The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-23

"A new toy makes its appearance in Paris every
year, and has great -un. 1he toy now in vogue
is q breeoh-loading gun of the Chassepot pattern
Whether it discharges bullets or sugar plums il
not stated.
The Native virginiap says: "We happen to know
that movements are on foot by which the whole
power of the German press IN the Atlantic States
will be brought to bear in favor Of immigration tt
the Southern Suites and Virginia especially"
1t is stated that the dread Of an expected ant
feared partition of the territory Of Mexico, where
BY the United States Will take off another grea
slice of it, already produces much gloom ovel
Northern Mexico.
General Dix, o Washington correspondent re-
ports, is coming home fiom Paris in April next
and intends to be o candidate for the Presiden'
tial nomination before the Democratic Copven-
tion.
Lord Russell, 1t is stated by the London
Times, 'apologized for introducing the subject oi
education to the House Of Lords" This, whether
so intended or not, is rather severe on the Hous,
of Lords.
Business at New Orleans, after the fever dis
appeared was expected to be brisk, till the first oi
January at lsast, but the papers say the activity
that was visible while ago is subsding. There
are moro goods in the market than there is money
to buy.
The Quitman (Ga.) Banner says that some
New York capitalists considering the policy Of
establishing cotton and wool factory at that
place, and calls meeting Of citizens for Saturday
next the 2Sth inst, to take the matter into con-
siGeration.
The Boston Board of Trade has decided to
call general Commercial Convention, to meet in
that city on the 5sh of February and to consist OF
delegates from all the Boards Of Trade and Cham
bers of Commerce in the country. The COM
mercial interests Of the country are to be dis
cussed.
The lars against carrying concealed deadly
weapons in New York city are said to have q
strange omission. There ID provision against
carrying slung-s hots, mother against iron
knuckles, aud another against concealed weaRQps
gka gkzaaJfs a$aEln az he ar CHOOSES.
Whilst in England the capital invested in rail-
ways has, cf late. been receiving soma very hard
blows, it is reported that the c1pital invested in
Prussian railways, about $780, 900, pays an ave-
rage Of eig at AID oae-shird per cent annually. It
is added that economical construction and careful
management have produced this -reeable result.
has so concentrated armies as to be in posi-
ton to send 20S, 900 men to the Turkish or Aus
trian frontier at few days notice. Russian
newspaper says: "Our Government may continue
to circulate peaceful phrases among the public in
Paris, London and Vienna, but we kn.w here that
war is imminent"
Tho English people, as is natural, like tho priv
lege Of grumbing, but are, perhaps, too much
addicte1 to the uxury. One Of their papers thinks
tle stupid confinement Of passengers in compart-
ments, and tedious delay in recovering baggage
from railroad custody, are both endured patiently
bs the average E1glishman, lest in their remedy
he should lose his chance to grumble.
The French Emperor is said to be very much
Interested II the recent invention fc~ discovering
water or the most arid land. He has bought the
machine and personally superintends the expert
ments. The instrument consists Of long iron
tub,, terminating III sharp point, which, forced
into the ground it is SAID, has failed within
q few minutes to bring water to the surface.
The London Daily News, the organ OF the
English Liberals, sustains Lord Stanley's treat
ment Of the Alabama claims, claiming that Mr..
Seward is raising new issues for the purpose Of
obstructing settlement. The News ''hopes the
matter may be settled before the Democrats, the
bitter enemies Of England, come into Office at
Washington"
The Mobile Register says: ''We are expe-
rencpg state Of affairs which is altogether ire
gular, abnormal and unaccountable. We are with
out capita money is scarcely to be had; the price
Of cotton-our great staple-is distressngy low;
and yet the cost Of living unreasonably ridicu-
lously high. Whatever is produced among US is
cheap; all that We have TO buy is DEAR
The elephant Romeo was in winter quarters at
Hartboro', Pa. Romeo had been in an angry mood
and was punished by Williams, his keeper, who was
afterwards engaged in washing the animals face,
when the elephant dashed him to the ground and
thrust his tusk through his body Williams only
lived an hour. He belongs to London, c. W., and
leaves wife.
DIR. Drisler has been appointed Jay Professor
Of the Greek Language and Literature in Colum-
bis College, in place Of the late Professor Anthem.
DR.. Drisler will be remembered by those acquaint-
ed with the voluminous works of the late Profess
SCR Anthem as his chief co-worker, without whose
assistance some of them perhaps could not have
been issued
in at least one part OF Minnesota they unde-
stand what seems to bo g chief principle Of modern
voting. At a recent election concerning the loca-
hon Of country seat the two thousand registered
voters deposited eIghtY-two hundred and ninety
four votes. They voted early and they voted
often, and whilst one side cast on an average three
votes apiece, the other cast thirteen votes apiece
and carried the day by triumphant majority.
AS an indication Of the decline in rrices, the |
Macon Telegraph gives an item of information |
which may prove CT interest to those about making
contracts for the ensuing year. It says that the |
super1ntendents and Presidents Of our various |
RAILROADS, who last year, paid for laborers SIG per
month with rations, have determined not to pay |
over - 10 slo per month with rations for the next
year. 1nese laoorers, it will be remembered, are |
charged toT all lost time, even fractions of q day.
The attempt Is again being made to confeder- |
ate into single nation the South American Re- |
puhhcs on the Pacific slope Of the Andes. Peru
has taken the initiative. and has addressed cir. |
cular upon the subject to the Government of Chill
Bolivia and Ecuador. These four nations which |
It ie proposed, shall form the new Republic, have |
three Thousand nine hundred miles of seacoast, |
contain ak millions eight hundred thousand in |
habitants and cover one million one hundred and |
eighty-Aye thousand square miles Of territory.
The project of starting new morning journal
in New York, to be called the Republic, under the
editorial conduct Of Mr.. G. A. Dana has been
abandoned. The parties concerned in it have
purchased the Sun, one of the Oldest and best es-
tabished newspapers in New York. It has been
very successful as the organ Of the working men.
II ia To be edited after the first of January hv Mr.