The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-19
Yhg 1att9 NeYs.
NEWS SUMMARY.


Gold closed in New York at s7i. Cotton was
quoted at 27c. for Middling Uplands.
Cotton closed quiet at Liverpool. Middling Up
lands Hid.
Sing Sing prison contains 1858 conyicls, OF whom
100 arc fomalcs.
son Of BENEDICT ARNOLD bccamc Licutonant-
do,.oral in tho British army in 1862
Tho Cunard Steamship Company have placed
another fino now steamship on their line, named
tho Russia.
now suspension bridge ovor tho East Rivor, at |
Harlom, Now York. is completed and will bo open- |
ed soon with public ceremonies.
Old JACOB BAnKRn, OF the Bank Of Commerce,
Of Now Orleans, is said to havo been tho first to
take tho benefit OF the bankrupt law.
Row Father RUPERT hrs been mado mitrod Alb
bot in Minnesota. He Is tho third mitrcd Abbot
In tho United States.
In tho year 1866, s7,G4s wills were searched for
and oxaulinod, II found, al Doctors Commons, in
LONDON Tho foes amounted to E18s2.
An English paper reports that tho earnings OF
tho Atlantic Cablc for tho last two months amount
to over $4,000.
At Cotton Park, o fow milos from Grosloy, Eng
lind, wealthy company IL now sinking for coal at
point away from any coal fold, md tho goologi-
cal maps show that thero is mono in Tho neighbor-
hood Tho work IL exciting great doal OF intor-
est among all connected with tho coal interests.
THO municipal Council Of Florence has decided
to offer as wodding present 10 the Princess
MARIA DEL Bozzo DELLA CIsrZnsA, tho future
Duchess Of Aosts, the tablo Of Florontino mosaic
made by BErTr, and which carried of flrst-class
prizo at tho Paris Exhibition.
PAUL JULIEN, the distinguished yiolinist, who
when quito young, some years ago, created great
furore, ia dead. His death occurred December
2slh'iast at tho small town Of 81. Dennis, in tho
isla1d OF Mauritius. Ho was only 26 years Of ago.
and leaves q wifo aud child. hu .4t
Tho national debt amounts to more than 400 to
each man, woman and child, in tho United States,
black and whito. Tho. debt Of tho State OF Now
York amounts to s51, ,75S, ,0S2 %, and that OF tho
several courtios will swoll it 10 $4,000 900. The
Idebt of the county Of Albany is nearly four mil
fionsl nus not gone on; as
Tho .,i-., ,.s usual this yoar Tho liquofhction
Of tho Noapolitan saint's blood was incomplotoi n
portontous black clot. remained unsolycd in tho
coptro OF tho vns., and was soon, says tho London
9tlb with griof by thousands Of tho faithful, who
doom IL to bo sign OF impending calamity.
Canadian at Hamilton suggests now flag for
the New Dominion. IIo proposes tho Union Jack
in tho corilor and tho rost or tho bunting filled in
with ruur coIors, rcd, wllto, bluo and grcon. On
tho shield 1t Ia proposed that tho boaver take
tho place OF tho throo lions passant, and that tho
mapic loaf alioul bp cntwinod with tho roso, tho
shamrock and tho thistle.
Tho Frcnch aud English postal authorities h,vo
under consideration the establishment Of an inter
national system OF money orders botwoen thoir tos
pectiyo countries. Tho idoa appears to be good
ono aud might probably bo extended TO tho United
States to meet tho wants Of emigrants who nro
constantly sending money To tho old country. So
long as the government insists on carrying the
mails It may as well do it thoroughly.
AParis correspondent writes: s'Tho American
troupe OF riders who hnvo just arrived in Paris
hlod two steam vossclB. Each ono contained euf-
foicnt OF mon, women, children, beasts and nlato
rial to form oon plelo company In case tho otlior
went to tho bottom-a curious trait OF prudence, II
little cold hoadod and hearted. Tho gigantic
bills which thoy hayo brought with thuIn, in gi-
gantic chromolithography, haro nstonished tho
natives. Tho daily expense Of tho troupes aro
Teckoned at E2O0." :! pitt 80
M. FLAnn1ARIoa has son. to tho Fronoh Academy
OF 9conces papor on tho crater OF Linnnua in
the moon. This orator appears lately to haYe rln-
dergone great changes. Instead OF the appear
ance which the lunar cratcrs usually present. oro
iB nothing left but sort Of whitsh cloud attached
to tim top. ii. FLAMIARIOS is OF opipiou thattho
orator has disappeared by sinking, or that tho
ncignboring plain has rson to It's loyol. M. qHA-
ooASAo, in q pnper on tho same subject, appears
to entertain similar opinion.
Accommodation adlrossed to the French Iisti-
tute declares that tho DEMONSTRATION which covered
tho ,p1o Iatoly ruund at funvuiJ proves TINT tho
water contained in tho vessel did not date from
the destruction OF the town, ns no wator contains
sufficient limo aud carbonate Of copper to form
such dcposit. Tho conclrsion is that the VI kter
was several times removed, and That tho porous
aehes, hcatod by the sun. permitted evaporation
and al the Hamo time allowed rain -Rnter to dlter
through INTO tho vaso. '"
Fpr, ,seyeral weeks past, by ordor Of tho Navy
Dethrimdnt, oipcl1nieuLs have been insdo on board
the gunboat Pdfos at tho Charlostown Navy-yard,
with petroleum in place of coal. Thcso export
1nents wore 30 far satisfactory that yesterday
trial was made with tho Pdlos in Boston hnrbor.
largo numbor OF naval oficors engineors and
ecientac mdn wero on board and aftor two
hours' Hnii tho invention WAS pronounced gfost
SUCCESS. The Pdtos made better tmo than ever
before, with fower mon, and run twenty-five miles
with consumption Of four barrels OF petroleum. !
A letter writer from Paris says tho Worlds Fair
has not thus far been great financial success. He
adds son Sundays nlono whom tho iabofing
oassos flock there tho grounds arc crowded but
ON week 'dnys, visitors have SO fir had too much
elbow-room for the financial succoss OF tho great
enterprise. The highes. number Of visitors on
any day, up to tho presont timo, n, 900 on
Sunday before last. This figure was very fre-
quently exceeded at tho London exhibitions Of
1851 and 1862. The average number Of visitors
.ppr day has MT ranged, so far, above s0.0oO."
-. Tho InternalrReyenue Bureau reports that there
is now on hnnd $1,000 gallons Of whiskey, DON
demned md forfeited to tho United Btates, under
the act passed. last Fobruary-beHides which
about 25O, 900 gallons undor seizure, but have
not boon formally condemned. We guess that
when 'tho Bureau"Is opened, it will be fohnd
THAT large slirinkago has ''happoned"-as With
seizure under tho Maino Law. Wo bolieyo It has
never been satisfactorily settled ION acientifo
principles), why ARRESTED" spirits arc 30 much
moro volatile thnn whom in tho charge Of ownersl
Tho inhabitants OF SaintIsmier, Dsuphind, In
E.apca Ycre astonisl,ed the other morning to 1900
luto ory. ihUh.-.-, = varo,a t,o v,f,aa
nom the wators Of cascade, and makes It's way 10
the Isoro, through protty valley adorned With
troes. Tho explanation Of tho phenomenon appears
TO Bio that tbo soil at the foot Of tho rock from
which the cascade falls is somewhat unstable, snd
from the constant moisture subsidenco OF Tho
soil has takon place, and the water now runs into
the ground, aconaiderabie quantity OF oarth having
been washed into the valley. 10,
q Lat month considerable quantity Of old silver
coin Was found under tho stump OF hazel in q