The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-17
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plicatiOn was made by MIR. rAnnY Tor claim 10 bc
entered on her bctlar for 10000 which tho bank
ript owed her under marriage eontruct lie
produced The original ducument in IIcbrsw, and
read translation Of ii, M follows: con Tho
second day in the week, tho twelfth day of tho
month 'rishri,' in tho year 5ti26 from the Creation
Of tho World, as wo reckon, in the city of Lon
don, situated Oh tho river Thames, viz: Mr..
JUDAH, Hon OF DAVID LEVY IANDASo, said To LEAH,
daughter of uur Patriarch ADnalI,s1,' you suIl
be my wife according to tho law OF Noses and
Israel, and l. with tho ilolp of God, will servo,
honor, feed, sustain, and clothc thee, according
TO the law Of Israelitcs, who serve, honor, feed,
sustain antl rlotlo their wives i'll truth ); AMI
give yOu dowry' OF hundred silver coins
which is duo to you from me, nntl also your main
tenancc, clothing, and all wants thnt mRy buncft
you, according to tho custom Of the world Aud
Tho bride was willing, and bccnmc his wif3 unl
the aforenamcd bridegroom alsO willingly gave her
| all additional dowry Of five hundred pounds stcr-
ling, AMI also tho aforcnamcd bridegroom Inns
bcund himself that tcso 'dowrics' shall he MS n
debt against him. rs If llo had received full value
from her. And then, also, tho aforesaid bride
groom tho strength md 'powcr' Of this ccrtifl-
cato, with the latter 'lowry' horUbY bind myself
and my heirs after me- TINT it bo secured from all
that now possess. Aud this certificate and ad-
ditional 'dowry hayo tho strength and power like
oil marriage certificates made according to jewish
law and not as an invalid bill and wo tho under
signed lavo witnessed ull thai tho nforenamod
bridegroom has agreed upon for tho benefit of tho
bride, with voluntary willingness anu oath, ito per-
form all that he las said and signed and all was
right, clear, nnl established. Bridcsroom's name,
JUDAH BASpASo witness, ABRAHAM CHEM NYEFu;
witness, Abba JOSEPH EEsiM CuALEvy." This, ac-
| cordng to tho jewish Church, was n settlement
upon tho bride; whether it was to bo so consider
c IN E""-' i"". --'',ainn for tho court to decide
Tho Commissioner said there will he no harm IN
entering claim, though think tho brlo llersclf
will haro goud many accounts TO furnish to her
husband.
THE FOLLOWING BnIEF memoir nf q very worthy
man wo copy from tho Boston Post. Mr. Frrcn
| for somc months, waB tho Washington corrcspon-
dent also OF tho CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS: "Tho
telegraph has announced the death and funeral of
MIR. j. w. FiTcH, our special correspondent at
Washington. For several wcoSs Mr.. FITcIr has
been very ILL., first of debility, and then Of typhoid
forcr. His strength, Impaired by his nrduous Ia
bors, md his system weakened by tue poisonous
atmosphere Of Washington, were not sufficient To
contend against rapid and tenacious disease,
aud ho gradually sunk away, until fiua!ly death
released him from his great suffering. Ho was
young mnn Of uncommon ability, OF n generous
chivnlric nature, imbucd will, n fonlness Tor Ills
calling, md animated by n constnnt desire to
improve ond cxccI in !, Eol;c,o,,y +, Ii. 60.
III. n,wors of lo.cr;,,;,,, u,,ro ,,,,,,,,.I So, ~.
coll 4, min, chase. of ry.,;t ~, .,
fo TINT worn ,orro,oa h liz ,.;,,. g.
cntcrt,;ni,,, ond ronh;o ,.;,I H. -, a.,
natural ouickpcs. of obaorv, Tin, aud ,i;o..;,,,;
nation 40 necessary in n corrcu,on,ont ~
daily paDcr: his styo vas close and fprso n,
dispatch, ana lowing pleasant IN letter whcic
ampl'icntion was not only allowable but essential
moreover, ho hnu INC great merit winch rendered
hlm valuable VIZ: tho knowicd go Of "ncws the ca
pacity 'or sa.hs the wheat from the chah' which
Is inc sure lnaiehlion OF newspaper man by i'll
s'uhct. eoc'ats Mr. FITCH was very popular. lie
hau 'rahh' pleasant manher' WHICH J'nncd TO an
eAreniei! hf"eein Porsoi' rendered nm posses
sing ut hrst siRh'' hha longer acquaintance re-
'eaieu S.ori','6 '"an''es OIL neart anu mind that
s'i"eu MN 'io'o '''' 'o'"'oa iftenas' INC mo oi
sPco'hi eoiicspo'ur'i' III washington is Ter
r'pis wearing ohc' inc anxiety, tho vigilance, tho
CONSTANT requirements ioaFo nut i'tte tlmn Tor
.e'su'o UT o'9oS"am.' nut .hero III hihdiy
"oou ''''''h '''o - 'i' 'neio WIG" ~ he'or
ncBoe'"u 'h's ure ehuearea 10 eacl o'her by
hia's aiu ."pa'hics .nas .no outsl'to "orid call
no' c""'Prehe"u' anu III the'f mutual ao'otion ana
.uoclieer'uli'ess Win wnich 'hoy assume anoshers
oors, Vi fcsPoho 70 .ho cai' 10 ane'iate ahothors
"ocs' 'hcS sho" 'he or,ah,or siuo o' human ma
'h.' An', oAHo' ''i Hn h,sner respect Inc iovo
~ nv ;r.s" '.s so, 'n"" " ml rtuh curing ms
80 80, ..' ,'s.A' ~ .,.e .A, -, "'s
s ua ,aa, -;. nu no .i"u'' pau nun III
W 80 na 80 or" .Ha, a.NonH 'ie ho "as
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THE SORE FEELING manifested by the English
people Mt tho troatment accorded by the Govern
mcnt to tho Yccroy of Egypt in his recent visit is
surely natural enough. IssrAII. PAsnA il al good
AZ king, though in namo lie s only Yiceroy of
OF tho Sultan. lilo has nlways bcon liberal friend
to tho British and his bcha yor toward ISpcisbrucn
travelling in his dominions has been remarkably
generous Yet the Royal family showed him only
tho sabbicst apology for hospitality when no came
to visit them; mono uf tho Queens many palaccs-
whitehall, ST. James, Kcnsinrtop. Duckiuyham
Kov Hom,ton court Eroon,oro ,t.r,to.o,,,.,'
Io"' H ~, SV"i'' '.oS,ioi'' hihrlooro"g"
LOT Ills occupation; ana Lord DUDLEY finally had
10 rescue nm from hotel by giving up his
own mahson 10 his Highness' use. These
circumstances provoko inquiry whether tho
queens conduct was dictated by poverty or
parslhony. Lei III sec what tho royal incomes
amount 10. iero arc tho hgnrca: Quoen VIC
toria sl,oioooo; frihce oi wales, $500 GOO; Prin-
cess Oh maies' sooo,ooo DuRe ol Edihburg, $780,
wv frmeess hoyal OF frhasin, s4o,ooo; Princess
OF Hesso saoVoo; frinccss HELENA, 100000; Ouch
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