The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-27
NEWS

The best Of ship carpenters in Newburyport,
Massachusetts,, are working for s1.25 per day.
Tine Memphis Avalanche says there are twenty
thousand starving negroes in that city.
Romero has gone to the Mexican Congress,
and will roam no more.
"A rich Chinaman of San Francisco was recent
ly buried in a coffin which cost $1,000 IN gold.
The winter has begun with great severity in
Italy. The Tuscan river Arno has been frozen
over.
The Charlotte News, which was revived one
week ago, has again been suspended, for the want
of material support.
MIR. Joseph Jefferson, the comedian, was mar
ried at Chicago, on Friday, to Miss Mary A. War
rem, a niece of Mayor Rice, Of that place.
The cane crop of Eastern Florida is said to be
excellent, and the syrup sells at from fifty to sew
enty cents a gallon.
AT a recent meeting of the Georgia Historical
Society in Savannah, G@., a lecture was given by
a member on sewing machines.
1t is reported that General Dix will return from
Paris next spring, hoping to secure the Democrat
&c nomination for the Presidency.
The Bristol (Tenn.) News places the name OF
Andrew johnson at the head Of its columns as its
candidate for the next Presidency.
Cattle are among the chief exports Of Texas,
vet the State imports extensively butter, cheese,
and even milk.
Nearly all the Kansas papers oppose another
submission Of the question Of negro suffrage to
the people OF that State.
New Tennessee corn, in good burlap sacks,
sold at 80 cents in Atlanta on Saturday. The trans
actions were from the depot, by the carload.
Madam Demorests three hundred employees
were to give a paper masquerade on Christmas Eve.
Antique costumes were to be illustrated.
General Sherman has received IS a present
the silver b~ull's-eye watch carried by the Roger
Sherman who signed the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
Brigham Young advises the Bishops and Nor
mon people Of Salt Lake to lay up rom two to
seven years supplies of wheat and -four, as he ex-
poets a great anime.
The WILMINGTON Star complains that it has
blown out its stock Of adie,tives and wants q new
hand at the bellows to talk about festivals and
fairs.
The Atlanta Intelligencer notices the arrival
Of large numbers of live hogs, in that city, q por-
ton OF them for that market and the remainder
for other points.
1t scolps that American creditors of Russia,
who claim that the Car owes them half q million
for ordnance stores bought during the Crimean
war, want to have that amount deducted from the
Alaska appropriation. The idea is brilliant,
The -hibodaux (La.) Sentinel says that sugar
planting barely pays expenses; inGeed, it thinks
many planters will find a balance against them.
Rice has done better, while oranges and bananas
are becoming profitable.
The American Artisan says that if pegged
boots are occasionally dressed with petroleum be-
tween the soles and upp.r leather they will not
rip. IF the soles are dressed with petroleum they
will resist wet and wear well. The pegs arc not
affected by dryness after being well oiled.
The cable authorities state that a telegram
was sent last week from Locdon to Washington in
nine minutes and thirty seconds--o1, in other
words, it was received in Washington four hours
ffty-eight minutes and thirty seconds in advance
Of the hour of its leaving London.
Skaters are, by a recent Yankee invention, to
be made comfortable. A warm skate" has been
invented. In q slct in the skate-stock is inserted
a square bit of soap-stone, made red-hot in the
fire. 1t retains warmth tor some hours, and keeps
the sks .er's feet in a comfortable condition. sort
of portable stove, which is handy and effective.
The Philadelphia Ledger says the anthracite
coal production this year vii. exceed that of last
year By some $4,000 tSas and will aggregate
q -. 900 lie for the yea hss-