The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-16
The lat1g Nens.
NEWS SUMMARY.

The effort of the st. Louis railroads to collect
six cents fare instead Of fve as allowed by their
charter, is characterized as sic cenler tyrdnnis.
Her Majesty HUIkoK-JUKoU, the Queen OF the
Society Islands, in company with her suite, has
: just arrived in Paris to visit tho Exposition.
It is understo I'd that the merchants do not this
year intend to offer the usual emium to the first
ship from China with the seasons teas. Hence
there will be no racing.
The man whose sleep would cost the most is said
to be the lamphghter of Paris, where the estimat-
ed cost of lighting the city is five thousand francs
per minute.
One DANIEL MoxLEY, from Grayson, member
of the cred Strings" carried into Wytheyile, Va,
q wagon load of liquor, which he tried to sell
without paying the tax. His wagon, horses and
LIQUOR, have oil been confscsted.
The lowest estimate made for the expense Of
registration in Arkansas, is eight hundred and
ninety thousand dollars (sssO.OOO). On the same
will be fifteen million dollars.
A San francisco journal of q recent date says
the agricultural districts were never seemingly 80
prosperous as at this time. New towns and settle
ments are springing up oil over the country, and
the old ones supported by the farming interests
are wonderfully improving in wealth and business.
The Tensas Na.) Gazette says that the cholera
has appeared on some of the plantations Of that
parish, greatly denoralizing the laborers. The
caterpillar has appeared in the cotton. Many Of
heplanters preparing to emigrate, as they see
no prospect of a speedy regeneration Of the in
dustry Of that section Of the State.
There is good news for tea-drinkers. A dispatch
from India announces that the tea markets in
China have opened at prices one-third lower than
at the opening Of last year. The tea merchants Of
London, who have been holding back their sup
plies in the hope OF raising prices, have, it is sad
received adyices to realize.
marble bust Of LINCOLN, executed in Italy at
a cost of five hundred dollars, is exposed to public
view at Cincinnati, and will soon bs placed in
handsome Gothic shrine at Lincoln Park. The
bust is represented as o work Of great merit, but
the Commercial gives decided preference to the
bust executed by THOMAS JONES, 80 far as con-
Germs fidelity to the original
AParis letter reports that NJ. DEBRAUz DE SAL
pAprsNA, of the Memorial Diptonsatique, is left
literary executor to MACMILLAN, and is about to
publish biography Of his brief life NJ. DE SAL
DApESNA had already begun the work before the
arrangement of MRAMoN was concluded, and he
has recently received documents which will nearly
lead him to the end Of the life Of the Prince.
In England gang Of persons purporting to be
laborers, have for some time been imposing upon
the credulity Of antiquaries by taking about sup
posed relics, which they alege to have found in an
urn while they we're digging near Windsor. Alter
they had disposed Of o large number OF things, 1t
was discovered that these articles were made OF
modern cast brass, covered with green oxidation
to give them an appearance of antiquity.
MARCO PAcHA, physician-in-chief to the
Sultan, and director general Of the medical
department Of the Turkish army, is Greek,
educated in France. He speaks the Inn
guage with the purest Parisan accent, and is tho
roughly acquainted with the details OF military
medical administration. He holds the high rank
Of general Of division, and it is understood is
much in the confidence Of the Sultan.
The Melbourne Argus, Of May 81, says: "A
curious instance Of the manner in which natives
OF a country sometimes collect in groups in the
settlement Of o colony is exhibited III Albury,
where some seventy or eighty families OF Germans
have lately arrived from different parts Of South
Australia, and settled on the land; and are to be
followed by about seven hundred or eight hun
dred families of the same nationality"
About forty thousand pounds Of fossil ivory, that
is to Say, the tusks Of at least one hundred NAM
moths, are bartered for every year in New Siberia
80 that in period OF two hundred years of trade
with that country the tusks OF twenty thousand
msmmoths must have been disposed of, perhaps,
even twice that number, since only two hundred
pounds of ivory is calculated as the average
weight produced by pair Of tusks.
A little girl, daughter of DR.. F. W. WALL, OF
Hampshire County, Va, ten years old, was bitten
by rattlesnake in her fathers garden. While
reaching for q stone with which to strike the
snake, the poisonous reptile sprang at her dis
lance Of FIVE feet, inserting its fangs in the hand
of the child between the thumb and forefnger.
BIZ the timely application Of proper remedies the
life Of the child was saved.
Between the 18th. Of May and the 18th OF
June last there arrived at San Francisco the
following vessels with Chinese passengers:
The ship Te1nsyson, with 3 list OF 465;
Gem of the Ocean 25S; Garland 291; Ellen
Somhard, 1853; Free Trade, AZ; California, 1856,
and the Chelsea, with Ali, making total Of 272O.
In the same time say $50 returned to China in the
Colorado, giving net increase Of 2S7O Chinese
population. There we-e due on the 18th ultmo
four ships from ports in China.
The Bed River Nor Wester is much disturbed
by the report that the Hudson Bay Company pro-
nose to sell to the Yankees all the fertile region
comprised in the Assinnboin and Saskatchewan
Valleys and, in petition to the home government
to avert this calamity says that unless the scheme
Is defeated 'tnot three years would elapse before
railway communication would be extended from
Minnesots to Red River, and the Northwest terri
tory be overrm by apopulation of not less than
500, 900 American citizens"
In repaying one Of the streets in Portland, Me-,
Inst week. ona Of the workmsn dug up a very sim
gular silver coin. It had the Goddess Of Liberty
on one side, surrounded with stars; the opposite
side bore an eagle, and on the circle were the
words "United States of America" Underneath
were the words s'Quarter Dollar" 1t has been
exhibited to several OF ths oldest citizens who
think they have seen, in former days, similar
coins. The Street Commissioner has it in his pos
session 'e'z,s
There has Just died European sovereign, Of
whom very little notice was taken, yet HENRY
LXvH.; Of Rsuss Schletz, was the oldest sover-
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eign in Europe. he was model fuler In his way;
he granted constitutions at his pleasure, andin
his displeasure withdrew them. he was fit re-
representatation of HENE's Prince, who had to
cross the boundaries Of his domain to turn his
horse around. He had an army OF 907 men nomi-
nally; in reality about half that number. The
number Of his subjects was 81, 600, and his revenue
100000
There is an Express" case in the courts at Syra-
cuse, New York. During the examination Of one
of the witnesses last week, the following facts
we're elected: sThat the ss,OO0,OOO capital Of the
present American Express Company was made up
"a follows Tho members OF the Bankers Express
Company paid in 81, 800 900, and the old American
Express Company turned in the property of the
compapy'to the same amount, and the balance Of
the ss,O0O, ,OO0-viz: s7,10O,0O0- issued in
stock to members of the old company for their
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