The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-11


$ stucsion:. The French government has made o
tion that at the end of 80 years, the roadways
and tracks shall become the property of the ma
z. tdn: The companies, however, are to retain the
rolling stock and other personal property.
An editors bliss in the next world is spoken Of
as follows, :: SIN that paradise the cry OF more
!. copy Will never again fall upon his distracted ear.
His enjoyment will no more be interrupted by the
growls Of unreasonable subscribers, and he will
no more be troubled With illegible manuscript and
abominable poetry. No rival editor will steal bis
thunder or his items, and typographical errors
shall know him no more forever"
The chief incomes in Chicago during 1866 were
as follows g. b. MoCoR1ucx, s169,760; PETER
SoHuTmaR, #agon manufacturer Sill ,625; B. P.
HUTCHINSON, commission merchant, $7S,6O9 lin
1885 itEas but s, S,06D; WESLEY MUNGER, SIS. .949
GnoaaE ARMouR, elevator proprietor, 81 $50 lin
1886 his income was but $12 S52); J. D. Cole, Jr
;$51 700 L. M. MoCoRMoK, $50, ,2f5 d. T. DICK.
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The tornado which swept through Ne ' Jersey
last week is described as 90 dark, huge, funnel.
shaped mass, Illuminated at intervals by electrical
explosions, whrling, swaying, surging and forcing
: itswsy; rapid in progress and fearful in power.
Now Feering to the right and anon to tho left,
plunging furiously forward and sharply recoi!ing,
" It swept sway all that obstructed its course, and
By its eccentric evolutions made the path Of desc
1ation much wider than it's own bulk could have
effected had It rolled onward in 3 straight line"
The New York Times ssys -well-informed Ger
mans IN New York have little faith in the London
ConSesenSe, sssa means o. restoring pacific rela-
tions between Prussia and France. Their reason
! ing is very simple. France says beforehand it
wants no extention of territory. It will ask Prus-
sia to make similar pledge. Prussia viii not do
III, etaase her principal aim is to extend her ter
ritory 30 as to perfect German unity. Prussia is
Z determined France shall not have Luremburg.
France is bent upon defeating Prussian aggran-
fifsennsptt. Therefore, though there may be o
truce, there can be no lasting peace. This rea-
soning is plausible, and it expresses the conyic-
tions Of others besides weIl-informed Germans.
! Some f1nny anecdotes Of the niggardly charae-
.ster sox II. CoysM, who has recently died, have
been circulated. His youthful washerwoman
whom ha bad, known as a child, and was very par
ttiaal to, called upon him one day, when he asked
heer II 1he had ever read any Of his works. ''No,
Monsieur CoUsn." sewould you lke to read onel"
5.tCertainlY.n II. COUSIN took down a volume-Le
..Nai, Le Bedu lie Ben. At the end of the month
theVashegWoman presented her blu, Is francs Is
cehts. 'That is quite correct" said NJ. COUSIN,
but We must deduct 3francs so cents for the book,
which leaves 8 francs and rs cents; there are 10
francs, you may keep the sous, my little dear,
for yourself"
AWestern man, now visiting at the East, thus
writes Of the cost Of living in the two sections "I
have been surprised to learn, while in New Eng
land that the cost Of living is really less here than
in the West, from which bread and meat is trans
ported tosupply New England. Flour is only
trife higher per barrel in Portland than it is in
Chicago, aud potatoes and all vegetables are con-
.aberahly cheaper. Only four articles cost moro
here than in Chicago-bread, meat, butter and
lard all else which is needed in family costs less.
Rents here and in Boston, and in the manufactur-
ing towns Of New England generally, are nearly
oue-haR less than in Chicago and the small towns
Of the West. Wood and coal are no higher, while
clothing, furniture dry goods boots and Shoes are
from 10 to 20 per cent. cheaper.
The Buffalo and Erie Railroad Company have
adopted for their trains IN invention called the
sHand Station Indicator" Its object is to do
away with the custom of crying out each station,
by having stmachine" in each car which indicates
in succession the several stations as the train ap-
proaehes them. The names Of the stntions are
on white cloth, which is moved by rollers and each
turn Of the rollers brings the nanae of the next
STATEN to view after the manner Of some counting
room calendars at the same time striking bell
which calls tho attention of passengers to tho
'chsnge. 1t is operated by the hand OF the conduc-
tor or brakeman. The general heading under
which the name Of tho station appears is: ''This
train next stops at -" The invention appears
TO meet long existing want and will undoubtedly
find favor with other railroad companies, but for
the benefit Of inattentiye persons and Of those un
able to read, the custom Of announcing the names
Of stations should be kept up.
The report OF tho French Transatlantic Steam
Navigation Company, presented at the annual
meeting held in Paris, contains interesting obser.
yations on the superiority Of screws to paddle
wheels. The prosperity Of the company is sttrib-
:uted to the good sea-gcing qualities Of the now
vessels, and especially the great economy attend
ing the use of screw steamers. According to the
report Just made, s'the use of the screw procures
for vessels Of equal tonnage, saving of about 25
per cent. in fuel, with an increase Of 20 per cent
in speed The advantage thus obtained is said
to have been proved in q most decisive manner by
The experiment Of the 81. Laurent, which was at
Arstintended to have paddle wheels, but in course
Of building was changed into q screw vessel. Two
other steamers, considered too slow for present
requirements, are to be similarly improved IN the
mode of propulsion The system adopted is the
hoe haon
England and in the French Imperial navy. The
conclusions thus arrived at have an important
bearing upon mercantile interests.