The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY.

Cotton closed in Liverpool at 11sd. for Middling
Uplands.
The Democratic majority in Kentucky is about
$1,000.
No slave IN Cuba can now be sold at q higher
price than $500.
..'he number Of newspapers in the German Ian
euage published in Europe is 32n, Of which 747
arc political.
Seventeen millions out Of the twenty-three null
lions Of the Italian population are unable TO READ
and write.
Republican paper in Wisconsin says that party
has sseone mad on humbug" and "adheres con-
sistently to nothing"
The French look savagely at the equestrian
statue Of the King of Prussia, which forms con-
sp.cuous object at the Paris Exposition.
Maine has thirty we'll organized base ball clubs,
and there will soon be match for the State cham
pcnship, with silver ball for prize.
The total arrivals at st, Johns, this season. from
the seal fishery, up to the 2sth ut, si1ty-fve
vessels, with 126,739 seals, being an average OF
1901 for each vessel employed.
An eminent spirit merchant in Dublin announces
10 ON Irish paper that he has still on hand small
quantity Of the very whiskey which was drunk by
GEORGE w., when that exemplary monarch was on
visit to the Capital Of Ireland.
pHrris, the billiard player, offers to back Jo-
sgpH DION, Of Montreal, the American champion,
for the sum Of $500 in gold, against any English
player, and follows up the wager with an oiler OF
s15. 600 for game of two out of three in the play
Of the three nationsl standard games Ct billiards,
the list to be open to all comers.
The Schooner Meade, sailed from Liverpool, n.
g., in January, for Barb badoes, and has not since
been heard OF. 1t is supposed the vessel was lost
in gale which occurred the night succeeding her
departure from Liverpool. She was commanded
by Capt. MULLINS, who leaves q wife and family IN
Liverpool.
WM. H. BRNEY, a student at Yale College, has
been arrested for imposing upon the citizens OF
New Haven. He was professed]y fitting himself
lor the ministry spd evinced great interestin Bun
<iay Schools, DC. BE ia now in the sew Haven
,a,l awaiting trial, and at Last accounts was play
ing draw poker with fellow prisoner. snd swear
ing over miss deals.
The Richmond Enquirer acknowledges the re-
CENT Of "quite a handsome appropriation from
the BOSTON Southern Relief Fund, for distribution
among the suffering sick and poor OF Richmond
and vicinity It is deeds of kindness such as this,
that are to restore the harmony of the country
ard brotherhood Of the people, where measures OF
severity would but rritate the wounds and perpet-
unite the variance"
Mr. Jom TRENHR, respectable and Intelligent
coJored man of Mobile, whose name was used oy
the late Radical Convention in that city, says it
was without his consent, and he takes occasion to
Say that "while I feel that understand politics
enough to leave them alone, I feel, also, that
have; done my duty when give my feeble assist
ance in endeavoring to establish peace and har-
mony between the white race and my OWL"
In the list of Witnesses to be produced against
the Fenian prisoners in Ireland are PATRICK Con-
DOH, otherwise called GODFREY MASSEY, formerly a
Colonel in the Confederate army; JOHN JoaEpH
goR1DoN, formerly lieutenant in the Cnited
States army, and JOHN DEvXNY, formerly clerk in
mercantile establishment in New York. Among
the names Of parties indicted are JAMES STEPHENS,
Col. JOHN O,MAHoNY, DoRAN KmlIAN and other
Fenian notabihtes.
Mr. JoHH PRDKAUx SE1BY died lately, in his
S7th year. Mr.. SELBYs name is familiar to all
British naturalists as the author Of work, in two
volumes, upon British birds, illustrated by colored
folio plates, which was for long time the STAN
dard book Of reference on the subject. Mr.. sELBY
was also the author Of book on British forest
trees, ono of Mr.. VAN VooRsTs series, and he con-
iributed the volume on pigeons to the ssNatural-
lists Library" edited by his friend, Sir. W. JAR
pnzr, Bart. Mr. sE1sY was also jont..editor with
hir WILLIAM, of three volumes Of Illustrations
Of Orpithology."
The Hickman (Ky.) Courier is responsible for
the statement that Miss MARY GoDsY, living near
that place, has been asleep for twelve years. At
the age Of twelve, after an sgue t the young lady
went to sleep, and has been in state Of coma
most Of the tims since and she is now twenty-four
wears Of age. She wakes at regular intervals for
the purpose Of yawning, but soon sinks into a
sunber again, from which it is impossible to
arouse her. She takes kindly to this condition Of
beauty and plumpness.
A Chicago boot and shoe dealer recently had oc-
casion to visit st. Louis. About eight miles from
Alton, Ill, he fell from the train and was killed.
After an inquest the body was buried as an un-
known. His wife hearing Of this, went to Alton,
and making inquiries, was fully satisfied that the
deceased was her late husband. The remains
we're disinterred and identified, and on examina-
ton q belt was found around the body in which
were $3.50. The wife took the body to Chicago,
where it was deposited in its last resting place.
A Miss EMILY SaHAuMBURa, OF Philadelphia,
Who is described as very beautiful, with moder-
ately tall and slender form, and clear ringing
voice and laugh, is creating sensation in private
theatrical circles Of that city. The Prince OF
Wales pronounced her sfhe handsomest woman he
- Lo, - IL
Amateur Theatre three times; once in the pres
cnce of R1sToRI, in the ssWife's Secret" and in
that OF LESTER WALLAcK, who declared afterward
that il she would appear on the stage she would
win a fame superior 10 that Of s'any high comedy
lady who had ever trod the boards in America"
new Roman Catholic cathedral, said to be "a
magnificent building, was consecrated at Pekin,
in January, aud in the same month the corner
stone Of new Anglican church was laid at Kin
kiane by the British consul. A letter from Pekin
says that religious temples for different sects are
erecting in close proximity to each other-Pro-
testants, Catholics, Anglcans, Greek schismatics,
Iuddhists, Mohammedans, disciples Of Conrucius
live side by side, with a perfectly good under
standing.
The tax on the people of England for tho sup
rort of the Established Church exceeds s25, ,09O0 600
a year. All dissenters, as the Wesleyans, Baptists
and Congregationalsts, have to help pay this tax,
and then pay also for the support of their own
terms OF religion. Tho British Parliament, de-
nominationally viewed, is composed Of five hun
dred and seventy-four Churchmen, forty-two Cath
oiica and fortytwo dissenters, Of whom only one is
q Wesleyan and one Baptist.
The Alta California tels the following story
"Ah Chung, as his name imports, is native of
the Flowery Kingdom. He is an artist of no mean
distinction. He has besn, for some time past, a
resident Of California, and is so well pleased with
.Melican man that he wants to become mn adopt.