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

understood to be recovering. He is sixty-three
years old.
. The Canadian Parliament House had narrow
escape from destruction by fire on Tuesday eyen-
ing, hot ashes having been careiessly left IN q
wooden box in one Of the committee rooms.
Aweekly journal Of ability and influence is print
ed, published and circulated in Hungary, and it is
not known who is connected with IL in any way,
notwithstanding the efforts Of the Austrian officers
to discover the secret.
-Four hundred colored voters have been regis
tered in Georgetown, D. c., nearly as many as
there are of white voters. negro has been non1i-
mated for Councilman in that city.
In compliance with orders from etrade union" :"
hundred carpenters employed by firm in Sun
derland, England, struck because their employers
would not give them their beer at O'Clock instead
OF after their days work was done.
The Washington correspondent Of the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican, reputed as accurate IN
his observations and statements, estimates the
chances Of impeachment as being one IN hun
cred, and OF conviction as one in 9 thousand
The Quebec Ne,os states that the Fire Relief
Co1amittee has reached the climax of it's audacity
in deciding in total disregard Of every principle
honesty duO w oSS "P1'Ae y
$780, 900 out Of the fund for the purpose Of aiding
proprietors in rebuilding the burnt district.
Our young friends-and old ones too-who are
anxious to learn how many weddings married
compile may lawfully hare, will be pleased to know
that one year after marriage comes the paper we'd
ding; five years after marriage, the wooden we'd
ding; ten years, the tin weddng; twenty years,
the silver wedding; fifty years, the golden we'd
ding; seyenty-ave years, the diamond wedding.
Tho movement in favor of diocesan synods in
England is very slowly but steadily gaining head
way. DR.. FRASER and others are discussing, in
the papers, the legal constituents Of such synods,
and the rural deaneries in their meetings are, one
after another, pronouncing in favor OF them,
either in response to questions from the bishops,
or OF their own free motion.
Another important step toward securing per-
manent telegraphic communication between
America and the Old World has been taken by
the completion Of the American portion OF
the Russo-American Telegraph. The Behring's
Straits have been surveyed to find suitable place
tor a. submarine cable. It Is expected that the
Russian portion will be ready next autumn.
A Washington letter says letters have been ro-
ceiyed in that city by responsible parties from
New York stating that fund had been raised
there to push on the impeachment project
before the introduction Of AsHLEY's resolutions.
The sum named is 1000. One person alone is
represented as having subscribed $1,000. The in.
tention YVES purely speculative one.
A notice Of q race in the Baton Rouge Aduocate
has the following regulations appended: sThe
Judges will settle no squabbles between pr.
yate parties The fastest horse will win the race.
Colored people will be removed from the track II
tLey do not behave like white people. No fighting
allowed until after the race, and then not within
six hundred yards of the track. No liquor to be
brought on the ground, outside Of the person
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