The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-04
Vhe lai1g Nema.
NEWS SUMMARY.
Did closed in Now York al ALL.

Scott County (Mo.) is doing finely and bearing
fruit.
The Feliciana Pdtrior says tho war botwoon tho
grass worm and cotton catorpillcr still continues
with unabated fury. The former are reinforced by
all army of black bugs with Wooily heads who are
smashing caterpillars right and left.
Sixty-une trains ure run daily between Lou
don and Manchester, England, and one-half arc
run in e1ccss OF the requirement Of tho traffic
Tho o1coss Of train miles is upwards OF 1000, ,00O,
run at cost exceeding E235. 900 ynar.
spicy little shect called tho Frontier Hder ia
published on wheels, md follows tho progress
uf Tho northern branch OF tho Union Pacific Rail-
road Tho other day at tho North Platte; now it
gono to Julcsburg and soon II will bo at tho foot
OF the mountains
The Congress for tho suppression Of cruelty To
annInls, at London, has returned thanks to thc
King Of Portugal for putting stop to bull.
fighting. AS Portuguese bull-hghtng WAS worry
tamo affair this is truly being thankful for small
fayors.
JAMES A. CUTTING, OF Boston, tho discoveror of
the "ambrotypo" process, died recently ut tho i'll
asylum at Worcester. Mr. CUTTING made a
number Of ingenious inventions, aud was tho pro-
iector OF tho "Aquarial Gardens" of Boston, tho
finest establishment Of the kind III tho country.
Ex-(iovornor FoorE, whilu defending client in
Nashville reccntly got Into personal alteration
with tho Recorder, was fined several timos for
contempt OF court, and finally committed to Jail
for thirty dnys. Tho fines wero aiterward remit
ted and the orler of cummitta royokod.
The editor of the Little Rock Gazette, few
days ago, saw floating down the river raft about
twelve feet long, made Of half dozen gooL size
logs, oil which woro three balos OF Cotton. Tho
crew consisted OF pilot at each end of the rude
fretghtor. This looks like a return to tho old
fashioned ways OF transportation.
EI-Qucen MARY of Hanover, was year ago,
still fine looking matron with jet black hair. Her
grief ut tho sudden dothrononlcnt Of her husband,
and the blasted hopes Of her Ron ERNEST, have ex-
ortod such an effect upon hor appearance that she
looks now like woman Of sixty, and her hair has
turned entirely whte.
It has beon discovered by learned chemist
that il glue or gelatino bo mixed with about one
quarter of it's weight OF gycerino it loses it's brit
tencas, and becomes useful for many purposes for
which it ia otherwise unfit, such ns dressing
leather, giving elasticity 10 porcelain, parchment
or enancled paper, and for book-binding.
LOUIS RAPoLEoRs stables contain three hundred
horecs, Of which two hundred nre carriage, seventy
saddle, and thirty post horses. Hundreds of men
arc employed in taking caro- of these stables, oil
ruled by quartermaster. Tho stalls for the
horses arc madc OF carved oak. Tho floor ia mado
Of a resistant bitunen, designed in lozenges, and
each stamped with spread eagle.
Tho negro walters "tried on" q strike last week
ut tho "Jhattshoochee White Sulphur Springs"
Their demands were refused, and oil left. Tho
guests act to work aud waited on themselves till
new ones could bo hired. Tho gentlemen washed
tho dishes, an ut meals the ladies eat first, the
gontlomon waiting thom. When they were
done, the gentlemen sat down and the ladies'
served them.
BY o late patent, species Of nsttle, which grows
luKurantly and spontaneously throughout the
Mississippi valloy is employed in the manufacture
of cord. rope, cloth, bagging and paper. Tho
stalks, which grow from four to eight feet high,
are gathered in the wintor, and ready for the
break without any rotting process. Tho fibro il
said to DO exceedingly fine, strong, and susceptible
Of high finish by dressing.
The bakors of New Orleans have come to tho
determination TO coaae baking on Sunday next If
the city ordinance concerning the weight and
prico OF loavos is to bo enforced They claim that
it is unreasonable to expect thom to adopt the
achedule Of 1861, whom -four was nino and ten
dollars per barrel now that flour of similar grades
has rison to fffoen and airtnon dollars Tho prioo
Of labor has also moro than doubled in the last ye
days.
In the case of negro in Monroe, La, charged
with the theft OF watermelon, the Justice sustain
ed the plea that melon ia All immoyablo, being n
part of the land upon which it grew and unless it
wore pulled from the vino and then placed upon
tho ground it not of that class Of property the
stealing Of which constituted larceny In this caso
thorc being no proof that tho negro had laid the
melon down after pluckng 1t, the stealing was only
trespaBs and the remedy civil action.
Thirty-nine marine losses have been reported
for tho month Of August. or this number there
were two ships, two were barks, six were briga
twenty-seven were schooncrs, ono WAS aloop,
and one was steamer. or the above number
three were burned, two sunk after collision ono
foundered, two wero abandoned, and fye are ,nIss-
ing. Tho value OF the property lost is estimated
st tG0o,0d0 The total Losses for eight months
have been s15. .4iG. 100. During tho samo period of
last year they we're s18,064, ,S0O
The New York World says: "Lioutenant BaAIsE,
wllo i'll now imprisoned at Kings county JAIL receiy-
ed yesterday visit from several prominent South
srners, among whom were General GARDINER, OF
Tennessee, General LcRINn, OF Mississippi, and
Mr.. WILLIS Of Charleston. It is stated that theso
gentlemen have formed themselves into com
mittee to arrange for the defence OF BRAINE, and
to collect tho abundant evidence that Lieutenant
BRArsR was, whom lie captnrod the Chesapeake
q regular commissioned officer in the Confederate
navy.
At the Paris exhibition is sprig OF lilac, all in
that waves and trenlbles, every flower
bedding Oh its stalk in nature. It's price i.
El, ,72O. The ladies and initiated gentlomen who
look at it, and delight in its sparkle, says corres-
pondent, have no idea Of tho difficulties which had
to be surmounted before this perfect ornament
could be Gnished for lady's hair. In order to
give tho stalks which hold the diamond flowers the
necessary pliabity, rather the exact pliability
desired tho jeweler found it indispensable to have
q fat gold wire drawn and twisted into a sprinc.
BY this plan real strength ia combined with seem
ing fragility. The spr1g be taken to pieces by
the turn Of httlo button. and worn as separate
sprigs in the hair.
IN. DE DREYsE," the Erfurth Gazette states,
'has invented new rifle which throws grenades
or explosive bullets, and which is shortly to be
tried at spandau. 1t is breech loader on tho
systcm Of the needle gun and sends tho missiles
to great distance and with extraordinary effect
It's indirect fro against fixed covered targets is
affirmed to produce most surprising results. Tho
grenade, whom fllod and ready for uBe is perfect
ly safo in tho pocket, and so delicate in it's con-
struotion that, once It leaves tho muzzle OF tho
riao, It will burst in passing through even sheet
Of papor. On exploding, tho Fragments produce
most disastrous effects, scattering over o space
Of Eve feet by threo. Tho rilo is light and oasily
handled.
4. st. Louis paper mentions an incident which
occurred in the surveys Of tho Iron Mountain
Road in tho cypress swamps Of Southeast Mis-
Houri. Tho engineers, having orders to locate