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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-31

Our Cable DispntC hes.
LONDON, July S0-Noon.-Consols 81. United
States Bonds "a ZIG.
LIVERPOOL, July -Noon-Cotton quiet and
unchanged; sales 5000 bales. Breadstuffs dull.
Corn, S5s. 3D.; others unchanged.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-31

Gas ExplOsions In GLOUCESTER.
GLOUCESTER, MASS, July 9o.-A series of gas ex-
plosions occurred in the cellar Of the Mansion
House last night, and burned seriously fifteen or
twenty fremen-one dead.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

Tho now yoar bids fair tob be usherod
in with an irruption Of new journals
tic enterprises. Sweotser, late Of the
Round Table, announces tho debut Of
the Evening Gazette The Protestant
Churchmau is TO be revived, as the
organ of the Evangelical EpjscopaianF,
with Rev. Dr.. Tying (oE diD as princ!-
pal editor. Then there is talk about n
distinguished politician, formerly act
ing with the Republicans, but now
conserving with the Democracy, pur-
chasing one of tie down-town ovsujny
papcrs, WITH ayview Of makingit sort
.cf Albany ArguA; besides which it is
probable Mr., Charles A. Dana viii bc
showing his hand soon in the same
line Of business. 1t is 10 be- hopst.
that all Of these clever gonLemen VIII
meet with the success thoit enterprise
and readiness to spend II moUsy entite
,..oul TO-. AS, however, there are but
few, even of tie oldest Journals Jnst
now, making much money, they had
better lay in good stock Of courage
and confidence, "a well "a an ilimita.
bic supply ofgreenbNcks,-L ExcAG- e.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

der from Omaha to Fort Kearney, 250
miles, and the eastern end, and from
Sacramento to Alta, seventy miles, at
the western end, so that ! .565 miles
only are built; and the Union Pacific
Railway Company has promised that
the cars shall run to the Forks of Plat
te on the 1st of January; so the distance
will bave been reduced another hun
dred miles by the beginning of 1867
Peculiar influences are driving the
work ahead at both ends. Jn the first
place, Congress has provided that each
company shall have as much of the
road as it can build; so that the COM
pany which advances with tho most
rapidity gets the most And the trade
of the interior Of the continent makes
il Of vast importance to get rs much as
possible. 1t is now evident the Pacific
Railroad is to be one of tho most profit
table invcstimentsin tho country.
Stages can average about six miles
an hour, and at this rate the 1855
miles of stage road between Alta and
Fort Kearncy can be troversed in less
than twelve days, while the trip from
San Francisco TO Alta can be made in
ten. hours, and that from Fort Kearncy
to New York in less than four days
Thus we see that in case Of need, the
trip from the metropolis of the East
to that Of the West Of our continent,
can be made regularly within seventeen
days BY two hundred miles of addi
tional rail. ono day'stimc is saved and
before the end ofnext year, the triE
will be made to New York regularly
overland, in fourteen or fifteen days
and so many travellers will go that way
that the stage company will find j
profitable to make better time and pro
vide better stages along the road. 1t il
not improbable that within three years
we shall be able to make continuou
trip 20 New York by rail SO let us b
prepared for the approach of the loco
motive.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

There is q we'll known Greek. story
Of q pennilcss man, who, going out
with a rope in his hand to hang him
self, found purse Of money, which in
ducod him to throw the rope away,
whereas the owner of the purse coming
ba ok TO look for his property, and
finding the rope instead, straightway
hanged himself A still more curious
tale, Of II similar kind is told by the
Chinese papers.
In the native city of Shanghai the
parontsot young lady lately married,
having fallen into distressed circum-
stances, applied to her for assistance,
and her husband allowed her to give
them coat for the purpose Of being
I pawned. The daughter, however, be-
ing anxious to render furtherai with
out her husbands knowledge, secreted
SIG in tho pocket ofthe coat
The old man did not discover this,
and took it to II pawnbroker, who, no.
ticing the money on unfolding the gar
ment, kept his counsel, and quietly ad-
vanced two dollars. Soon after, the
husband discovered that the wife had
given the sixteen dollars to her father
and made so much noise about it that
the young lady disposed of herself by
handing In this way, tho news o.
tho robbery committed by the pawn
broker became known TO the parents
and tho old mother took the matter %
much to heart, that she poisoned her
self with opium.
Lastly, the pawnbfoker, getting
alarmed on hearing that his dishones
ty had already caused two deaths
drowned himselfIn n well. This story
is very characteristic Of the Chimes
feelings in regard TO life, and simila
incidents not unfrequently occur.
Some years ago, for instance, an &C
complished young lady at Canton, VIII
had been unfortunately married to
coarse and stupid husband, was bewail
ing her fate to a party Of sisters an
female cousins, and declared her in
tention ofcommitting suicide On thi
the other young ladies declared that
since such was married life, they woul
die too; and so the whole bevy ofthor
, joined hands together and walking in
| to fsh-p ond, deliberately browne
themselves, Again, three men impri'
t onsd in Hong Kong gaol on a charg
( of piracy determined to make ava
J., with themselves rather than have tn
!, bother Of a trial.
J, At some height in the cell wher
they were imprisoned was small wiz
=. dow guarded by two iron bars, audtb
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04
The Booth Family.

The Booth family, at present, con-
ssts of ths following members The
widow of the elder Booth; Lucius Ju-
MUS Brutus, the eldest son, and ira
gedian; Edwin Booth Joseph Booth,
who, at the breaking out Of the war,
was medical student in Charleston,
studying IN tho Office Of DR.. G. Davoga,
and is now assistant treasurer in the
Winter Garden; and two daughters,
one n middle aged lady, and the other
the wife Of Clarke, tho comedian, man
ager of the Winter Garden, ofwhich he
and Edwin are lcssees. Mrs. Clarke IL
most talented lady, and ia author of
biographical sketch other father-a
we'll written and most interesting
work, published recently Edwin
Booth has been a widower for about
three years, and has one child, q sweet
LITTLE four year old prattler, to whom
her father is most devotedly attached
tbero is not a single wavelet IA the sea
of toys, either here or elsewhere that
the pretty little Edwina can wish for
IN vain, and "Moultrie" has whiled
away many Il weary moment in listen
ing to the prattle of this extraordinary
and intelligent child, as she displayed
her toys and described to him, in de
tail, the beauty OF the dresses of hel
three dolls,--[New York Correspon
dence Charleston News. ...s....
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

rs.sv75--u-s
moriseee was fraudulent b asIuchaa
the iattcF was poor man living with
his SOC. Having long known these
parties, we were deeply interseted in
thecase. Twenty years ago Smith East
man was 8 thrifty mG,rhsnt, and was
getting rich in a legitimate business.
his father was book -keepct on 4 sal
airy of $500, and when he became su-
perarruated re went 10 live w;ttsh his
son, where he remains to tic present
day Smith Eastmms pioprcss was
steadily upward Tc was one OF tho
committee Of young men who present
cd the gold medal to Henry Clay He
became one oftho uthOritieeefBroOk-
lyn, and li~ca in the style buomnga
city magnatc But Mr. Eastman was
not getting rich fast oDough, and henco
he entered Wall street and became
speculator. The result was loss, 70
cover which as temporary escape,
lNNuil W w ANNAIi NftA ~ AHhHHa1 NiiNlN-
ucd. and iraud became psrHrauest
cxpedicut Whcn fraud could no lon
gcr be concealed, Eastman fed 20 Eu-
ropa, white his poor old father, now
fourscore, WIS called to get up y ruett-
gago, which should protect littlefroh
the general wreck Tie fugitive be
came insane whiio I'm Frouce, and was
placed in an asylum by the American
Iconeul lie has eince come hoalo
broken down man. and in fact u wroolc
in mind and fortune. S1ch is tae eE.
oct CT speculation on one ofthe mos5
promising young men We ever Ihet
during quarter century Of New York
experience. The decision in the case
has not been given but sil acquainted
with the circumstances can see how
absurd the claim must be, since Levi
Eastman, the father, so fur from being
the possessor Of $4,000, has been fer
years supported by the son IS an act
ofhiial duty.
To pass from commercial to real cs-
tate litigation, we may remark that
the winding up of thcJumcl suitshova
some sharp practice on the part Of ore
Of tho hcirs. This man, Nelson
Chase, wnosc name has occasional }
figured IN connection with the case,
made at an early date, 'tundry
, tempting offers TO the other hera.
Tho latter fearing that the viii
would be sustained, sold tho ert'-o
: claims to Chase for $4,000. The,,
surprise and chagrin may well be H.
g sgincd when they behold the will an
! nul'ed, and an estate Of one million
doilurs passing into MIR. Cha'c's hands
C This individual is now the owner ofth:
e entire Juncl property, for which h'
d has paid in law fees and other exPen
= scs, n little over 100000, and Csor
e being a bcrgary hanger on ct The
D Madame's mansion, ho IS now one o
d the chief real estate lords Of tho valley
6 of the Hudson.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

estimated at $1,000 900 ! saw
the treasure yesterday piled in three
heaps on the floor, and the ieweler in
formed me that it must have cost over
COCO, but in consequence OF old
fashioned style Of setting, its bruised,
battered and corroded condition, its
value was reduced about one half A
little over abushcl chow queer it sounds
to talk Of Of jewelry by the bushe), has
been sorted .and amongithos been found
one diamond ring valued at $4,000,
two more valued at $4,000 and half a
dozon valued at SO 600 and upward.
The most curious is aploin gold ring in.
scribcd on the inside in Dutch, Peter
Stuyyesant to wife" 1t was an heir
doom ofthe Stuyyesants, and was stolen
with other Jewellery, last March, by
burglars. How it came in the sewer
is a problem for philosophers to specu
late about. Miss Walker and her
brother, who find themselves thus
suddenly lifted from penury to great
wealth, intend to proceed to England,
where they have relatives. This adj.
venture is talked Of everywhere, and
already there arc others preparing to
follow in their footsteps.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04
ss.,rried--sivorced--Re.MarrIed,


Ou the l5t day of January, 1920, in
the county Ct Beaver and State Of PEN
usy,yauia, Azariah Wood and Polly
---gave themselves to each other
for New Years gifts--lor better or
worsc-ior all time TO come. In the
course Of true love they removed to
New Turden, Ohio, where they CON
linuej to live together till somo time
in February, 1865. On the 25th of
March 1868, Mr. Wood fled petition
for divorce in the Court of Common
Please Of. f.Columbiana County. alleging
that his wife, Polly had been guilty of
extreme cruelty toward him in Februa-
ry preccding,ond slsothat she had been
guilty Of srossneglect Of duty for three
years.
Polly at that time appears to have
been living in Portage county, and
Azariah brought her into court by
/ publication in newspaper. The case
came on for trial at tho May term, and
u decree Of divorce was granted inv est
ing Azarah with all the rights, prvl-
eges, oppurtensnces and hereditaments
ofa single nan. The proofwas ample.
Polly had run at him with butcher
knife, and had maltreated him in divers
and sundry aud unbecomiDg the loving
treatment Of n devoted wife. WI on
Azaiiah was loosed from the vincu.o
,matrimonii, we had supposed let Et'
10 her worst, he would not again put
on the msnacles But no maintained
his widowed condition for year and .
| half and then with the world to choose
from, with as good ishrto bait os ever
were caught, he returned to Polly, re
counted his wrongs, forgot-forgaye-
re-malried-and ia again living happi'
" withth first-cfosen of his heart
Some poet that did NOT put the climax
ito his lines, hath said
,'Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never have loved tall"
True life. vital romance, is en i'm
provem6nt on fiction Poetry houn
l ders in the sea Of thought beside thu
swift sailing facts Of real life, To hay,
loved and lost--is well; lost love re
= gained --is Paradise.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04
Literary DIscoYerY.

The Paris Correspondent of the
London Star gives an account of a re-
cent literary discovery:
Archeologists have been thrown in
to a state Of immense excitement in
consequence of the discovery, last
month, of an iron box, filed with car.
tulares and diplomas on parchment,
among a pile Of cid chests in the mu-
niment room of the Louvre. These
historical treasures bear the date of
the thirteenth century. The work of
deciphering them has been Intrusted
70 one of the most talented paleogra-
phsts of the day, who is, moreover, a
member of the. Institute The most
profound secrecy has been enjoined on
thus erudite gentleman, who has I'M
dertsken to abstain from revealing
any portion of these documents until
the work of deciphering the whole
contents ofthe chest is accomplished
lie has been requested to work as rap
idly as possible, in order that the Gu
riosity of the literary world may b.
satisfied in the shortest time
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04
Making CastOr-oiI out sf ''CulIed
!. sfr.r srsraHf PuSSOns.'' ...

The Washington City Star says
"As strange as it may appear: many
Of the colored people here cherish the
belief that there is a class ofphysicians
whe practice burkinE, and are ad-
dicted to tho dissecting Of hive human
subjects for tile purpose Of mauufactu.
ring castor oil, and that for this pur.
pose the doctors prefer bodies with a
dark cuticle. This opinion is so firm
y impressed on their minds, that no
amount Of reasoning will remove 1t,
and we know many of them, particu-
larly juvenile Africans, who will not
bulge a foot outside their dwellings
after dark. An otherwise intelligent
'Topsy, employed by us, describes the
modus opddndi Of these imaginary
ghouls, by saying 'Doy steal upon
culled pussons unawars, clapa plaster
over deir mout to keep um from hol-
lerin, and dren drag um away TO whar
dey lay um on a table, and cut um up
and den bile um down for ile.' This
is cheerful notion for those invald'
who use the oil of tho palma christi
bean as q cathartic.
"Tho Annapolis (Nd) Republican
states that a similar belief prevail
among the colored people in that sec
ton, and it probably existS elsewhcrs
How it originated it is impossible t
tell"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04
The Pope aud CaEdiHG. Aa<o-
YGI!f,

A foreign letter says The Pope is
rather a handsome old man. II s.zo
he is short and thick though not cor
pulent. His full face ls thougI&tu.
and solemn rather than benignapJ--
Ills dark eye was too restless when 4
saw him to express benignity. " sth-
err he then wore his habitual eHrrsr
sion, or whether these critical tines
give him look OF uneasiness tAose
can decide whe have frequently seen
him. The Pope contrasts striking.
in appearance with Cardinal Antoueli
The thin visage, the mahogany com.
ploXion, tho largo eyes, the lowering
brow, the large mouth and fun lips,
mark the latter as man OF cr"i.y -
tellect, yet large appetite
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04
Us UotIer % have loved and lost
Than never have loved at all"
tFrom the Alta Californian.l
TIE Eseli - Ringing--EOOk Out
for tTle Locomotive.


The bell is ringing on the Sierra
Nevada and in the Valley of the Plat
te; it IS time to look out for the locomo
tive and prepare for it's approach. The
Pacific Railroad is 10 longer wild
dream or an untrustworthy promise; il
has been placed on the bass OF sound
pecuniary Investment, and its prospects
arc SO good that it is progressing with
n speed almost unequaled in the annals
Of railway history. 1t has already ad-
vanced so far as to have an important
economical value; and before twelve
months we may expectto see travellers
20 and come across the continent every
day with the help of the rail.
The two nominal and intermediate
termini of the route are, Omaha, on the
Mississippi River, and Sacramento,
although larger city than either can
grow TO be-. must be the unltimate and
real terminus or end Travelling west
ward from Omaha we reach Fort
Kearney in 25S miles, the Forks Of
Platte in $50 miles, Julesburg in 450,
Denver in 600, Salt Lake City in 200
Austin in l,60O, Virginia City in 800
and Sacramento in 1875 miles.
, But tho road ia pow in running or
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

problem which these three worthless
had to solve was how the three of them
were 10 be hanged upon two bars
From the position in which they were
found in the morning it would seem
that the third man had assisted the
two others in hanging themselvesfrom
the bars by their tails that then he
had cut down ono of them by gnawing
through the tail with his teeth; and,
using the dead body AS a stool, to be
afterward kicked over he had con-
trived to suspend himself All this,
too was done so quietly as not 10 at
tract the notice of sentry who was
pacing outside beneath the window
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

Day-An assault, according to a recent
English decision, IL committed visa
one porsoa blows tobacco smoke ;nto
anothar's fhcc-an interpretat % u Of tha
common law which is of deep inter AZ
to tho entire community-those who DO
and those who do not smoke
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-01-04

IIcw New Workers Make 1td
Lose Money--SpeCUiatfCn IN
Leases--Tbe LORD Bono Rob
berry Brokers Rnd EiCbbcrs--
The Triumph Of TIRE Hears
TIE EaStm an Gase--T hc Jun;CI
EsIatc--RcisOn Chase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-10
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY AUGUST TO- 1867
FAMILY MARKETS,

OR LIVING ENPENSES IN NEW-NOItK
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 1867.
The most noticeable features Of the markets THIS week
advance Of 2d3c. on butter scarcity OflIcsn ns
consequently higher prices, few changes III groceries
which tend downward, abundance OF cheap lhuitoI
and the action Of the Board Of Health III depIng
the pedderbOys Of their loads OF half rotten Peacnes
Fruit men claim that this last move Is gong 700
the peaches show for Themselves ana tat any one hOuu
be permitted TO buy them, the sound part not belng
affected by what decayed 1t not 10 ne supposed
that rOttOn apples peaches eaten stale meats ana
vegetables certainly not heathfu and rotten melons
should go with the garbage leaving taste to decide about
apples peaches and pears. Beef would be cheaper dld
not the Powers Washington Market refuse TO let the
on the walk cut out set Of seven ribs and sell
Consumers would often take such set, the remnants
of the quarter when whole quarter would be too much
Coarse beef is plenty and cheap retailing at 6Ul2c T. ID,
while fore quarters of lamb and mutton were Offering IN
Washington Market tins mOrningsweet and goodat Ga
When killed such meats have to be sold often at the
need cniznG at this season of the year. the sense OF
smell being added to that of sight Fruits occupy an i'm
portant place in the market at present Peaches are
plenty, but many OF them poor Fine baskets OF Della
wares command 81 75aS2 with half peck common sold
Ten cents At. is common price for ordinary
soft fruits for the decayng loads of pedders
weather pums will be peaches and whortle
berries should be put place of them II is yet too
early for peaches but nearly time for the whorte
berries likely that the present the best month in
which to lay in coal for Winter. Some dealers selling
eggs for ESQ., but Of course they fresh Currants
out Of market peach basket of bell pears costs So
n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-10

more than three times the amount of First Mortgage
Rouds which be issued upon IT, The agreement OF
bs Company to pay principal and interest of their Bonds
a. ooin being made under the Specie Contract Law Of
california authorizing and enforcing contracts to pay
rold is legally binding,
hey cost 95 per cent and accrued interest from July l.
AIDED in currency and bear PER CENT INTEREST IN
solpat which rate they yield 81 per cent upon the in
yestment
Conversions OF Government Securities into Central Pa
,ec First Mortgage Bonds realize for The holders
more than ttcere per cent advantage with the same rate
u interest ,,-..,
nug o. OF course these figures subject TO slight
variations from day so day:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-10
pASSENn Fps ARRTVED.

FROM SAN JUAN AND GREYTOWE Aug 9-Iu steamship San
Praneisco-Co Smeadberg and Mr. Chamberlain Smith ~
C. C. sloeum Mrs Fsrburn and child Mrs NJ
Watkins nfchd, Mr. and Mrs n A. Holly and child,
NJ Kerus O. Morgan, r. Sands, M Rogers Mr. and hrs
II. II Mrs. NJ Hinckey IL Dodge b. W.
Dodge Consnt Mr. and Mrs May and child Tslion Mss
Camden wife and child Mr. Given Mrs u r. Dodge,
Mira Meter Miss A. Cearton Mrs NJ A. Wild W b. Rowe,
EcEersoa and LADY, M and hrs 4 Te, A. Herpe ana wiz
Mrs Van Doren and children, Woodbury. Fowler g. IL
Haght Hancock H. W. Lander G. Outlet Gallagher Whei
Engineer steamship Oregonsn) W. H. Pilgrim Paul j. wash y
Duterded NJ A. Kelly j. Stephenson X D. fs
kerTile NJ Barker A. swain G. g. Whney Walter Jscoby Dr.
Kuhn wife children Mrs BELLS and children T. Bib
Kline j. Landon Mr. and Mrs j. H. Richardson c. W Ditdnek
C. H. Howard, Mrs NJ H. Hawley and child Rice and seTyaLt G
A. Peman Mr. and Mrs r. j. Sharp Mr. T. b. McCInra
and children Mr. and Mrs A. Fowler and children, j. McAa II
Blnn c. Mills A. d. Harrison, Mr. $. d. Napier A. l. Lewis
Uaqanen L. Alexander G. Scatnew Steele b. Kelly Morrill,
J. Barber w Ban 4. Wilson, II. Carroll B. Foster Mr. AMI Mrs
a nnu and children Bruen lady and child A. Takenng d. ~
Lapham b. Clark Sawyer D. n jerks L. W. Wilson ~ Rehm
Mrs H. C. williams c. D. Henry B. A. Chamberlain B. Aubrey sHi
boy and lG4 In the steerage.