The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-20


General Biahop POLK, from the pencil Of J. i.
STUART, is on exhibition in Savannah. It was
originally painted for the late Bishop ELLIOTT.
Verona, saltillo and Gupelo, Miss, are contend
ing for the location Of the seat of the new County
Of Lee, which has just been erected out of Ponto-
toe and Itowambs.
A writer Of table talk in the Guardian says that
ALFRED TENNIsoN is busy on poem, longer and
on grander scale than his last. The name Of
this poem has been stated to be 'sThe Death of
Lucretius."
There were three large fires in Memphis last
Sunday night, all attributed to incendiaries. The
Memphis Argus and Commercial Office made q
marrow escape, having suffered to the extent Of
about $SOOO
It is reported that the Bishop Of Exeter is about
TO resign his bishopric, on account of his great
age, and that Archdeacon HARRIS, brother Of the
Earlof Malmesbury, is likely to have the appoint
ment.
The Chicago Journal, in an article on the de-
cline Of rents in that city, says in every direction
can be seen houses ticketed 'For Rent" !" the high
figures demanded having driven lie late occupants
into s.rooms" or smaller houses.
Sinee4 the complaints aroused by the stripping
and fogging Of young .::3ies in the Massachusetts
schools, new method Of punishment has been
adopted, which consists Of opening the child's
mouth and filing it with Cayenne pepper.
Irish criminal statistics indicate better moral
condition. The year 1866 presented smaller
number Of persons for trial than any year during
the last ten, being reduction Of 81 per cent. on
those Of 1856, or 70 per cent? allowing 12 per cent.
4oykI x,4e3I, ,,1nIs,
There are now about 1000, 900 acres of land in
closed in California, andabout 175o 900 under culh-
yation These are FAR larger areas Of occupied and
improved land than we're ever before reported
Three years ago the amount Of land under cultiva-
ion mas only 1,197, 1884 acres.
Mr.. Il L. DORSEY, of Louisville, part owner of
"Gold Dusl has challenged the owner Of Dener,' .
the famous trotter, through the Turf, Field and
Farm OF this week, to trot three races Tor $1,000
each, the. heats to be one mile, two Iailes ind
three miles, to wagon weighing one hund,eG and
twenty five pounds. tf=i.'5s {
The most cursory reader Of the newspapers Of
the day must have noticed that of late crime has
fearfully increased in the land. Like the Eastern
scourge it appears to visit us in an epidemic form.
And what is more noticeable, its ravages are not
confined to any one particular section, but appears
to be universal in their sweep.
The, Kingston, c. W., Daily Nesos states that
gold has been discovered in the township Of Loug-
borough, aEttie 70 the northeast Of that city. It
is alscannounced that gold has been discovered in
the township Of Victoria and there is every reason
to believe that gold is to be found in the region ly
ing between those two points, which are about
100 miles apart.
In view Of the enormous frauds practiced by the
whiskey distiners in New York, the Washington
Republican, fears that Congress will be driven to
The expedient OF placing the distilling districts
under military rule, abolishing habeas corpus and
detailing West Pointers to scent out the enormous
frauds perpetated in the manufacture Of toddy
for the million. -
Private letters received in New York say that
THOMAS CARLx1E intends paying America visit
this year. ,CARIYLE has done much to ALLEVIATE the
feelings Of our people recently, but no doubt he
would be well received one of the great thinkers
Of the time. The letters say he has at heart sin
cere admiration Of the United States and it's cid-
zens, and is extremely anxious to know more OF
them.
The Matthias Republican says a man by the name
of BRYANT, becoming dissatisfied with his wife,
last week called upon an auc6oneer, and the wife
and furniture in his house wes sold at public auc-
tion. The wife was sold for ten dollars Some
time before next morning the husband and wife
made up their troubles, and BRYANT refused to de-
liver TO the purchaser the wife and furniture.
We stated, yesterday, that not single steamer
or sailing vessel was in course Of construction in
New York, Jersey City c. Brooklyn. We, however,
learn that new slip of 14OO tons, built for
launched about the LIST March. Freights at New
York were improving, and hopes are entertained
Of . beh ar business for our mercantile marine
The great body Of the Indians on the plains are
moving southward. Those who are familiar with
Indian strategy say this means WEI: that the
Indians have knowledge of the troops that are
being sent out, and are moving south to open the
wsr in that less protected region; but when the
troops are sent after them, they will dash north
again and spread devastation and murder in the
region thus left uncovered.
The origin Of the portrait. for the Goddess of
Liberty upon our coins is Of great interest. MIR.
SPENCER, the inventor Of Spencer's lathe used by
the American Bank Note Company, was the artist |
who cut the first die for our American coin. He
cut an exact medallion Of Mrs. WASHINGTON. the |
wife Of General WASHINGTON, and the first few coins
were struck with her portrait. When Gen. WASH
1NaroK saw them he was displeased and request
ed the figure to be removed. MIR. SPENCER altered
the features little, and putting cap upon it's
head, called it the Goddess Of Liberty.
The Memphis Aoalanche notices the case of Col,
HARBUT formerly Of the Confederate o,,,,, ,uh. );
now dying in the City Hospital in Memphis from
the effects Of having swan the Mississippi in es-
Gaping from a band Of jayhawkers. After the war
be returned to his home at Wayerly, Missouri
contrary to the advice Of his friends, as he had
been outlawed by the Radical Legislature. He
reached the spot to find his dwelling shoulder
ing min, it having been set on fire, and his chill
aren having been burned alive in it. While he
Was gathering their remains he was set upon BY
party Of over hundred men, from whom he bare
y escaped in the manner stated.
During arevival in church in Alleehany Pa
on Tuesday night, two females happened to get
lnto the same pew, one Of whom was married
woman, and who strongly suspected the other with
having aienated the affections Of her husband
Upon catching glimpse Of the single female she
sprang upon her, and general hair-pu]line and
followed. A great commotion in the
church ensued, and the females were finally eject
ed The assaulted party appeared before Mayor
MoRR1soN yesterday, and wanted to make an in
formation against her assailant for disordery con-
alct, but his Honor refused to take it,