The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
Cotton closed in New York dull, with no change
at IS cents for Middling Upland.

Cotton closed in New York dull, with no change,
at25 cents for Middling Upland.
Gold:closed at SSt.
In 1750 there were but seven newspapers and
periodicals published in the United States; in
1860 there were 4O5i circulating annually s27 $751;
48 copies.
The. river st. Lawrence was never known to
be so high in winter, and fears Of a flood in the
spr:ns entertained by those residing on the
river below Montreal.
In India they pack railway carriages 80 full that
death is frequently the result, seven or eight
having died Of this cause in ono var on single
road.
There were 35sS lost children brought to the de-
partment for lost children in New York, from No
vember, 1865, to March, 1867, Of whom 275 were
claimed BY parents or friends.
A gentleman who takes common sense views Of
things, being recently asked his opinion of poetic
individual, replied, ssOhl he's one Of these men
who have soarings after the infinite and divings
after the untathomable, but who never pay cash."
Two French gamins we're looking at an Egyptian
temple erected at the Paris Exhibition, wondering
what the hieroglyphics meant, when one OF them
solved the doubt by stating that it was the tomb
OF the inventor Of photography.
They are telling queer fish story" J" up in Wis
cousin. The papers say that recently the mills on
the Nsena and Menaska were obliged to stop work
because the water wheels and fumes we're so
clogged with fish lor, as one paper expresses it,
there was ssmore fish than water '
GEoRaE PEABODY was given q public reception
by the'school children Of Georgetown, Massachu-
setts, the village where his mother was born and
where he Is erecting q. church in commemoration
OF her virtues. He will probably leave for Europe
about the 1st Of May. J, i 80; z
Her Majesty ESTHER BLYTHE, alias ESTHER
RUTHERFORD, Queen Of the Gipsies, has made ap-
rlication to the Parochisl Board Of sJedburgh, in
Scotland, for relief as pauper. Queen ESTHER
Owns horse and cart, and eight children. The
Parish have offered to admit her to the poor
house. 3-.szs.. sssss<-.s-s.
Prince KANa, the actual ruler Of China, refused
to allow the Engish there to build q railroad. His
reasons in opposition were that the prejudices Of
the people were very strong the country Of Con-
fucus differed from the wild, semi-barbarous and
primihiTes regions OF Europe, whose inhabitants
were comparatively Of recent origin, whereas the
glcwy Kingdom was under elaborate culture, and
ahe occupations Of the inhabitants were peculiar.
The Rochester, N. z. Den.ocrat says the name by
which ths new Russian Territory Is to be known is
exciting discussion, and an anonymous paragra-
phist remarks: ssEsquimaux (or better Eskimo, ac-
cording to LATHAm), would do very well; Sitka is
very good; Norland might do, as We are not likely
to get anything beyond it # it Is proposed to
give any yof our generals o cold Immortality by it,
call il Iackles, after Gen. s1oKIEs.
Among other maryels to be sent to the Paris
Exhibition, Switzerland is about to forward the
famous reliquaries given BY CHARIEnAaaE to the
Abbey Of st. Maurice (yalais.) onesof themfis q
large ony1vase, with figures ia relief; the other,
formed dof the precious metals and Arabic enamels,