The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-18


that State 100000 sheep, worth 50 100000, yield
ing annually ss,ooo,ooo. 4
At West Hurtford, Vt, the cs formed a dam in
the river, causing the water to rise to the second
story window of the hotel. A daughter of the
landlord was drowned. ~
remarkable meteor has been seen by daylight
at San Francisco and in other parts Of California.
It exploded in the air with q loud explosion and
tremendous shock.
BY a vote of the West Virginia Legislature, the
capital Of that State is to be transferred from
Wheeling to Morgantown, on the Monongahela
River.
BURR, Of the Macon Journal and Messenger, is a
little hard on subscribers. The terms announced
for his weekly are $4,000 year in ndvance"-p
bly, he still takes Confederate currency.
It is reported that Mrs. SA1oME Spinning, of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Mr.. BARROW JEN-
N1Nas Of Danbury, are heirs to the estate Of the
Duke of Marlborough vslued at $50, 600, 900.
tits said that SIMEON CAMERON began life as a
jour printer. The Mobile Times understands by
this that he went to the soon as he was old
enough to know how to steal sorts and duplicate
his proof. f&-r
young man in Savannah, Ga-,i8]ayfully point
ed revolver at his sweetheart, the other day and
pulled the trigger. To his horror the pistol was
charged and the discharge resulted in bad fright
and shattered earring.
The gross receipts Of the concert for the Sol
ders' Hospital Association, in Mobile, on the night
Of the 10th inst, stated by the Times 10 have
amounted to s2s26 90, and the net proceeds to
$500 50. aSs5s5. 3
a banquet was given to the members OF IL the
River Convention at st. Louis, on Wednesday,
night, at which JEFF. THOMPSON, the e1-Confede-
rate General, made speech ana assisted in sing
ing the .*star- r-spangled Blnner.'
Thirty years ago the sterile plains Of Texas
etthe great deaert OF the snnthwast"-h -hannged tn
Mexico. To day Texas is doing more trade with
the world at large than is the Republic Of Mexico,
with it's eight million Of inhabitants.
The average density Of population in New York
city is equsl to s2o0O per square mile, its HOO
acres OF parks and Oman spaces being included in
the estimate. This gives to each person space
12 yards long by s wide, in which to live and move
and have his being. @ - .a-.a s ..
On the 18th ult, in Accomac County, Virginia,
while the whole earth was covered with snow
there was Of the severest thunder storms ever
known in that county, and the lightning struck in
several places. Many people thought the end Of
the world was approaching.
Hon. G. P. GAGE, State Senator from MOBILE.
and Hon. DAVID CLoP7oN, Of Macon, are suggested
as candidstes for the sGovernorship Of Alabama.
The Huntsville Adoocate thinks Congress viii
knock all such little arrangements into cooked
hat and prefers to stay ont for the present.
A Turin journal states that there is a family in
that city, consisting OF Eve persons, who for the
Last year have lived upon cats flesh. The Oldest
boy, twelve years DID, does the hunting and pro-
vdes for the household. The feline race is gradu-
ally disappearing from the neighborhood. .st ,
The New York Times suggests to General GRAHr
to issue daily bulletin Of his opinions, that there
may be no mistake concerning them. As things
now are, his authority is claimed in favor OF every
political scheme that any member OF Congress-
any editor, or any nobody takes it into his head
to propose.
According to French papers, agricultural statis-
tics for that country not very brilliant for 1866
The corn crop was small; wine was abundant but
poor; potatoes rottng, and tobacco is similarly
affected; nuts are scarce, and silk culture amounts
to nothing. Crops Of cider, hemp and colza, are,
however, good.
Farm laborers in England get eleven shillings
per week and two quarts Of cider per day, and
commence work at IS A. N. and stop at 5t P. M.
This is the extreme price for best hands On an
average. Ordinary hands get six Sshillines per
week and one quart Of cider per day, and are paid
weekly No board is included as in America, for
laborers. An Engish shilling is equal to twenty
three cents in gold.
1t is reported=from Madrid that the Duke and
Duchess Of Montpensier have been ordered by the
Queen to leave Spain before the end OF the present
month; and from Seville we hear that their ROYAL
Highnesses are preparing to leave for England:
They viii hereafter live at Richmond, near Lon
don. Queen IsAsEILA has banished some Of the
first civilians OF her kingdom, and now shows her
1mpariaIty by striking at the princes. sts!sst >
An English Journal says that Lord DERBY'y gov
ernment may not be destined to last very long; but
no one eau say that it has not left it's mark mon
the country. Lord DERBY has appointed ten
judges, all OF row; haif;a-doGen peers including
3 truthful and beautisul baroret; three bishops,
though only Irish ena Indian; Eve barouets and
Twelve knights. He has had to dispose, Of three
garters, five lord-lieutenancies and fcur colonial
governorships. tS;7ls s5555. s
The warm weather Of the past few days has pro
d2cedSa freshet at the West and considerable
damage has BEEN done to property. The Chicago
and st. Aouis Railroad bridge over the Ksnkakee
river was swept away. B = portion Of the Illinois
Oentral ' nEadge at Galena has been swept away.
Two steamboats, and barges have also been carried
on. the breakwater Is also injured at Aurora.. m.
The island was overfoWed, covering the first hoofr
.; business houses and compelling. 1amiliaa I ),
leave seeir dwellings,. NJ n, A,
The co:ns intended BY the United STATES Govern
ment for the Paris Exposition were finished ON tha
14th. Their was trusted to the Mint 81
They sets h duplicate q
each Of thei i1oins Of the country-gold eitygr.
nickel and bronze: The goId coins are double
eagles. eagles, hale three dollars and two
a1da-hsH and cne-do pieces, The silver coins
are dollar half dollar quart dime half dime,
and three-oent pieeess The nickel are 1--we and
three cent pieces, and the bronze two and one
cent 5s,s .is, # 55
a railroad train IN the South Of France chat bad
BEEN stopped ~ heavy aI of SNOW. Was attaok-
;ed: BY : number 81 famished wolves, who had been
attracted by the smell of cattle on board. The
,bcasts besieged ttetnen who were swattching and
aesa resoetine mannsr of incana to r 9hten :
man FL hasty retreat, but were close
followed by ths hun - wolves. They got sasaly
11.so the ~, however and soon aar Tie fefsnt of
the wolreEhe night wasn hidsousby The yells
and howso Tie y which continued nnth The
oaksde was removed and the train was once more
s. s. .ss.son. r.s3ise