The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-28

"A New Jerseyman recently drowned himself
leaving note which stated, regardless Of tautolo
~, that he committed suicide himself and nobody
else had anything to do with it.
The newspaper report Of the Hon. Thomas A
Jenckes, member Of Congress from Rhode Island
and author of the bankrupt law, having applied
for tho benefit Of that act. is contradicted.
Mr.. John Mitchell has issued at Now York the
first number of the 'Trish Citizen" 1t is a very
handsome sheet and full Of that spirit, pith and
point for which its editor is 80 distinguished!
Gossip has it that Bennett has sold the Her
aid establishment to the American News Com
pany, or somebody else He does not deny it in
respondent who does.
Tine French railways have profted by the Ex-
hibition. Five lines show an increase of receipts
for the summer ranging from $25OOOO to $780,
900, as compared with the corresponding period
OF 1866.
The government printers are preparing the
impeachment testimony and the work will be COM
pleted about the end Of November. Great care is
taken to avoid publicity and the workmen are
sworn to seoresy.
"a great battle has been fought in Chins be-
tween the rebels and imperialists, in which the
latter defeated. The battle took place thirty
miles from Pekin, and tho result is said to have
placed that capital in great danger
One Jerome Strange had the misfortune to be
captured in Calabris by party Of bandits. His
ransom was fixed at twelve thousand dollars. The
money arrived one day after the time appointed
delay which cost MIR. Strange his right ear.
-workmen are bury preparing the Senate and
pfoti ar Waa DOfnD
Supreme Court Room for the meeting of Congress
and the Supreme Court. New carpets and up
bolstering generally, painting and decorations,
In progress.
Many Of the Catholic priests and other clergy
Of New Orleans have died Of the yellow fever this
Summer. The New Orleans Times speaks enthu-
siastically OF the zeal they show IN fulfilling the
painful duties imposed upon them il ministering
to the spiritual wants of the sick and dying.
The Paris member OF the house of Rothschild
received the news Of Garibaldi's arrest hour
snd-a-baR before the first meagre dispatch reached
the French Ministry Of Foreign Affairs. With this
bit Of knowledge he made 100000 francs at the
Bourse during the afternoon.
Mime. Sourkof has just received the degree OF
Doctor Of Medicine from the University Of Zurich.
She is Russian by BIRTH and studied at st. Peters
burg with great credit until the Russian Govern
ment forbade the conferring OF degrees in medi-
cine upon womsn.
M. sehweitzer covets the sufGages Of the Prus-
sian worknglan. He has announced his inten-
ton to introduce into the North German Parlia-
ment bill to regulate the hours OF labor, the rate
OF wages and the employment of women and
children.
--intelligence from Japan states that rumor was
cur snt that the Tycoon had abdicated in favor Of
his brother. At Pokin the recent success Of the
insurgents caused great disquietude. The treaty
Of commerce between Spain and China had been
ratified.
The oldest journalist in France, NJ. Jean Bap-
tsse Gorier, died recently in charitable institu-
ton at Issy. He was ninety-two years old. At
one time he was in the Office Of the Journal de
Paris. he also wrote great number cf poems
he spent the last years OF his life iii playing dom-
noes.
AT their recent conference in Dublin, the Irish
Roman Catholic prelates came to a unanimous de-
cision that they would accept no part Of the reve
nues OF the Established Church. Their opinion
was that the property of the establishment should
be appropriated to the relief Of the poor in Ire
land.
M. LIE Play Commissioner General of the Ex-
hibiton, has returned to Paris, it is said, the
express invitation Of the Emperor, who wishes to
consult him about the question Of the Champs de
Mars. The property holders of that region pro-
test against the removal Of the Exhibition build
ing. "a .,.,.-
Seven years ago ST. Louis merchant caught
o burglar in his chamber, but Let him go on pro-
mise of good behavior. That burglar made his
pile during the war, whereas the merchant failed,
and few days ago the former paid his debt OF
gratitude by oaning the latter $10 600 with which
to start il, business again.
"A ministerial paper of Berlin makes the I'M
poitant declaration that each Of the four South
German States must be at liberty to enter singly
the North German Confederation. AS the Grand
Duchy Of Baden is on the point Of taking this step
itmay be expected that the North German Confed-
GRAFTON will soon by formal act throw down the
gauntlet to Louis Napoleon.
in the case Of Second Assistant Engineer Geo.
g. Sawyer, Of the navy, tried and convicted by
naval eourt-martial at Portsmouth, N. H., Of using
language disrespeotful OF the President OF the
United States and sentenced to be suspended on
half OF waiting order pay for year and publicly
reprImanded by the Secretary Of the Navy, MIR.
Weues has issued an CIDER approving the SEN
tence.
The wife OF the famous Ned Buntine died a
few days ago in the poor-house at Nashville,
Tenn. She was Cuban, named Maria Cordova,
OF exceeding beauty in her younger DAYS, and had
led life Of strange adventure first as cigar girl
in New Orleans, then wife OF the rowing Ned. mis-
tress Of Ben McCulloch, the Texan ranger and
then a downward course which ended in poverty
and paupers death.
"A telegram from Rome states that a reyolu
tionary movement was attempted there on Thurs
dsy. minc was fired under the Zouaye barracks.
but no lives were lost, and the outbreak was sup
pressed. all is now quiet. Garibaldi, in disre-
gard of the prohibition Of the Papal authorities,
has pushed forward Southwark and at the last
advices was at Rietia, not far from the Papal
frontier, some forty miles from Rome. Only
portion Of the Garibaldians had Withdrawn from
the Papal States, but the remaining bands
have been greatly harrassed by the Papal troops,
who. In these encounters, have been uniformly
successful
The Kings are paying visits. The King O.
Prussia has gone to Baden-Baden to have talk
with Count Bismarck about matters in Italy.
There is report that the Emperor of Austria and
the King Of Wurtembsrg have appointed time and