The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-04
NEWS SUMMARY.

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Gold was quoted at 9St.
Cotton closed IN Liverpool at 12l@12Id.
THOMAS HUGHES is said to be writing another
book;
T. D. PETERSON, Of Philadelphia, is projecting o
literary paper.
Mr. WILLIAM O. PRnrs, Of the Journal Of Com
anerce, has lately returned from Cuba.
BRowNLow has commissioned o coored William
Sumner captain in tho militia of Tennessee.
= Elm. ELLIOTT, LII. D., Of Planters College, in
Mississppi, has boon elected President Of tho new
,HGhont College" in kentucky.
bottle of Egyptian perfume, two thousand
years old, is preserved nt tho Alnwick Museum
England, and still retains its odor
Tho residence Of Mr. HEcKEL, ut Cleveland,
Ohio, WAS entirely destroyed by fro on Wednesday
night; his ay6 childron porished in the fiamos
Rev. Dr.. BURT1s who died in Buffalo, last week.
whom at Union, in 1896, founded tho Kappa Alpha,
tho oldest college society in tho country.
Ia shoeing horsos ihnt aro employed upon tho
paVemonts of Boston, cushion Of India rubber
has OF late been placed botweon tho shoe and the
hoof, and with worry satisfactory results !:
The Jews In the various nations Of the earth
number, as Ia estimated, not far from aoyen mil
:IonB, about tho Same us in tho most prosperous
days OF tho nation in ancient Palestine. NJ. :.
The Professorship Of History and English Liter
aturo, let vacant in tho Queens College, Belfast,
.hYthe doath OF: Professor CR&K, was latoly con-
forred upon Mr. O. d, YoaoE, known by his ellis
tory Of France under tho BourbonB."
In Torro Haute, Indiana, tho othor day, a care
less fellow, after smoking, put his pipe into his
pocket with q small package Of gunpowder. He
had occasion to remember his folly few minutes
later. ~ -, ;Is6yI ,.,, i..'u /
According to the statistics, Turkey in 1866, had
1900 schools, attended by GOO 600 boys and girls,
out OF population Of 25. 600. In Russia thero
are 10000 schools and 100000 boys attending
them. III! f'5..i ,g-,f - - III.
An official statement, just published, gives tho
population OF tho city OF London at 019 males
and 1,621 .o72 fornales. Tho number OF births in
the city during tho year 1866, was 107, ,992 the
number OF death, 80, ,12e. n ,sf.-.r .r:.S
great revival recently took place in the county
OF Sterling Scotland, In tho region Of the iron and
coal mines, originating, II is said in the open air
preaching OF one or two Evangelists from Glasgow
The meetings have been conducted by fishermen
OF various denominations. .s.t
"A committee Of tho New York Legislature has
boon investigating the affairs Of tho Pacific Hail
Steamship Company. Among the dopositions
taken was that OF LEONARD ". JEROME, who stated
that he had lost $780, oOG in different stocks since
Last February. Tho President stated that tho
company WAS worth s97, ,0GO, ,O00.
4 The emancipation OF tho Russian scrfs is still
far from being completed. According to an oficinl
return just published there were at,the beginning
OF the present year no fewor than 3,965 110 peas
ants still under obligation, whie tho number of
those who had been freed from their obligations up
to that date ia 5s1o,6o7. .
project has boon startedin Paris for raising n
fsutf6h 10 eae GolltHi IL f proposed to givo
the expedition mercantile character In somo ro-
spects, 30 to afford to shareholders chance Of
not losing their money but its chief object is to bo
scientific.
party Of seven, men, women and children,
while crossing tho Mississippi river on tho ice,
about four miles nboyo Muacatine, oil broke
through and barely escaped, after being in tho
water for some time. Mr.. ,BUTT11AH escaped by
catching hold Of tho tail OF a Newfoundland dog,
which ran to him, the dog dragging him out.
Ayoung girl named FANruE CORNELL, Who liYes
ns a domestic in tho family OF RABBI GorruE1p. in
Louisville, Ky hns hnd habit OF attempting to
commit suicide eyory time her mistress ropri-
mandn her. She has tried hanging in tho garret
and lnudanum in the ktohon. but thus far her Of
forts hive proved unsuccessful.
An imperial Austrian edict has gone forth ro-
garding the whiskers Of officers of that army.
They may be allowed to wear tho whiskers long In
imitation OF tho navy, who now stand in such de-
served1y high esteem aftor calamity. But they
arc not to wear them Of length mutton-chop in
ashion, as TO hide the insignin Of rank and the
decorations.
The government sold during the past year. s12,-
204,7s9 worth OF postage stamps and envelopes
We sent abroad, 1885, ,916 .letters and received
from abroad 4s549, 9,6so, We scnt nearly 5000 900 Of
newspapers, ,sand received littlo over 1000 OOO
The number Of postofacos is 2s s2s of which thero
has been r6opened In the rebellious States, 957s
Forty-six citos have tho free delivery system and
the plan gives excellent satisfaction. s. =
lINine OF tho largest diamonds over seen In this
country are now on view at'RKRD's' diamond par
lor," New York Thoy. Are attached TO- string Of
sixty-nine rare pears, the whole forming neck
lace and brooch which, for value and beauty OF tho
the stones, are unequaled by any but tho court
jewels. It has taken fyo ysars to make this collec-
on OF massive brilliants and the prico Of the tr-
fling bauble is only sixty thousand doars-a larger
sum, we believe, than waa put ON any single pioce
ofjsHelry yet manufactured in America. ;y,.;: M
Tho Now orleans Pidayune, Of the Soth; says |:
%The creYasse at Grand LeYoe Is now about q. half
mile wide, With tho wnter pouring through with
great mpidity. The current Of the maih river Ia
diverted moro or leas the entire width Of the river
Steamers passing down the river, when nearing
tho break, are obliged to head well over TO the
port side to avoid being drawn into IT,. The river
below has fallon over q foot since this break
occurred Il is contended that tho broak In the
Grand Levee will save all OF our country below
from inundation."
,,some time ago the secretary Of the Treasury ro-
ceiyed Intelligence OF tho aesure, at Belfast. Me-.
Of largo quantity Of goods that had boon Snug.
gled into the United States from Canada, and
whioh are valued at thirty tlousnnd dollars. The
merchandise was packed In fish barrels, and re-
presented by the shippers TO be, fish. Tho goods
were miscellaneous assortment Of cloths, silks.
satns, laces and othor nrtioios OF that character
on which high duties are imposed. Several promi-
nent merchanta in Canada, IN nigh standing, arc
said 70 be, implicated in this smuggling transao-
ilon. /" - =; l.. "a ~ - ,f5 ,'ttfi!' r : !,
Tho London bookseller publishes an article on
The Literature Of icep-the penny and half
penny romancos OF murder, robbery, seduction md
adultery In which we find some curious details.
4 Thus we road: Gas to tho rate Of remuneration ro
ceiYed by tho writers Of these stories, we under
stand that two guincas for sheeL Of oieht
pages is considered good payment, while III some
few cases men are to bo found who can proyvido
enough writing to fill eight .pascs Of close print
each number warranted 70 contain atleast ono mur.
der, fire, shipwrook or ecduction for fifloen shu.
lnssl On tho othor hand, two or threo OF the
writer's OF these senBstion stories arc likewise thor
propriotors; and considerable SUNNI arc said to
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