The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-09

transmitted by telegraph from London to Ban
Francisco and thence BY steamer to Hong Kong.
China now can receive advites II. month from ali
portions Of the civilized globe. %. IT, - !, !.
A Maine paper says, that Notwithstanding the
Vigilance displayed by the officials, as much liquor
is drank IN that State as ever, and the effort to
more rigidy enforce the laws only causes dealers
and consumers to use more ciIcumspection The
Massachusetts, Repu6lican says: That's Just
what's the matter in Massachusetts KILL
The Boston Post says: Locking up bows in
prison cells for playing marbles on Sunday is not
calculated to improve their morals any more than
beating child numerically is calculated to en-
\ tighten its mind, or starving and freezing one to
purify it's religious nature. But all these expert
ments are tried here and IN our neighborhood.
Z Are these the kind Of seeds MIR. PHnLPs would
plant at the South 2" sEst a III III .215
somuch success has attended the Flying Dra--
,gon, the only Chinese paper published in Europe,
that he proprietor has imported a font Of Chinese
type. The Dragon circulates in such ports Of
China, the PHILIPPINES and Japan, as England is
allowed intercourse with, and it is read not BY
traders alone, but by kings and princes, for the
information it brings about European arts and
machinery. The Chinese have begun to print
from moveable type. 2 4EN.:7;3s.-
Z By "a -State.law, q peddIer ia Wisconsin must
pay SO for license If he travels on foot $50 il he
travels with horse, $40 If he travels with two
horses, and $50 if he travels with more than two
horses. A fine OF s25, and Imprisonment not to ex-
ceed three months are made the penalty Of evading
the law, and the goods exposed for sale are liable
to seizure to satisfy the fine and costs. A State
agent has been appointed, whose duty it is to see
y that this law is enforced. s
= Mr. NICHOLAS HAMMOND, of New Marion, Ind.
was struck BY lightning on the morning OF the 4Sh
instant. Mr.. HAssMoND was alone in q meadow at
.the: time. and was. not found for about an
hour, and when discovered was entirely diyestad
Of his clothing, even to bis boots: which werie
either torn or burned off him one OF them was
found fifty or sixty yards from him. The electri-
city entered the ground near where the boot was
found At latest accounts, BIr. HAnnoHD was vet
alive but there was no prospect Of his recovery.
During the last week there we're 405 deaths in
New York City and the public institutions, and 105
in Brooklyn. The per centage in both cities, &C
cordng to Dr.. HARR1s continues to show the delete
Fious effects Of the present tenement house sys-
tenn The presence Of cholera is not reported in
any OF the large cities Of Europe, and we may res
sonably expect that the commercial towns in the
Mississippi valley Will be the only sources whence
pesilence can reach New York the present year.
The Gonzales (Te1as) Inquirer, a few weeks ago,
said that the Mayor Of that town had draped the
public square il black, on account Of the passage
Of the sherman Bill, which placed the country
under military rule. General GRIFFIN took the
paragraph literally, ard thundared forth pronun-
ciamento assuming the fsctas ..tan evident token
that Gonzales County was rebeIlious," etc. The
Inquirer explains the difficulty by stating that just
about that tims the Mayor had, caused the grass
IN hn hT3rno Ioff &1a Isn
fon left it quite black" ;sSl3::. !, (,
The strike in Chicago has assumed somewhat
formidable as well as alarming proportions. The
employers bave positively refused to ac,ede to
what they deem the unjust demands Of the work.
ngmen, and haye closed their doors and suspend
ed operations until new hands ehall arrive from
Eastern cities, when % they have been teleeraphed
The xesut Of the strike is suspension and paraH-
cation Of business, which, while it damages the
employer, works more positive injury to.the work
ingmen whose families must necessarily suffer for
She common necessaries Of life.
\ "A test of the steamer took place on Mondnv.
asyS the IneQigencer, and as water was thrown .
distance Of 272 feet on horizontal 1ne the trial
was OF COURSE entirely satisfactory: This, so far
as.beard from, Is ahead u aHyf Of the Kind in
the Charleston, Savannah or Aug usta Fire Depart
mente. trial Of steamer No. and Of Talulah
no. would have taken place: but the severity Of
The rain was such that the Chief Of the Depart
med was induced 70 disraiss the parade, thus cut
ting ahort very interesting partsof the days
programme. y. .* 5a 4 N \.
The Emperor Of Austris has restored to the COL
lateral heirs Of General Kiss who was executed
on the 9Th October, 1s4s, ct Arad, with thirteen
other generals Of the national army, among
whom was the ever 1amented Macy sAnDoa, Toaox,
and Count VEcsEY the whole Of his property, con-
.dscatod to the State during; the revolution, and
valued nt -four million fye hundred thousand
forins, act win II is ;said be followed BY
others of q similar haiacter. AS the Justice Of
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