The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-05
NEWS SUMMARY.

A volume Of the Chinese ''wise words" OF Con-
fucius and Mercius, translated in London, is being
yspublished in this country.
1t is rum red that Prince Gortschakoff is about
10 marry divorced Lady OF % summers. Tho
Prince Is only 70 years old.
"A memb,r OF the swiss Alpine Club has Just
accomplished IN. fea. Of walking one hundred
miles in twenty-four hours.
Santa Aana has been tried ST Vera Cruz and
sentenced to death. e. has p-:itioned 70 the Su-
preme Government for mercy.
The unfortunate Carlotta has painted por-
trait OF hsr deceased husband whi;h is proLounc-
ed excellent by competent julses.
.-Prze-6shtIng is diminishing in England, ac-
cording to the Pail Mall GAzattei It is uniortu-
nstely increasing in the United states.
The passenger cara on the railway from st.
Petersburg to Moscow are two stories high, the
upper story being used for sleeping at night.
The artesian well in Louisville is now being
enlarged to six inches in diameter and 2 200 fee.
IN depth, which will make 1t the largest in the
world.
The fare en- the Memphis and Charleston Rail
road has been reduced From Memphis to Wash
ineton, the fare Is now only ss425, and so 10
Boston.
Tho North German Parliament has passed q
resolution calling upon the Federal Chancellor to
introduce next session melsura relating TO trade
based upon free trade principles.
Bismarck is * feet IN h light, with broad
shoulders and chest round, forid face, large clue
eyes and a oul voice. He is described So the
image OF rollioking prize fighter.
rto or,llorde frhacr0 marchants nado re-
turns for Government tax in -eptember TO the
amount OF s129,000, supposed to be the largest
sum ever paid by any house II tho United States
General hoA,id disclalms any idea OF being
q candidate for United States Senator from W.
einia. Ee denies having any political aspirations,
and says he much prefers military to political
Life.
Corr is selling at forty cents bushel N Pom
totoo county, Alabama, and nsat is SO very abun
dant that it wil have t. be exported. IN Mobile
corn is 81 rs to S1SO per bushe ard meat 90 cents
per pound.
The New York Tribune publishes list OF one
hundred and slxty-four lecturers for the winter
campaign. Among them are the names OF Mrs.
Theresa yelverton, George Alfred Townsend and
Roger a. Pryor.
10 General Grant, in which he says the amount Of
abandoned lands in possession OF the Bur au IS
H5.o2l acres, and the number Of pieces OF town
properly is 93S.
Within the last tow days there have been
slcht falls Of snow in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Minnesota, as well as at Winchester AMI Wheel
ing. West Virginia, and On the mountains in
Anegauy County, Nd.
1t is said tina. Dickens invariabls custom,
while giving public reading, is to dev)t. himself
to it as business, and to accept no friendly :avi-
tstions which would teld to tlke up his time and
distract his attention.
Mr. Charles Darwin. author OF the Origin OF
speoies," has new work IN the press-"Ihs Vari.
alton OF Animals and Plants uld Domestioatioa; :;
or the Principles Of Lab ,rtsnco Reversion Cross.
ing, Inte breeding III Election"
The New Yo.k Conmo,c;al, Republican Jour
nal, declares that the annual stealin2s from the
Government would moro than sup orS It's lesl;:-
rnats expenses and leave 4 mlrsin toward the pay
raent OF the interest Of the national debt.
-Thore is this one pleasant consideration Ito
many) touch rg the election of the clercc! bic ck-
guard" to the United States Senate, that it will
xeheve Tennessee from his presence. He is a
great nuisance. but, luckily, not ubiquitous.
-uiss FLte's o4se has parable. in France.
certain Nile. Solix has been haunting courts Of law
for thirty years, claiming a largo property. She
was stigmatizsd as mon onaniac, but perssvered
aud now gets Judgment for million and half
francs.
The London papers are oomplei 1ing OF tho
high price OF food IN that city. Corn has risen 40
.,ri, = Ala-0 W;,tar
appears decidedly bad. What the poor Will do
with the rising prices OF the necessariee OF Life IS
subject they hesitate 10 contemplate.
Two hundred AMI thirty-seven negroes have
registered q. the Freedmen's Bureau il Richmond,
Va, as having been discharged by their employers
for voting the Radical ticket. A largo majority Of
them are lb!e-nodied men. General schode!d says
. support will nave 20 DO provided for them either
by the city or General Government.
The San Antonio Cexas) Express says: I'VE
have been shown specimen OF bltumlnous brown
GOAL taken from nina oponod by the Gas Com
paay to supply thoir works. The coal ia foun
near tie surtace, and is OF the same extensive
strata which stretches scross tho State. This
coal makes fne gus, and produces about five Zee:
81 gas TO the pound
-Gen. Ord removed his headquarters to Holly
Springs because the cost of everything that he
required was so high at VicLsburg that -e found
70 impossible TO remain thore. He Was charged
eight hundred dollars moatn rent FOR Very
common establishment. A. Holly Springs ne Sc.
cures ons 0: the Anast aud most costly residences
IN the State at $500 Per annum:
--An spooryphal correspondence between Bon.
1,. IA hey
vribes, "Wnere ars you in thcse tays7 resr
YOU ara two fond OF your yacht for the position
have assigned you on my paper" lac sen re-
Mics from peimonico's-"I am otherwise and
more agreoably en- 5agsl than as manager o. your
paper. Pleas state il your joufnli that TINS
eat lblishmoat does not alrortise IN tla New YORK
Herald"
"A Veteran Observer" OF the New York TiInes,
who ia a distinguished Republican OF ClnciAnsn'
ssys as TO he Radical committee OF ConSrtss ap-
pointed to inquire whether Maryland has Repnb-
Hoau Constructor, that he oalls the previous
question, which is: Does the committee know wnst
Republican Constitution is? Tne veteran then
proceeds to show tha; there wero 10 Republican
Constitutions when the Federal Constitution was
adopted IL the Rad! oal idea Of Repuplcsnism be
the correct one.
Tho Eo2ston tTezasl Journal gives tho TO-
loving &C cunt Of the prominent reb, politicians
Of that State: Judge Oldham IS prsoucius law IN
Houston; Wisfal - engaged in tae same business
In EDglInd; Reagan = married AMI goae TO iarrn'
ing; Graham has also t4kea vie, and returned
70 mis- native STATE, Alabama; Branch has bea.-
alsc.ed to Coagfe=s, 6;s ~! -: 4lov.l - take
his saat; LubbooA Is IL p1r;nership Sith l sou
N tao auction business II EoIston; Gsa Waul is
practicing law IN Galveston; Gray Is building
houses a. Houston.
"A sale o. old and rare coins has Hsen in pro-
gress In New York the past wcok. --e highest
prced rarity WIS U..:.el Sits liar o. 1901
vsllej 1t s5C0. ThoIc was copper of Cnar-e-
N gne's -e4gu Which b: uSht ST. ard anc.out
Greek coins of Alo2ardr -. Great, Ancgoous
knts o1,Y-sr n, 4