The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-05
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An American paper, called the Too Republ'cs'
is published in the City OF Mexico.
There are fifty or moro agricultural fairs now
going on in New York and the Deighborins cities.
BlARRITz at present is crowded with Spamards,
most of them exiled, and all Of them more or less
opposed to the existing order Of things.
foreign journal announces that the railway
from Paris to Strasbure has now three-story cars,
for first, second and third-cass passengers.
The only fruit which grows in every climate Is
the strawberry. 1t is the only fruit which some
where on the earth is picked every day the year
round.
Two stock brokers in Paris have made bet II
is said, Of $780, 900, that General GRANT will, OF
will not, be Emperor of the United States within
five years.
They have queer idea Of prohibition" IN VI
emma. The police recently threatened lager beer
seller to fine him heavily il he did not increase the
size of his glasses.
A New York company has purchased one hun
dred and forty thousand acres OF land IN North
Carolina. and are going into wool-growlng
speculation on it.
New Orleans papers complain that the city
cemeteries are emitting noisome and deleterious
odors, and advise that they should be frequented
no more than is Necessary.
On the occasion of the visit of the Emperor Ma
poIEoN to Arniens, the Bishop gave permis-
sion to make use of animal food though it was
Friday This is considered very remarkable de-
psrture from. the rule.
The Viceroy has bought an immense number OF
ladies' costumes to go TO Egypt. They were made
to ft French ladies' figures, and either the Vice
roy's beauties are very accommodating or French
figures will accompany the dresses.
The captain Of the little vessel Red, White ana
Blue, which crossed the Atlantic last year, has
been figuring recently in Court OF Justice In
Paris, tho cause being misunderstanding with
M. GnAap, with whom tho owner had made an
AGREEMENT to place the vessel on exhibition
The Cincinnati Commercial, a Republican paper,
remarks 'eThe Antietam poet managed to ring
in an ample list Of officers who participated III that
battle, but by singular omission he never SO
much as limited the name OF MCCLELLAN, the gen.
eral commanding the army which won the hard
fought field.
Some Hindoo thieves determined to rob train
in Madras. They accordingly blocked the track
with tree tops. The engineer stopped his train,
the thieves swarmed into the cars, the engine was
reversed and run back with all possible speed, ana
all the robbers were soon lodged in jail, except
those who were killed by jumping from the train.
It is reported from Berlin that Count BrsMARoK
will soon resign his portfolio as Minister for For
eien Affairs in order to devote himself more e1-
olusiyey to his duties as Chancellor Of the Bund.
He will retain his seat as President OF the Cabinet.
Herr Won SAv1aNY and Herr Won WERTHER are
spoken Of as his successors in the foreign Office.
Female clerks, it is reported by foreign cor
respondent of the New York Knicker6ocke7, are
extersively employed in Europe BE says the
women do nearly all the trading in Ireland, and
the same custom prevails in Great Britain and
France. He praises their general attention and
the care they are always found to exhibit for their
employers interests.
The way they sprinkle the streets in Vienna is
odd and decidedly slow. An immense hogsheadis
mounted on four wheels, filed with water, and
drawn by pair Of horses. To the rear end OF
the hogshead is attached leather hose provided
with common rose sprinkler. AS the cart moves
slowly along, man waking behind shakes the
sprinkler to the right and left by means Of cord
attached to it.
At recent meeting Of the California Academy
Of Natural Sciences, MI. MYsrRoM read paper on
the Formation of Table Mountain. He maintained
that it was the product Of an @ronaut coming in
contact with the earth. little halfformed planet,
out, like an egg falling upon the floor. This new
theory excited considerable remark. and some
amusement among those present.
The marine losses of American vessels during
September, by fire, wreck, collision and similar
disasters, were 29, Of which were ships, barks,
brigs, and IL schooners. The aggregate value
of these vessels was 1881 900. The total losses by
marine disasters, for the nine months of 1867 that
have passed, have been 3SS vessels, valued at
SIG, ZIG, 100, as compared with SS9 vessels, valued
at $1s, $50 800, during the same period last year.
The Warrenton Sentinel says that Major JOHN
SCOTT, of Fauquier, now in Europe, has just writ
ten, informing his friend here that the Prussian
War Minister. Count BISMARCK, has ordered a
government translation of his late work, "Parti
san Life with Mosby" for the purpose Of adopting
in the Prussian service the system developed by
Colonel MosBY during the late war, regarding it as
entirely original and effective. Also that the Rus
sian War Minister and his Royal Highness, Crown
Prince of Russia, have written him letters in high
commendation of Colonel MosBY's newly deve
oped system Of warfare.
An English letter-writer, at Berlin, sketches the
personal appearance Of the King of Sweden as fol-
lows: 'sThe King Of Sweden is man Of imposing
presence. His stature even exceeds that OF King
William. His physiognomy resembles rather that
Of Southern Frenchman than that of native of
Northern Europe. A long, fnll black beard sur
rounds an oval face Of handsome and expressive
features and dark complexion. The eagle nose
and vivacious eye impart to the countenance an
expression fully corresponding to the head, which
is said to revolve aspiring and ambitious schemes
Bis short hair is mere and there streaked with
grey.
The Wilmington Journal says: cater all the
rain which has fallen during the summer it would
seem that our creeks and rivers should not soon
show an insuficiency of water, yet we hear it COM
planned by the Captains OF the liver boats and
Others that the water in the Cape Fear at present
is getting very low In fact it is said that in some
Of the shallowest places the boats have struck
once or twice already. 1t is very rare thing,
however in the Fall or Winter season for the
water to get so low as to interrupt the regular
trips Of the boats. In this fact we have assurance
against their stoppage 1t is strange though after
all the water that has fallen the river should thus
early thereafter become low.
The New Orleans Times, Of the 25th ult, states
thst attaches Of the press in that city have been
the victims Of disease in unusual number at tn q
distressing time in New Orleans. Three members
of the Picayune corps were Ill, one with symptoms
Of cholera, and another with some sort of fever,
anda third with yellow fever. ALI three, however
-Messrs. BACON, DoTsoN and CoNDoS-were re-
ported convalescent. Major ROBINSON, of the Re
publican, was down with yellow fever, but with
good prospect of recovery. One of the editors of
the Tribune was down with the same disease. Mr..
CATLrN, Of the Crescent, was reported slowly but
surely recovering. Six members of the New Or
leans editorial corps is pretty largo proportion
to be sick at one time.
The proposed cable from France to the United
States is said to be in fair way to be successfully
laid. The preliminary soundings, began four