The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-17
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observation-disclosures keeper, came up lor eAaulin"
ton. He said that about twelve months ago his
vife robbed him of $4,000. male friend OF his
wife who was concerned in tho transaction, was
n,darooi,r twelve months Imprisonment for his
sbore in it. On behalf of Mrs. BANDASo, an ap-
nIication was made by Mr.. PARRY tor claim to be
entered on her behalf for f60O0, which the bank
rupt owed ker under marriage contract. lie
produced the original document in Hebrew, and
read translation of it, as follows: son tho
second day in the week, the twelfth day OF tho
month 'Tishri,' in tho year 562G from the Creation
of the World, as we reckon, i'll the city of Lon
don, situated on the river Thames, viz: Mr..
JUDAH, son of DAVID LEVY BANDANo, said to LEAH:
daughter Of our Patriarch ABRAHAM, you Shall
be my wife according to the law OF Moses and
Israel and 1, with the help of God, will serve,
honor, feed, sustain, and clothe thee, according
to the law of Israetes, who serve, honor, feed,
sustain, and clothe their wives in truth and
give YOU sdowry OF a hundred silver coins
which is due to you from me, and also your main
tenance clothing, and all wants that may benefit
Won, according to the custom of the world And
the bride was willing, and became his wife; and
the aforenamed bridegroom also willingly gave her
all auUuLlOudl OOWEy VI uNc Pouhoo ceSA-
ling, and also the aforenamed bridegroom has
bound himself that these sdowries shall be as
debt against him, as if he had received full value
from her. And then, also, the aforesaid BRIDE
groom, the strength and power of this certiti-
cato, with the latter 'dowry' hereby bind myself
and INV heirs after me- that it be secured from all
that I now possess And this certificate and ad-
ditional sdowry' have the strength and power like
all marriage certificates made according to Jewish
law and not as an invalid bill ; and we the under
signed have witnessed all thai the aforenamed
bridegroom has agreed upon for the benefit OF the
bride, with voluntary willingness and oath, to per-
form all that he has said and signed and all was
right, clear, and established. Bridegroom's name,
JUDAH BANDANo; witness, ABRAHAM CHEM NYEFU;
witness, Abba JOSEPH NEsm CHALEvY." This, &C
cording to the Jewish Church, was settlement
upon the bride; whether it was to be so consider
ed in English law remained for the court to decide
The Commissioner said there will be no harm in
entering claim, though think the bride herself
will have good many accounts to furnish to her
husband.
THE FOLLOWING BRIEF memoir of very worthy
man we copy from the Boston Post. MIR. FITCH
for some months, was the Washington correspon-
dent also of the CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS: s'The
telegraph has announced the death and funeral OF
Mr.. J. W. FITCH, our special correspondent at
Washington. For several weeks Mr.. FITCH has
been very ILL., first of debility, and then of typhoid
fever. His strength, impaired by his arduous Ia
bors, and his system weakened by the poisonous
atmosphere of Washington, were not sufficient to
contend against rapid and tenacious disease,
and he gradually sunk away, until finally death
released him from his great suffering. He was
young man of uncommon ability, Of generous
chivalric nature, imbued with fondness TOR his
calling, and animated by a constant desire to
improve and excel in it. Felictous in his fancy,
his powers Of description were unusual, and we
call to mind phases Of Washington and Saratoga
life that were narrated by him with most
entertaining and graphic skill. He had the
natural quickness of observation and discrimi-
nation so necessary in q correspondent of
daily paper; his style was close and terse in
dispatch" and flowing pleasant in letter where
amplifcation was not only allowable but essential.
Moreover, he had the great merit which rendered
him valuable VIZ: the knowed ge Of news, the Ca
pacty for sitting the wheat from the chaff, which
is the sure indication Of newspaper man by in
stinct. Socially Mr.. FITCH was very popular. He
had frank, pleasant manner, which Joined to an
extremely graceful person, rendered him posses
sing at first sight, and longer acquaintance re-
vealed sterling qualities of heart and mind that
gained him close and devoted friends. The life of
a special correspondent in Washington is ter
rbly wearing one. The anxiety, the vigilance, the
&c, loo hnf Gft1a firnn for
leisure or enjoyment. But there is kindly
brotherhood among the craft there which Is never
neglected they are endeared to each other by
trials and sympathies that the outside world can
not comprehend, and in their mutual devotion and
the cheerfulness with which they assume auother's
labors or respond to the call to alleviate anothers
woes they show the brighter side Of human na-
ture and exact for it higher respect. The love
and tenderness shown to MIR. FITCH during his
long Illness the solcitous remembrance in his
closing hours and tho sincere tribute paid him at
the LAST sad rites, show that among them he was
conspicuous, for attributes that render life beau
tiful and memory blessed.
The SORE FEELING manifested by the English
people at the treatment accorded by the Govern
ment to the Viceroy Of Egypt in his recent visit is
surely natural enough. IsNAIL PAsHA is as good
as king, though in name he is only Viceroy OF
of the Sultan. He has always been liberal friend
to the British andhis behavior toward Engishmen
travelling in his dominions has been remarkably
generous. Yet the Royal family showed him only
the shabbiest apology for hospitality when he came
to visit them; none of the Queens many palaces
Whitehall, st. James, Kensington, Buckingham,
Kew, Hampton Court, Frogmore, Marlborough |
House. Clarence House, Windsor-was fitted up
for his occupation and Lord DUDLEY finally had
to rescue him from q hotel by giving up his
own mansion to his Highness' use. These
circumstances provoke inquiry whether the
Queens conduct was dictated by poverty or
parsimony. Let us see what the royal incomes
amount to. Here are the figures Queen VIC
toria, 81 $4,000; Prince Of Wales, s5OO,OOO; Prn-
cess of Wales, 100000; Duke OF Edinburg, s75,-
OOO; Princess Royal of Prussia $4,000; Princess
of Hesse, $50 0OO Princess HELENA, $780, 600; Ouch
ess Of Cambridge, $4,000; her eldest daughter,
$4,000; her second daughter, s25OOO; Duke Of
Cambridge $4,000. Total, $2,725, ,0OO Beside
this, rich noodle named NEELD, passing over all
his relations, bequeathed to the Queen 81, OO0
which she was graciously pleased to accept
There have been large savings since the death OF
Prince ALBERT in 1861, in consequence Of the
Queen living in cheap retirement, and leaving the
dignity of sthe Crown" to shift for ITSELF and if
these savings be estimated at only one-sxh of her
income, tho amount cannot bo under S2,OOO,OOO
more. Prince ALBERT, who was remarkably saw
ing, left to the Queen all his accumulations, esti-
mated at S., 100000. With an annual income of
s., 1910, ,OOO and capital OF not far from s9,OOOOOO
Queen VICTORIA ought not to have allowed royal
guest either to stop at hotel or to be indebted
for his entertainment to the liberal courtesy OF an
English nobleman.
The SINGULAR QUARREL Of the official papers OF
France and Prussia is not wholly cleared up by
the fuller statements which were given IN q re-
cent issue. Outside of the two countries directly
;nyolyad in fba oopfrnvarsy IL onOears tn ha the