The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-23
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NEWS SUMMARY.


days ago by telegraph, is contradcted IN the Ne"
York Herald of Friday.
The diminished arrivals OF peaches from Dola-
ware enables the growers in New Jersey to sell
their products at much higher figure.
man in Sacrosanct, New Jersey was fined one
dollar for working in his garden on Sunday, and
fifty cents each for two swears in which he IN
dulged at the proceeding.
Rsmarking upon the prevalence OF cholera IN
New Orleans, the Republican, says very few men
born north Of the Potomac are mentioned in the
lists Of those to whom the present epidemic has
proved fatal The proportion Of Northern men
who recover from yellow fever is very large.
The Texas Jimplecute vouchsafes an explana-
tion of its extraordinary name. " Jimplecute is g
compound word, derived from jimple and cute.
Jimple is corruption for simple, and was original
ly applied to sophomores or the wise fools OF col
leges, but is obsolete anywhere except In Texas.
The strike of the miners in Pennsylvania has
resulted in q resumption Of labor at very low
wages their average earnings being from " 10 -
per week. The proprietors expect to estaohsh 81
per day as regular compensation The miners
find themselves involved in almost ine1tricabe
debts to grocer and clothier.
Mr. Edwin BOOTH is recovering aud is now
considered safe from the threatened loss Of his
arm. He has made an application again for the
remains of his brother, pleading very earnestly
that his mother being very aged Graves the
dead body, SO as to inter it before. she dies
near that of his distinguished father who is
buried near this city. The request has been
denied
The New York World suggests that while they
have society for the suppression Of gambling,
another for the suppression of intemperance, and
another for the suppression OF cruelty to animals
that it would be well to organize "socety for the
suppression of frauds upon the internal revenue by
sworn Government officials" who defraud the ma
ton, according to the Tribune, OF nearly bali
million Of dollars each day.
An English weekly newspaper has column Of ad-
vertisements from persons desiring exchanges. 1t
is patronized by ladies only. Some of the exchanges
proposed are very curious. One offers music and
novels for scent bottle and ostrich feathers.
Another wants birds eggs for foreign postage
stamps. A third offers LoNeFELLow's poems for
a yellow parasol, and still another wants volume
of swNBURNE's poems for copy Of Euclid
Washington City was never SO prosperous. New
buildings are going up in every quarter. The
lands in the eighborhood, long neglected or de-
voted only to slave labor, are being rapidly pur-
chased at high prices by farmers and others from
the neighboring States Of Pennysylvania, Ohio
and New Jersey. Another railroads. being built
from Baltimore and Richmond with another
branch running into the District of Columbia.
There are rumors at St. Petersburg OF an al
lance between Russia and the United States, in
view OF certain contingencies which it is supposed
may lead to war. It is certain that large quantl-
ties Of arms have been purchased in the United
States By the Russian government, and all of the
arserals are hard at work. 1t is expected that
war Will be originated by an insurrection OF the
Slaves in Turkey, with whom the most open SYM
pathy is expressed.
The Imperial Commissioners OF the Universal
Exhibition publish notification in the Montteu,
stating that they are actively engaged in prepar-
ing the medals and diplomas which have been
gained by the successful exhibitors. Owing to the
great number OF these rewards, longer time will
be required to get them ready than was at first
calculated upon. notice will, by and by, be
published stating the time and place Of their de-
livery.
The Austrian higate Noudrd. which is to con- |
vey to.Europe the remains of MAMMALIAN, is to be
upholstered in becoming manner, 80 as to serve
asa floating fnneral chapel. The people of the |
Canary Islands presented laurel wreath, beauti-
fully worked, to be placed upon the burying case
The case is composed of zinc shell, inside of a
wooden one the two being placed within beaut- |
full metal case artistically finished and OF great |
value. The whole weighs about eight hundred |
pounds.
A new book by Queen VICTORIA has been printed |
and will shortly be given to the public. Her Ma |
jesty describes, in her own fresh and feminine
style, series Of journeys, chiefly made by the |
royal party in Scotland A good deal Of guide |
book matter is thrown into the narrative, and |!
there are many pleasant references to her travel
ing companions and servants. From this book |
the public will learn something authentic about
the Prince Consorts gile, who has recently attain
ed q sort Of grotesque notoriety in England.
The Illinois editors, to the number Of one hun
dred and fifty, will make an excursion in October
over the Union Pacific Railroad to the Rocky
Mountains. Each man will be armed with an En-
field. A printing press will be taken along, and
twenty column daily newspaper published. The
feature in the programme that looks the reverse
Of rosy, is that ''the party will subsist on game
killed on the route" The only game visible along
the line last year consisted OF shy coyotes and
friendly Pswnee pedicli. A lunch off cold Sioux
might however, be INDUCED in this season.
The Princess of Wales has made decided i'm
provement in her health at Wiesbaden; somuch |
90 as to render, it is anticipated, her recovery
complete and not distant. Her loyal Highness
already begins to walk little in her room with
assistance, but unfortunately the roads outside OF
the town are too rough to enahle her to take |
much carriage exercise, and tho sheltered drives
in the park are too much frequented for the Prin-
cess to be often in them. Her royal Hiehness is |
rsgaining flesh, and the reports Of her deafness |
are understood to have been much exaggerated.
Mr. ERNEST JONES, at his recent lecture in Dub |
hn gave some interesting stat ties He said there |
were II 900, 600 acres ju the Il % kingdoms. In |
ITO there were 250,0U0 owners OF this land. In |
1856 the number had diminished to $1,000, and |
was still decreasing. The Duke Of Cleveland might |
ride twenty-three miles through his estate; the |
Duke Of Devonshire had Sc 600 acres in the county
of Derby alone the Duke of Richmond possessed |
$4,000 acres; and the Marquis of Breadalbane |
might ride 100 miles in straight line through |
his property from his own house door,
Captain ORKNEY, Of the ship Bagrdpia, from |
New Orleans, exhibited at the Liverpool Exchange |
News Room, august 31), a box OF lucifer matches,
known in America as telegraph matches" The !
box, wrapped up in cotton, was accidentally and |
fortunately discovered by Captain ORKNEY in
bale of cotton, which was being packed" on the
Ievee at New Orleans for shipment Whether
placed in the bale by accident or design is not |
known; but this is not the first time such dis
covery has been made, it is to be feared that, for
some unknown reason, a scoundrel placed the |!
matches among the cotton regardless Of the fear
full destruction of life and property which they
might have occasioned.
Boulogne now ranks third among the French |
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