The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-17


gold, having degenerated into silver.
ALMOST A -Row.-Late yesterday afterno DON we
noticed q considerable crowd in Meeting street. in
the vicinity Of the Charleston Hotel Upon in
quiry We ascertained that this fortuitous aggrega-
ton OF pedestrians had been attracted thither by
the promise of q row. There were two drunken
men, keeping neither the even nor the noiseless
tenor Of their way. A good Samaritan [yclept
policemanl appointed by the City Fathers for
such emergencies, kindly volunteered to direct
their steps and steer their course, but
with that perversity innate in man-in drunken
man not excepted-the amisble pair eTi-
IDENTIFY conceived the idea that the said
Samaritan had some sinister object In view in
the tender of service made them. They refus-
ed to accept it, and even attempted te take the
club from policeman's hand where it of right
belonged. Some citizens standing by came to
the rescue, and policeman then brought one of
the sn-wrecked mariners safely to port, s.e to the
guard house. The other, upon looking around
found Leg bail, and took French leave. Ereitnt
Omnes.
TYPooRApH1oAL ERRoRs-"The Proofsheea," 8
beautifully executed printers periodical. speaking
Of typographical errors, tells the following good
one:
During an exciting presidential canvass that
took place when We were quite young, we con-
ceiyed the idea that opinions on tho issues In
volved were Of great importance, and would exert
considerable influence il fairly presented to the
people. We were enthusiastic, and never for g
moment doubted that We had the ability to present
astractiveiy. Among the channels at our COM
mand for conveying these important matters to
the public was a newspaper published in beauti
ful village in New Jersey, which we occasionally
favored with political letters. In one Of these, we
asserted that all the marketable papers Of the
country had been enlisted in the interest Of the
opposite party. We pulled out come Of the big
words which said to Gle at the bottom Of every
mans vocabulary, when, on seeing our letter In
respectable papers Of the Country were against
us. We don't remember having written a political
paragraph since that discovery.
ssIne Proofsheet' is published by Messrs. COL
Iras McLtEsTER, Type Founders, Philadelphia.
WIT AND wrsDoM OF Don QuI1oTE New York: D. Ap-
piston Co. 1867. Charleston: John Russell.
A very neatly gotten up little volume, printed in
antique type on tinted paper. We have never been
very partial to books of this character. Elegant
Extracts" beauties" 'swit and Wisdom, and all
the rest of them, are impositions on authors, and
it is mistaken friendship that permits their being
trotted out in such dishabille An author should
be read as he himself wished TO be read, which Of
Of course is in the book, as he wrote it, and not in
garbled extracts. To be sure, as quotation
book this little manual has its uses, and no doubt
will find many purchasers. Of the Knight OF La
Msncha and his doughty Squire ne do not think it
necessary to say one word here. Nor of him who
hmned that inimitsble picture. CEsvANTEs is one
Of the immortals and Don Qui1ote and ssncho
Panza familiar as household words.
TIE HUMAN ELEhENT rs THI INSPIRATION OF TIE SA-
CRED SoHtPTuRRs, by 7. F. CURTIS D. D. late Profess
sor Of Theology in the University at Lewisburo Pa
New York: D. APPLETON & Co. 1867. Charleston:
JoHN RusaELI-
The views of this author May be inferred from
the fact, stated in the preface, that he RESIGNED
his professorship in the Theological Seminary be-
cause he felt he could not conscientiously publish
his opinions on Inspiration and at the same time
retain his position of instructor Of candidates for
the ministry in On evangelical denomination where
these views we're deemed heterodox. He says:
''For many years conscientiously and earnest
ly struggled to maintain the current theories of
the infahbihty OF Scripture Inspiration until all
possibility OF doing 80 reasonably and honestly
was gone. Only very slowly, unwiningly, and
against every earthly prepossession and interest,
have felt obliged to reinquish long cherished
and early opinions in respect to this point And
wish here only further to express my conviction
and testimony as to the httlo alteration it necessa-
rily involves in the experimental parts OF Christian
Theology while yet giving them progressive ten
deney and movement which is, in TACT, new life
and yividness. Of value incslculable to those who
like myself have been ever prone to settle down
sn&o ercaaaiye- ,One eervatisin eXceDt shaken
from its sloth by Divine Providence and grace. II
need and ought not to involve controversy among
Christians. And humbly do pray that the change
which see inevitable on this subject, may take
land. without strife and bitterness, but marked
with an increase OF gentleness, charity, earnest
ness and zeal SUCH surely, was thsspirit and in
tention Of the Master"