The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-11
NEWS SUMMARY

the loss OF an eye. &y5 51i E'& &s-s =. .$@191
The North German Parliament will ad;onrn on
the 18th instant. ,tH& Z ea73 - = - = - ~
anere are twelve hundred moro negroes than
"htes on the Washington register Of voters.
General SHERMAN and his daughter MINNIE,
are preparing to go on . pilgrimage to the HOLY
Seprlchre. = n ~
The faet Of next ysar being. ssleap year" has ad-
aea 1lSooo TO the estimates for the British army.
Inat Is one days pay for the Forces
General WADDY Thomson is still enpaped in the
energetic prosecution Of the duties or h;a nrosas-
aon:-the lawn the quiet little town Of Madison
Florida ;Ei : >Y"'- = 1s><-' -
PHILIP HEINRIcH, lato Soexcb~rs .s - r,.,,..-~
railroad, has been rrested in Chicago, under the
extradtion treaty, for alleged forgeries TO the
as:ec.:. es ever $50 Gee 4 P-rss;a.
distinguished London surgeon has taken the
lecture-room to reassure the ladies in regard to
the "chtgnon fallacy." He says the ssorganismsn
are neither ent0za nor epizoa, but only ectozoa,
which are comparatively harmless.
The Baltimore Sun, of Tuesday, says: ssMr.
BERaH and MIR. BARNund are again quarrelling be-
cause the boa at the Museum is fed with live rab-
bits Politeness prevents people from saying that
both these gentlemen are in danger of becoming
boas.. VI sis.s .54s5sS s
Miss RoaERa lately gave q remarkable exhibition
-
Mrs. JOSIAH QuINcY, near Boston. BY q most care
tui system they are made to understand from the
expression of the mouth, and not, as usual BY tile
hands. f sgts sT4Ss"..g...;
J There were various meetings in churches and
At. other places in different parts Of the city OF
baltimore last evening, in opposition to the rum
ming Of the street cars on Sunday, and some others
VIII be held this evening. Those who favor the
running appear passive, but are said to be conf
dent, and seem content to rely on voting whom the
time comes tomorrow.
A few weeks ago the New York Herald denounced
Ha7peT's Weekly as O ole shee. Now we find it
held up, with much comlnendation in the columns
OF that same paper, as the great mirror OF Ameri-
can civilizaton, combining the excellencies Of
Punch and the London Illustrated Neos. Harperss
Weekly and BoNSERs Ledger are the great papers
OF America.
The lnder; published at warrenton, Va. Col.
MosBY's present home, hiss the following paragraph
: in relation to the work entitled ssMosby and his
Mem: 'eWe are requested by Col J. s. Mossy to
state FOR pubGc information, that q book purport-
ing to contain q history of his campaigns Of the
WET, lately published by J. MARSHALL CRAWFORD
1s unworthy OF credit and contains about as much
truth as the Arabian Nights entertainments, or
Gullivers' Travels.n
Some weeks since an account OF the blowing up
of Table Rock by the Canadian authorities was
published, the object being to prevent any acci-
dents from future fall Of rock A hole was drilled
and charge Of powder placed in it, but it seems
the usual packing was omitted or wrongly ar
ranged The consequence is that though the
powder burned very prettily, Table Rock still
stands unharmed. A few pieces only were de-
tached and fell.
a gun has been invented in France, in which
aVnnks
ion Of the charge. Two small electric batteries
are enclosed in the stock, the conducting wires Of
which emerge at the surface, near the breech, and
by very simple means are connected, at pleasure,
with a fine platinum wire within the charge, 80 as
10 render it incandescent, and thus ignite the
powder. Cartridges thus prepared, cannot, as
those containing illuminate often do, explode of
themselves; but it is not probable that the contri-
vance Will ever be more than scientific curiosity
unless fonnd to answer for artillery.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has de-
cided that Banks are not to deduct from their
profits the amount OF the tax paid the State and
municipal authorities on the shares OF the stock
.holders but are required to include that amount
IN estimating the tax on their dividends and added
surplus. It is proper that stockholders should be
apprized of this decision that they may include
their proportion of the amount thus paid by the
Banks for them in their estimate OF the deduction
to which they ere entitled in making their state
ment Of taxable income ss.G
Among the frauds recently discovered BY the;
Treasury Agents, under the direction Of General
SKINNER, United States Treasurer, is that of o
Collector Of Internal Revenue who has been de-
tected in efforts to secrete the Government funds
and deposit them to his own personal account IN
various banks Of various cities. The amount re-
covered already is over $500, ,OO0 which was found
deposited in banks in New Orleans, Memphis, etc
He cleared out from his district, and endeavored
TO Withdraw; the funds, but the Treasury Agents
we're ahead Of him with dispatches and, with the
aid of. the military, was arrested in Texas few
days ago.
The Wilmington DispntcA says the schooner
D,aited Slates sailed yesterday for Venezuela
with acargo Of about fifteen living souls, destined
TO settle 'for better, for worse" in that vet un-
tried land. The scheme did not prove popular
/ here, and 9 number of those who were induced to
venture their lives were poor miserable creatures
who had worn threadbare in this country and
could not be much worse of anywhere. An equal
proportion we're reckless, dissipated adyerturers,
come Of whom ore happy riddsnces: There were
only few well-todo, inte1g Looking people in
the party. Il; y
According to the Washington correspondent OF
the Boston Courier, BUTLER is more persecuted
out Of the House than in it. All sorts Of Jokes re-
spectng him are scribbled OF the walls of hotels
: and public buildings. He boarded at the Kirk
wood House, and when that establishment was
closed by a landlords creditors, story was
started that the hotel was shut up because one OF
the boarders had stolen all the spoons After a
week Of horribly rainy weather, somebody wrote
on the wall at WiIlards Hotel: 'sWhat makes the
clouds 80 black this week7 Answer.-Becauso
BUTLER has stolen their silver Innings"
The Tuscsloosa Monitor, in speaking og the re-
construction question, Gays: "It makes no differ
ence to us whether you call it submission, accep
tance, acquiescence or compliance So that the
people comply with the terms you may call it what
you please. 10 our mind, the distinction is about
the same as that between tweedle-durn and twee-
dle-dee. What we want is unity, concord, and
harmony Of action in this hour OF our country's
trial By all means let us have this, and not faI]
out about mere verbiAge."
JAMES PATTON has written o letter to the New
York Times, defending himself from the charge d
writing ssrecklessly." He says: &c do not respec,
reputation not founded upon merit nor talen,
ignobly employed. valor. self-control, integrity
perseverance, consideration for others, I hold ~
the deepest respect, by whomsoeyer those virtues
are exhibited. T respect HEnRY CLAY, because be
possessed them; do not respect DANIEL. WEBSTER
because he had them not. respect poor JOIN
RANDOLPH, because, with all his foibles, be was 9