The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-21
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Gold closed in New York yesterday at 1871.
Cotton closed at 2sac. for Middling Upands.
Cotton closed IN Liverpool at lid.
New Jersey has abolished corporal punishment
In her public schools.
Late Texas papers contain accounts Of devss-
tating storms, and record many lives lost and
property destroyed.
The liquor dealers Of New York propose to or
esnize and on some specified Sunday all open
their stores and sell liquor as il no excise law e1
listed.
The number Of homeopathic physicians re-
ported in the United States at present is said to
be sss7, IS compared with 48 physicians Of that
school In 1913.
A Norfolk paper states that an enterprisins gen.
tleman OF that city is about to establish tele-
graph line between Norfolk and the North Caro-
lima coast.
Hon. JAMES GUTHRIE, Of Kentucky, whose illness
has for some time past prevented him from taking
his seat IN the United States Senate is recovering
his health.
Gen. Tox THUMB and family, with Commodore
and Mrs. MUTT, have hired themselves to BARsua
for tour through the country. It II said the
little family get 81. 900 for aye weeks.
Galveston, Texas, it is estimated by the suahori-
Ties Of that city, now has population Of 0,5OO,
An increase since 1860 of about 1880. OF the
present population. 1850 are whites, and 5000
colored.
Parties in Albany have purchased, at tho head
Of State street, for $4,000, land on which they
will erect $750,O00 si1-story marble front hotel
and opera house combined. The row hotel will
contsin moro rooms than any hotel in America.
A German, from Chicago, has astonished the
peopls Of Pittsburg by the length Of his beard He
is midde-aged, about six feet tall and his beard,
8rotn ace 70 end, measures the same length, and
Ia heavy and Iu1uriant. He hsd it plated, and
still il reached far below his knees and he had to
walk daintily for fear Of troading on its end.
The Hoosac Tunnel people might learn profit
able lesson trom Caltornians, who are working
through thsir Summit Tunnel, in the Sierra, at a
rapid rate, having accomplished 1000 feet OF tho
1850 since last September. Thcy not only began
st both ends, but sunk shaft in tho middle and
worked both ways from that.
Il Is reported that tho Emperor and Empress OF
the French Will visit Berlin and st. Petersburg
durins the coming autumn. The project OF re-
ducing the military establishments OF Europe 1t ID
.aid. meets will. favor in official circles in Paris
Tho North German Parliament viii meet next In
Berlin in August. Queen IsABEILA OF Spain will
visit Paris in July.
When the State Constables called at o ealoon Of
Westfeld, Massachusetts,, the other day, the pro-
prietor slipped tho chain from largo black bear
which ha keeps, and retired to an ante-room to
svsit results. The officers opened tho door and
Tho bear courteousy advanced to give them
friendly embrace The door was quickly shut
.s,.iY. and NO sign Of . constable has been seen
around tho place since.
discussion has taken place In England on the
question a. to Who to be considered the origins
tor of the volunteer movement. Tho honor il gen.
eralty assigned to Mr. TKNzsos, on account OF
lis famous verses, "Fcrm, form, rifemen, formP
But ano.her claimant has spfeared In Col RIoH-
Asps, tho author Of volume Of poems which ap-
pesrcd some months ago, and the Laureate seoms
20 hsve yielded the point.
A Wessdeld (Afass.) farmer has COW worth
having. II IL of Ayrshire snd Durham breeds,
weighs 1900 pounds, and gives on an average over
dSfy ponnds OF milk por day. Her grostest
.syield. this season Was 662 pounds, and the day
fhIloxing she gave "a pounds. From November i
1s66 10 November /, 1855, beside supply OF milk,
cream and butter for family use, the owner sold
3a50 wprth OF milk
TheNew Britain Record tells the following "good
NM: IA man I'm that town. lost the key to o door
an hin house 60 taking the door OIL, he put it into
: v.eou. drove to tho lock shop, and wanted q key
Attad 10 the losk. When tho person requested to
az tho key went to the wagon with scrcw-driver,
and cody took the look of the door, It is said that
yerdancy's eyes opened with amusement, and he
s.,lsined with Q tone Of wonder-"Gollyl who'd
thought Of doing II that wsyf"
The Wrkmen,s Society Of Naples has just sent
twenty delegates 10 the Paris Exhibition, ct cost
a 80 francs each, travelling expenses included.
zach. In ex hange for the advantages Of plea
suie tsip gratis, engages to study the rortian OF
"a Eshibition which concerns his particular
br..soh Of trade, to take notes, and to draw up
,andrt an his return. lMedalB Will be awarded TO
Ana delegates who shal have the best acquitted
themselves Of thetssk.
"A correspondent, writing from the City OF Mexi-
a. u,Sdsr date Of May IS gives doiefm account
- tsis situstiof in the capital. A famine Was
threatening The poor inside the walls, and 1t was
niy due 70 the judicious measures OF the chief OF
tha Municipality that panic had not swept the
nonnlsce into disorder and not. The imposition
nd collection Of taxes continued unremittingE,
Aa;nz carried ON IN the mest tJrannical and exact
ing manner.
di.oateh frem Louisville states that at the last
n,.ra,., tarrn Of the United States Circuit Court
three men, arrested in Nelson county Tor rooDnS
naoroas: were convicted on negro evidence, and .
mot;on. .for srrcst Of Judgment. on tho ground OF
the unoonstisationality Of tho civil rights law
allowing negroes to give evidence, was taken under
adyisement 10 await the arriys1of the United States
enprennef Court Judge Swami, e1pected 20 %
,reasn. 1T this term Of the court. He not having
srriyed. the three men, RHoDEs, STEWART and
vscass, are stin confined IN Jail >,
flaor.do is in = fsrment. The Indians are
vaan;nr all before them, killing men and women,
robtan9 mails, stampeding cattle, and hishtenins
~ {IESle 90 much That their ranches are being
6e.erfed by the dozen. Large numbers OF Indians
.,a reported ON the way from the North. The
,hitas ooapnlain bitterly that sHEaMEn has sent
M. troops three hundred miles away, and LEFT the
route unprotected. The authorities, aoSerno.
Husr, Secretary HALL, Chief Justice HA1lET' ana
othars have petioned the Iresi lent In the strong
eat terms to grant them protection.
Miss KATE FIELD, the dramatic and literary
-r;pe Of tho Now York Tribune, is ittio lady,
vith beautiful teeth, rnglets, and very quiet de-
nna.nor. sho spent several years at Florence,
rs,v. and her first literary effusions were letters
from abroad to the Boston Pos. She has written
-, Rmpoar in this country through the pages OF
.ho 1tauac, Harper and the Tribune, having be-
soo. rorihipper Of the trsgedienne by personal
In Italy. Miss FIELD is strong ad-
,ocste Of womsn's rights, u misogamist and man
h.tcr. and 10 positive and intense in her loyalty
~. ne, r;c, seeesh relstives quarreled with her,
.nd she eains her own bring BY her pen. MISS
K,rx IL about thirty years old, and came OF talent
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