The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-02


out the Ell lipress, va regarded by the Empress
Eugene as slight which could with difficulty be
overlooked.
The Lynchburg (Va.) News says it bas heard
that two hundred md thirty-four farms in Bedford
County are soon to be sold by the United States
revenue officers for the nom 1ayment of taxes.
Stanton has intimated to his friends that if rein
stated by vote of the Senate he should immedi-
ately resign. as he had no desire to again enter
upon the duties OF the War Office.
Among the many excellent features Of the
Cooper Institute is free school Of art for women,
which is now attended by one hundred and seventy
pupils.
- The experiment Of small farms, to be cuti-
waited by the les:ees themselves, is o be tried near
Yazoo, Mississippi to contrast it with the planta-
tion System.
-Ale1andre Dumas il paid for his novels by
the number of letters they contain. He has q
contract to write a new romance OF two million
letters.
In Mississippi planter announces his inten-
ton Of tr, ing the experiment Ct working an I'M
mense farm, of--a thousand acres or more, by
means Of European labor.
New York merchants are seriously troubled by
the theft of large amounts Of postage stamps by
their clerks. Soma houses have saved several hun
dred dollars simply by watchfulness.
The Washington Star advocates the establish
mont of National Chamber Of Commerce, and
thinks if it were to meet in Washington it would
have an important influence upon Congress.
MIR. Dickens visited the Boston school-ship the
other day, and made speech to the apprentices,
with iucf6 do oil fba Nod
can, and don't make any fuss about it."
Tom Brown" Nj. P, sugs sests that steamers
crossing between Dover and Calais should carry
supply OF balloons, and that raop!ea Ioud make
tensions in them, being held down by rope, thus
avoiding sea-sickness.
Even ths railway cars in Prussia are construct
cd with view to possible utility in some future
war. They are SO arranged that by a very triaing
alteration they can be converted into moving hos
pitals for the wounded.
In England formal notice has been given in
Parliament bill to be applied for in the session
ofParhament of1see for power to enablc the Post
master-General to acquire by agreement, the pos
session of the various telegraph lines in England
and ireland.
The system o. storm signals throughout Eng
land WHICH was dsvised by Admiral Fitzroy but
discontinued VIXEN that officer died, is to be re-
sumed The British government has been urged
by ALMOST every one concerned in navigation to re-
establish the old system of 'wea her warnings"
Savannah has no city railw.y. Citizens are
trying to obtain charter for one but are opposed
by the draymen. A company had leave granted to
build one as long ago as last May, by the city
Councils, but failed for want OF subsc. iptions.
There seems little hope, according to the local pa
per, Of accomplishing the improvement.
The Kruez Zeitung, of Berlin, staies that, With
the exception OF Austria, not one Of the Great
Powers OF Europe has accepted the invitation Of
the Emperor Napoleon to meet in conference on
The Roman question. AL the principal Powers
have either, like Prussia, exscted explanations or
have given evasive replies.
The Democrats Of Massachusetts, together, it
is said with some of the Republicans Of that State
have taken preliminary measures for holding
mass meeting at Faneull Hall next week, to express
their Indignation at the report of the majority Of
the Committee on the Judiciary in favor Of the i'm
peachment Of President johnson.
One can hardly imagine stronger metaphor
than the following, used by Clergyman at the
funeral in Paris OF chaplain AT the death of
the just, the locomotive OF his SOUL driN en- by the
coa Of faith aud the steam of hope, dasbes along
the rails of charity toward that i'm Movable depot
where is iounI the eternal symbol which is God"
"A long letter in the London Times on the sub
jecl Of English and American iron, states that
both in England and america the iron trade is
overdone by excess of production. 1t adds, that
with tue labor question unsettled, tal is moi
oil m ha or ta1 IN &c op6 vbepc
fueuce revives there may be better chance for
the capital invested in It,
1t is announced tnat certain New England
railroads, from and after January l. 1858, when
present contracts vii expire, will decline any re-
newal OF express contracts and thereafter conduct
in their corporate capacity oil express business be-
tween points on their roads, thus adding parcel
department to the existing passenger and freight
departments.
1t i, related that while President Lincoln's
child lay dead at the White Hou q, Western
of8ce.seeker persistepty sought or interview with
him il order to procure pace about to be vacat-
ed by resignation. The President reminded the
appi cant OF his domestic calamity, saying that
the time for such bushes, as his was unseason-
able ''Well," said the fellow, show soon does the
tunsral come OFF,"
The regular monthly sale of Scranton coal was
held at New York On Wednesday. There was
large attendance, but the bidding was slow and
depressed. On an average the prices did not come
up to within twenty cents per ton Of the bidding
Of last months sale. Average decline in lump 81
cents; IN steamboat cents; in crate, 41S cents; in
egg, 80 cents; in stove, 20 cents and in chestnut
143 centsr.
A New York letter, OF the 9th ut., says the
dry goodSSTn OF F. r. Sherwin 4 Co., in Union
Square, the old site Of the Maison Doree. failed
to-day. The liabilities are said to be heavy. The
assets, on account OF the short time the firm has
been doing business. are small The premises
are in the hands Of the Sherlf, and creditors ara
removing goods by writs Of replevin. Nearly all
the goods on the main floors have already beon
removed The capital emplo.ye ed by the firm was
s15O,0OO. They expended 100000 in fitting up
their premises, and their lease was for twensy-one
years.
The Methodist Centenary year is reported to
have been exceedingly prosperous for that demo-
nination. In forty-fve Conferences there have
been collected as centenary offerings the munif-
cent SIN of s693l 1856 96. The West is reported
10 have contributed relatively more money than
the East. The New York and East New York Con-
ferences contributed ST. coz 216; the Baltimore Con-
ference over $500 600; the Philadelphia Conference
s15s 900. OHIO gives s373,25 Illinois, so41, ,57s;
Pttsburg, sa4s 696; Northwest Indiana, sos, 1865;
Missouri and Kansas, s157,242. These contribu-