eays tho ARa, t.is tes.
tined TO bo tho emporium for the products OF tho
eastern hemisphere. China, Japnn, and British
India. ultimately. will send their productions TO
ns, to bo by ns III turn sent across tho continent
bytho Pacific railway 10 the Atlantic ports. Limo
Of steamers is at tho prosont moment being laid
down, and soon pormanont and constant com.
municatiou will be opened mp. Porsons skillod In
OhinoHo ETC. will bo in domaDd int,rnreters .n5