The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-03
NEWS SUMMARY.


Paul Morphy IS still IN Paris. He is not re-
ported as playing in any chess matches Of late
jacob Bright brother of John has been elect
ed to the English Parliament from Manchester.
-Enelaad viii be mulcted SIT 100000 or more
By the Abvssinian war.
Mrs. Lincoln's old clo' have been withdrawn
from public sight
The farce OF inquiring into the loyalty Of the
Kentucky members has already cost 100000.
English journals lament tbs increase Of i'm
morality resulting from the almost universal
perusal Of sensation novels.
The visit Of General Robert E. Lee to Peters
burg on Thursday, to attend the nuptials OF his
son, was rendered perfect ovation by the greet
ugs Of the citizens.
When Prince Alfred was at the Cape Of Good
Hope with his igare, he neglected to salute his
senior officer and the English Admiralty is in
terrible commotion about it.
-Fltz Greene Halleck's last words were. "hand
me my pantaloons, Mary" addressed to his sister.
She turned to the other side of the room to get
them and as she did SO he expired.
The Department of Public Charities and CIR
rection," in New York, during the past year, cost
themuncipal government Of that city 81 067 SS9 0S
and the pubic schools, during the same period,
50 454 32754.
We have privae accounts from New Orleans
stating that the people there have only escaped
yellow fever to be scourged BY cholera. The latter
disease is carrying off from ten fifteen persons
per day.
IA clergyman in Springfield, Mass, who is
given to fsurative expressions, said in sermon,
on Sunday last, that the columbiad of pure
heart should be loaded with the projectle Of
prayer.
In Chicago the newspapers report that the
pork season has opened with great deal more
vigor than in former years and moro prosper
GUS season th.n has been known for some years is
anticipated.
According to the celebrated De Ia Rive, the
great cearness OF the air before rain is due to the
presence of quantity Of invisible vapor, which
renders transparent the numerous floating germs
that tend to produce light mists.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has nine
bishops. Two of these, Baker and Norris are
disabled one BY illness and the other by age. 1t
is proposed to elect three additional bishops st the
next General Conference.
-Apalachicola, Fla, is making strenuous
efforts to connect itself by rail with the rest Of the
world. A large meeting was held in the city on
the 10th OF October last, when it was resolved to
issue bonds OF the city to the amount of S250O
TO insure railroad to that city.
The venerable Reuben Hyde Walworth, e1-
Chancellor of New York, died at Saratoga on
Thursday. His legal reputation was not confined
to any State, and his name will be remembered
and held II respect as long as and in every court
where American authorities arc quoted.
in Great Britain the number OF spindles said
TO be employed in the manufacture Of cotton ex-
ceeds 3S, 900, 900. When IL good work, as many as
IS s94 602 miles Of thread ere made per working
day Of ten hours, and enough is made every min
ute to encompass the earth tour times.
in Cuba there is curious custom in regard
to vaccination. Instead of calling ia physician,
notices are printed in the newspapers that at G
certain time the operation will be performed at
one of the churches, which will be specified in the
notice.
In Prussia, according to letter from Berlin,
the years CONSUMPTION is going on To I'LL up the
ranks of the our new corps darnee. created since
last years campaign, 70 less than 100000 men
have been levied, instead of the ordinary quota of
thu year.
"A New York paper records that on Monday
sheep ki ling ma ch for $4,000 side came OF at
Communipaw, two young butchers killing and
dressing one hundred and twenty-five sheep in
four hours and thrty-three minutes, beating their
opponel Is by "tBo sheep"
Tho London fines remarks u Napoleon's re-
cent opening speech before the French Logisla-
ture, that "a more LIBERAL more peaceful, more
rational speech than the one delivered yesterday
never came froln the throne at any epoch within
the second empire, or, indeed, under the most
specious days OF the preceding reigl."
Portsmouth, N. e. which the Democrats car
yied last Tuesday by forty-seven majority, gave
one hundred and sixty-soven Republican majority
last year. On the same day The Republicans car
yied the municipal eectionl Dover by si1ty-three
majority, against four hundred and thrty-three
last year.
1T is stated that the four sisters Of Duffy. the
Irish Fen an, who were turned out Of their situa-
tions in the Irish National Schools Immediately
after his commitment, are IN New York, seeking
In Amer ca that m aus OF employment OF which
they we're deprived in Ireland.
"A party Of two hundred armed freedmen, liv-
ing near Columbus, Mississip i, marched upon
that town last week to the music OF fife and drum,
and demanded bread OF the citizens The invaders
were dispersed without any serious disorder by
the detacnment CT United States troops stationed
there.
The number Of claims at Washington pending
before the Court Of Claims up to July 17th last was
about one thousand five hundred. The number of |
judgments rendered since March, 1868, is three |
hundred, OF which ono hur3red a ID ninety were
in cases dismissed The claims allowed amount |
to over one and half millions Of dollars.
Tho Chassepot rife did wonders in the battles |
with Garbaldi in Italy. The correspondent OF |
Paris new paper says: "The Chassepot musket |
has astonished the army. It kills or inAicts |
wounds which are worse than death. The noise |
made by the firing does not resemble the sound of
the old musketry; 1t is continuous rolling which
fills the mind with rnspeakable terror
"A contemporary, edited by veteran Politician,
who evidently knows whereof he writes. says that
q politicians hat, in general appearance is like
that OF any othe. Of his feilow-crestures; but
closer examination reveals suggestive peculiari-
ties. The hat Of politician is q sort Of barome-
ter which indicates with unerring exactitude the
rise or fal OF his political fortunes.
According to the New England papers, the
fishing season OF 1867, now about closed, has prov
ed an improbable one to majority CT the vessels
Engaged in it, moro particularly the mackerel fish,
cry. During the season, Gloucester Mass, had
$50 vesse.s emp.oyed at the various fishing
grounds, larger number than ever before engag-
%, but the result has been less successful.
The Postofico Department is said to be ex-
perimenting on q new Kind of postage stamp, |
with view to its introduction. 1t is said that the
Department wishes to encourage the use Of stamps.
Not oue.tenth Of the letters mailed are in stamped
envelopes, and 1t is evident that the public prefers
to use the pl, in envelope Ind the adhesive stamp
to the stamped kind.
AT Chatham Dockyard, in England, it is an