The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-15
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NEWS SUMMARY.

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Gold closed in New York at 2ssc. for Middling
Uplands.
Gold closed at 40s.
Cotton at Liverpool advanced i'd, closing at
10id for Mddling Uplands.
Tie citizens OF Julesburg have organized them
selves into an independent city, owing no ale
glance to Nebraska or Colorado.
Near Quincy, H., during the recent overflow Of
the bottom, fish of all kinds were carried along
with tho food In great abundance, and now, that
the river has fallen, the diminished pools and
ponds are literally filed with them.
The Council Bluffs Nonparea says the Union
Pacific Railroad Bridge is located across the Mis-
souri, River at Trains Crossing, opposite Section
Three. It is to be thirty feet high, stone piers,
and not to cost over three millions.
The Springfield Republican says work in the ma
tiona armory at that place was reduced because
'BN. BUTLER is interested in new breech-loader,
and is determined to foist it upon the Government
and make it supplant the AL1.N gun, which actual
service has shown to be an excellent weapon"
A Ieipaic bookseller announces that he is about
to publish the works Of MAxnluIAN. They will
form seven volumes, Of which four are in the
hands Of the printer. The publication is made
by the express desire Of the Emperor FRANCIS
JOSEPH.
Several Austrian department secretaries have
been detected in the nice business Of selling diplo-
matic documents to foreign papers. The richest
part Of the developments in this affair is the dis
covery that four-fths Of the dispatches thus sold
we're forgeries.
A very marked Illustration Of the power Of i'm
agination was given at Portland, Me-, the other
day, when several express and truckmen were
overcome and sickened by o supposed stencil from
box containing the neatly carved Indian for some
tobaoconist's sign, but what they imagined to be
coffin containing corps.
The canal soon to be built around the Lower
Des MoiIc. Rapids Of the Mississippi River is to
be about seven and half miles long, extending
from Nashville to Keokuk. The width at the
water surface inside the canal to be three hundred
feet in embankment and two hundred and fifty feet
In excayaton and in low water to be five feet deep.
The VIcoMTE DE MEAux has written volume
upon the Revolution and the Empire. 1t is
divided into two books, the first Of which begins
with 1883, and comes down to the foundation Of
the Empire, and the last ends with the Hun
dred Days. The point Of view is royalist one,
though the tone Of the work is temperate and inn
partial. 10
In the University Convocstion at Albany, DR..
LAMaERr said that physiology should . taught in
schools $50 that one could learn what food to eat.
He said etff q scholar cannot resolve problem
easily, his brain should be strengthened by good
dish Of tripe. The superiority Of Scotchmen is
owing to oatmeal and the degenesacy Of the pres
emit inhabitants Of Massachusetts to the use Of
fine wheat -four"
When Paris omnibus is full the word "com-
plet" is placed on the rear Of the stage. An
American in Paris was anxious to all the sights,
and concluded that he could In part accomplish his
purpose bygeing about in the different omnibuses.
he saw many interesting spots, but states that he
was never able to get to " Complet." That place
must possess superior attractions, though not
spoken Of in the guide book, for every omnibus go
ing there was always full"
OF the new monastery to be built at Dubuque,
the 0srad says: 1.-THE building is to be Of stone,
now belng qua1ied, and when finished will be the
most magnificent and imposing building in the
State. It's dimensions Will be equal to o block Of
buildings in the city, with side walls forty feet
high, and ON the church tower two hundred feet
high. In the centre Of the building will be court
square OF one hundred feet The designs, il car
ried out, viii give Dubuque monastery some
thing like the grand old structures OF Italy"
Anew York firm have just completed q very fine
steam fire engine tor the Japanese Government,
which will be shipped in the ram &onesDaa, re-
GENTLY purchased by the Tycoon. The american
Artizan says aAs this win be the first steam
Ere engine introduced into that country, we can
easily imagine the wonder and astonishment
which viii be depicted upon the grave visages Of
the sedste Japanese, when for the first time they
witness what effect this barbarian" machine can
nccompish. li&tJtla ~.
The Prince Imperial Of Austria is boy Of very
fiery temper, and at recent Juvenile party he
fhrashed the son Of the Prussian Ambassador for
some dsparaging remarks respecting Austria
during her recent war. The Emperor and Empress
ehaneed to enter the room while the young Prus-
sian was vhimpering, and the scene was promptly
changed. The Empress consoled young WERTHER,
dried his tears, and kissed him, while FRANo1s
JosrpH inflicted summary castgstion on his inn
petuous scion, telling him that it was disgracefll
for him to attack his own guest.
The Natal Csfres Of Americs are in profound
grief Hard times prevail there, snd have caused q
great rise in the price Of that indispensable COM
modify to Cafre ss to every one elsa wife.
Heretofore the matrimonialy inclined Caffre could
buy wife for the moderate price Of ten COWS
COWS being the Cante ss'greenbacks,n and legal
tender at Natal For fifteen COWS he could secure
the best girl in the village. Now, however, owing
to scarcity, the price OF the most ordinary wives
les risen to twenty COWS, and. above that inpro-
portion to the desirable Character Of the article.
Hence the grief Of the Cahfes, J
ra Mdridge, the celebrated negro tragedia 4
died on Saturday last during a professional tour
In Poland. he was native Of Maryland; picked
up the shipbuilding when . boy, and attracted the
notice Of EDMUND KEAN during the tour Of the
latter in this country forty years ago. He accom-
panied the great actor to Europe as body ser
want, manifested considerable theatrical genius,
AID went on the stage. The prejudioes. of color
were too strong FOR him to succeed in this coun-
Try, but he was popular in Europe. BE was en-
gagged to appear at the Academy Of Music, in New
York, during the month Of September. He was
ffty-seven years Of age when he died.
The burning well at Petroha, in Canada, was 9
marvel to the spectators. After many hours of
labor, the flames H-re e1tinguished. The Reposi-
tor says: "The magnitude Of the flow of oil now
became apparent, and such r1 Of pure oil issuing
from the ground and filing al the bitches around,
had never before been seen in this locality. The
production was estimated to be from one to two
thousand barrels in "a, hours; in this manner it
ran to waste for about 4s hours after the fire was
sItinguished, when it ceased in consequence of
in now in process Of erection for the purpose Of
casiEg and tubing. ,e..;s al
Letters from France state that the south of that
empire will scarcely meet the requirements Of its
consumption. In the centre Of Fraucs the wheat
ea1s are light, and their quantity is not 80 consid
ersble as it had been hoped and supposed to be at
the moment Of Towering. In the east of France
merchants are concluding for contracts for wheat