The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-16
CURRENT TOPICS.

,,osperity which the metropolis OF the ohi'eu
states now enjoys. Descended from all ahcien'
Buguenot family, the three brothers. oacoD'
Peter and George, commenced life IN humble CIT
cnmstances. but by dint OF hard laDor amasseu
q competepcy which their heirs have greatly au-
,,aa "a Tbs mother OF the deceased subject OF
.,;. a,,a, n ,yos daughter of Nathaniel Grswold,
loro since dead but during his lifetime one OF our
most prominent merchants. his parents oeiHs
no,sessed Of ample means, Mr. Lorhiatu i70o'00
an excellent education, and after leaving schoo oon
ractsd himself with his father and uncie refer anu
ceoree in the tobacco business. Possessed Oh
uncommon business capacity, he soon materially
o;as5 his irm in its progress to prosperity, ana
,non The death of his uncle, who was bachelor,
Ina eound himself left the heir to fortune valued
~ some 5000. .OOO Upon the death OF his father
Mr. Iorillard succeeded TO the business, which
prospored 80 we'll that it brought to ITS proprietor
millions OF dollars, and made 1t what 1t no" 49, one
OF the largest tobacco houses in this oitV' Inc
deceased msrrisd many years ago, anu surfiVeu
his widow, by whom he had large taniiiy oi CHI
dram. For many years past ne had ceaseu " con-
earn himself personally in the atalrs OF nls Dlsi
ross tbece being attended to by his sons, VINO
ware III. virtual proprietors. To the poor OF New
vort and elsewhere his death will be greatly re-
arstted for they found in him most liberal and
Lind hearted benefactor; and the possession OF tnlS
charitable disposition he Inherited from MS iatnei
and uncles, who were noted for their unqueStiotl-
;no Iberalities and for the prompt manner ~
which they responded to all demands maae upon
their benevolsnce In the circle in which ne
moved the deceased was greatly esteeWed ana
rasnected, and as one of the old men OF stanoing
| IN ths community and the remains Of another ana
10 st generation his departure will be lamented by
all who knew him, although his ripe age has rem
dersd his death looked for event tor some 'ne
past.
Tn Cas- ELS MAGAZINE for September We reso
! :, allowing: cat the hair merchants sometimes
ve,> lono hair ia to be met with six feet is often
attained, but suoh lengths as these are very Valu
a., indeed Gray hair is now mpcH useo lor iniA-
ing with the scanty locks OF the aged, tor VANITY
in many cases journeys with us unto the emu, anu
it is now largely employed in wig-maklng' inefe
il nothing that looks more unnatural than pr'sht
brown or Jet black wig upon an old wltherea face
lbe hair-dressers are beginning to see this Ine
weatber-marks of age should be indicated in the
hair as we'll as in the skin; this is now done Dy
adding few gray hairs into the dark peruque'
| and by changing the wig as years go by. Ihro"-
inp in little more spoN fsom time 10 time, tne
artist manages to let US down harmonlously, Whiie
the horrors of bald pate are avoided. Gray halr
has accordingly risen considerably I'D demand and
in nrce it is as dear now as the fashionably gol-
den color. In Paris, where old age seems to be
erester enemy than it is here, there are estaD-
lishments where Young girls are employed 10
| pluck out gray hairs from the head and beard |;
but these are by no means thrown away;
thew fell to the lot OF the peTuquier, who
works them up into the artfHl eontriVances
with which we hide the bare aud shiny pate,
The color of the hair is wholly due to the pigment
which ia conveyed into it from the blood; hence
the absurdity of plastering the hair With all kinds
of pomatum, which only acts upon the outside OF
the hair. In all cases badness and grayness are
caused by an absence OF this secretion. In bald
ness the root becomes obliterated, and OF coarse
the hair falls out; in grsyness, however, there Is
mere cessation Of the pigment secreted. Ihis
may occur from other causes than age; sudden
fear or great emotion has been known 20 turn
people eray in the course Of the night. In such
cases the hair may rscoYer its tint, although but
rsrely: but where grayness arises from natural
decay it is vain to attempt to restore its cotor ana
it is equally vain to attempt 10 make the hair
grow again when it has once fallen Oh from the
same cause. In youth, where fever has arrested
nutrition and caused it TO fall oh, it comes with
recovery of strength; but where the bulb OF the
hair has perished, all the hair restorers in the
world will prove Intellectual.
TIE WASHINGTON correspondent OF the New
York Herald October z, says: Gan important
proposition has just been started by influential Re-
pubcsns which seems to meet with considerable
favor and may have a controlling influence upon
tho action of Congress at the approaching session
and upon the next Presidential election 1t is that
Congressional Committee shall be appointed, by
the consent of al Senator's and Representatives
who confer in the proposition, to wait upon Presi-
dent Johnson and request him to state definitely
what plan no has to submit for tho speedy recon
struction and admission Of the Southern Setes, a.
he has hitherto opposed every policy that has
been initiated by Congress. They presume that he
has definite practical plan OF reconstruction in
his own mind which he believes would be
effective, and which would meet hfs approval.
They would then ascertain to certainty whether
there is any possibility Of the Legislative and
Executive branches OF the Government harmo-
nizing on policy that would restore the e1-rsbel
States to representation before the next Preslden-
tisl election, or whether the country must remain
in its present condition until those two branches
shall be brought into accord by the decision OF the
ballot box i'll 1868. Attempts have before been
made t1 patch up compromise between the Presi-
dent and Congress, but they have been only indi-
vdual volunteer efforts. The proposed movement
contemplates the concurrence OF sufficient num-
ber of Republicans to secure majority OF each
House should any agreement be possible and the
application TO the President will bo formal and au-
thoritahve. 1t originates with tho2e who fear that
impeachment may bring destructive financial
crisis upon the country, and is SAID TO
meet the approval Of Senator Morgan, OF New
York, and other representatives of constituencies
particularly concerned in the financial prosperity
of the country. 1t would moreover form the nu-
cleus of new constitutional party all over the
Union.
THE CABLE brings intelligence OF the death Of NJ
Achille Fould, i'll Paris. Had he lived until the
end of this month he would have been sixty-seyen
years old. NJ. Fould was born in Paris, of Jewish
parents. His father was the senior partner IN
the great banking firm of Fould Fould-Op-
penheim The young Achille received good,
though not complete education, and made
protracted tour in the South Of Europe and the
Orient. On his return he entered his fishers
bank. Here he obtained that knowledge of finance
which has sincs earned him so much distinction.
In 1s42 he was elected to the Chamber Of Depu-
ties and six years later to the Constituent Assem-
bly, In both he was recognized authority upon
questions of finance. warm nalfriendshp
with Prince Louis Napoleon procured him in 1s4s
the office of Minister Of Finance. His views often
couhicted with those of the Prince President and