The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

CURRENT TOPICS.
EVER SINCE GENERAL SIcKLEs has been placed
in command Of this Department, his detractors
everywhere, from oil kinds Of motives, have in
vented SANDERS and Ebels against him OF every
shade and form. Generally these stories have only
had currency in obscure and irresponsible sheets
like the Metropolitan Record, the La Crosse Demo-
cyat. and the like; and the respectable press, as
also tho personal friends Of General S1cKLEs, have
hitherto deemed it beneath them to notice these
malicious ibels, and impotently spteful assaults.
But now, to our surprise, we fud the National IN
,eigencg, for private reasons Of its own, copy and
pretend to believe one Of these foolish stories,
which it copies @from a Northern paper" 1t
is as follows: SIN Charleston, as here,
smoking is prohibited in the street cars.
General SIoKLEs recently condescended to
ride with ordinary folks in the street cars, but he
forgot to observe the rule, no smoking permit
ted" The conductor called his attention to the
fact. "what did you observer" said the General
"I merely desired to inform you, said the man,
in the blandest manner possible, I" that passengers
are not allowed to smoke in the cars. 1t is con-
trary to the rules" 'Ah indeed" replied the
great man, taking out his watch with the utmost
nonchalsnce. "Indeed Then you shall consider
the rules suspended for the next half hour" 'But
that was pleasantly" remarks the InteEigen-
Ger. athose who were present must have laughed,
for among them some doubtless we're of the class
who always see the magnate's joke, and who then
would have dared frown2" Now we have it upon
undoubted authority that there must be some mis-
take in this matter; for in the first place, General
S1cKLEs has never been inside one of our street
cars, since he has been in the city. II this first
reason is not satisfactory to any of our readers,
near or distant, we will at the first practicable op-
portunity, resume the subject, and present other
reasons, why we believe the whole story MALICIOUS
fabrication.
THE WASHINGTON CHRONICLE says: "The slmul-
taneous illumination of the rotunda, dome and
tholus, by Professor GARDNERs electrical appa-
ratus, on Saturday night, was witnessedby large
assemblage, and proved brilliant success, not a
single burner of the thirteen hundred failing to be
ignited. One hundred and twenty eight addition
al burners, supported by handsome bronze brack-
cts, have been placed over the large paintings in
the rotunda, which presents q better appearance
than by the light Of day. A large number of per-
SONS had assembled previous to the illumination,
and when, upon given signal, the brilliant gas
Jets, from their hundreds Of burners, simultane-
ously burst into full blaze bringing out IN strong
relief the lights and shades of BRUMAD1s magni6-
cent allegorical painting in the dome, the pictures
in the rotunda, and every niche or projection of
the architecture, the enthusiasm of the throng
u .1r -, b,ro ~ or,,,1onca on1
expressions Of admiration. The illumination was
continued for an hour or more during which those
present devoted the time to an examination OF tho
paintings, and in discussing the wonders of elec-
t.icity. Not few visited Professor GARDENERS
laboratory, where they inspected the elegant gas
Lighting apparatus constructed for the Paris ES-
position. This apparatus, showing the different
modes by which street lamps, public buildings and
private residences can be lighted, is marvellous
instrument, and is adapted to light any number of
burners turning on the gas and igniting it at the
same time. The circular hall in the passage be-
tween the rotunda and tho Senate chamber, which
heretofore has been but insuficiently lighted, is
now illuminated from the roof by circle of gas
jets, with reHectors the whole having been put up
under Professor GARDNERs supervision, and the
burner being lighted by electricity, in common
with those in the rotunda.
JOHN McDoNoUaH, the millionaire Of New Or.
leans, has engraved upon his tomb series Of
maxims he had prescribed as the rule for his
guidance through life, and to which his success
in business is mainly attributed. They contain
so much wisdom that we copy them: 'RULEs
FOB THE GUIDANCE OF MY LIFE, 1SO4.-Remem-
ber always that labor is one of tho conditions
OF our existence. Time is gold; throw not
one minute away. but place each one to account.
Do unto all men as you would be done by. Never
put off till tomorrow what can be done to-day.
Never bid another do what you can do yourself.
Never covet what is not your own. Never think
any matter so trifling as not to deserve no
tice. Never give out that which does not
first come in. Never spend but to produce. Let the
greatest order regulate the transactions of your
life. Study in your course Of life, to do the great
est amount of good. Deprive yourself Of nothing
necessary to your comfort, but live in an honora
BILE simplicity. Labor, then to the last moment Of
your existence. Pursue strictly the above rules,
and the Divine blessing and riches OF every kind
will flow upon you to your hearts content; but first
of all, remember that the chief and great duty Of
of your life should be to tend, by all means in your
power, to the honor and glory Of our Divine Crea-
ator. The conclusion to which have arrived at
without virtue no order; without religion no hap
piness, and that the aim Of our being is to live
wisely, soberly and righteously.
TIE GERMANS IN HANOVER and Frankfort are
not yet reconstructed" They do not take kindly
to Prussic acid. Our European advices state that
on the 10th OF july the anniversary of the entrance
of the Prussians into Frankfort, all the ladies Of
the city wore mourning. The Prussian Govern
ment, which knows what largo results may follow
from trifng causes, has just con1scated all the
maps in Hanover upon which that kingdom is
laid off with it's primitive boundary. They have
likewise seized the plates, and broken thom, 80
that no more shall be printed. BISMARCK will
not permit the existence Of Hanover even paper.
A comic paper at Munich gets off the following
apropos Of this topic: AS the daisy Of the meadow
white and yellow cockade-an anti
Prussian demonstration" and may provoke con-
tnuous spirit Of disloyalty, all Hanoyerian pro-
prietors are ordered to NOV their meadows within
eight days, under penalty OF con6scation They
shall likewise remove from the roads and the gar
dens on their properties all the daisies which may
be found there, otherwise these said daisies will
be considered as sedtious cockades and the pro-
prietor and his wife shall answer before justice
for this breach Of the laws Of Prussia, which do
not permit God to create flowers of the Guelph
colors.
WHEN Nh. BAHNUM instituted his famous prize
bsby-show he was thought to have started o novel
and original idea. But it seems he only followed
al illustrious example, slightly modified and en-
larged to suit the circumstances. Queen VIoTo-
Ria has long, it appears, been prompted by her
motherly heart to bestow apeouniary prize upon
such Of her servants as are blessed by bountiful
nature with especial fruitfuness in childbesring.
The amount ofthis royal Offering is duly proper
t;onod 10 fba Raoppditv dcp1ovod OF ta of