The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-19
The 1ai1g N@s,
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY. {
Gold closed in New York at SIT. Cotton was
quoted at &c. for Midding Uplands.
Cotton closed quiet at Liverpool. Middling Up
lands 1iid.i'I - :: - >: =
Sing Sing prison contains 1853 convicts, of whom
156 are females,
A son Of BENEDIcr ARNOLD became Lieutenant
Ge.eral ia the British army in 1858.
The Cunard Steamship Company have placed
another fine new steamship on their line, named
the Russia.
Anew suspension bridge over the East River, at
Harlem, New York, is completed, and will be open
cd soon with public ceremonies.
Old JACOB BARKER, Of the Bank Of Commerce,
Of New Orleans, is said to have been the first to
take the benefit Of the bankrupt law.
Rev. Father RUPERT has been made mited Abb
bot in Minnesota. He is the third mitred Abbot
in the United States.
In the year 1866, 81, ,649 wills were searched for
and examined, If found, at Doctors Commons, in
London, The fees amounted to f1sS2.
An English paper reports that the earnings OF
the Atlantic Cable for tho last two months amount
to over $4,000.
At Cotton Park, few miles from Gresley, Eng
land, wealthy company is now sinking for coal at
q point away from any coal field, and the geologl-
cal mapa show that there is none in the neighbor-
hood Tho work ia exciting great deal OF inter
eat among all connected with the coal interests.
The municipal Council of Florence has decided
TO offer as wedding present TO the Princess
MARIA DEL Bozzo DELLA C1sTERNA, the future
Duchess OF Aosta, the table Of Florentine mosaic
made by BErTI, and which carried off frst-class
prize at the Paris Exhibition.
PAUL JULIEN, the distinguished violinist, who
when quite young, some years ago, created q groas
furore. ia dead. His death occurred December
2eth last, at the small town OF st. Dennis, in the
island of Mauritius. He was only 26 years OF age,
and leaves wife and child.
The national debt amounts to more than 500 to
each man, woman and chIld, In the United States,
black and white. Tho deb. Of the State OF New
York amounts to s51, ,753, ,o82 "a, and that OF the
several counties will swell it 10 $40 900. The
debt Of tho county Of Albany is nearly four mil
honsi
The miracle of st Januarius has not gone of ss
auspioioasly as usual this year. The hquefacaon
Of the Neapolitan saints blood was incomplete, q
portentous black clot remained unsolved In the
centre Of the vase, and was seen. says the London
Table with griof by thousands Of the faithful, who
deem it to be sign OF impending calamity.
"a A Canadian at Hamilton suggests new flag for
the New Dominion. He proposes the Union jack
in the corner and the rest Of the bunting filed in
with four colors, red, white, blue and green. on
the shield it is proposed that the beaver take
the place Of the three lions passant and that the
maple leaf should be entwined with the rose, the
shamrock and the thistle.
The French and English postal authorities have
under consideration the establishment Of an inter-
national system Of money ordors between their res
pectiyo countries. The idea appears to be Q good
one, and might probably be extended to the United
States TO meet tho wants Of enigrants who are
constantly sending money to the old country. 30
long as the government insists on carrying the
mails il may as wen do it thoroughly.
Paris correspondent writes: ''The American
troupe Of riders who have just arrived In psfls
f3lled two steam vessels. Each one contained sur
Hoisnt OF men, women, children, beasts and mate
rial to form com plete company In case the otner
vent TO the bostom4a curious trait OF prudence,
1 EttIe. cold headed and hearted. The gigantic
bills waich they have brought with them, IN gi-
santic chromolithography, have astonished the
natives. The daily expense Of the troupes are
reckoned at 'f2O0."
II. F1AnaAaIoN has sen. to the Fronoh Academy
OF Sciences Q paper on the-crater OF Linn@us IN
the moon. This crater appears lately to have un-
dSreoue great changes. Instead OF the appear
a1ce which the lunar craters usually present. there
n nothing loft but sort OF whitish cloud aHaonoo
10 The bop. III FLAAMARIoS is OF oplpion that tne
csater has disappeared by sinkinR, or that the
neisaboring plain has risen to its lsvel. n. CHA
sooaxlo, in spsperz on the same subject sppea1s
20 entertain 5 similar or iniop.
A communication addressed TO the French Ansu-
tute declares that the incrstration which covered
the vase lately found at Pompeii proves Una. .ne
water contained in tho vessel did not aate nom
the destruction Of the town, "a no water contains
sufficient lime and carbonate Of copper TO form
such deposit. The conclusion is that the water
1,s several times renewed, and that the porous
ashes. heated by the sun. permitted evaporation,
snsd M ths Isame time allowed rain-water to inter-
: through INTO the vase. "''o'i4i
For several weeks past, by order OF me NAVY
ri.as,, tnans experimertsh have been made on board
-. ,rnho.t Pn,os. at the Oharlsstown Nayy-yard,
,;t,y nctro,snm In, place. Of coal. These expert
oo far .,stisfsctory that yesterday
-, -. .,o NTH tbe Paios in Boston harbor.
= ,.,aa nrnobar Of naysl officers, engineers and
= ,,ora m hoard. and after two
s0l'n.'o ~ in,.,t;or 1vos pronounced great
nouts seu Wv p.,a. batter time than ever
sao0o'' "a, -, .nd r,,n tuentv.five miles
De1ofo' "1s.A -, ~ r,o,ro,o,ro
q ,s.ssrs-r;ter s,oc,n paris says the worlds Fair
.e ,s,.,ssr hasn =. Great financial success. He
nss noS .n alu' s-s.1,, s,ona rben the sboripe
sae " ~ ILL., 49, tho eronnda ara crowded but
olasses NOOK 1ne. .sU e. - 81, nod too nncb
On WesA my, -, | ths an.ncia, sneeess Of the great
% M. b;aheot nnnbar o, visitors on
a su'ef an. ,,-a.ent t;n,e WA "a OeO on