The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

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The Jefferson (Texas) Bulletin says upwards OF
two hundred thousand rabbits were drowned
near the banks Of Big Cypress Bayou during the
late food.
The bridge over Franklin street, Richmond con-
Meeting the Ballard House and Exchange Hotel,
has been removed
The white vote of North Carolina, under the Re.
construction Act, is estimated at $4,000, and the
colored vote at 35.oOO .ss&is
Very fine leather is now manufactured at San
Antonio, Texas, in large quantities, and cheaper
than it can be obtained in Yankeedon.
The Chinese women who are to wait on the res
taurant OF the Paris exhibition purchased, it
is said, in Canton, for $50 each.
steamer with eight barges, carrying one thou
sand two hundred tons OF freight, arrived at Al
\ bany on last Wednesday, tho fret Of the season.
Mr. sTAN1sLAus JULIEN, the first Chinese scholar
IN Europe, and member Of the French Institute
mas been decorated by the Emperor OF Rusaia with
the insignia Of the grand cross Of the order Of St
Stanislaus. sFt
The Richmond Dispatch, Of the 2sth, says: esThe
State Auditor day or two since gave to THOMAS
+. CoPEs, OF Accomec, the sum Of $500 in payment
Tor his negro man Sam, convicted in the County
Court Of Accomac, in 1862, Of felony and sentenced
to transportation" ..5s ,72.s5
Dispatches from San Luis Potosi report that
LIAM, finding himself cornered, the Liberal troops
being in front and rear OF him. and his main sub.
sistence for supplies being on the meagre crops
IN his neighborhood, had offered to surrender.
The answer was refusal to treat with traitors.
The freshet in Red River has been the most ex-
tensive and disastrous ever known, the water
being six feet higher than the highest mark yel
reached since the settlement of that country
Nearly all the stock along the upper river has beer
destroyed, while fences and farm houses have
been swept away. This rich section Of the coun.
Try has been converted into almost waste.
The city engineer OF Chicago accompanied BY
three newspaper reporters, made a boat voyage
through the lake tunnel few days ago. Thei1
boat filed with water: and all hands were obliged
to perform considerable portion of the ejourney By
Wading in three feet Of ice cold water. One or two
Of the party nearly succumbed to the cold and ex.
:haustion. ,--&.,,s s.s:.5-.
The steamship Francis W,righl, which sailed
from New. York for Key West in the service or the
International Ocean Telegraph Company, carried 9
corpe OF operators, inesmen and laborers, besides
horses wagons, ragesand rations, to: begin the
operation of laying q cable from Key West tx
Havana. The company is under the management
Of Gen. BALDY SMITH. ..{s,s - 5s y:$;Y.. A. !
Vicksburg advices state that negro settlemen,
opposite that city. known as Desoto, had beer
oveTfowed. Every effort was made by citizens O
Vicksburg to reach the unfortunate inhabitants
but, despite every assistance rendered some eighty
are known to have perished in the waters. The
houses and shantes haro been swept away, ap6
fhs ts entire ;l p9Rqaton Of the settlement left home
Inc British Government is seriously considering
the project OF making the whole telegraph system
branch Of the Postofice In Belgium. where
every Postof6ce has its WIRE o message Of twenty
words is sent to any part OF. the kingdom for ter
cents. In Switzerland, under the same system
both messages and money orders can be sent al
very low rates. and people send more messages
than letters.s'; ,s:aa t; .'s ~. ~ y5gi.
The Melbourne Age, or January 26th, says s.As
the customs boat was going from Queenscif to
fhe bark Arctic, an enormous shark rushed at the
steer-oar, seized it with his teeth, and nearly
knocked the coxswain overheard. The slaarl;
maze second bite at the oar, taking piece out
OF the blade. The men describe the monster as
being the largest shark they had ever SEEN and es-
timate its length as being over twenty feet: st
Icebergs have made their appearance 40 thick7v
IN the Atlantic Ocean that vessels between this
country and Europe find some difficulty in avoid
ing them. captain who arrived at New York on
Ihursday, from Liverpool, reports that during
1oggy weather, when off the eastern edge Of the
-6anks, he became enynoned by twenty one large
bergs, some thrty-hve or forty feet high. and
about two hundred feet long. It was only BY good
seamanship that the ship got clear Of them.
A steamer lying at anchor in the Thames. lately
took ON board twelve boxes Of silver bullion. sent
by the Messrs: RoTHsoTrnDs, 300 pounds in each:
They we're stowed ID the hold, the hold locked and
the customary watch set-yet in the night two OF
these neavy boxes, containing $40 COX, were hauled
on deck and1owered into a barge which was fasten-
Ia o,,1, nas~.
is the mystery OF the river ss.5: ..&}-
The New York Gazette says that fnom ali that
can be gathered the exodus from this countrv "a
the Paris exhibition viii be much smaller than
was at first anticipated. Aside from the Ameri-
cans who would have gone to Europe for a sum
mers trip, had there been no exhibition, the ex-
hlbators, and those who will make the visit to the
4sxnDlaon purely for usi ness purposes, there will
be fewer Americans going to Paris this spring than
1ne Par1slans expect, or the owners Of the trans-
atlantic steamboat lines will like @ s,:f ;-l;t-tis .
The Committee appointed by the Rhode Island
1egislatWe.t to procure statues OF RoaER Williams
and General NATHANIEL GREEHR for the National
Hal OF statuary st Washington, have contracted
with FRANKLM SnaMoNs to execute a statue OF
W11I1Aars, and with II <Ks Baown for q statue Of
s9EEEaE- The statues are to be marble six feet in
heigth, and are to cost $40, 600 This is the frst
AVA oaotues OIlu6T- Tue COnRr6HS-
1onal resolution provioing for National Gallery
IN the Old Representatives Hall
Hnn-%A.GJ BRowN, the distinguishe coliaapne
nf Jxr2ERsoN DAVE as United States Senator from
mississippi before the war, after secession q cap
tain in the Confederate army, and then Senator
from his State in the Confederate Congress-, who
ahce the war has lived in profound retirement, has
come out il favor Of the prompt use Of suffrage
Under the military blu to reorganize cur State gov.
ernnents. When States Rights Democrats and
consistent and seksacrihcing Confederates OF the
ability and patriotism Of A. G. BRown counsel such
co1rse;'it would seem that smaller men need feel
no repugnance in taking similar step. Bnt there
are some men with whom patriotic devotion ,is an
after thought. t5.sS s is5a .,3s:
The FEederioksburg Herald says ssWe learn
that white swans are to be found on the Lower
Potomac at this time by the thousand. gentle
msn living near the river told us that he had ,,on
moro thannne occasion, risen during the night
and fred into them to scatter the flock, in order
that he might get to sleep: they having kept up
such s jabberng as wholly TO prevent repose.
Two swans were shot high up IN Potomac Creek .
few days ago, and brought-t to this market, where
they were sold at q dollar piece. III When young
and tender they are said to resemble the, canvas
back duck in favor. !" .SySs,s;j s