The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-02

pain to them, and have decided that the old prac
tice Of killing, by means Of blow from ham
Hr, should be continued.
The Baltimore Sun states that Mr.. W. 8. Wal
ters Of that city, recent visit to Europe, pur
chased four Of the celebrated Percheron Norman
horses, with view to improve the stock of work
ing horses in this country.
Rev DIR. Becker, minister at st. Peters Cathe
dral in Richmond, va has been recently electet
Bishop of Delaware; and having received his ap
pointment from his Holiness Plus X, will shortl
leave Richmond to enter upon the discharge Of hi
episcopal duties.
The Shpowners' Association Of New York, i
is announced, have decided to call convention O
the shipowners and builders oflthe country, to bt
held in that city some time during November, K
consider what measures are necessary to relieve
the American shipping interests from the depres
Eon under which they labor at present.
Many of the planters in the region about Mon.
ros La, have built schools and churches on theil
lands for the use Of the freedmen in their employ
A school Of colored children in Monroe is taught
by . competent man of that race, and is numer.
ously attended by negro children from the planta-
tions as well as from the town.
The pedestrian Weston, who has undertaken to
walk from Portland to Chicago in thirty consecu-
tive days, exclusive of Sundays, for stake of ten
thousand dollars, started from Portland at noon
Wednesday, and arrived at North Berwick, Me-, at
midnight. He is to reach Hartford on Saturday,
walking in one day one hundred miles-if he can.
The New York Demokrat estimates that u, 900
Germans have been naturaized who will vote the
Democratic ticket, while the Radicals have secured
but 500. The Demokrat is Republican in politics.
The Journal Oemocrstic) says that even many OF
those naturclized under the auspices OF the Re-
publican Committee will not vote that ticket. The
German deposition to the Radical party is very
strong.
In case at Albion, New York. where a tele-
graph operator, summoned as witness to disclose
literature Of dispatches which had passed through
his hands, refused to testify on the ground that
the dispatches were confidential communications
and the private property of the parties, the Judge
ruled that they were not privileged communca-
tions, or private property in the sense mentioned,
and issued an order requiring copies of the mes
ssges sent to be produced in evidence.
old MIR. Bennett's name has reappeared at the
masthead Of the Herald young Mr.. Benefits is
still absent With the temperance of sauld-Jamie
the nigger question is handled with merciless sa-
tire. The ourrages of the Virginia election have
intensified the North's hatred Of Sambo. In gain
ing Virginia, therefore, the Radicals will lose New
York. The Herald predicts that the reaction
against fanatcism twill gather strength from the
doings Of these Southern negro reconstruction
Conventions"
-Rapidity of printing has just been carried in
France to degree far exceeding anything which
has yet been accomplished in machine work, and
outstripping the famous American machines,
which we're supposed to have realized everything |
attainable in the way of speed. NJ. Marnoni has |
Just putup in the printing offices of the Petit
Journal "a half-penny daily paper machine Of
MS invention, which prints six hundred copies
minute. -Four Of these powerful machines turn
out IL, 600 copies an hour, the whole impressions
being 446.0O0 daily.
The Boston Advertiser saws the readings of
Charles Dickens in that CITY will he oven in IRE
mont tempie' In New York. at Dodworths Han.
Inc price Oh reserved seats will be from 81 80 to
~ IL is added that 'it is Mr.. Dickens invaria-
BILE custom, when giving public readings, to de-
vote himself entirely to it as business. and to
accept no friendly invitations which would tend
to take up his time and distract his attention r.
is quite likely that he will feel compelled to
pursue the same course in America, and to de-
cline, without exception, the offers of hospitality
which will undoubtedly be extended to him from
all sides" Evidently Boz does not mean to be
bored.
Tho New York Financial Chronicle speaks of
the general disappointment Of merchants in that
city sc the result Of the fall business During the
last nve or six Weeks the volume of transactions
mas oecnned very perceptbly; the second pur-
ehAses OF traders from the interior have been
light; the Southern demand has fallen mncb
below expectations; and the 'enesr byn and c;tv
trade demand has proved failure. Tn ;ts com,
mercsl article the Chronicle saws that tbo "rrioas
Of merchandise have declined much now th.~
gold in the past two years, and there is d;snn