The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-28
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accou rcmcnts on the health of tho Infantry sol.
,licr, state in their second report that recent cani-
l,aigns. especially the I,ollcmian and Italian of
1866, show That il il Of tho utmost importance to
husband in ovcry WAY tho marching power and ell-
durance oi tho soldier, whils the introduction Of
the brofch-loading system compos the soldier to
carry an increase in the amount of ammunition, in
consequence Of the greater rspdity of the fro
which takes place The lnttcr necessity, Of course,
must involve MI increase OF tho weight already
carried, unioss somo special counterauting pro-
Visions be made. Tho conlmittoo set TO work 10
reduce tho weight of the carrying apparatus
tknapsack} Us much as possible, and to distribute
tho weight absolutely required to DO carried
i'll such way to give the muscles of tho
chest-wall ami oil tho slionllcr full and FREQ
play. Tho weight that soldier is compelled
to carry, irrespective Of the carrying apparatus,
tho rife tue harprsuck for provision, water tottlo
md blanket varies from 20 ID. to % lb., md is
made up ns follows: Tho kit (woso contents diffcr
from those Of tho old ono, by The omission OF
trousers and backing), ID. to 7 b.; tho great
coat, 6 lb.i ammunition, % rounds (the fullest
amount requircd), 0 ID. to 10 b.; tho cantceu, l
:; tho bayonet, lJ. making total or from %
lb to 2i Id. On ordinary occasions lcss ammun-
tion might bn carried. The weight o. tho carrying
| apparatus has been reduced from 10 ID. Q or. TOD
lb. 3 OF. Now az to tho mode in which tho kit is
| recommended to be carried tho old knapsack il
discarded, and i'll place Of it bag is intro
duced; this is placed low down, and suspended
| from leather yoke, similar in principle 10 tho
valise proposed some tmO ago by Sir 4. THOU
BRIDGE. Tho weight Of tho kit bag is dis
| tributed in three directionsu) the yoko by
| means Of .traps passing before and behind
| to studs on the yoke; t2} to the largo bono con-
Meeting the two hips and t3) to the bolt, by means
| of additional straps. Tho weight of tho ammuni-
| ton is also distributed. The committee hive re-
commended tho usc Of two long md narrow
pouches, each capable Of holding 80 rounds, and
| madc OF soft leather. In limo OF peace one only
would be worn, oxnctly in front OF tho wnist-bet,
| and suspended from Tho yoke Iu timo OF war
twa would bo worn, and, in addition. Two sm,nll
pouche. in the bag for ten rounds each havo
been made, and those might Lc filled, aud ten
more loose rounds would DO contained III little
bag worn OH Tho right side. The great coat is
worn OH the back, and strapped to tho yoko. The
now carrying apparatus, at all oyonts is about six
pounds lighter Than the old knapsack, md ns far
"a tho health and comfort of the soldier is con
| ccrncd the nOrel modo in which the weight is
| carried offers immense advantage over the old
| system.
MAnK TWAIN, '.at largo in Italy," writes to tho
| Now York Tribune: 'Ths is the viest nest Of
| dirt, vcrlnin. and ignorance VIC havo got into yet
except tina. African perdition thoy call Tangier,
which is just hko it. The people hcre live in alleys
two yards wide. II is ncky tho alloys not widc
because thoy hold as much smell now ns person
can stand, anL of contse, il hoy wtro wider, thoy
! would hold moro, and then the poorle would die.
These alleys arc paved With stone, and carpeted
with slush, md ccayed rags, and dccomposed
ol>1o ~
soaked with dishwatcr, and tho people sit nround
on stools md enjoy it. They are indolent, as
general thing, and yet havo few pastimcs. They
work two or three hours at time, but not hard,
and then they knock Off nnd catch leas. This do ,s
not require talent, because they only have to
grab-if they don't get tho one thoy aro alter they
get another It is all tho samo to them. They
| hro not p rtcnlar. They have no partiRlities
| Whichever ono they got is tho ono they want
Thoy havo other kinds OF insects, but it does not
| mako them arrogant They ale very quiet I'M
pretending people. They have more Of this kind
| of things than other communitos, but they do
not brag. They aro very uncleanly, those people,
in face, in person, and dress. When thoy SEQ any
| body with clean shr on, it arolises their scorn
Tho women wash clolhos half tho day at tho pub
lie fountains but thoy are probably somebody
elsos; or, may be, they keep ono suit to wear and
another 10 wash, because thoy never wear any that
have over been washod Whom they get done
| washing they sit in the alloys aud nurse their
cuba. All the women in Civita yecchia have largo
families. They nurse one at tmo, aud tho others
scratch thoir backs against tho doorposts aud aro
happy. All the people scratch. 1t is their de.
light. There IL q rusty shrine hero and there
along the streets, where the people can watch and
PsS; 44Re 44Rey ''IEE IKE ' II botters All this country is
presided ovor by the pope. They do not appear
to have any schools hore, and only ono billiard
liable. Their education is at worry low stage. One
portion of the mon go into tho military, another
into the priesihood and third into the shoemak-
| ing business, aud Tho balance "lay round.n
81. LOUIS GENTLEMAN, Mr.. S. II. LTATHB, has
this year asceudcd 10 the Top of Mont Bianc Ho
| was two days in accomplishing tho feat having
been driven back the first day 10 point half way
up tho mountain by binding enow-storm Ho
| thus describes his sensations when ON tho top
most poak "My first feeling disappointment
that 1t was not higher. bnd not realized We we're
80 near the top until within ten steps OF tho high
| eat point. stood for u fow moments gazing at
the magnificent view spread out On all sides. AL
iatiguo was forgotten in the excitement; in fact
never felt better in my life never cheorcd louder
or jumped higher. If thero had boon a good
hotel, should probably have remained for
the season. Tho day glorious; bright
sunshine without 4 cloud, except low down in
tho valleys. On tho Swiss sldo tho view is unin-
terruptod from tho Mediterranean to tho Rhino
embracing all tho Swiss md Italian mountains
with lakes and rivers. Mono Of my guideD lad
ever seen so fno view from the summit Tho
wind was bitter cold md foarfuliy strong. iwo of
my guides suffered great deal from the cold Ono
had two fingers frozen, and another was as black
in tho face al negro. The blood seemed ready
to bnrst through the pores OF his skin Wo stopped
down few pacos under shelter, and the guides
removed their packs to prepare lunch, but found
everything frozen solid except bottle Of brandy
and flask OF shorry. Claret and champagne
wero 30 frozen that we wero obliged to break tho
bottles and eat tho vino. had intended making
sherry cobbcr at tho summit, but the wator aud
lemons refused to 'cobble,' and drunk the sherry
Without them. bottle Of coffee, which one OF
my guides carried for mo in pock 1t next his
breast, was frozen solid. Protty cold weather fc;
tho season, July Goth. Wonder what IL is in jan
uaryP
The NEW YORK TIMES Of Wednesday, speaking
OF srckLEs, says: Tho 'axo" which fell upon tho
nocks Of SHERIDAN and SIcKLEs Is, We imagine, but
q dull affair to othcr ''a1es" which these gallant
Generals arc expected to grind. 1t is somewhat
difficult, in reading Of tho popular demonstrations
mado to thcm, to find out who ls cutting tho chief
GnnA 1,nsr H.