The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-24
Yhe 1ailg Nems,
NEWS SUMMARY.

An editor, rolorring to patcnt motalio ar-light
cofinB. Bays: mo person having onco tried ono OF
those collins will oyor uso any othor."
The famine in India laHt year destroyed 500, 600
lives and forced the IIindoos who will not cat
dogs or cats or COWS. to dine of their own chill
tlrcn
A fasiidous Chicagoan finds fault with the
practice OF smoking ut funerals, although lo docs
not object strongly to chewing il conduct I'd in
au unoblrlsiro way.
Two freedmen had n pistol fight in church
in CarrollNn, Mo-, sUmo two weeks sgo, about
w,I1 u!iould walk at the head Of an cmanc-
patton procession.
BILLY ToUvEE scvonty years old, ran sorcn
miles against Time on tho Union course, Mt Will
liamsburs, fow dnys since. lilo made il in IS
minutes 10 seconds.
dispatch from Galveston says can orlor has
been issued (orbiddiug distinction by railroads
and other chartered companies, which arc COM
inun carriers, in rotation 10 passengers, ON ac-
count OF color, race or previous condition."
convict in Auburn prison had himself boxed
up as 4 case OF brogans and but for an unlucky
mistake i'll marking tho box would havo bccn e1-
pressod away to freedom. AS it happcucd, his
attempt like tho box, was bootlcss.
: In 1853 tho Russian army consisted OF 5SO, 600
men. At the prosc,lt timo il consists Of 8O0, 900
mon. The number could bo easily increased to
100000, besides 100000 irregular troops. Tho
Gear has, therefore, total military force of near
Iy 800 a0O men.
4 suspicious clink was heard from tho garments
Of suspicious Fcmnu at u recent picnic near
Gotham, anu, on investigation by bluyhing Fo-
MAN, IL was found that Hho had boon stealing
lagor beer glasses. SLo had strung them around
her carriers.
lilo Nation s right in saying that "if Moxicans
would put EscoBEpo to hnrd labor in macadamiz-
ing roa,s, hang her brigands, collect lur taxes,
md establish tolorablo courts of Justice, war
rant thCrc will be little talk anywhere about re-
generating her from the outside.
The Chiiians greatly alarmed at the expect
od return Of the Spanish squadron. Tho GoyoI IL
mcnt freely express thor opinion that the Span
inrtls will very shortly mako their appearance.
Some preparations have boon malo for tho dcfcnco
OF Vapara Io but il is feared Tint thoy aro insult
tciont, and that tho city may be burned.
AS scalping il somewhat experience, MIR.
THoMrAoS's sensations arc of considerable interest
Ho says that when, after saving and hacking
about his head for half hour, aud giving I'm
shing cut over his left temple tho scalper gave It
ajcrk bccauao il stuck ttle it 'iust felt II the
whole head WAS taken right off,
The Augusta Consiitiiiond:isf OF yesterday says:
oTEPHEN ~. I1EAuD, cSHr IccciSCu NJ lib ware
house tho first now balo Of cotton that hns come
to tho city this season. tt is classcd good stylc
OF Strict Middling, weighs avo hundred aud fifty
pounds was rniscd in Chamber County, Alabama,
and purchased by Mr.. II. +. RUSSELL at 80 cents
per pound.
Panama correspondence to August 12 states that
General SANTOS GUTIEnREz, tho actual President of
Columbia, arrived on tho 9Th instant and was re-
ceivcd with grand demonstrations. Ho was awnit-
ing vessel to convey him to Carthngenn. Shoals
Of humpbnckcd whales have boon discovered just
beyond tho entrance to the bay, and several cap
lures had been made. The health Of The Islhmus
was good.
Tho Kingston tJamaica) Journal says me
mortal was in coursc of signature 10 tho Govern
mont on behalf OF tho now scheme or American
immigration, and tho plan was receiving tho
hearty support Of tho community. Upwards OF
hundred Jamaica colonists, however, left King
Bton in the steamer Montczp,nn, for Colon and
thcro would havo bcen many moro if accommola.
tions could bo provided for them.
The New Bedford Mercury tells of husband in
Now York whose wifo died bsforo her dentist had
aont homo all expensive set Of falso teeth which
ho was manufacturing fur her. Tho afflicted lua-
band hnstcncd to say tint they would not be
nacdcl, but M tho job was completed, l,o had to
of making tho matter satisfactory nll round, tho
widowcr begged tho uso of tho teeth for the fu-
neral, promising to return them the next tlay.
Wo have files from British Honduras, datetl at
Belize tho 7th OF August. Tho Lon.ntcrcidi Id
pertisr uf That day remarks "a party of seven-
teen or eigh,con gontomon with thoir families,
have returned to Belize from spanish Honduras,
perfectly disgust:d with tho soil, climate and
government of that republic" Tho saulo paper,
in n financial md commercial report, givos the
following quotations aa prevailing in Belize: Ratio
OF exchange of bills OIL England, $500 per fIG0
Atorling Flour s14651Gpcr bbl. rice sG667 per 100
lbs; corn, 81 256t2 50 per bb.; yams, 50 25@2 so
por 100 lbs.; beef s2212G por bbl.; butter, 37a@
SOC. per Ill.,; lard, 14D15c. per lb pork s2i@25 per
bb.; mahogany, s50G5s0 per 1000 foet, pitch pino,
s35@50 per 1000 feet
Letters hnyo been received from Poru dated ut
Lima and Cnlso on the oath OF July Congress
wns atill IN session. Laws had bcen passed pro-
hiliting tho President from sending away any
more gunno on consignment and authorizing him
to soil Mt Lima. All spaniards WHO hayo not be-
como citizens will now be required to leave tho
country. Tho anniversary Of Peruvian indepcn-
dcnee was appropriately celebrated. General
HoyEY, tho American Minister had gone to Chile,
it WAS supposed to facilitate terms Of peace with
ter, had gono TO Ecuador. probably OH account OF
msundersta nding With tho authorities In Peru.
News Ind been received Of tho appearance of threc
Spanish men-of-war at MonteYideo, but no con6r-
nation Of 1t had arrived.
On Saturday Inst. says the Augusta Constitution
diis, whito woman in Hamburg requested
colored woman, the Wfe Of old colored man in
tho employ Of the South Carolina Railroad, to tako
care Of an infant for hor for fow hours, stating
that she wished TO go down tho road and would
return on tho evening train. Tho colorcd woman
took the child and has il yot tho white woman
having fniled to return. Tho woman is described
ns "gool looking" and about twenty.thrce or
twenty-four years Of ago. Tho child is fine boy,
about four weeks old. Col. JAMES W. MHnEprrH
has tho litlo stranger in charge for the present.
He thinks the moLher should come for her child or
send him Bomo clothes, ns tho little fellow WA
nearly naked when loft in charge Of the old colored
woman.
Tho New York Herald has letters from Cbile.
dated at Santiago, July lG, and Valparaiso, July IT,
Tho return OF the Sparards TO tho Pacific was re-
gardod ns certain, and work on tho Notifications
at Valparaiso was boing pushed rapidly forward,
It wns rumorcd that Peru had ordered her souad-
ron to leave tho waters Of Chilo and return to Ca,
lao and hard feelings had been revived in consr-
lucnco en- the part Of tho Chilcans. rupture OF
tho alliance botHoon tho republics would be tho
agnal for all independent adjustment Oh tho part
OF Chile with Spain. A controversy with Brazil IL
being carried on in tho meantime regarding tho
occupation OF Rio JnnerO by tho Spanish foot. but
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