The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-01
Yhe lailg News
NEWS SUMMARY.
Gold closed In New Yprk at SS!.

road cars in st. Louis haYo decided TO admt col
orcd people to al their cars on an equality with
tho whites,
Ibero ia n woman living near Ashevillo, now 4ol
years old, who has perfectly formed body, but
noilhor arms or legs. Her name is HESTER
MaBsY. .st.r4
Tho latest announcement Of tho intended visit
to Paris Of crowned hoad is that OF the Shall, OF
Porsia, NAsro-ED-DIN, son Of MAHoNED, Shah, to |
whose throne no succeeded in 184S. He IL cx- |
pectod in July.
Tho Wilmington Journal snys: "Captain JOHN |
N. MAFE1IT, formerly commander OF the Confcdcr-
ato steamer Florida, arrived in this city on
Wednesday night and is NOW tho guest Of his
relatives and friends.
According to tho last advices from Shanghae, O
prussiRn man-of-war WAS therc. The object OF
tho visit was to negotiate with tho Chinese Gov
ornment for n strip OF land on tho Island Of For
mosa, for tho use Of tho Berlin Government.
Tho stcerago passengers on board emigrant
ships arc now compelled to take air and exercise
on dock. They arc driven TO it by cayenne pepper
placed on heated shovel, tho fumes causing
genersl rush from The confined quarters below.
Tho squirrels with which Mayor Smith stocked
tho Boston Common fret drove away the birds
which formerly destroyed tho worms. und then they
girdled many Of tho forest trees, which llavo had
;. to be cut down.
Tho city authorities OF Boston hhvo resolved TO
prohibit tho uso OF ail kinds of fireworks OH tho
coming Fourth OF July, and thereby sayo tho sixty
thousand dollars usually appropriated for that
Chinese elemont Of tho annual celebrations.
THO Prince OF Wales divides his tmo in Paris
between the Exhibition md tho theatres, attend
ing the former in tho day aud the latter III the
evening Ono evening ho dined with tho French
Emperor and Empress in grand state, eighty
gussts being present in his honor.
Tue Army and Navy Jottrma, has IN ingenious
wny OF calling n man liar. In spcnking Of Gen.
BAKER It describes him as ''ono of those tecora-
tive mon who mako 1t point Of honor never to lot
stStx SaS q Rpy& Tass in Boston for tho
poae Of organizing Union Leagues at the South
hnyo not boon successful. Our solid mon who
gave money to such oIjects think that all agita-
tion and political action in tho South should bo
putlio, in order to educate the freedmen, by on
abling thon, to lear both sidos.
E" Mr. KossuTH has written another letter on tho
state OF political nairs in Hungary, blaming tho
course of action which Mr. DEAK, and with him
tho majority Of tho Hungarian Dict, have followed.
t,Wtntoror changes mny havo occurred in Hun
gary, Mr. KossUTu remains unflinchng oppo-
mont Of Austria. .'. ,..
z some time ago ISAAC CnoM1E, wealthy citizen
Of Louisvilo, made will, leaving about S2Oo, ,OG0
to benevolent institution in New York. A Catho-
Lie and an Epscopalian association OF The Same
name claimed tho boqucst After considerable
litigation Chancellor PrgRTIE awarded tho fund 10
tho Catholics.
Numerous applications, both from wbito citizens
ard from tho colorcd people, are received almost
daily at the Freedmen's Bureau for tho establish
mcnt OF colored schools in localities in Yirgnn
whore hitherto there havo becn mono. a number
y nEE 1ali oF In sp1,
] hays engaged in tho volunteer labors OF teaching
tho colored children. t.
BENJA1riN I. BARTa1s, Esq, died near Frederick
City, Maryland, last weok, at tho age Of sovcnty-
three years. Ho in former times the editor ofthe
Republican Gazette, and subsequently OF tho Hor-
net nowspnpers which were published in tho inter-
d este OF tho, Republican party unior old pnrty d.
visions, and tho 1crco opponents Of thu Federal
party. .-c!
N A report comes from Washington that tho lead
Ing disti.lors Of the country arc making arrange
monts TO gire tho Government eiliciont assistance
in enforcing tLo revenue laws. A Bureau is to bo
organized with agonta in oil parts OF tho country.
Every still is to BIO kept under closo inspection and
any infnction OF the laN is to DO instantly prosp-
cuted.
Tho Illinois Legislature ut its last Boesion passed
Law providing that any pcraon bringing into tho
state seod Of the Canada thistle in the packing Of
goods. grain grnss Seeds or otherwise, and per-
mittng the Same TO bo disseminated and Yeee-
tate, shall be liable 10 Ane Of 400; and my per-
son allowing this fhislo mature and disseminate
:. It's seed upon his lands shall TO subjected to
penalty of SIS. ), .
A bonrd of engineers haYo Eccn experimenting
at the Chnrlestown Navy Yard with crude pctro-
leum as fuel for generating steam on aca-going
vessels. The heat genornted by tho systonl en-
ployod is iutenge and tho combustion so perfect
that no ramoko is percoptible. The tcBt lasted
eighty-soyen successive hours. Commodore
RopoERs is perfectly satisfied with the experiment
and will apply to tho Department at Washington
for permission TO mako trial trip by sea. - ''
Tho Boston Posi- says: Tho property ,confsca-
ted, purchased and enjoyed BY tho distinguished
Judge UNDERWOOD is likely TO royert TO its proper
owners, and the Judge, probably, will be Obliged
to find new quarters for his ropose. Tho nico
house he occupics-worth twenty or thirty thou
sand dollars and which was sold for abont ono
fourth Of ita value-will soon aholtcr another
tenant. Our mombers Of Congress- -HooPEn,
ALLEY, AMEs-boueht somo Of UNnEnwooD's con-
fiscatons, wo understand. The Investment may
not provo as profitable as they expected.
II. q. BAnNwE1.L and L. Q. BELL, editors Of
Boto's Reuie1, announce temporary suspon-
sion Of it's ilsue, in consequence Of the death of
tts former cditors md propriotors tho. lfcssrs
DEBow. They assure subscribers that tho maga-
zine will not be allowed to perish, though tho re-
quirements of tho law may mako it necessary thet
It should bo onicrod for sale, and with view 10
this contingency, bids for tho work are invited
TRs e sGRs1Ss 81 RaDss sad
policy as hayo governed In tho past conduct CT the
work. eI- j ~
: The largest topaz known has just been deposited
at tho Bank of Franco. II is OF Brazilian origin,
and measures seyen and one-quarter inches in
Jspsth, ,by four pnd three -eighhs inshaJ in width,
and about the Same in thickness. It weighs more
than three and half pounds. However valuable |
this stono may be from its brilancy and size it is
still moro from it's artistic merit az OH ono face
s engraved hsif-length Christ breaking bread At
tho Last suppor. This composition was executed |
with tho burin and diamond dust by tho owner OF |
tho gem, ANDnE CAnIELLo, formerly Director OF |
We find on item taken from a Glasgov- paper.
stating that ST. Johns Lodge, OF that oity, has |
recently celebrated the 809th anniversary OF It's |
e1istence, it having been erected by charter from
King AALcoM, in 1857. We should Iiko to nee tho /
Mnstor-roll Of TINT lodge, beginning moro than |
eight Centuries ago, and running along with the
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