The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-30

Cotton closed in Liverpool yesterday at 1osd. for
Middling Uplands. ..5z2~-
Peru is in very unsettled condition. Robbers
infest the country, and the road from Callao to
Lima, is again in possession of bandits, rendering
it unsafe to travel even that short distance.
IT was reported in Paris that before he entered
Queretaro MACMILLAN shipped for Europe his
tory Of the French expedition to Mexico, written
by his own hand, and that tho manuscript is in the
possession Of Due D'AUMALE for publication Ii the
French capital.
The Paris Tract Society has scattered 100000
tracts during the last year, beiides Christian al
manac of great value, called alnadnach des oonts
conseils, printed at zoe, ,0OC copies 1t publishes,
also, q monthly magazine called Ldmi de la Jeun-
esse FAMILIES, at the low price Of eighty cents.
THE settles" Of the frontier may be enterprising
but they are hardly substantial A recent account
Of affairs in Western Kansas says ellsworth is
slowly recovering from the effects Of the late food
The city is being removed to higher ground, up
the Smoky Hill, about mile from its present site.
An the buildings are being removed.
The grain elevator at Milwaukee (the largest IN
the world being $50 feet long, 80 wide and 1SO high
and weighing 600 tons) is to be raised four feet
Four hundred holes have been cut through its
foundation for the insertion of tibers, and under
these 16O0 screws will be placed for lifting the
immense structure. ,~:.Si- -.i,
The Selma Times learns from gentleman who
has recently travelled over the greater part OF
Middle Alabama, that the corn crop is magnif-
cant, Tho entire country looks. like q land OF
rrornise: There is no doubt that the corn crop
this wear VIII be one Of the fuest ever raised in
Alabama. --s.- ..-.,
The Marion tFlorida) Courier says the crop
prospect in this tJackson) County ismuoh better
than, it was last year at this time. Cotton Is Of
good size; and Vigorous. Corn is growing finely,
and the season is too far advanced for any casualty
to prevent q full crop being made. Cane and
other food crops are doing well.
ga. An exchange says 'sBabies resemble wheat in
MANY respects. Firstly-Neither are good for
much until they arrive at maturity. Secondly
Both are bred in the house, and are also the flower
Of family. Thirdly Both have to be Graded.
FourthIy-Both are generally well thrashed before
they are done with" ss
There are not many very old people in the
Tnited States; According to the last census 1900
persons were living who had attained the age of
bAoSn, WV
muIatto, As; Indians, 26. Women attained high
longevity in greater numbers than men, and black
people more than white. There were-white males,
1s4 females, 256; black. males, 65; females, 2ss
A negro soldier, private in one OF the West
India regiments, which are composed entirely OF
blacks, oficered by whites, has just received the
s.Victoria Cross for bravery in the field. This is
the first instance in which such distinction has
BEEN conferred on colored soldier in the British
service. The presentation Of the sCross," which
took place at Balize was attended with q good
deal Of ceremony, the Governor Of the Colony OF
British Honduras taking part in the proceedings.
The Germans Of this city, says the Chicago
Tribune Of the 25th, will hold grand festival on
Friday evening in Turner Hall in honor OF the
celehrated. poet FERDntASD FBEnIaRATH, well
known to many Americans as translator OF
LosaFE1low's Hiawatha and other works. For
twenty years past he has been resident Of Lon
don, exled from Prussia on account OF his liberal
principles, and is now in very Strengthened cir
cumstances. The leading German societies will
appear in his honor and fine time may be ex-
pected.
The artesian wells in Algeria, long attempted
without success, now number probably about one
hundred, delivering FIVE or six million htres OF
water per hour, and converting deserts into gar
dens wherever they have been bored The work
Is going on, betrayed by tax upon the benefited
population, and is destined to reclaim incalculable
v,.sstaa. In 4 single district-that Of Ouled Rir-
stretching ar south into the desert, and now con-
ta;nine thirty,aye wells, 1000 new gardens have
bean formed. and 15O 600 date trees planted. Four
IL. n. IL
p,enta and with growing skill and experience, are
steadily pushing on the conquest Of the desert and
Win almost unerrins success in every attempt.
Saws San Francisco correspondent Formerly
tba smallest coin in use was, in native phraseol,
oov a tvo-bit piece-25 cents. Of late years
ithe nublic mind has accommodated itself to the
nae Of dimes. but the man who should endeayor to
,,.pa . rnrcbase with smaller coin would have
abe article presented to him, and be Immediately
..lad s.Jnst from the States. aren't you?" At a
ftuit stand recently met q w-comer trying to
induce the proprietor to part with one orange for
filthy lucre. ,a.No, no-keep your money" was The
petsistent reply; "we never sell an orange. I'll
give you one-pick it out."- Amazed at such an
element in trade, the stranger, finding the man in
earnest, felt bound to purchase enough to pay for
IN the coin Of the country.
The Pail Mall Gdstue describes the new inyen-
t;on of making furnaces consume their own smoke
an sot,ows: seThe mouths of the short chimneys or
cnno,.s os the blast furnaces are closed, and the
.n,ooraJ and oas ara carried down and brought
-, IN, n.eane M ;ron ,,ires To the frepaee of
Az. ;vb;et taana nm tba blast. These pines
ss.,.,.,o inst IN 'front.' of small bright coke fire
!, - =. ..-.:, 49,; ,,,to,t, ,,at b,;ndIod
~ J, t,sa tha eno;ne Tbns the saving in fuel ia
immense, the fire in the smelling furnace being
made to do almost double duty, and the consump
ton Of smoke is gain to all concerned. Proba-
bly the plan admits of extension, 80 that by-and-
by acts for forcing manufacturers to consume their
own smoke may not be quite such dead letter as
they have hitherto BEEN"