The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-19
CHI A RI ES TON
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1857.
NEWS SUMMARY.

running by the first OF December.
Colonel McCartle, editor of a vicksburg paper,
who has been arrested by order of General Ord,
has fought several duels.
Memphis boasts Of rapidly reviving business.
There is the prospect of larger cotton trade than
during any year since 1860.
Ex-Governor Bramlette of Kentucky, has
gone over to the regular democracy, and the third
party of that State is broken up.
Mrs. Sarah Glover, the inventor Of what is
known as the Htonic sofia" system of teaching
music, died at Malvern, England last month.
"A Ajourneyman mason in London killed himself
the other day, in despair at the discovery, the day
after his wedding, that his wife had glass eye.
In reply to paper which called General sher-
man the coming man, Georgia journal pettish-
" says it hopes he is not coming that way again.
-Buenos Ayres has projected railroad across
the Andes to Valparaiso and requests Chile to CO.
operate in constructing it. Tho route is said to
be practicable.
The negro grand jury in Mobile, which closed
its abors last week. found bills against thirty-two
blacks, and discharged forty; and against four
whites, discharging but two.
The London News, in remarbing upon the pro-
ceedings of convention of progressive spiritual
lists recently held in that city, treats the subject
under the general head of "Modern Devil Wor-
ship"
"A disastrous fire took place on Thursday night
at Quitman, Ga, on the Atlantic and Gulf Rail
road, destroying block Of buildings containing
between seven and eight stores. Loss ovet
$4,000.
From Brazos, Texas, comes report tha! not
more than one-third of the cotton actually made
will be gathered. Neither money, moral suasion,
nor force, will induce enough negroes to work and
gather it.
Napoleon is considering project for trans-
forming the machine gallery at the Exposition into
a permanent international workshop Steam en-
gines, aggregating more than two thousand horse
power, are in operation there
Mrs. Summers first husband left her 500, 600, to
be forfeited by second marriage. For the sake
OF adorable Cnawles, she parted with the filthy
lucre. Would she not, as the case stands, prefer
the adorable lucre to the filthy Chawles?
Old Rameses, Sesostris, Pharaoh and the rest
didn't have Egyptian postage stamps in view when
they set up the Sphinx and the pyramids but the
different denominations Of those stamps are to
have views Of those structures upon them.
The ramie plant, which is attracting consid-
erable attention in New Orleans, is a substitute
for cotton. It is indigenous to Mexico, gives
fibre finer and winter than grass cloth, is peren-
NAL, and yields abundanLy four crops in season.
The Count and Countess Guilaume de Sabran-
Ponteves, Of Lebanon, France, has sent 10000
francs as q subscription toward the Pontifical ar
nv. and express the desire that the sum may De
spilled to the purchase Cf five hundred needle
guns.
The New York Evening Post wants Butler and
Stevens s'placed in such position Of contempt
that their seats in Congress may be considered
vacant even before their terms have expired, or
their names have ceased to be called upon the roll
ofmembers."
John q. Surratt continues in good health at
the Washington jail and besrs his confinement
pbilosophicaly, sometimes engaging in converse
ton with his sister ard few other relations, who
occasionally call upon him, but most Of his time
is employed in reading religious books.
The Dutch have discovered that their prisons
are too comfortable, and tempt back convicts who
carry away fond recollection Of the luxuries Of
the incarceration. At least this is the complaint
made in report by one Of the committees of the
Second Chamber Of the States General.
Captain Msyne Reid is residing at Newport.
The News suggested that he give readings, where
at the Captain shows more temper than is neces-
sary in replying: 81 hope you will do me thehonor
to believe that have come to America for q
higher purpose than to make exhibition OF my
self as literary Snowman"
On the Blackria.s road near London the rats
are escaping from the old sewer now being filed
up The South London Press says that myriads
Of them may be seen clambering over the mounds
Of the rubbish heaped up around, and scampering
of in all directions il search OF fresh spots for Co
lonization, to the dismay of the inhabitants.
-Mayence, the famous fortress, by the laying Of
cable under the Rhine has Just been connected
with the the telegraph network, which places all
the fortresses OF the Rhine in communication with
Berlin, or, in case of necessity, with the Com
mander-in-chief of Prussian army. This will be
OF great value to Prussia if hostiities break out
next year.
General Grant, rs Secretary OF War, has issued |
an order assigning Brevet Maior-General Barry to
the command OF Fortress Monroe and Of the
artillery school Of practice recently established at
that post. General Barry is one of the most
accomplished artillery officers in the service. He
it was who organized the whcle artillery Of the
army Of the Potomac and of General Sherman's
army in the West
The forests in France are under the care of
the government, and under the new laws for their
protection they have increased nearly million
Of acres Less than one-sixth of the area of the
kingdom is covered with woodland while it is es-
timated that from twenty to twenty-five per cent |
ha ;,,o
der to secure uniformaly good crops. Our To-
rests, now disappearing, demand the attention of
Government
Advices received at the Treasury Department
represent that the Custom House at Brownsville |
Texas has been left with but very few officials in
charge, owing to yellow fever, from Which disease
several of them died. while others lett the town to
avoid its rayases. A Collector to fill vacancy
will be appointed at an early day. Returns for re-
ceipts from customs at New Orleans have not been
made for two months past, owing to the late
prevalence Of yellow fever.
"A Pittsburgh organ builder has invented
new STOP which, from the accounts in the Pitts
burg papers, is something wonderful. One paper
SAYS: SIT expresses the touching tenderness Of
the human heart, and the tremulous, pathetic
tones OF the vlonn. lts euect ls lnoescrlpaDle
and altogether irresistible Indeed, the human
heart and the nerves which can remain unmoyed
under the influence OF its ETHEREAL tones must be
composed of wood and leather"
Austria, at least so far as her armyis concern
ed, is putting on her best behavior. Foul Ian
guage is no longer to be addressed by superiors
to interiors. Everybody is to be polite to every
body. An Imperial decree directs that officers are
to address common soldiers as 'you," and not as
'thou;" the latter formula, in Austria, indicating
either excessive intimacy or contempt. Superiors
addressing inferior officers, sub-oficers and SOL
diers are also in future to add to their names the
title of their rank.
The Prussan Government is very eager to
learn the secret Of the new Napoleon gun, which
is said to havu terribly destructive power. Several