The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-18
NEWS SUMMARY.

States.
It is estimated that 100000 valentines were
sent through the London Pos5ofice this season,
yielding over 10000 in postage.
We are informed by intelligent merchants, just
from New York, that over $4,000 young men, most
Il clerks, are out of employment at present in that
city.
It is stated that since the union between Eng
land and Ireland sixty-sx years ago, fS93 OOO,O 600
have been drained out Of Ireland by absentee land
lords.
Bishop DoaaErT, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, gives notice that the annual meet
ing of the Bishops Of that Church will be held in
Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th April next
Mrs BETsEY BAKER, who braided, when twelve
years old, the nrst straw bonnet in the United
States, having as model and guide only bonnet
imported from England, died at West Dedham,
Mass, Sunday week, aged SO.
The Boston Post says: GA State constable was
puzzled by what appeared to be motto IN saloon
window which ran thus: tNoolas Reeb Regal On
reading the inscription backwards he caused the
shutters Of the institution to be put up"
The Valley Varginian says only one merchant
from Staunton, and but few from Augusta, have
gone north for goods this Spring, and their orders
ERE light Our people are preparing for the worst.
Homegpnn will do very well in ssDistrict No. IT,
Thirty thousand dollars worth of jewels and
gold, wrapped in newspapers and enclosed In
cake CT bitumen were recently found in an old un-
claimed barrel of damaged pork, in New Orleans
The lucre is supposed to have been concealed du-
ring the war.
Mr. GERARD McDoNAIDsoN, o Confederate SOL
der living near Harrisonburg Va, who lost his
light arm in battle, is now engaged in cutting
wool with the left. He con cut the trees and split
one hundred rails per day. he also makes coal
cuts the wood, stacks it, burns and draws it.
Il is reported that diamond Of immense value
was found in Hppacanoe River, near Monticello,
Indiana, on Monday. The value Of the precious
stone was frat estimated at $25O,000. Subsequent
investigation reduced it to s25OOO and later and
more scientific observation iplaces the figures at
$16,sO0
Mr.. ). W. GERARD, in lecture on volcanoes and
earthquakes, in New York, spo'Se Of one which he
said had never been mentioned by geographers.
It is called 'Scapta Jokel in Iceland" and is more
terrible than ssHecla." At one time it sent forth
two rivers Of fire, each one hundred miles long.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tines says that General FULLERTON and 81. n.
F1Nr, known as s'Druid," Of the New York Nesos,
have been examined by the Judiciary Committee,
regarding their knowledge Of the impeachment
charges. The former testified regarding the
Steedrnan- Fullerton bureau investigation.
!; A linen wedding, the ddest of all oddities,
took place at Rome, New York, on the 18th ult.,
the twentieth anniversary Of the marriage of the
parties most interested. Linen presents, from
ssunmentionables" to night-caps, abounded in
great profusion.
A servant girl in Berlin tell against red hot
stove and burned ON her arm the date 1863, which
was ON the stove. The physician who was called
on to minister to her looked at the cate branded on
her arm, and, shaking his head, withdrew, re-
marking that for so old ar injury there was no
cure
RA boiler in the Novelty Works, Rockville, G. W.,
exploded on Thursday, killing two men instantly.
One body was blown into three pieces, and the
trunk was found one hundred yards from the
scene Of the explosion. Several other persons
we're severely injured, md one has since died.
At the recent exhibition Of the polytechnic
branch OF the American Institute in New York, q
hand shoepegging machine was exhibited, which
is said to have operated to the satisfaction of the
members. The exhibitor claimed that by his
machine he could peg one pair Of boots per
minute.
Not satisfied with introducing stump speeches
into Sheir official prayers, some OF our Legislative
chaplains, it seems, have taken to punnng. One
Of them lately put up this petiton-"May onr
men Of principle be our principal men," Such lit
tie attempts to relieve the ordinary dullness Of
official prayers, cannot fail to secure for them bet
ter audience if not more gracious answers.
A smart remark attributed to Count BISMARCK is
said 10 have greatly irritated the French Emperor
The results of the late were being talked about
hafors the Prime Minister. Prussia" some one
remarked, ehas had the line Of the Maine; Italy
has had Venitia; Russia he's had the East at her
disposed, but France ?" France" the Prime
Minister Of King WILLIAM replied, SWELL she has
her-E1hibidon.
Tho New York Times says: Mr.. Upton, the
new Senator from the new State OF Nebraska, made
his debut in the United States Senate tho other day
by opposing vote Of thanks TO GEORGE PEABODY
for his donation Of two millions of dollars to aid
The cause of education in the South. MIR. Upton
couldn't vote for it until he knew how MIR. PEABODY
stood during the rebellion. They have some very
liberal and large-minded men in the West, we pre-
sume. but they don't send them all to Congress.
The South London Press informs us (PdG ho0
Gazetle) that the religious community OF London
is promised novelty in the shape of the SMALLEST
Methodist preacher in the world" This latest
is ut present in the Peterborough
Circuit where, we are told, he is "laborlng with
extraordinary success so much 30 that in some
places where he has been engaged the numbers
have been more than doubled. The reverend
gentleman is about an inch taller than Gen. Tom
THuNB.
Paris correspondent writes GA new color,
called amaranthe, is worn for carriage full dress.
Il looks remarkably well under gasiight in velvet,
over white satin undertrain. This is the greatest
novelty, as also light fawn Grape, over which blue
beetles and other brilliant insects crawl among
the rudy autumn leaves. I do not advise this
nnless very brilliant white underskirt relieve the
tan impression left by so negative color. The
effect is, however, extremely distingue.''
The Bill reported by Mr. PoalERoY authorizes the
Post,naster-G General to contract with the CONNER
cial Steam Navigation Company Of New York for
the transportation of European and foreign mails
between New York and Bremen, touching at South
ampton, the compensation for such service not to
exceed in amount the whole sum received for post
age on said matter the United States to guarantee
the bonds Of the company to the amount Of So $780,
900, snd the company to place on the line within
s,7,e wear seven first-class steamers.
It announced, concerning the new women's pa
per which is to be established in New York. that
two female Photographic reporters from London
have been imported to do the city affairs The
editorial stafis to consist of Mrs. ANN s. STEPHENS
Mrs. CALHOUN, Mrs. CRoLy, Mrs. PARTON and Mrs.
TEREuNE. Miss OLIVE LOGAN will be the dramatic