The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-01
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NEWS SUMMARY.

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CAR1orrA has gone to Belgium.
It is thought probable that England vii! invade
Abyssinia on the coming Of cold weather.
The authorities at Belfast refuse to allow tho in
PRODUCTION OF billiard-tables into that city.
AeAssH says the Florida reefs were 10000 years
in building.
Bananas are to be tried in California. The plants
arc imported from Central America.
The Troy Tsmes says that Congressman Nor
R1ssEY made upwards Of $500, 900 in stock opera
tions in Wall street last week.
FRANK FITCH, a well-known billiardist at Troy,
made the unparalleled score of 1858 points ono day
last week.
A Massilon (Ohio) paper quotes butter at twelve
cents q pound at that place, and eggs fourteen
cents per dozen.
A grand horse exhibition commences at Spring
field, Mass, on the 9th Of August, and continues
three days.
The Princess Of Wales has become able to ride
out, and is improving much faster than was ez'
pected.
The Prince Of Wales has just been making a
second visit to PARIS He was the guest OF Baron
RoTHscHILD during part of his stay.
Hon. DANIEL MACE, an ex-member OF Congress-
C0muntted SulclGe III LalayetIe, 1uu., "heho hS
was Postmaster, on Friday.
In the course Of the recent debate in the United
States Senate on the bill for the relief Of deserters
Mr.. CoNKLi "a said there were ninety-thres thou
sand of them on the rolls.
Fifteen hippopotamus' hides were recently sent
TO o taDnery in New Boston, Massachusetts, to be
tanned. They were in halves, and weighed TO-
gether $500 pounds.
San Francisco does o lively trade in shipping
Celestial" skeletons back to the "Flowery King
DOM" Ohinaman csr::S get to heaven except by
the way of China.
An enterprising merchant in Cincinnati pro-
poses to send wheat down the Mississippi to New
Orleans, and thence to New York for half the rul-
ing rates. or for thirty cents bushel.
New York is more wasteful Of water than any
city in the world. In London the quantity used is
twenty gallons day to each inhabitant, in Paris
forty GALLONS, and in that city sixty.
q. P. SuvooNa, q native Chinese student in the
Kenyon (Ohio) college, has carried off the prize
for the greatest proficiency among the seniors in
the Greek Testament.
PETER COOPER, who contracts for the legs Of all
oxen killed in New York, to make into parasol
handles, realized 100000 in the past twelve
months.
A small raid was made on the lottery policy
dealers OF New York on Friday, seven parties
having been arrested and held in $500 bail each to
answer.
A Cincinnati editor attempted to swim across
the Ohio River on Thursday night with AARON
JONES, the pugiist, whom he had bantered for
swimming rsce, but he came near drowning, and
was rescued by his antagonist.
Some beef, which was deposited in tins beneath
q heap Of stones in Spitzbergen by Captain
PARRYin 1897, was recently discovered, and por-
ton was cooked and eaten at supper in Stock
holm, after being preserved for forty years,
On terrace at Portsmouth, England, past
which the railroad trains rush with tremendous
speed, the society for promoting the Gospel have
caused to be inscribed, Prepare to meet thy
God"
Dr.. LusHNaToN, who is co-survivor with Lord
BRoueHAM Of the brilliant array Of counsel which
defended Queen CAROLINE in 1890, is eighty-four,
and very feeble. He has lately resigned his seat
on the Admiralty Bench and his Office Of Dean Of
Arches.
A German and his wife were arrested in the
Paris Exposition, the former charged with fraudr-
lant bankruptcy, They we're searched. 'No ef-
fscts" was the reply Of the searcher when the size
Of the lsdys chignon caught his attention, and he
pulled it of. Il was anest of banknotes.
It is said that the Knights Of the Golden Circle
are organizing under new name, and hereafter
may be known as the "Order Of Maxmilian." They
bind themselves together by most solemn oaths,
and intend to leave this country shortly for Mex-
co, to avenge the death Of that prince.
At the last meeting Of the New Orleans Academy
Of Sciences, it was complained that home manufac-
tues failed to get any encouragement in the South
The star candles had to be put in old Boston boxes
10 secure market, and leather made at Magnolia
WAS sent to Boston for sale
The following are some Of the prices received at
the ats sale Of the original manuscripts Of some OF
WALTER SooTTs works: Marnsion, 191 gr,ineas;
The Lady Of the Lake. 264 guineas; Rokedy, 1SO
guineas; Anne Of Geierstein, 121 guineas. The
whole sale realized 1855 guineas.
Wreckers engaged on the steamer Bohemian
which sank several years ago near Portland, he-
quently bring to the surface other valuabes beside
thoee Of perishsble nature. The other day a
large roll Of silk was found and it was only slight
" damaged, having been protected by mass Of
iron.
In o speech in the House Of Representatives
upon ths veto message, BUTLER quoted the follow
ing from one Of C1cERo's orations against Gaia |
tmE: "Qsosque tandem ab,sere, Catalina pdtiertia
sostra ?" which was rendered by the telegraph as
follows: "Quui,is on! 1hndsm a6,stere nostra Pati-
culia Catalina"
Bya recent census, officially published, there are
thirty thousand thomas CATS more or less, in the
city Of Louisville. No law or ordinance exists
against them, and they seem to flourish abrndant-
y under their freedom, and, in return for their
Kindness furnish music to the corporation at mid
night free Of charge.
The last new word is 'excurred." Some people
have mania for coming words, just as though the
standard dictionaries Of the day do not contain
words sufficient to express fully and intellgentiy
common sense ideas, To say that party s'e1cur"
across the plains is an achievement worthy Of the
most imaginative neologist.
Good timothy and other grasses, says The
Picayaae, are being moved about Corinth, Miss,
sprnging from the seed Of forage scattered during
the war. Timothy has been found in the swapnps
five feet three inches high, with heads eight
inches high.
As farmers are offen OF distance from meat
markets. the following directions for keeping meat
may be Of use to those who try it: t'Cut tho meat
into slices ready to fry. Pack il into jar in lay
ers, sprinkle with salt and pepper just enough to
make it palatable. Place on the top thick paper
or cloth, with salt half an inch thick. Keep this
on all the while. Themeat will remain sweet and
fresh several weeks.
The Wrd has humorous article on the facts
recently set forth in the annual report Of the Re-
gistrar General Of Scotland, showing the superior
Of married men over bachelors. The
World wants to know if bigamists cannot make
better show Of vital statistics than the husbands
OF one wife per man, and thinks BRIGHAM YouNa's
chances Of terrestrial Immortality are exceedingly
promising.