The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-21
NEWS SUMMARY.


mddling uplnnds.
Gold closed in Now York ut 1871; and cotton
NJ 2Sc.
Twelve thousand eight hundred aud twenty-six
stoerago passengers have arrived nj Now York
since tho 1st instant, from European ports.
The income Of Mr.. BONNER, Of tho New York
Ledger lAst year, was over 5000 0D0. He WAS fo1m-
crly jonnoyman printer on tho Hartford Cotir
ant.
PERE GnATnY and NJ. JULES FAvnE havo boen
elected respectively to the chairs vacated by
MesBrs. DE BAnANTE and Cou FIN, in tho French
Academy.
A Hiss LLOYD, owner Of extensive landed estates
In Scotland has ojoctcd oil her tonants from her
promises because they allowed their wives and
daughters TO woar crinoline.
PERsASo the casherod, has callod out an ad-
nirnl aud two captains for giving ovidonco
against him. An Italian method Of impeaching
Testimony.
Thore is young law student in Boston worth
$4,000, who pays his board by waiting or tho
guests Mt his employers establishment thrce hours
each day.
woman has just died at Kronan, in tho Grand
Dnrhy Of Badon, at tho age OF hundred and
tw nty-f,ur. sho had exercised tho calling of
beggar for upward OF hundred years without In
terIuption.
<uere Ib u clolSSHlhn III taAst B06tOn WHO zoos
not want any salary. His society has forced ifteon
hundred year on him, but he manages to giYo
most Of it back in different ways. Every scat In his
church is takon.
Somo Of the Milleritos prophesy tho end Of tho
world this month. II is said TuPpEn has written
third soties OF his "Proverbial Philosophy" and
will issue IL this month. II the last item be true
there is some consolation in thinking tho first
may be.
Orders have 3een received at tho United states
Armory at Springfield, Mass, for largo immo-
diato ncroaso in the production OF broech-loaders
Of the latest model. Tho force OF workmen will
bo greatly enlarged, and the old muskots rcmod-
elled at the ratio Of 800 or GOO per day.
FIoUDE, tho hiatori IN, has gone to Spain to
make Investigations with Wow to future histori-
cal labors. 1t is reported that ho has obtained
permission to examine tho records OF tho mquisi-
tion. CHARLES KINGSLEY edits FSazer's Magazine
during Mr. FRoUDEs absence.
Two American marriages OF somo note have just
taken place in Europe. Tho frat is that of Miss
DAVIS, OF Now York, aged sixteen, to member OF
one Of tho first Roman families, the Prince Rus
POLL; and the other is that Of CoLoRApo JEwETr
10 Niles HARAD, Gorman-American lady Of wealth
at Frankfort, nfter week's courtship.
The largest binst over made in the bliddletoun
quarries took place last week ct Shalor and Hall
quarry, with three kegs Of powder. Fourteen
thousand four hundred and twonty-three us, 1881
toms Of stonc wore thrown out, as much as An or
dinary gang Of thirty mon could get out in eight
months.
There was lately on exhibition before the Royal
Society in London, manuscript sermon by Cor
TON mATHEn, and an autograph letter, in which he
thanks the Society for eleoting him Fellow; also,
the agreement OF FIELDNo with MILLER, the pub.
fha -
''Tom jones'" and tho receipt Tor the ak hundred
pounds paid for the work.
Tho stenmcr Miner destroyed rocenily by
tho Indians, about five hundred miles above Sioux
City. Bio had landed to procure wood, and while
the crew wero chopping, tho Indians surrounded
md maasacred them all. Thoy then attacked tho
boat and succeeded in killing all the passengers
but two, who escaped. After pillngipg tho boat of
all vRluables, it wac burned to the waters edge.
There LIB nt Nashville brewery mammoth
frog weighing twelve pounds, which is supposed
TO have attained his enormous sizo from tho nour-
tHhment received from the health giving beverage
manufactured at that establishment. He is kept
in the cellar, with no companions but his own
thoughts and drinks his regular allowance Of
lager with all the apparent satisfaction and relish
OF portly Mynhcer Of the olden time
Al an illustration Of tho perfect condition TO
brought, London paper mentions that 70 o,cntly
in the business Of three entire days, during wl,i.b
messages wero transmitted containing 24,4o0
letters (or $50 lotters when doubled for ropoti
tion) the repettions showed mistake OF only
ono lotter; consisting in the substitution OF sPat-
tieson" for "Patteaon."
The New Y.rk Times says it is already under
stood to be the purpose Of Mr. Davis to set to
work writing book-giving history Of tho &c.
cession movement, tho Southern struggle, and his
own adventures from December, 1860, to NAV.
1B67. We doubt the truth OF this report. Yet It
may bo truo |; and surely no one is better quail
fled for tho task OF writing book which shall do
Justice to Southern motives and Southern meas
ures.
Mr. A. J. GRIFFITH is engaged In burning
Water at Rochester. Tho Morning Democrat, after
describing the apparatus and the process, says
Mr. GnRrrTH is enthusiastic, and believes he is
inaugurating revolution. He elbows the appara-
tus and the biazo, which no nfirms to be sufficient
TO heat the boiler Of thrce-horae power engine
for eight hours, by burning four gallons Of water
and one gallon Of any carbon fluid, costing from
i've to forty cents gallon. Ho claims that II can
be very easily adapted to kitchen ranges furnaces
and 30 on without limitation"
DR.. Ii. KAyHEnLINo has lately published ssHis-
tory OF tho Jews in Portugal" which is painful
reading, hko the history Of religious pcrso,utlons
The most curious portions Of this volume which il
contains OF the negotiations OF JoHN the then King
OF Portugal, with Popes CLEMENT VII, and PAUL
III, In regard to tho forobly converted Jews, or
New Christians" as thoy were called. To tho
honor OF theso pontias they espoused tho cause OF
these unfortunate people warmly, but with little
effect. Tho prosecutions continued until the time
Of PolBAL.
The Ritualists arc unpoI lar in some parts OF
England. On Good Friday tho Rev. JAMES Husr,
incumbent Of parish near Bridgewster, entered
fhs church bearing In his hand lnrgo wooden
nross and followed by the bell-riDger and woman
named CoTrEY, who hos been for some timo past
the sole member Of his congregation. A mob Of
about hfty persons, including number Of children
dressed out with colored paper soon burst into the
church, polted the reverend gontlomen with eggs,
beat the woman, CorrEY, and tore her clothes to
rags, and regaled themselves with tobacco and
cider. Mr. HUNT WAS finally dryon TO neighbor.
ing house for shelter.
A funny matrimonial affair recently occurred
near Spirit Lake, Minnesota A green Justice
married three couples in one batoh and about four
weeks aftarward discovered that license from the
clerk OF the court was necessary to mako the cere
n1ony legal, and no lost no time In informing the
parties that they wero still single, though thoy
had lived together tho intervening time. Tho frat
couple wero willing to risk tho consequences; the