The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-12


opposition will come before the Misaour
s1siature IN day or two to sell the Missouri
acic Railroad for three millions of dollars it be-
ing understood that responsible parties arc ready
to give that amount fer it. st. Louis city and
county own large portion Of the stock Of the
road, and it is urged that they should have the
FIRST topportunityto to buy: :it. ....i. Z
The Virginia and Tennessee Valley has just been
visited with the heaviest heshet that has occurred
within the memory OF the Oldest inhabitant The
whole valley from Lynchburg to Chattanooga has
been swept by the swollen streams. The Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad is badly dsnaged at this
point, and two bridges on the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad are gone.
In London large bill-posting firm has offered
the English Government sc, 600 in gold year for
the privilege of using the fence around Hyde Park
for advertising purposes. In America, as an evi-
dence Of the effect of advertising on the public it
is said that when citizen Of New York recently
advertised for wife, he received about eighteen
hundred answers from husbands, saying he could
have theirs. H. h. III . @
The United States authorities have decided to
return the "JeH Davis'' mansion to the city Of
Richmond, and as the Southern Orphan Associa-
lion" is thereby prevented from complying with
the contract made with the holders of certificates
in their proposed gift enterprise the agents have
En further ordered, and to refund the money fol
those already sold by them. s.4s
N.Y. -GEoRaE PEABODY, intending soon to leave
for England, informs those who have written to
himS asking loans of money, subscriptions to
churches, public charities, &C., or assistance fol-
fhenselyes or others, that the great number Of
these communications has rendered it impossible
Tor him to read or answer, or even to open them
in person. These letters, amounting to nearly
1our thousand; have been burned in his presence
Somebody has been reading in scientific journal
an sccount of o curious and recent invention de-
signed to catch safe burglars. The depredator no
sooner commences, in perfect ignorance Of the se-
cret arrangements, to force open the door, drill
the Lock, or move the safe, than by so doing he
sends telegraphic dispatch to the nearest police
Office, exhibiting the number Registered III Tie
police books Of the house in which the robbery is
being effected. IT, X; "a. .3s u ..-,es; q;
Ine grave OF the Revolutionary hero! General
1snaHL PUTNAM, at Brooklyn, Conn.,, is neglected
And in danger Of being forgotten The tablet
Rhich formerly marked It is now locked uD in 4 4
store Of DANIEL P. TH1n at that place, that; yisi-
tors may be prevented from chopping it to pieces.
Some years ago the State made an approximation
70 erect Q monument to General PuTHAM, on con
dition that the people OF Windham county raised
an equal amount, which they failed to do. .
The Edinburgh C0urant is authority for the fol-
lowing statement in regard to Qaeen v.oroR1A as
IN author THE preface to the collected speeches
OF the late Prince Consort, Il not actually written
by her Majesty, was at least inspired by her. and
her reputation for literary aki has on several oc-
caslons given grounds to reports that her Majesty
mas intended that her name should be included in
fne roll of royal euthors. A rumor of this kind
- again current, and we understand that it ia verv
generally believed that her Majesty is actually pre
pairing o book of her own composition for the
Reess." z I'D ~ :.
Ihe Washington Chronicle suggests that each
State shall provide, in Washington, residences sor
its Senators and Representatives, the expenses 10
grounds, buildings and the like being borne bv I'M
State: Would it not be q simpler mode for Con-
gressman to vote themselves money enough ont ~
the United States Treasury to pay for residences?
What's the difficulty The members Of the last
Congress- yoted themselves . bounty each Of $4,000
why may not the present members vote themselves
$4,000 and purchase residences? No harm i, 4
veto 1t shonld come: Congress is The Govern
1nent, and the Government is omnipotent. "a "A: "
me London Lancet has some gratifying intelli-
gence 1or the fair wearers Of sschsgnons.,, The
aise air used tor these beautiful ~ excresoences
j. mostly; obtained from the poorer Rnsa;an,
peasants, and in rs per cent. Of this hair is found
eays n. IMNDExAar, a Ruasian prosasoo.. -, :.
parasite, 70 which he gives the name OF ererarine
These parasiten have most ignoble ancestry and
s1anataton, being found in the interior OF The
Esaecnsls oapitsi They are not easily destrovad
.Iney reaist the effects Of drying, and even a.;
D6ahnE.55 Acids, hlka1ies, ether and other apente
1snuld liH then; bat these would be Injurious T.,
Tho hsif, and 60 cannot be used, The atanosnhera
ola ban Ttgm Is most favorable for the deyelop-
5nent !: &; &