The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-16
NEWS SUMMARY.


Since the destruction Of 1000 begging lottors by
Mr. PEABODY, ho has received 1000 more.
II Is estimated that thore have boon go, ,000, 600
logs out on tho Hcnnebeo river this wintor-SO,-
100000 spruce logs and 20, 900, 900 pino logs.
Marriages are rare among the Chinese in Cali
fornia. But ono is recorded In our last San Fran
cisco papors-Ah Fly to Cum Ho.
His Holiness Prus TX. has conferred on JonN
MURPHY, Of Baltimore, tho distinction Of ''Printcr
10 tho Popo," IN honor mover before received by
any ono in tho country.
IBwN DAVIS, formerly waiter in Springfield
hotel, is now San Francisco millionaire enjoying
nm income from single svor mining company Of
4Sn Oo0 10 sGn, 900 month.
Columbus, Ga, it is said, will be tho leading
manufacturing city OF tho South by noIt fall us
the most Of tho cotton factories burned by WILSON
Mt tho close OF tho will bo rebuilt by that timo.
The Now Hampshire &dtcsmdn asserts that
GEonoE PEABODY sawed wood at tho Columbian
Hotel, in Concord to pay for nights lodging,
fifty yoars ago.
1t Is snid that during soyero gallo ON the Brit
ish coast, steamer lost ono Of her paddle whoela
and in order to mako the other work, tho stook Of
GOALS running short, four hundred pigs woro burn
ed to keep ~ tho fires.
citizon OF Crawford County, Pennsylvania,
who mado safo of an old stove, Ind over thrce
hundred dollars in greenbacks burned up tho other
day by ncglecting to r.move thom before making
fire.
Tho question whother Freshmen may woar toll
hats and carry canes, has been Hottlod OF Inst at
Amherst College. Tie Faculty sustained tho
Ffeshmen, and tho sophomores yielded to the do
cision.
The Houston tTeIas) Telegraph says the cane
crops arc up and growing thrifty md rapidly !;
most Of them have been worked over md brought
A. 4 H.
and growing rapidly.
Measures have been taken for restocking tho
Merrimao with salmon, Shad aud othor fish. Tho
spawn has boon deposited In the Pemigowessct
and fshways hayo been constructed in connection
with tho dnmB the whole length Of the rivers.
Tho Tombigbee PIeHbytery Of Mississippi are
about to establish flrst-class femnlo college ut
Meridian. Initiatory steps aHo takon to estab-
1ish theological seminary for tho Southwest in
the samo vicinity.
The citizens OF Decatur county, Ga, haYo sub
acribed tho full amount 500 0O0 necessary for tho
extension OF the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad to
: Bainbridge. The work will bo prosecuted without
delay.
Bishop BEoKwrrH, the nowly elected diocesan Of
GeoTgin, is native OF Raleigh, North Carolina,
and nephew OF the late Hon. GEORGE e. BADaER.
He is perhaps the youngest bishop in tho country,
being only thirty-fre years old. ~. ST rs
Throe citizens Of Newport, Maino, hnye bean
fined SO each for carrying o rebel sympathizer to
the town hall and compelling him to mako pubic
apology for expressions OF Joy at the assassination
OF President LINCOLN.
y Boy. JAMES BKLoHEn died few days ago at Black
wel's Island, in tho almahouse, Of delirium tre-
mems. Mr. BELonEn, seven years ago, was the pas
tor OF the Baldwin Place Baptist Church, Boston,
whero he succeeded such mon as DIR. BALDWIN,
'Rey. J. D. Knowles end Rev. DR.. Stowe.
The Denver Netes OF tho SOth, reports rich dis
coveries Of copper and silver ores in tho Platte
Forks district Blk lodesl hayo boon oponed, and
rom to two and half foot crovices are deyel-
oped in each This district is at or near Mr. O. L.
HRHEAhN's rancho. ,.is.
The Chicago journal has reliable information
that there will BIO from thirty to fifty quartz mills
ahippod to Montana this season. There wero only
tWevo or fifteen mills in tho Territory prior to the
opening OF navigation this Spring. and about half
OF those were worthless, being cylinder cruBhers
instead Of the old and only reliable stamp mills.
During soyere thunder storm which visited
Washington city last Monday afternoon, lofty
flagstaff, which stood in front Of the gate at the
cematerY OF the old soldiers Home was struck by
lightning and shiyared into fragments. Con-
greasionnl Committee should be appointed as soon
ns possible to SEQ II thie work cannot bo traced TO
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Among recent productions Of California In the
vegetable kingdom, arc tho following; mangel
wurtzel that weighed one hundred and eighteen
pounds, o cabbage head OF fifsy-three pounds, q
turnip OF twenty-Hix pounds, q potato Of eight
pounds, q sweet potato OF fifteen pounds, O carrot
OF ten pounds, an onion Of fGrty-seven ounces and
pumpkin Of two hundred and sixty pounds.e
Tho New York Tribune OF Saturday contains the
following notice Observation-Disclosures
A-zEH.-On Sunday, April 21st, at the residence Of
tho brides father, on the Cattaraugus Reservation
by the Rey. AsHRn WRIoHT, DE1J1H- NON N-pA-wEH-
Hob, NJ D., Grand saohem Of the Six Nations Of
Indians, to Hiss JoH-A-zRu, daughter Of tho Hon.
SAUL LOGAN oI-President Of the Seneca Nation
OF Indians.
The commercial editor Of the Watchn,an and
Reflector, in q report OF tho Lynn shoe market
notices as o curious fact the difference In shape
required by various sections. stTho Southern
ladies wear boots cut very high in the nstep the
ladies Of California and the Western States require
abroad, wide boot, while FOR tho trade OF our New
England cities very marrow, dolicate shaped boot
Is demanded" '-t'''' '5'-
somo acute genius has published calculation
by which 1t appears that il ADAM had been tho
man he ought to have been, and he'd put out at
compound interest q farthing or penny or some
hiaing coin which ho might easily hayo spared
uOm Ils uhlly expenditures IL NoulQ long bolor0
this time have amounted to sum exceeding in
valuo tho worth Of solid bar Of ronod gold equal
In size to the Garth on which We live.
The indications seem to DO that thero will be
Breat activity during the coming nummer In tho
gold.bearing country nearest Atlanta, and that
her mineral resources will bo developed with
energy and very rapidly Thereby giving profitable
employment to the destitute Thousands In those
localities. as well as onriohing the State by en-
hAncing the valuo Of it's real estate. and increca-
sng its working capital. @ asI3
From Treasury return just printed, Il appears
that IN 1906 tho total amount OF tho English no-
Honnl dobt Was fs02 8i2 o49 OF which fJ7a s1s 2ao
-..s funded ,1s7,7oe uiiundod, s21,s!2 GO tho
cstimhted value Of terminable annuities. In tho |
same yoar tho torminnblo annuites created yoro |!
lO2. .28s, thoso expired s70704, tho vauo of those
reduced t5s9,e49. Obligations wore cancelled TO |
Tho amount Of $2,65A, 300, and tho funded debt |
paid OF to tho amount Of s2,455.06s. ig,
. It Ia stated by gentleman Of salina, Kansaa
that section OF ground which lie he's examined
On his farm, contains not less than twonty.sye
geasahoppnrs', eggs to Tho squlro inch. To tess |
the vitality Of these he put two dozen oggs in |
bottle and on the sixth day thoy Matched out, and
hoped about lko lsmbs tyrins TO jump oyor zach
others heads. Another pioco Of earth was takon
pln tho galino river, about tho aze OF pleco OF
chalk, which contained twenty vital eggs. Tho
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