The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-29
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NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Gold closod in Now York yesterday OF 1881, and
Cotton at 26t for Middling Uplands.
Cotton closed at Liverpool yesterday at lid.
The Atlanta tGa.) rolling mill Inns commenced
rolling railway iron, and will soon bo nblo to roll
ffty tons per day.
Tho grasHhoppors hayo stripped hundred miles
Of country in Missouri, and arc still hopping and
hungry.
Tho prosont income from tho PEABODY boquest
10 promote rducalion at tho south, which il has
boon determined to doyoto principally 10 primary
school education, is but 600.
Thoy havo funny way Of doing things out
West. In Missouri, lntoly, Judge had before
him his own application for divorce. Ator hcar-
Ing testimony enough to satisfy him, he granted
tho application.
Twonty-four thousand f1yo hundred and twenty-
fvo whto voters, aud forty-four thousand seYcn
hundred and seyenty-nino colored votcrs, arc ro-
glstercd in Lo ,isana.
The number Of porsons who aro now employed in
tho Treasury Department Ia botwoon 24O0 and
250O, exclusive OF those engaged in tho Printing
Bureau, under Mr.. 8. M. CLARK. or theso fyo
hundred and lftoon arc ladies.
The Nashville Press and Times states TINT tho
prospects for tho wheat crop In Middle Tonncssco
hro extremely encouraging. Much ground has
boon put into wheat, and should tho woathor bo
propitious for tho noIt month tho harvest will bo
bounteous ono.
Two lads namod WHEELER only nino and twelve
years Of ago respectively, publish Ittlo sheet ut
Evansville, Ind, which thoy call Youn9 america.
They do oil tho work 1t, with materials bought
for them by thoir father, who ia merchant. II
displays remarkable aptitude for boys 80 young.
King WILLIAM Of PrusBia, who Ia now at tho
, Eropnh Exhibition pnnat pf f1,N TroDch En,-
poror 1t ia said, has boen in Paris 5o;ore. It
10 1914, when no rodo by tho sdo Of his father at
tho head Of the victorious army which WAS driving
tho First NAPOLEON into exile.
When Mons. nATAzzI took possession OF tho
italian Ministry he found 49, 900 petitions, 600
from Vonetin alone, asking for tho order Of st.
Maurice and Lazore. People Of Europe think
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continental civilization.
The South Of England Oyster Company have
now IL is estimated 900, 600 young oysters in thor
beds at Hnyling Island, and the Haylny Oyster
Company hayo 5000 pounds worth OF oystor spat
on their beds. Tho arstocraoy now visit Hayling
Islands to partake OF oyster luncheon.
BRIarXM YoUsa wis Hplcndidy received upon
his return to salt Lake city from his tour through
his broad dominions. With two dozen OF his
wivoa, council Of twelve saints, and escorts,
secretaries, outridors. &c, reforming o suto
almost as brilliant as tho Sultan OF Turkoy's-hc
devoted two weeks, to examining tho various
settlements and Salt Lake determined to celebrate
his return In an appropriate mannor.
The Fourth OF July is to DO celebrated in differ
ent parts OF Mississippi by whito and colorcd peo-
pie, for tho purpose Of giving mutual assurance
Of q cordial, good understanding between the
racos. According to the programme in Perry
County, tho whites arc furnishing tho supplies
and tho blacks arc TO do tho cooking.
Among tho sultans proscnts to tho Empress
EuoExm Was o solid gold model OF tho Imperial
kiosk at the Sweet Water Of Europe, with the sur
rounding trecs in green onamel and tho river flow
ing past in brlliants. The value Of tho river and
Of tho io,ra which is to surmount the entrance to
the little buildings in rubies, will, 1t is stated be
100000.
The fastest steamboat timo ever mado between
Memphis and Cairo is that Of the Robert E. lee,
which recently completed the trip, making oil her
landings, in sixteen hours and thirty minutes. Tho
distance is two hundred and forty milosI Allow
ance should bo made for tho fact that this rapid
passage was made against four-mile curront.
correspondent Of the Mobile Tines writing
from Camden, Wilcox County, ono of the most
populous and wealthy regions in Mississippi, srys
"I wns particularly struck with tho hanknoss and
Wilderness OF hea1t with which those people accept
comply with every olauso in full, and utterly ig-
noring themselves In the dosire for preferment or
aggrandsemont.
'An exchange says II is very dscouraging to at
tempt to edit q newspaper. Everything "goos
back" upon one, as they say in California. Hero
Ia nice story about minister leaving wife and
nino children md running away with girl Of six
teen, and Just tho story Ia fully chronclod and
tho illustrated papers altering their old pic
lures into portraits Of the dolinquents tho whole
matter comes back contradicted.
During the siego Of Querotaro the women Of tho
city carried food and drink to tho soldiers in tho
trenches and spent much Of their time with them
at tho peril Of thoir lives. Many thus foil victims
to their oonjugsl devotion. One was shot through
the breast by bullet which Iikowise killed tho in
FAINT strappet to her breast A second had hor
hoad taken of by round shot. third was
killed by bullet in the plaza.
GxoRoK ". KRrpAIL writes as follows to the
New Orleans Picoyune In regard to the Texas
crops: Backward as wao our spring, and gloomy
as wore our prospects month or ak weeks since,
now all looks flattering. Never have soen cattle
and horses looking bcIter at this season than now
while sheep and especially all ocks fros from tho
scab arc improving wonderfully. Wo can now got
along without rain until tho Oath OF this month,
and the oldest Mexican Inhabitants always say that
IL rains on st. John the Baptist's Day. There is
balm In Texas."
The Nord says: '"Tho Sultan win bo escortodby
part Of his guard, whose uniform is most bril-.
liant. ABDUL Az1z will also bring throo OF his
hvorite saddle-horsos-o whito, ono light
hver-color and spotted, and the third an ebony
tlnck. The Sultan rides on tho old high-peaked
sad lie OF tho Caliphs with gold trappings Al IT.
plo cloth covers tho horso's Group, and the gold
tassols are supported by persona Of his suite. He
He has suppressed tho diamond higruttU WnIun
formerly adorned his faz, according to traditional
custom. ABDUL ALE is Of ordinary height, and
very active and robust. While at Paris he will
probably, At reviews and official fetes, wear his
state costume" ,r
DR.. CHAnLu, In his recent work Tourney to
Ashango Land" says: 81 havo leon struck with
the steady decreaae Of tho population, oven dur
ing the short time I have beon in Africa, on the
coast and In the interior; but before account for
1t Let me raiso my voice In dofenoe Of the whito
man, who is accused OF being tho cause of Il.
Whereyerh he settles the aborgnes aro said to dis
appear. admit thai such 10 tho case; bnt tho do
craase Of the population had already tsken place
before tho whto man oamo. Tho whito man |
noticed 1t, but could not stop it. Populous tribes
whom saw for q second time and who had seen
no white man aud his fiery wator, hayo decreased;