The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-07
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NEWS SUMMARY.

Cotton closed in Liverpool nj 103l. for NIiltlling
UpnnJs.
An Ohio editor has received q cake of sugar
made from The sap Of The black walnut tree. lie
plonounccs it superior to maple sugar:
Fifteen hipropntall,is hides wcru recently cent
to I. Bunrs tanncry in Boston to bc tanned.
They were in halves, AMI weighed together $500
pounds.
The police force " Paris consists of 500 mon.
and the Gust Of maintaining the department is
thirteen millions of francs, or onc-tweftl Of tho
revenue of tho capital.
ASS KEEIER Postmaster in village of WYOMING,
County, Pn., recently deceased, WAS appointed by
President MONROE. He was tho oldest nctinr
postmaster in tho United Stntcs.
Nine hundred and seventy persons were COM
mittcd Ia Tho Boston "Tombs" last month, six
hundred and twcntysevcn Of them for drunken
ness. boston has prohibitory law.
An immense stone, supposed to weigh twenty
FIVE tons, was removed from the Potomac near
Washington, few days ago. Chains woro put
around it by divers, and II WAS drawn out by n
winliass. II had been q serious obstruction to
navigation, and is supposed to havo DESTROYED
$4,000 worth Of fishing nets.
Tho Jcsuis who camo to Canada soon aiter tho
Pilgrims landed Mt Plymouth, brought with them
the educational zeal which gave thom n contro,l-
ing power in Europe. They founded at Quebec i'll
tho year G3', year before tho birth of HARVARD,
Seminary for tho Huron Indians, and n college
for French boys.
leather dealer of Philadelphia recently sold
two sides Of leather weighing one hundred and
Two ponnls at twenty-five cents per pound,
amounting 10 s5Gi0 Tho leather is tho hide of
extra fatcd OK. which was killed ut ono Of The
barbacuea preceding tho election Of General HAIR
RIsoN TO the Presidency, about twenty-five years
ago.
II will bc seen that Atlanta has proved IN on
ccption To 0iler Southern citios, and has majOr-
ty of white registered citizens in tho five wards.
Tho total summing up of registration was, nflcr II
ofn ovcrauling of tho books, asccrtaincd to lie
aB follows: Total registration 1886. or the above
17G5 nre whites, md 1921 colorcd-making
majority in favor Of tho whites Of III.
A farmer named II. METLEn living near Philips
burg, N. T., has, il is said, twin cnlr with head
containing four eyes and three jaws. In III. cen
tro of its forehead IN largo socket with Two per-
feet eyes; also, il has an eye cach side of the
head. Tho three jaws are arranged in n row about
tho lower end of the lcad, each one containing n
tongue. The calf III growing finely. Its mate is
not remarkable in it's construction.
Ono Of The most striking OF the many striking
features of these times, is Tho skill in pnbc
speaking that distinguishes many of the cUlorcd
lncn. Some Of them speak not only with clcarurss
and force, Int with strict grammatical correctness.
How nnd where they acquired it, III The mystery.
Others exhibit great llucucy, much native vigor of
mind and considerable atlroitncss in debate while
they show an entire want OF knowledge of The
rules Of grammar.
KuppS stccl works, ut Essen, in Germany,
which arc said To cover 500 acres Of ground, and
consumes daily 750O tons OF coal. The steam fnr
their use is generated in 120 boilers and they are
lighted hy 1000 gasighta, while The 5000 men and
boys employed draw an annual pay of over 81 O00-
900. DowntO tho antunin Of 1876 these works had
produced no less than 2500 cast-stccl cannon,
chiefly rltled broccll-oadcrs, md 100 OF them be-
ing 8-inch calibrc.
letter from Mexico says: "Cul. MIGUEL TorEz
the traitor after selling MAMMALIAN and B Gen
erals, went to Pucbla to visit Ills wife His reccp-
tion was decidedly cool. His wife advanced to meet
him. leading their litt!o by tho hand, and ad-
dressed him thus: Sir, hero il your son; can
not cut him in two, take him. You nrc !,ase COW
nrd and traitor. lou have betrayed yonr country
md your bcnefacior. From this hour We nrc
strangers for shall this day retire TO my family,
Co."
The NorHegi all government has Just completed
II II
tulrct two Armstrong guns, which throw $50 pound
shot with Charge of Al pounds Of powder. Tho
guns weigh u, COO ponds. Notwithstanding this,
tho machinery for working them is 60 excellent
that they can DO mancuvred By ono man alone.
The sides Of tho iron turrct aro oleycn inches
thick. md nrc lined inside with llolsc-hair mat
tresses. Tho monitor s worked by engines OF $50
horso power, and is n,annctlby eighty mcn twenty
Of whom attend tho ongincs anu twenty man Tho
guns.
George Sand {SIailame DUDEvANr) las written
the following letter, refusing her sanction to tho
publication Of n caricaturc of hcr by ono OF the
little tpictorial journals OF Paris I'PARIs, July
S-H wero free, sir, wonld sny yes directly, for
never was vain, and am not going to bc mt tho
ago of sxty-thrco. But all my friends arc against
It, and my children woull be pancd by what you
propose tu do. Everybody about me tells mo this
seriously that must say no. Yon will excuse
mo, won't you Believe th,t am very sorry TO
refuse request mato in sucl friendly and ama-
bio terms. GEORGE SAND"
The Lancaster tFcnnsylvania) Eagle describes
tho national bridge, twclyo miles south Of that
place. showing il to DO nearly as great n curiosity
the worid-famed natural bridge of Virginia. The
bridge is Of solid sandstone, one hundred and
fifty feet nlength, and from eight TO twenty feet
WHO, spanning n faflno Mt IN elevation OF f0rty-
flys feet from tho bottom. 1t is ieyol on tho top
and archcd below, with q curvature of about thirty
degrees. The Eagle says that persons WHO havc
visited both pronounce this bridge equally won
dor, except in sizo, with its celebrated Virginia
rival
Tho "Dcw Point" as explained by MI exchange,
is that dcgco OF temperature at which tho air de-
posits its moisture. This point is usually ten
dogreBg below tho temperature Of the mir, varying
with tho quantity Of moisture. 10 discover tho
dow point at any time, tako two thermometers, one
for tho air. tho other for the walter. Fill tunLlcr
with water Mt about the temperature of tho mir,
drop o bit OF leo in tho water, and motto its lem
peraturo rs 1t co0s. Some water will conlcnso on
tho snrflce Of the GLASS. Tho dew point is then
marked, and tho temperature Of tho water iudi-
catos tho degree at which tho moisture collects.
Ths reception of Madame JuAnEz ut yora Cruz
was not quito equal in display Or formaty to that
OF the Czar at Paris, though il was probably ua
hearty. On tho arrival Of tho steamer with Mad
JuAREz Oh board q committee Of citizens waitl
upon her. She nj breakfast, and very Thought
fully askcd them to sit down with her which they
did, without The nonsense Of ceremony. Crowds
OF small boats surrounded tho cutter and when
Mad. Juarez and party landed nfter breakfast tliey
wero greolcd with loud acclamationH. Two of tho
city hor ,c-cars had been provided, and in these,
drawn By an enthusiastic multitude, Tho Prcsi-
tlentess and hor suite wcre brought to tho house
OF Don EsouERA, where they had another break
fast.