The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-27
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NEWS SUMMARY.
Cotton was quoted in New York ut tho close at
27a273 for Middling Uplands.
Gold closed at 39f

Wv VII cioSeu Ill llScrEO0l yesterday at lU3d.
A census OF tho "Chprol;co Nation" OH the Ar
Kansas and Tcxas border, reveals tho fact that
from apopulaton of33, 900 at tho Inst consrs, they
havo fallcn to only 49, 1856. This is tho Indian in
civilization.
At tho beginning Of tho war tho population oil
Tuxos was between six md seven hundred thou
sand. ALLANs Mon.hty estimates il TO bo at least
ono million now. Population s flowing into tho
Stale from Europe tfs well III from tho Southern
ststos cast or tho Mississippi.
Wo learn that tho statement Of tho public debt
for tho present month, which will be published ON
tho 1st Of August will show decrease Of the debt
OF two or threo millions OF dollars. During t',o
present month there has boon paid about twenty
six millions of dollars for interest, nearly twenty
million Of which was in coin.
At tho closo Of tho commencement dinner Mt
Cambridge, Mass, last Wednesday, President
HILL niado tho announcement tliat tho gifts and
lcgacies bestowed upon Harvard College during
tho past year, for objects or less closely con-
nocted with that institution, amounted to nearly
half million Of dollars.
Tho Sultan iB said to hayo boon moro struck
with the excellent manner in which tho Paris
population oven tho poorest, aro shod, than with
anything else That has fnlon under his obscrva-
tion Tho majority OF tho people in Constantine
plo wear nothing better than old slippers; somo
oron not having anything ON their feet.
company has just been formed in Franco,
with capital of thrco million francs, to search
for three Spanish gallcons which wero sunk by tho
English flcot Mt tho commencement OF tho last
century. Tho gallconB in question wcro returning
from Mexico, and had on board about Two hun
drcd million piastres. They still Mt tho hnse.
OF tho sen, and several attoiipts to como nt tho
treasure have fatal Powerful machinery is bcnp
-..structcl at Bordeaux
French mnrhi-u III the Exposition exhibits
tho a,nnuIacturo OF finished felt Int, ready for
uso, in dfty minutes. Tho first operation consists
in blowing out, by mcans of fan, about four
ounces OF rabbits fur upon revolving como OF
mould of copper, pierced with holes, from which
tho nir is exhausted causing tho fur to adhere to
tho conc. II is thon covered within wet cloth and
stopped in tub Of hot water for few minutes,
alter which 1t undcrgocs tho process Of drying,
heating, rolling, binding, md lining with silk and
comes out perfect hat.
correspondent OF tho London Times writes
from Chamounx under dato OF July A: "Attcr
last years mislhaps on Mont Blanc Your readers
might like to know that Tho first ascent this year
has been successfully accomplished by two English
mon. They slept as usual Mt tho Mucts, and the
guns hnyo Mt this moment fred to announce their
safety on tho summit. Tho string of Elk black
figures against tho pure snow has boon MI object
cloudlcss, and nothing could be moro propitous
thnn tho weather for tho ascent"
The Now York Tribune says General KI1PATR1cK
presents tho remarkable spectacle of man hold
ing two Offices md wasting his iro in fruiles er.
forts to resign Of them. When ho wont to
Chill, eighteen months ayo, i'll tho capacity of
Minister to tho Republic, hc very properly resign
ed his commission in tho army, feeling TINT ho had
no right to draw pay for duties which he could not
perform. His resignation was not accepted. On
tho contrary, fresh commissions wcrc thrust into
his reluctant hands. Ho refused thcm and again
asked leave to resign; but he is still kept in tho
service.
Tho London Shipping List, on tho authority OF
letter from Rio Janotro, states that, III consc-
quence OF the opening of tho Amazon to naviga-
tion, tho State Of Bolivia Inns concluded with
Brazil treaty relative to tho navigation of tho
Madoira ono Of tho tributaries of tho great river
In virtue of it Bolivn viii bo abe to send to and
resolvo from Europe different sorts of goods undor
European flags. Tho Madeira, including tho Ma
more, or lilo Grande, its principal branch, has
miles, for nearly ono thousand OF %i,te6 tt6'Yfe &c i'd ID
nsvigablc.
Bavaria was called upon recently to mako mp
her mind i'll puzzling situation. Sho was asked
to onter tho reconstructed zollyerein. II aho nc
copied sho took the frHl step, with hor Dyes open
on the road to political humiliation. II sho re-
fused shc crippled her commerce. Prince HoHEN-
LoHE, who is moro than suspected of Prussian
proclivi'ics, urged the financial view of tho case
Old ex-King LUDWIG and the Austrian party de-
nounced his policy rs unpatriotic. Thoroupon ho
threatened to resign. Tho King ut once ordered
Baron TAurrK1ncnEK to sign tho treaty, and tho
Bavarnn ariHtocrncy now hate Prince HonENLouE
moro than over. But tho people will admire tho
wiBdom which secures them freedom OF trade.
In tho financial year ending tho 9th OF April
1866, COS, ,3i5 houses and shops wero assessed for
house-duty in England and Wales, being worth
GO year or upward. 232, ,9i4 were assessed un-
der ESQ., 198, ,96S ut $50 and under ESQ; 123 1856 at
ESQ and uudor s1Oo; aO,i12 at f1OO and under f2oO
11,051 at GOO and under f5OO; 1897 ut f500 md
under G1000; 293 at flGG0 and under f2000; IS Mt
f200O and under E5O00; at 5000 and undor s505O
ono ut fG0O0; ono at f6500; ono Mt fs200; ono nj
$3.50; at f8500 at s9000 and ono at f20 0O0
Ono in Lancashire was assossed nt $1,000 a year.
one in East Sussex at s4i00, ono in East Surry at
$780, but oil tho ton assessed Mt f5OO0 or above
that valuo woro in Middlcsox
In his description Of tho public institutions Of
Paris, DR.. BELLOWS alludcs to tho "Saltpetiere" q
sort Of hospital, whero for moro than two hundred
years, succor and shcltor, food and medicines,
have been freely furnished to aged women, beyond
tho years OF ablhty TO support themselves. There
arc forLy-fve separate buildings devoted to this
purpose in On inclosure within tho city boundaries
one sfdo OF which is mile long. Its aize mny bo
inferred from tho nct that aixty thousand visitors
wore expected to participate in tho Feto Dion
CORPUS ChristD which tho inmates were prepar-
ing to celebrate by the erection of floral tributes
hospital: a,hGds for six thousand women in this
"oliu. :" ho the largest in tho
Tho number OF colorod peoplo in Now -
which seventeen years ago was 10000, is now only
10000. Among them arc twenty clergymen, and
an equal number Of doctors and druggists, two no
tares public, two rich merchants, one lawyer If
ty school teachers, two professors, twenty-five mu.
sicians, twonty Hhocmakers, thirty tailors, five
hundred coaohmen, ninoty-fvo barkecpcrs, Two
thousand walters, four hundred house painters,
fiVo hundred waslorwomcn, ono hundred nurscs
and twenty fortune-tollers. Two papers aro pub.
lishod by colored persons. Ono claims to bo a
professional poot, md thirtoon possess forluno
above 10000. There nso seven culored schools.
and thirty-two mixod maria ,os namely, OF yl,jo
person with colo1cd one.
Tho Emperor OF China has issued tocreo for
tho establishment Of European college at Pokin.
The Minister OuoJEN, IL sceins opposed tho found
ing Of this college. and tho decree argues with him
and dsposes Of his hostility. Tho memorial OF
OuoJEN says that sin country so vast as China
every talent can bo found If astronnmy md tlo