The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-20

to Eun direct between Philadelphia and LIVERPOOL,
The distress among the poor Of London, Liver
pool and other large centres Of population in Eng
Land continues to increase, rather than diminish
IN some places soup-houses afford much relief
tine portrait of the distinguished and lamented
General Bishop POLK, from the pencil Of J. R.
STUART, is on exhibition in Savannah It was
originally painted for the late Bishop ELLIOTT.
Verona saltillo and Gupelo, Miss, are contend
ing for the location Of the seat OF the new County
OF Lee, which has just been erected out Of Ponto-
toe and Itowamba F#
writer Of table talk in the Guardian saws that
ALFRED TENNgsoN is busy on poem, longer and
on grander scale than his last The name of
this poem has been stated to be ssIhe Death Of
Lucretius."
There we're three large fires in Memphis last
Sunday night, all attributed to incendiaries The
Memphis Argus and Commercial Office made a
narrow escape, having suffered to the extent Of
about $4,000.
It is reported that the Bishop of Exeter is about
to resign his bishopric, on account of his great
age, and that Archdeacon HARR1s, brother of the
Earl OF Malmesbury, is likely to have the appoint
ment.
,Ihe Chicago Journal, in an article on the de-
cine OF rents IN that city says in every direction
can be seen houses ticketed tsFor Rent" the high
figures demanded having driven the late occupants
into serooms" or smaller houses.
Since the complaints aroused by the stripping
and logging Of young ladies in the Massachusetts
schools, new method Of punishment has been
adopted, which consists Of opening the child's
mouth and filing it with Cayenne pepper.
Irish criminal statistics indicate a better moral
condition. The year 1865 presented a smaller
number Of persons for trial than any year during
The last ten, being reduction OF 81 per cent. Oh
those ct 1885, or ~ per cent, allowing Il per cent
1or the reduction Of the population.
Ihere are now about ,000, 900 acres of land in
closed IN California and about l75O 900 under cult
vat,on These are far larger areas Of occupied and
improved land than were ever before reported.
H. Three years @ age IL the m amount Of land nnder
non was only l,l97 9S4 acres. H
Mr.. l. L. DORSEY, OF Louisville. part owner of
Gold Dust has challenged the owner Of ssDerzer,
the famous trotter, through the N1,5, Field and
Fd7na OF this week, to trot three races for $1,000
each, the heats to be one mile, two miles and
1h1ee mules, to wagon weighing one hundred and
twenty-five pounds lss@.~5.s No
Inc most cursory reader Of the newspapers Of
the day must have noticed that of late crime has
teartully increased in the lands Like the Eastern
scourge, it appears to visit us in an epidemic form
AND what is more noticeable, it's ravages are not
confined to any one particular section but appears
10 be universal in their sweep
-no nlAestoh' y. W., Dday Neacs states that
go1o mas been discovered in the township OF Loug-
ooroogh, q little to the northeast Of that city It
Is aso announced that gold has been discovered in
the township of Victoria and there ia every
TO believe that gold is to be found in the region w.
ing between those two points, which are about
100 miles apart
II view OF the enormous frauds practiced bv the
whiskey distilers in New York, the Washington
ffepuotacdn fears that Congress will be driven to
the expedient of placing the distilling districts
under military rule, abolishing habeas corpus and
detailing West Pointers to scent out the enormous
frauds perpetrated in the manufacture of toddv
for the million.
ff1vate letters received in New York saw that
A THOMAS CARLYLE intends paying America visit
In1s year: CARLYLE has done much to ALLEVIATE the
1eehngs OF our people recently, but no doubt he
would be well received as Of the great thinkers
OF the time. The letters say be has at heart ain
cere admir- ion OF the United States and its citi.
zens, and is extremely anxious to know more op
them. = =
The Matthias Republican says man by the nan,o
OF BRYANT, becoming dissatisfied with his wife
last week called upon an auctoneer, and the wife
and furniture in his house was sold at public arc-
tlon. The wife was sold for ten dollars Some
time before next morning the husband and wife
made up their troubles, and BRYANr refused to d.
liver to the purchaser the wife and furniture.
We stated, yesterday, that not a single steamer
or sal1ng vessel was in course Of construction in
New York, Jersey City or Brooklyn. We, however
learn that new ship Of 400 tons, built for
Messrs. LEAHY, at 9 cost OF S125.OOO will 10
7sunched about the LIST March. Freiehta at Na,v
York were improving, and hopes are entertained
OF better business for our mercantile marine.
The great body OF the Indians on the plains ara
moving southward. Those who ara fam;ar r,;+,
Indian strategy say this means war: that the
,Andlnns have knowledge Of the troops that are
being sent ont, and are moving south to onen the
war in that less protected region; but when the
troops are sent after them, they viii dash north
again and spread devastation and murder IN the
region thus left uncovered.
The origin Of the portrait for The Goddess az
Liberty upon our coins Is Of great interest. NJ.
SPENCER, the inventor Of spencers Lathe used by
the American Bank Note Company, was the artist
'"ho CUT the nrst de Tor our American coin. BE
cos an exact medallion Of Mrs. WAsH1Karoa. the
Wfe Of General WASHINGTON, and the frst sa,v coin.
we're struck with her portrait. When Gan w -
1aaros saw them he was d;spleased and rennaa+-
60 the hgure to be removed. Mr.. sprrcy-. oito.aa
1he 1eatnres httle and putting q can mon =.
heaa, cal1ed 1t the Goddess OF Liberty.
Inc memphis 4u1h1ache notices the caaa - ~,
hAAeuT, formerly Of the Confederate azmv. wbo =
now dying in the City Hospital in Memnb;a f,o-a
The effects Of having swan the Misssann; =, a.
Gaping from band Of jayhawkers. Aftar the 10
he returned to his home at waverly. Miaaonr;
contrary to the advice Of his ftiends as he ba5
been outlawed by the Radical Leeislatnra ~
1eaahed the spot 10 find his dwelling s1non1dar.
ing ruin, it having been set on fire, and his chit
dren having been burned alive in it. While ha
was gathering their remains he was set uoon ~ !.
party Of over hundred men, from waom he bare.
~ escaped inthe manner stated.
During Q revival IN church in A1lepbanv pa
on Tuesday night, two females happened to oat
taato the same pew, one Of whom was 4 married
soman' and who strongly suspected !he other with
having hhenated the affections Of her i,ushand
Upon catching glimpse Of the single fomale aha
eprane upon her, and general hsir-puliing and s
scratching followed. great commotirn = M ~
church ensned the faales we're anallv = e,et ~
The sa assaulted party appeared beiora Mavcr
MoHnl5oa yesterday, and wanted to make !, ~
formation against her sssailant for dsorder1v cor
duct but his Honor refused to take II,