The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-18
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so,,oyv;rr extract: They examined my baggage at
a. dsnot II while ago. They took one of my ables!
iokes (it was one of those extraordinary sonnn-
,r,,ms vhichI get up sometimes,, ,and readitover
"a ,af1y. and =. en- read it again. and finally turned
If around. and read it the wrong way. But 1t was
TOO deep for them. They handed it around and
everybody ciphered atit awhile but II was no use'
They all had to pass. ft was no comraon Joke. Al
last one of the oldest of the officers, apparently,
and certainly one of the most abandoned anorlg-
norant men I have ever looked upon, spelled 1t
over very slowly and laboriously. and then SHOOK
his head three or four times, and said.that In MS
opinion it was seditious. That was the trst time
7 was Alarmed. l Immediately said L would ex-
plain the document aud they crowded around.
And 80 in that sweltering place explained, and
perspired, and perspired, and explained, with my
coat ,off and they took notes of all L said;
but the more I explained the moro they
couldn't understand, and wheu they de-
sisted at last and summed up their notes,
conlln't understand it myself. They said they be-
Ieyed it was an incendiary document, leVeied al
the Government declared it was not, but they
only shook their heads, and would not be satisheu.
And then they consulted, and consulted, auo CON
suited, good while and finally they conhscateun. IL.
I cannot tell how much was greyed because hao
worked a long time on that joke, and took a goou
deal of pride in it, and now 1 shall never see II
any more. suppose it will be sent up and stoweo
awav among the criminal archives of Rome, and
will always be regarded as mysterious internal
machine which would have blown up like mine,
and scattered the good Pope all around, but for
q miraculous Providential interference. And
I suppose that all the time am in Rome
the police will dog me about nom place 10
place because they think I am dangerous charac-
ter. 1t is fearfully hot i'll Civita Veechia. The
streets are made very narrow and tho houses built
very solid, and heavy, and high, as protecti.n
against the heat. This is the first Italian town
have seen which does not seem to have patron
saint suppose no saint but the one that went up
in the fiery chriot could stand the climate. inns
is a miserable town. They haven't any wonders
here at all to exhibit to strangers. They haven't
even cathedral, with eleven tuns of solid silver
archbishops in the back room, and petrified saint
in the cellar; and they don't show you any rusty
buildings that are seven thousand years Old, nor
any ratty, smoke-dried, old fire-screens whch are
splendid chef d'oeuvres Of TITAN or SIMPSON, or
EEupENs or FERGUSON, or any of those parties. L
am going to Rome-theres nothing to see here.
This town is the worst swindle yet.
THE LONDON TIMES OF the Sd instant has the
following obituary OF a great coored prince just
fallen: 'Erom advices by tho French mail from
the West Coast of Africa we learn of the death OF
the warrior chief Mabba, who has, for the last SIX
years, been fearful scourge among the natVe
tribes inhabiting the countries bordering on the
English and French territories in the SeHe9amDia.
Mabba, in 1861 was chief of but little Importance
in the kingdom of Baddbon. He was, however,
stanch Mahomcdan and watching his opportunity
in this year, he rebelled against his pagan KING,
put him to death and assumed the supreme rule OF
the country. With fire and sword he established
the religion of ISLAM, killing all those who would
not shave their heads and swear on the Koran
their adherence to his faith. This fanaticl war
rior, elated by the success he had obtal over
his negro, brethren, in June, 1866, sent an lnva-
ding army into the British territory on the Gam
ba bat he was repqised and sustained great losses
from tie able strategy of the Governor, Colonel
DARCY Mabba, however, then thought he would
attack the French, and in December of the Same
year, with four thousand warriors, surrounded
party of three hundred European French troops
and massacred them all, with the exception OF
nine, who alone escaped to tell the sad tale. The
sacrifices and customs OF the King of Dahomey are
but a trife compared to the slaughter and misery
this fanatic Mabba has, by his ruthless policy, in-
ficted on the unoflending negro races. This mail,
however, brings the news that he has been cup.
tured in burt1v ny Jolhffe, the King OF Sein, and
his head and hands sent exultingly by that King,
as a trophy'of successful war, to the Governor OF
the French settlements ON the Senegal. 1t has
been computed that no less Man t,centy thousand
human beings hav1 been killed, or have died
through starvation or have been abducted and
sold into Slavery, by this monster Mabba, under
the cloak of religion, 30 that now his career is
ended, it is hoped that peace and prosperity may
be restored to these unhappy countries.
WITH ONE EXCEPTION, says the New York Gazette,
the seaside hotels are built upon contemptibly
narrow scale, in proportion to the number Of
guests which they are facetiously said to accom-
modate." The rooms are exceedingly small in
every direction, and open into narrow halls OF
which child can touch both sides, and an adult
can nearly touch the ceiling. The furniture hard
y deserves the name, more particularly In those
rooms to which the unfortunate single traveller
is sent who is lured to the seashore under the alb
surd impression that he can keep cool and enjoy
himself. A solitary chair, apology ft L wash
stand, and a rickety table, furnish" the apart
nent for which he is charged price Which threws
he st. Nicholas or the Fifth Avenue IN the shade.
4 sperm candle casts 10 dim light !er the un-
tightly furniture" while he is undressing, and
ne must not be too long OF he will be left in
he dark. In trying to find his room he
nowe he has reached the proper story by the fact
hat there are no more stairs 20 climb above him,
md he gropes through long narrow passage un- |
il he sees by the solitary light which illumines the
,lace, the number of his door. II the reader mag-
nes this an overdrawn picture, let him go down to
he Branch, stay over night, and return, if he has
money enough left, as SOON ashe can. If he will !
glance into the finest family apartments OF the !
iotel, which he may have chosen as the least OF
wills, he will see that they are very contracted,
md unfit for the purposes to which they arc put. |
The Stetson House is the only house at Long |
Branch which has been built upon scale OF de-
ent iberality. The others, as In most of our /
Watering places, are cut up into such parsimo-
hons apartments, that it is insult to offer them
% travellers or permanent guests at the prices
Shich are demanded. The sole object now in put
ing up new hotel, is not to- make it comfortable
% its guests, but 70 economise room and pack the
greatest possible number into the least possible
'pace
In THE NEW PLAY, !" Under the Gasiight, the
heroine gives utterance to the following: Court
ship is the text from which the whole solemn'ser-
mon Of married life takes it's theme. AS lovers
are discontented and unhappy so will they be as
wives and husbands. SO as you would be happy
all the years OF your life, listen to the voice ad-
nsng you: Let the woman you look upon be