The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-26
CURRENT TOPICS.

TO that OF Paris Mt tho cloBo OF tho month. Whilo
NAPOLEON has gathered about him tho temporal |
Bovoroigns Of many nations, civilized and gomi. |
barbarous, to witnoss tho exhibition Of sconco and
art, PIus tho Ninth lias summoned TO Romo tho |
spiritual heads, hiorarchs aud soyorogns OF oil tho
Catholic world, to celebrate tho eighteen hun |
drcith anniversary OF tho nartyrdom OF ST. PBrEn,
and participate in other religious ceremonies OF
significant end important character in tho Chris
tian world. There arc few countries, wo presume,
which will bo nnroprcsenlcd by their leading
bishops in tho Eternal City on this occasion.
From tho North Polo to tho South, wherever
through its hierarchy and priesthood tho ancient
faith of PAUL and pErER-whioli gnvo worslippors
to tho oatacombs, victims to tho gladiatorial
arenas, and missionaries to nll Tho carth-s rc-
cognizcd, tho copo mud milro tho crczicr and tho
cross, tho aimpliciiy or faith and tho hno OF in
teeotua power, will wcnd their way 10 10 no to
mako part of tho gra,ill pageant. AS prominent
historic incident OF onr century, this absemblage
and thcso ceremonies will DO not less remarkable
than tho congregation OF empcrors, kings and
princes at Paris. Whether tho Pope has called to-
gother tho lights Of tho Church at tho prosont
limo in tho capital OF Christianity with wow to
| rival tho assemblago Mt tho French capital, or
whether tho Roman ceremonies OCCUR in the
ordinary disposition Of ovonts both incilonts will
| noto remarkable epoch in tho history OF tho pre-
sent yoar OF tho nineteenth century.
| II. DKnruoup, in tho Unipcrs Wusfre, spoaks
thus OF moorscllaums at tho Exposition: "a very
| simple chemical process IL required to produce
\ tho artificial mcorschaum in quality white and
beautiful that IL cannot bo distinguished genuine
g6ilulno afclo. At tho 6lops OF tho pipe naiiti-
| facturors ono may 500 largo quantities OF small
blocks of n whto substance which may bo easily
worked, aud out Of which pipes arc mado. by
means Of certain greasy substances tho reddish
color, so much sought for by smokers, is impaired
10 theso pipos. Artificial mcorschaum ia further
mado ont OF potatoes turnips and carrots For this
purpose good potatoes aro pcaled, maceratod
| IN water, mixed with eight per cent Of suIpluric
acid, in which thoy arc left for twonty-four hours
Thon thoy aro wuBhed plunged into common
wnter until thoir contact longer reddcns lilmus
paper. Thon they aro driod OIL plaster Paris
platos in hot san whoro thoy shrink gradually to
about half their original size. Now thoy aro
strongly compressed aud thoy can thon bo used, il
/ not for manufacturing arst-class pipos, at least
TOR making great many smaller articles, and ea-
pcclaly Tor tho manufacture OF handles Of knives
| &c. This substance easily assumes all sorts OF
colors. Turnips converted by an analogous pro-
cess into artificial meorchaum, look somewhat like
| prepared hnrtshorn, and carrots treated in tho
same manner resemble tho finest corals."
| A ooRREsPosDENT Of tho Anit,S2aue,y Standard,
writing from Virginia, with an evident under
standing OF tho party machinery among tho NO
| groos, givcs tho Republican party fair warning OF
what is in rosoryo for them. Tho negro yote, ho
| snys, will decide tho Presidential election. Tho
| negroes understand this perfectly, and arc laying
| their plans III accordance with it. 'Thcro arc
Hoyornl ncgrocs," says tho writer 'tfltcd for tho
position Of Vice-Presidont, and that raco claim
that tho aeoond ofco in tho nation shall DO fllod
by nogro." Tho correspondent fully endorses
| tl,olr claim, md wishes il distinctly understood
that it must be conceded, or tho negro voto will
be cast against tho Republican party. Tho party,
ho says, dare not rofuso it, as its dcfoat without
tho negro voto anu tho yoto OF Northern mon who
| will back hoir claim is certain. What will Soma
| tor WADE do in this contingency Ho has pledged
himsoR to "koep ahead" OF tho peoplo on all ques-
| tions Of Ra1icalisn, and horo is ono which do
| mands Ills immediate attention. Thero aro no.
| groes who, wo arc satisfied, would preside over
| tho Senate with quito much dignity, intolli-
genco and grace as Senator WADE himself does;
but will no think SOP Perhaps ho can got tho nc
groeB to postpone this question until that OF tho
redistribution Of property" il settled.
WE HAVE nEEN suffering OF lato from rain, hoat,
obdurato money lendcrs, and general dulness;
thls gentnept afflicted in this latter particular
thing is dull. In tho hardware Htoros knives arc
losing their cdgos; at tho shools, tho boys 60 to
eleop at their desks; nobody looks sharp-all look
dun-and oyon this pom, with which wo liayo
chronicled many coicc titbits Of nows, has lost
its pristine point. Reporters flit like shadows
through tho diugy corridors Of tho City Hall and
tho police building, crying, News nows and
thore is no news. Nobody has heard anything
nobody knows anything, tho town is quiot, oyery-
body koeps sobor, it's too warm for peoplo to fight
and disturb tho poace, and il anything is stirring,
it's elsewhoro than horo. II Widow Piggin's COW
would only break down noiRhbor Sggins fonco,
or II somo small boy would only fall out Of tho
third story window without getting hurt, how
happy, how bii,sfully happy wo should be. But
such lu1uries as this are too much TO hopo for.
and II things go on thoy aro at prosont wo shnll
DO campolled to fall back for local items upon the
neighboring cities Of Mobile and Montgomery.
UNDEn THE HEAD "Falsiacaton OF History."
that doughty knight Of tho shears, ALBERT PlKE,
OF the Memphis Appeal, goos on tho rampage in
tho following stylo: "If hon has any imps whom
it desires TO- porfcct in all tho branch Of lboral
education, aud to adorn with tho accomplishments
that fit ono to slime in tho Courts of Satan, Il
could not do botor than to employ as It's Professor
OF Boles Lettres the Editor OF Harper's Weekly.
His inuentue gonius is not great but he Inns neyor
found lie already spawned, Iibol on the South
already manufactured, that ho has not hastenod
with great alacrity to promulgate, with an orna-
mentation admirably profuse; and il one desired
to impress upon tho mind OF the world, tho con-
Vction, thorough, vivid and undying, Of tho innate
snobbishness, tho low yulgarity, and tho doprayed
tastns OF tho Jacobinical portion OF tho Northern
peoplo, he could not moro efectually do 30 than
by reproducing tho pictures, flllcd with hate and
malico, and incarnations and concentrations OF
lies, with which tho numbers OF Harper's WeeHu
hayo boon enriched FOR tho Last Six years. Whom
language has proved inadequate It has resortod TO
tho moro finished yillanies Of tho ponci.n
ONE OF oun exchanges hits tho truth in tho eoI.
lowing "Tho mon who fought It says, "hayo
yielded moro roadily 10 tho Congressional plan OF
Reconstruction than those who staid at home.
aoncrals who will DO disfranclsod by tho Consu-
tuhgna Amendment, recommends its acceptance,
whle mon who only talked troason and kent their
precious bodies ont Of harm, are full Of patriotic
dotiancei" This is tho case everywhere. F11Es
tho man who disturbed tho Mobile mootipg, and
intarrupted KRIIYa Hpannh. nnnnpind a u honnI
proof" during tho ontiro war, and those men WIN
talk tho loudest in bar-rooms and on street cor.
nors, Woro mover guilty OF striking blow against
the Union. But whiie acknowledging tho truth OF