The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-10

taxation purposes at so OOe, 900. Next to- thisis
the property o, JAMES W. GAFF, valued at s., ,0O0 :
900; DAVID GBsos, ss,Ooo,0oO; L. ANDERSON,
81 0Oo 600; Jos. LoNawoRTz, g, 600 600, and some
eighty others whose estates are valued at OVER
8, 100000.
This gunners about Rsyre de Grace and the head
Of tho Chesapeake Bay are, We understand, doing
but little. Shooting this SESSION has, up to this
time, not been nYery profitable. Canvas bsok ducks
are selling at S. pair, and red neck sell at s2 but
are nsrJ scarce On the Potomac moro wild geese
have been killed than usual, but CANVAS backs Ired
nscks, 10, arc scarce = y - - =:
Ths Lawrence (Mass.) american says some Of
the principal corporations in that city have given
notice Of . reduction Of pay OF their employees Of
10 percent, and that others win soon do the same.
The reason given is ths depression Of the market
prices Tor goodsy and OF the manufacturing inter
ests In general. a large number Of factory people
TIE Pacific Mail Steamship Company have sp-
pointed Captain s1MuEIs, formerly of the Fulton,
and OF the victorious yacht Henrietta, to q
comn,and in their line, and have assigned him one
OF thsir new staamships,: now in process Of con-
struotion for the Chins trsde. Captain sAmuEIs
is well known as skillful commander, and is be-
ieved to have shown special ability in his recent
trip.
are already out Of employment.
Eem. Lumus b. PECK, Of Montpelier, Vt, died
at Lowell last Friday. The deceased was for many
years one Of tho foremost members CT the Yer
monI bar, having a1arge pracice in several coun-
ties. He was member Of Congress from 1s47 to
1851, and ho held the position of United States
Ddstist Attorney under tRreaident tPHRo. Ho was
for S,sny years the leading Democrat of the State.
Now York, at the present time, house car
psttsn are receiving IS so per day; plasterers
s. 60 bricklayers; 81 to 81 so; stone-mssons about
the same bakers; $40 per week; horse shoers,
: s. so per day; boot and shoe makers, $12 per
Mss. dry goods salssmen, IS to $18 per week /;
cabinet makers, $15 80 $40 per week plumbers,
So I'D to 81 per day mon moulders, s1s per week.
The Eewburyport (Mass.). Herald, in referring
10 tile efora being made at Salem, in that State,
to Issuseitate the fishing interest, says they are
Of no use. Tho Herald thinks that tho fsheries,
as q permanent business, win pass from Hsssa-
ohusetts, and thst hereafter her commerce win
not keep pace with the increase in population. It
regards manufactures as her great business for
the fptuo. .=,s:
Tie Journal qf Commerce. states that the in
voiced value Of dry goods imported at New York
during the ysar 1856 amounts to $126, ,222 855, and
sayB - fUnless No :are much mistaken, the last
(1ses) will stand as the banner year for some
time-perhapa for the whole OF this decade. At
any rate thsre are no present indications that the
sane total win be reuohed during the twelve
months upon which we have just enterea." 90
Professor BhaoKIE, Of Edinburgh, recently e1-
cussd himself from having made silly statement
by nttemptng to make the 'sblundering reporters
Responsible. The reporters held q meeting, COM
pared. notes, and addressed letter to the Pro-
fessor, whowas obliged to retract. Il is true that
reporters sometimes make nonsense Of speeches,
but it oftsner happens that thsy make speeches Of
nonsense.
A Anewsboy Of Toronto, named HKRY MARTIN,
has fallen heir to $2o0,0O in Texas. His father
wss farmer and resident Of Rochester. He
WAS killed in the first battle Of Bull Bun. His
mother WAS unable to support the family, and
sent HrNRY to charitable institution, from which
he escaped. The boy'B uncle settled in Texas
some years ago; and accumulated . large proper
E. BE WAS killed in the battle Of Shiloh, fighting
Tor the Confederacy. A relative had been searoh-
ing three months for the boy.
The celebrated preacher, PEsR HYAoNTHE, is at
present giving course Of lectures at Notre Dame,
in Paris Ge is described as fine looking man,
Of about forty years Of age handsome features, an
acquiline nose, somewhat full and sensual Eps and
q well squared chin. He presents an imposing ap-
pesIance in the pulpit, attred in the costume of
his order-a dress Of coarse brown woollen and
hood and cspots Of white naked feet and sandals,
aclosely shayen head, with tho exception Of the
short fringe Of dark hair which just stops short at
the temples.
It is estimated that the number Of holes which
have to bs drilled by the rock-borins machines in
the Mont Gents tunnel, before that work is COM
pleted, is about 100000. The total depth of all
theso holes when bored will amount to 4,265, 800
feet, which is 1O5 times the length of the tunnel.
Nearly 1s 00O, 900 900 blows will be struck by tho
De-forators to do this work. The entrance to the
Tunnel on the French side is S94s feet above the
leyelof the sea, and its termination on the italian
de 1880 feet, SO that the actual difference Of level
besween the two axtrenities is about 464 feet.
A Washington dispstch says: General GRANT
had long interview with Secretary STANTON upon
tho effect Of tho recent decision of the Supreme
oourt upon military commissions. 1t renders the
Pr,edpnen,s Bureau and Civil Rights Bills nulE-
lie, and while it is allowed To- stand orders will
dsr Il. Secretary STANTON, General GHARY, Gene
raj PlIAKR and all other army officers who have
ham rpOn military commissions are hourly liable
r. rrin1insl arrest and trial Senator TRUHBULL,
rho drew up both the above bills, agrees with the
l6Irenne Court