The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-07
NEWS SUMMARY.

cotton Mt S23 @33 chiehY at the latter figure.
county in Wisconsin sends q specimen of
shingles to the Paris Exposition. @U
The Legislature Of Mississippi rejected the Con-
stitutional Amendment by unanimous vote.
About two dozen frst~olass houses on Fifth Ave-
nue. New York. arc for sale, at prices ranging from
95o, 900 to s100, 900.
The internal revenue collections in New York
city since 1869 foot up total OF s1oo, ,12e g.
Last year the amount received was s35 900, 900.
The Fenian leaders in New York advertise for
sale 1000 arms, principally muskets and Springfield
rifles, all ready for instant use.
Two bald eagles were killed in the vicinity Of
Shawneetown, Ill., on the 10th ult., ono Of which
measured from tip to tip Of its wings seven feet
and three inches.
Since the morgue was opened in New York City
on the 21st Of June, there have been received 70
bodies, % of which were Unidentified and A buried
unrecognized.
The Hopkins plantation Houmas Parish Lou
isisna, containing $500 acres, was sold by the
United States Marshal week ago, for s25, ,OOO The
same place sold, before the war, with negroes and
stock, for Sale, 900.
TIE to1al receipts from indirect taxation in
France for the year 1856, including customs excise
and stamp duties, postofice, Government manu-
tactures, &c., amounted to 1882 26s 0OOf., being
an increase Of &c. 7S4 OO0f. on 1885, and Of 1O5 576
0o0f. on 1864.
The Centre Church, in Hartford, was organized
In 1885, and is now 2sO years old In this time it
has had eleven ministers. all Of whom, except the
LAST, died in its pastorate. DR.. HAwEs, the last
pastor resigned after serving the church for more
than 40 years.
report Of the geological survey of Illinois in
cludes particular description Of the FOSSILS num-
bering about 925. Of which nearly so were discov-
cred or fret rnada known fo so;onca
agency Of the State Geological Survey. Of these
825 speces so plants 1855 are invertebrate ami
mails, and ITO vertebrates.
Bennington, Vermont has new water fountain
which throws water to the height of one hundred
and fifteen feet, twenty feet higher than any
known fountain in the world. The water is con
veyed over mile in iron pipes, and has fall Of
three hundred and five feet.
A number of English capitalists have obtained
from the Brazilian government charter grant
ing the privilege Of constructing steam tram
road from Bahia to the diamond mining district
snd large tracts of land through which the road
will pass has been given to the company.
A correspondent writing from Boston states that
woollen msnufactory at Winooski Falls, vt, has
for several years past declared yearly dividends of
one hundred per cent. but the fact has never been
published, owing to the owners, who are few in
number, not allowing it to get into the news
papers
A large reprizing tobacco barn, near Farmvile,
Va-, belonging to the heirs Of the late n. G. RICE
ABDsoN, together with it's contents some 40 600 or
$4,000 pounds Of tobacco, were destroyed by fire
on Tuesday morning. The barn was new one,
and Of the largest and most substantial in that
region. The fire was accidental.
During the funeral ceremonies in the House
on Saturday over the remains Of the Hon PHILIP
JOHNSON, MIR. ASHLEY sat just opposite and within
thirty feet OF President JOHNSON, but studiouslv
avoided looking in that direction. This is the
first time the ,ent has appeared in the House
since t:a>delivery Of the memorial eulogy on the
Hon. HENRY WINTER DAVIS by Senator CREswE11.
The New York Herald Of the I'd makes the fol-
lowing announcement: 'sThe steamship Saru-
gossa, Of LEARYs Line, leaves Pier No ID East
River at one o'clock to-day, for Chazleston, con
Meeting there with the steamer Dscsator, for
Florida Passengers for the South, by taking boats
OF this line, reach there as soon by railroad
and avoid the detentions and extra expense"
The New Orleans correspondent Of a New York
paper says: Tt is understood that if tho Leeis-
lture passes the bill for the new Constitution over
the veto Of Gov. WELLS, he will issue proclama-
tlon declaring the convention of "a legal and re-
assembling it. The Radicals arc organizing the
grand army Of the Republic all over the State, and
ates is not improbable"
meerschaum pipe, manufactured in this coun-
try and designed for the Paris Exhibition, is now
to be seen in New York. The pipe itself is eleven
inches in length, and the amber mouth-piece eight
inches long and two inches thick. The carving on
the trunk OF the pipe represents the meeting Of
MAcRErH and BANouo with the witches, on their
way from the battlefield. The figures and horses
are four inches in height. surmounting tae bowl
SHAKESPEARE is represented seated in chair, look
ing down upon the scene. & IS; T. .5.' "A
dispatch dated Boston, February /, saws:
1.-THE walls Of q large dwelling house, on the cor
ner Of Kingston and Summer streets, which is in
process OF being altered so as to be occupied as
store, fell in this morning, burying number Of
workmen. Two Of the men were rescued alive,
but were very badly bruised It is believed that
two other men are still under the ruins but It is
unknown whether they have perished The in
jured men were taken to the hospital and their
wounds were promptly attended to-"
Tbs New York goening Post says saThe Tariff
Bill has. gone to the House. It is as we have
shown by exact figures, one Of the most oppres-
sive and unequal revenue bills ever devised. It
lays exceedingly heavy burdens upon the articles
consumed by the poor and the workinemen. and
their wives and children, and fayors the rich in
every way. We once more warn members OF the
House OF Representatives not to vote for this bill.
unless they are sure that it will be defeated II it
becomes q law, and goes into operation, it viii as
it ought to, KILL politically, every man who votes
for it." .,@5' ssla 's1l-1s q. ,%s. I
Information from the city Of Mexico is to the Of
feet that MAxan.AN intends to issue g. new pro
clamation taking stronger grounds than those as
sumed at Orizaba. The Cabinet decided in favor
OF his remaining in Mexico. It was runored that
M1RAkoH was disafected. The garrisons and au
thorities Of Tresnillo and F1otooui had given in
their adhesion to JUAREz over ORTEaA. On the re-
treat Of META, with his division, through San Fe-
lpe, the jails were thrown open and the prisoners
we're enlisted. Two thousand dollars were de-
manded from the citizens, but, as all Of it could
not be raised, three citizens were ordered to be
shot. Before the shooting took place, however,
the money was forthcoming. 3..s
In Baltimore, it appears, they are about to in
insure the lives Of their arenen, The Sun, Of the
4tn, says (: In the first branch Of the City Coun-
on, on Saturday, Mr.. BANKAaD submitted an ordi-
nance providing for the insurance Of the roe1nbers
OF the paid fire department.. It provides that i'm
mediately on tho passage Of the ordinance each Z,
the active firemen attached to tho several engine
and hook and ladder companies Of Baltimore have
their lives insured, to the amount Of two Thousand
dollars in some one Of the most reli4 be insurance
companies, said insurance company to be seecta5