The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-29
CURRENT TOPICS.

of the Board of Trado, that tno computeu real
value of the merchandise imported into the United
Kingdom from foreign countries in the first quar-
TOR of the present wear was f4i $50 02S, as against
CAT 22o. .9G2 in the first quarter of 1866; and from
British possessions 0O3, as agai rst 50 95S9-
6j3 in 1SG6-makng total of f51,O 4O31 in the
first quarter of 1857, as against ESQ Sl96l5 III tue
corresponding quarter of 1866, and GlO,GG7, lis IN
that of 1865. The value of the imports from the
United States fell from f12. I'll in the first
quarter of 1866 to sS 6G3 in that OF 1851 diff
ference accounted for almost entirely by our pay
ing f3 600 900 less than last year for our 1OOOeOo
hundred weight of cotton. The imports from
France declined from f1O, 929 to f7,SO3 OS1 in
that quarter; but this last amount was more by
nearly FL 900 than that OF the first quarter OF
1865; the diminution in tho import OF grain from
Franco has been marked this year, amounting In
the quarter to more than f1, ,26O, 600 for wheat,
wheatmeal and -four. The decline in the imports
from British possessions this year has been mainly
dino to the trade with Iudia, the import Of cotton
thence in the first quarter having fallen to one
third of the quantity imported in the first quarter
of 1866, and the value from f3 S13 to 1886 1877;
the entire imports from India falling from "a 1885,
1T9 to s2 104, $780, The declared value Of the ex-
ports of British and Irish product and manufac-
lures declined from f46 991 IFS in the first quar-
ter Of 1866 to s42SS1, Gal, still nearly 100000
more than in 1S65-namely: to foreign countries,
272 800 in 1866, and f32 $780, S3S in 1867; and to
British possessions, f10, ,256 in 1866, and
ss, GOO 7Ss in 1867. This result is due chiefly to
the exports to the United States falling from
f9, ,64 95S to 47,4 1863, and the exports to Aus
tralia from e., ,s52, ,8l to FL ,694 a4. There was
large decline in the export Of cotton, linen and
woollen manufactures to tho United States, and
less amount Of articles of clothing, Of machinery
and of metals were sent to Australia.
| A CORRESPONDENT Of the Nashville Union d
DISPATCH having suggested that Memphis was
liable at any moment, to 'sfan in" to watery
abyss beneath it, caused by the subterranean flow
of the Mississippi, the Bulletin adds the following:
The river shore in the navy yard has rapidly dis
appeared There steamers rarely land. In front
of the city proper there ara always from ten to
twenty steamers. By these the earth, at the
waters edge, is protected and the force OF the
surface current is broken. Hencein happens that
the earth at The waters edge, and for ten or
twenty feet below, remains unbroken. The great
body of the mighty tide Of waters, forty and
fifty feet below, rushes onward in its unresisted
course, rending away the earth. How far the
stream passes beneath the city, there is Of course
no means of ascertaining. The explosion OF
torpedoes, forty or fifty feet below the rivers
surface, shook every building west of the bayou
Beyond the bayou, the shock was unheeded, unfelt
Many wears ago q saw mill was at work in the
swamps of Arkansas twenty miles from the Mis-
sissipp The owner awoke one bright morning
to find his well dry, in which, the day before, there
was water three or four feet deep. He cut trench
Ito broad long surface pond, not far away, and
was again supplied with ON abundance OF water.
This trench connected the pond and well. Three
days elapsed, and pond and well both were empty
The old man of the mill was amazed. The story
was told to traveller from Memphis. ut is
plain enough" he salt; ; "the river is lower than
for wears past, and your well and pond have emp
tied themselves into the great sewer OF the conti-
nent." The Mississippi not only overfows, but
gunderfows all the broad valley through which it
passes Its channel, however broad and deep,
could not contain all rains that fall and streams
that come down from the mountains, territories,
and States Of America.
FROM THE New ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE OF
the Louisville Courier we learn the following facts
sn relation to some of the most distinguished OF
the ex- Confederate Generals General BRAxToN
BRAGG, President Of the New Orleans Water
Works, confines himself closely to business, has
nothing to do with politics, and bears the appear
ance of man of iron. General HOOD is merchan-
dising. General LoRasrREET, firm of LoNasTREET,
Ia ~ dov hot ba
disguised with politics. Personally, he is thought
as much Of as ever, and spoken OF in extolling
terms, but his political course is universally con-
demned in the South. JEFF THOMPSON has store
here. I understand that General LoRra left a
few days ago on visit to some friends in the West.
General BEAUREaARD, President OF the Carrollton
Railroad Company, is up to his eyes in business,
and always appears to be in hurry. General
DICK TAYLOR is chief director Of affairs pertain
ing to the new Basin Canal, but am told most of
his time is occupied in visiting and driving. Gene
raj WHEELER is a successful lawyer Of The New Or
leans Bar. General BUcKNER has been connected
with the Crescent in an editorial capacity is Presi-
dent Of the st. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, and also practicing lawyer. He left here
for your city short time ago on busins sss. There
are In the city about thirty Confederate Brigadier
Generals, and great number Of Colonels and
subordinate officers of the late Confederate army.
TIE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Of the "Junior"
Orations Of the Oxford University, Miss, will suit
the commencement" exercises Of any latitude in
America. There were about fifteen representative
men, whoseemed heavily impressed with the bur-
dens of statesmanshp that were about to be trans
ferred to their Herculean (?) shoulders. They
solved with great clearness and force the political
problems Of the day, and saw the blazing sunlight
of prosperity and universal happiness in the mme-
date future. All Of them were anxious to 'lie, If
need be, to effect the accomplishment Of the
great ends which they purposed should be the re-
suit Of their efforts The political prophets of the
past, who figured on tho platform, gave great evil
denoe of relief and satisfaction, that their mantles
had fallen on such worthy shoulders. and the great
heart Of the country represented there, heaved
deep sigh Of repose. The mothers OF the young
gentlemen especially, were fully convinced that
each Of them had contributed to suffering people
great pacifcator, and the young ladies showed
by their flashing eyes and approving smiles that
they unanimously concurred in the verdict. So
that if the President Of the United States ofAmer
oa can hold his own year longer, until they can
be relieved Of collegiate cares, he will have no diff
fculty in forming Cabinet that will effectuany
and forever dispose Of the questions that have
troubled us.
TEE LONDON TINES gives the following statisti-
cal history OF recent English litigation: SIN the
last eight years-1859-6 66-6, AL ,l81 plants have
been entered in the County Courts of England,
showing an average of sO5,1F year. S,47O,36s
causes have been determined or judgments given
fair amount of work for even sixty judges to
look back upon; the average is 4SS,7s year.
127, 1854 warrants of commitment have been is
sued-25, ,9SS year. 63, 0SO debtors have been i'm
prisoned-787s upon an average. 1,OO3,OG6 execu-
tions have been issued against goods-125, 1888 o
ales. a,ade-dQQI In 1896