The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

The choice Of black for clergymen originated
with LUTHER, who, when he abandoned tho dress
OF monk, took what the elector Of SAxoN1 pre-
sented him, black cloth, or the court color.
The increase Of the area under cotton culti1ar
lion in the Bombay (India) presidency is about
10000 acres representing increased export to the
value Of s5,OoGO00. :
London has nearly 5000 poli cemen, divided into
eighteen divisions. A strong standing army
ready for service night or day. Tho expense oi
the department is $s SOC, GOO year.
The damage to the Knoxville and Charleston
600. Abridge at Bridgeport, Tenn, has becn re-
built. costing 5000
President JOHNSON has ordered the return to
New Orleans Of the statue Of WASHINGTON which
was taken from the Capitol at Baton Rouge in
1852, and shipped to Washington City.
That wonderful starvation case in Dayton has
come to very lame and impotenteoncluHion. The
'tspiritsn suddenly cut MIR. BRowNis acquaintance
and he has gone to eating again
The timely announcement tis made that the
American Institute will hold Worlds Fair in New
York in 1876, beginning on the 4th Of July, the
centennial Of American Independence.
Rhode Island has the greatest population to the
square mile of any State in the Union, and creator
than any country in Europe except France. The
labor in the State shows annual product Of s6O1
for every man, woman and child.
King GEORGE, Of Greece, has arrived at Lon
don. It is understood that the King will proceed
to st. Petersburg and ask for the hand Of the
Grand Duchess Olga, daughter Ct the Grand
Duke CONSTANTINE.
Quaker attire was once the universal costume OF
sober citizens of the middle GLASS in England. All
have departed. from that fashion now but the
0uskers, and they have never changed, but kept
ON in the old ways
Some time ago, SIS, 900 in notes Of the Fincastle
tVa) bank were stolen from gentleman in Wash
ington. One day last week 5000 we're found in
Baltimore, $4,000 IN Philadelphia, and $4,000 in
Petersburg, Va.
LUCY SroMs is creating quite an excitement in
Kansas on the question Of Woman's Rights. It is
believed that the propositions to strike out from
the Constitution the words white and male will
both carry this fan. =: -,
Il San Francisco correspondent says that sys-
tenn Of slavery exists on the Society Islands, under
tho auspices, Of the French government unequalled
in barbarity by any former plantation system down
South. The victims are Chinese coolies and na-
ti1es Of the Pacific islands.
IA young man went to Catholic church in st.
Louis with two acquaintances whom he had fallen
In with, and, as he was devoutly worshipping on
choked him, and stole his pocket book. While he
prayed hia companions preyed.
In 1910 We consumed q, 600 pounds OF opium at
= cost Of $40,sOO. In 1850 we consumed $1,000
pounds, at cost Of s25s60o. In 1860 the impor-
tation reached 119 500 pounds, at cost Of $751;
75o. Meanwhile the population has doubled, but
the consumption of opium has quintupled.
Abiding to the purchase Of Russian America nv
the United States, the Journal, Of st. Petersburg,
says: 'sWe can only state that tho transaction is
mutually advantageous, and that the ports Of
Eastern Siberia win be granted certain privileges,
and that the commercial interests Of both coun-
tries will be promoted.
AWsahington dispatch Of the 18th says: Sew
eral large boxes filed with presents for the Presi-
dent, Secretary SEWARD and Gen. GRANT, con-
signed to the Japanese Commissioners, arrived
to-day. The sword for General GRANT is one Of
the finest pieces Of workmanship ever seen in this
country: ';.,:' 80: -.
Yale College is opulently rich, and the faculty
are making the most Of the money to raise it to the
highest standard of excellence. They have for
building purposes fifteen hundred thousand dol
lara, and design soon to erect entirely new set
Of brown stone dormitories, memorial chapel,
the Peabody geological museum, and new Divini-
ty Hall.
We learn from the Turf, Field and Farm that
Captain JOHN TRAvERs, the celebrated pistol shot,
is making arrangements for opening gallery at
Washington, D. @. In 1886, at New Orleans, he
shot an orange from the head Of q friend, at the
distance Of thirty-si1 feet, and is ready, suit
able wager, to repeat the feat. friend of his ex
presses q willingness to become rest for the
target.
Senior ROMERO has received official reports from
Genenral BKNXvDEs, commander Of the Liberal
forces besieging Vera Cruz, and from General PoR-
FHuo DIAz. The reports fully corroborate the in
teigence previously received Of the defeat of the
Imperialist General MARQUEE. General BENAvDEs
had heard Of the capture of Queretaro by Esco-
BzDo, and also mentions rumor that MACMILLAN
had been made prisoner.
A MIR. BROWNING I'M the Massachusetts Legisla-
tue, q member from Lee, opposed an appropria-
lion to the Agassz Museum as being Of no practic-
al use to the people," Mr.. B. declared be was
down on great institution for the preservation OF
picked snakes, and periwnkles, and dead fish and
such trash, and the old FOSSILS who want to keep
their snakes, and fishes, and rubbish, should pay
for the keeping Of them out Of their own pockets.
a remarkable case of swindling took place in
Sidney Bar, C. B., short time since. A man
named HARRY JAMES CLEAvELAND claimed to have
received telegraphic despatch announcing that
he had fallen heir to property valued at f25O0 q
year. He exhibited the dispatch to several Iner-
chants, it was thought to be genuine, and they
trusted him to large amount He tried the same
game in Halifax, but was detected, and is now in
custody.
A strong story Of condolences is told by an Eng
1ish paper-that at Liverpool two women in differ
ent localities, each carrying grandchild down
stairway, stumbled and fell. In each instance the
child was uninjured, but the woman died the same
evening. The name OF each woman was ELIZA
BETH FLEMING. We should rathor be excused
from believing the whole OF that story. We are
willing to admit that tho two women fell down
stairs.
A Yorkshireman has just been sentenced to o
years Imprisonment, in England, for theft. For
the last twenty-three years he has supported him
self by the manufacture of spurious fossils, Ro-
man remains, coins, flint instruments, and other
forged relics of the Roman and ancient British pc
RODS, with which he has deceived many of the
most eminent antquarians of the kingdom. In
1859, having been detected by Professor TENANT,
he was induced to exhibit before various learned
societies his method Of manufacturing spurious
fints.
1t appears by Parliamentary return just issued,
that on the 1st Of March 20 English vessels of war
of M.617 tons, and complement Of 531a officers
and men were in tho Mediterranean; 20 vessels, of