The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-21

J. covered by the merest- accident.
The population Of London is over three millions,
which is considerable larger than the population
!. OF all England in the day OF R1oHARD II. The
London Of sHAKspEARE's time was village; even
in the reign Of JAMES it was but $4,000 iahabi-
tants, In 1910 it had increased to 1,OOO,0 600; in
1881 it sweled to 100000; in 1s49 it had passed
2,000, 900, and so has gone on until new when 1t
numbers 5000 600 and upwards.
The Rio Grande Courier has the following extra
. ordinary puff: :eThe pistols used on the occasion
of the recent duel on the tothec side, were from
lho well-known establishment Of WExEL & De
GnEss, Of this city. All gentlemen who wish to
tdo likewise can find a splendid assortment OF
most approved arms-also, ammunition OF all
Ends-at their house, on Elizabeth street"
The Columbus Sun says: eve have been kindly
furnished with the following statement OF the
y shipments Of Sea Island Cotton from the ports OF
Jacksonville and Palatka, Fla, from the 1st OF
geptember. 1886 .e ihe 18th q :seh 1857 sRB
: Palatka, $500 bales: total, $500 bales. or the
above $500 bales came to Savannah, 1000 bales
wsnt to Charleston, and $500 bales went to New
York Much OF the New York Cotton was shipped
via Charleston and Savannah.
The Rusk (Te1as) Observer says: "Capt. V1Na
has deposited in our Office deer skin, the hair Of
which is pure white. The animal has frequently
been seen by hunters in this vicinity, during The
fall and winter, and was killed by Mr.. STAFFORD,
one day last weok, about five miles from town. It
is also his opinion that this unusual color Of the
hair was caused by extreme old age, and that it
was nearly blind from the same cause, it's eyes
presenting very CLASSY and unusual appearance.
Earl DERBY has officially announced in the Eng
Ish Parliament that the Turkish Government has
granted all the demands Of the Servians, and that
Seryia is now practically free. Turkish accounts
claim victory OF the Government troops over the
insurgents in Thessaly. AS regards Crete, we are
told by cable dispatches that the Turkish Govern
ment has consented to the return of the Cretan
sxiles,a that the reforms in favor Of the Cretans
will be hastened, and that the Canadian deputies
have reached Constantinop!e
NJ. PAUL HEDoNM, of Rouen, o member Of many
learned societies, has invented an apparatus to
which he has given the name OF 'Electro- -Bathom-
eter,n. which can determine with e1actness the
depths which have hitherto remained unknown
Some experiments have probably already taken
place near Paris. The depth Of the Seine, and
that Of the Bois de Boulogne, not, indeed, i'm
measurable by the old method, but NJ. HEDoN1N
wishes to prove that he can ascertain correctly
!; with his apparatus any depth whatever. The
terminess 3 magnetic current which indicates at
the surface, with electric promptitude, tho precise
!, instant of contact.
: The trustees of the Peabody Fund for the edu-
!. cation Of people in the South says the New York
>Eoening Post Of Monday, are to hold an official
session at the Fifth avenue Hotel this week, when
it is expected that Mr.. PEABODY, the donor of this
splendid fund, will be present to give his views
the disposition OF his princely gift Tho majority
of the trustees will dine together tomorrow and
Mr.. PEABODY, who is now the guest Of General
WETMoRE, has selected at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
!: The apartments Of the distinguished gentlemen
. composing the Board Of Trustees. The session
promises to be q very Important one, as the bene
fits Of the fund are at once to be directed to The
purpose for whichit was designed.
The New Orleans Price Curreu of the 9Th, pub
fishes the result of it's information collected re-
Yarding the past seasop'e sugar and molasses
crop. 1t gives returns from S28 plantations, the
aggregate product from which is given at Sc, ,767
hogsheads. There were 947 plantations under
whole, range from 50 OoOt TO $4,000 hogsheads. The
estimates from the molasses crop reach G5, 600
barrels, at 65 gallons to the hogshead, on basis
of 600 hogsheads, comprising 40 gallons to the
barrel. The plantations under cultivation before
the war are numbered at 1891; the crop Of 1862
(the largest ever raised) was 459, ITO hogsheads.
MIR. PEABoDY's GIFT TO THE LONDON FooR.-
From the statement Of the trustees of this gift
for 1885, it appears that the original fund has been
increased by the earnings Of inter At and rents to
the extent of ELS, ,416 3d. Id, maxim. the sum to-
tai Of the trust to the end of December, 1866,
9165, ,416 Ss. lid. The buildings at Spitalfeds and
Ellington continue to be fully occupied. The sani-
tary condition Of the buildings continues highly
satisfactory. Four blocks Of buildings, aftording
accommodation for one hundred and ninety-iye
families, have just been completed at shadweT,
and named, like those at Islington, Peabody
Square. These, when filled, together with the
orhers now occupied, will contain about four hun
dred families, numbering about two thousand per-
Sons.
According to return just issued by the Prus-
sian War office, the total number Of troops brought
by Prussia into the field during the last war was
6S9, ,076 OF these 442,466 belonged to the stand
ing army, 129025 to the reserve, and 81 5SS to gar
risons. At the close of the war there were still
100 600 troops, consisting Of so squadrons Of the
Landwehr, SO fourth battalions Of the army, and
nearly the whole Of the Landwehr Of the second
ban who had not been called into the field. The
Iandweh1 was thus distributed "a infantry bat
*alions of 8O2 men each were attached to tho first
corps of reserve; So squadrons Of cavalry to the
cavalry of tho line, and 90 infantry battahons, IA
squadrons of cavalry, 120 companies Of artillery,
md 26 detachments Of pioneers were employed in
sarrisons. /