The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-25
The lal1N News
NEWS SUMMARY.


Middling Uplands.
The Female College of Bordentown, N. J., has
department of Washing"
The Radicals claim to have two majority on joint
ballot in the California Legislature.
The late damage to the Tidewater Canal has
been repaired and business fully resumed.
Major TRACY, Superintendent of the freea.
mems Bureau, died Of yellow fever at Mooiie ia''
week.
Among the singers at the Hereford muSical les
tiyal in England a few weeks ago, was JENNY
LIND.
Tn the New York Constitutional Convention a
nronoa;t;op to locate the State capital at New York
city was lost.
In some parts of Indiana. where the drought
has DESTROYED the pasturage, the farmers are be-
ginning to feed their stock
JOHN H. SURRArT, who was indisposed recently
has entirely recovered his health. His sister
ANNA visits him at the Jail almost every day.
The people of Chicago have been swelterlng Tue
past few days. Tuesday was the hottest DAY Oh
the season, the thermometer rising to mnety-t"o
degrees.
The only daughter OF 'SrcTTED TA1L, the
celebrated Indian chief, is finishing her educa-
tion': Mt Omaha. She is learning to sing Italian
and play the piano.
Mrs. MUMFoRD, the widow Of the man who was
huns by General BUTLER in New Orleans, is now
living in Abingdon Va. in great destitution. The
Tironan calls for aid for her and three fatherless
children.
The warlike feeling is spreading in Germany and
France In Berlin they are quite prepared, and
saw "they will give us more trouble than the Aus
trians but We shall beat them in the end, and we
are willing to try"
An exquisite at Saratoga had a diamond pin OF
great magnlfying power, and seeing man with
large diamond come in, he went up to him. "That 8
a nice diamond" s'Yes" ga first-rate stone
eyes," ''Now, s'pose that stone must be worth
$500, but then I'm no epicure!"
On being chosen President OF the British Asso-
citation, the Duke of Buccleuch made speech IN
which, abiding to the phrase "the bold Buc-
cleuch, he said that Of all the deeds attempted by
men Of his race perhaps the boldest was his'ta
ing the chair on that occasion.
They have pleasant way OFT West of inter-
changing the time Of day, says: st. Louis paper
Of recent date /: 'sFRANc1s RoDMAN, secretary OF
State of Missouri, yesterday got a bai lick over
ScHaAcH, editor of the Wesa,che Pos.
TIE number of people thrc wn out Of employ
ment in New Orleans by the yellow fever, this sea-
son, is greater than has been hitherto known since
the commercial embarrassments OF 1857. What
the number is may be judged from the fact that
there are said to be 5000 applications FOR places
upon the police and for similar appointments,
An exchange says that in Alexandria, on Mon
day evening while couple of colored men were
dippinp near the canal basin, they exhumed tin
box containing SGT, 900 in Alexandria corporation
notes. together with will OF The testator, who,
upon INQUIRY, was ascertained to have fallen in
battle at Seven Pines. Their heirs are now look
ing after the funds.
The United States Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
which has been in session in New York FOR week
past. adjourned sine die on Saturday. The 26th
of April was fixed upon as a standing thanksgiving
day of the Order. Resolutions were adopted re-
iterating the right Of subordinate Lodges and En-
campm ents to select their oicers also having the
term of Office Of officers of subordinates as six
months. resolution was carried giving the
power Of electng grand officers to Past Grands in
good standing.
The church at e-Saint-Simon, France,
has been devastated by lightning. The electric
fluid struck the clock tower, and, although leaving
the bell hanging, rent the foundation; descending
into the church it tore up the flooring, destroyed
the windows and several paintings, hattened tin
vessel, on the high altar, and drove in the door OF
the tabernacle, thence it went to side altar and
mutilated figure of the Virgin. The edifce has
been so much injured as to be no longer fit for
divine worship.
The earnings of tho Atlantic Telegraph Cable
during the past year have been over million OF
dollars. After heavy deductions, resulting from
the two accidents to the cable of 1866, there re-
NAMED to the credit of the revenue account s14o-
67O, out of which dividend is declared at the rate
Of per cent. free OF income tax, upon the first
per cent. preferential stock. But for these acci-
dents, and a charge for back interest the net
earnings would have paid per cent. on sl2,OOO,-
900, leaving s7O,O 900 for a reserve fund.
The Schleswig- -Holstein problem now comes up
in new FORM The Danes of the provinces adopt
cd last year by Prussia, have been prosecuted and
arc made to suffer great privations. Their condi-
ton appeals very strongly to the sympathy OF
Danes everywhere, and particularly in this coun-
try, where Scandinavians are 80 numerous. The
Danish residents purpose 10 do something for
their countrymen abroad, and will hold fair this
week, ut the corner of Broadway and Twenty
eighth street. There will be fine exhibition Of
paintings and statuary at this fair.
An English paper wittily says: "Gn the Dublin
papers of Thursday we find the following notice:
MRS DILLON and daughters bog to announce that
Donnybrook Fair will not be held this year. The
terseness Of the sentence in which national In
stitution is annihhated reminds one o tic terrible
DEGREES of the French National Assen,b Y. W, ad-
mire the vigor and determination of Mrs. LION
and daughters, while we pay the tribute OF tear
to the departed glories OF the fairthe thinkers, the
donkeys, the spoleen and the national games: such
as Aunt Sally and engagements with the police"
Welsh newspaper, in describing an agricul-
tural show and dinner, perpetrates the following.
In speaking Of the favor with which a toast to a
distinguished agriculturist was received, it says:
''The cheering with which this toast was received
was Exclusively Of potatoes) in proportion TO the
size OF his farm" In another place it says: They
all knew the great interest taken by him in sgri-
culture, and the great, really tremendous, and
the worthy President appeared to think it unnec-
essary to proceed with any euloGiums." But both
of these funny statements are eclipsed by state
ment respecting the prizes which were awarded.
Unier the head Of Servants" we find: For the
best led and actioned donkey lshod), eli"
The London Board of Trade recently put forth
statement to the effect that the amount of spirit
uous liquor consumed in the United Kingdom
during the first half of this year was only half as
much as that consumed from January to July,
1866. This statement has, however, since been
corrected, and it now appears that the real guam
tity was TO- 800 OO6 gallons in the first half of 1866
and TO- 1T 157 gallons in the first half Of 1867 In
England and Scotland there has been falling off
in Ireland an increase. The quantities of foreign
spirits entered for home consumption in the frat
half of the year were as follows: Rum. 1882, ,S51
proof gallons in 1885, and 2, ,112 1872 gallons in 1867
brandy, 1524 s74 proof gallons in 1866, and la7O-
0s7 gallons in 1867.