The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-14
NEW S s U M M a r Y.

sales $1,000. Uplands, in port, 7sd.; to arr'Se'
7{d.
-Thad. Stevens own county has just gone
Democratic.
About $4,000 ,rth of tickets to the
ssWhite Fawn," al Niblo's, have already been
sold.
Rev. W. R. Alger, of Boston, is writing
history Of the devil, TO prove that there ID nc
devil.
Mr.. Wells says the apple crop in New York
is enough 10 pay the yearly interest on its
State debt, AMI liquidate the principal in ten
years. Twenty millions and more. A fruitful
source of revenue.
The Superintendent Of the theatres IN
Paris has ordered an enlargement OF the dresses
of the danseuses in the new spectacular
play of s'GulIyer." 1t would do well to have
superintendents of theatres in the United
States.
"A man in Wisconsin was recently buried
by the caving in Of well which he was dig
eing, seventy-fve feet below the surface. Fol
one whole day no attempt was made at rescue,
but when two days more had been spent in ex'
cavating, what all supposed to be q tomb, the
man was found alive, but very hungry.
Paris modistes tell us that the newest win
tar bonnets are all exceedingly small, but they
do not look as though they we're hattened to
the top Of the head, which effect the summer
and autumn bonnets gave. The newest forms
are certainly more raised from the forehead
by means Of high bandeaur, or wide ruches,
or wresths of flowers, and they are more be-
coming than when the front Of the bonnet
rested fat on the forehead.
The Hon. George d. Pendleton has been
nominated by the Democratic State Conven-
tions of Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia as
the candidate Of that party for the Presidency.
The leading Democratic paper in Western
Pennsylvania has pronounced in his favor, and
all over the West he is regarded as the future
standard-bearer of the party. MIR. P. is very
generally admitted to be gentleman Of fine
abilities.
Samuel Nicolson, inventor Of the "Nicolson
pavement" an improved steering apparatus
for vessels, and several other contrivances,
died in Boston on Monday, after abrief illness,
at the age OF 76 years. He was native OF
Plymouth, Mass, and in early life was partner
in large commission house in Charleston, g..
@. He returned to New England on account OF
his wife's health, and established himself in
Boston where he lived until the time Of his
death.
in a recent article on glycerine and gela-
tine We alluded to the value of benzine in
cleaning the face Of type. In France petroleum
has been used for the same purpose and with
the same general result, cleaning the surface
and drying up rapidly, so as not to require re-
moval Of the forms. It is said also to harden
the pores Of woodcuts, rendering the face very
smooth and materially improving their print
ing qualities.
-'sThe Revolution" is the title of new week.
ly newspaper, published by Susan B. Anthony,
and edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Parker Pillsbury. One OF the chief contribu-
tors appears to be George Francis Train. The
objects Of the paper are too many and various
to be enumerated in less than half column,
but the most prominent among them are the
advocacy Of woman's suffrage, total absti-
nence, and paper money, the abolition Of stand
ing armies, and the prohibition Of foreign man
ufactures.
The Cotton Famine in England, during
the American war, was very distressing, but
recent reports from official sources show that
it was not unattended by the compensations
which are law of nature. The death-rate in
Lancashire decreased during the period Of the
greatest inactivity in the cotton mills. More
over, the beer-shops ''were not taking QUAR-
ter Of the money received in ordinary times
for the sufficient reason that there was very
little money to spend. Longer life and greater
sobriety were certainly good offsets.
Pope Plus X. is described as very good
looking man, with wonderfully graceful man
ners, stout and corpulent, though OF very
agreeable exterior, and clothed as he is IN
white, from the shoes to his capote, with gilded
crosses embroidered on the fore part of his
shoes, and his rich white hair falling upon his
shoulders, he impresses those who see him
6rst as having an uncommonly venerable ap-
pearance. His white, transparent cheeks be-
come slightly colored by the effect Of the air;
his face is Of beautiful regularity, and in spite
OF dis aQulllue uOSo dhu LIS i@eHe1 pASiSAh6
eyes, meekness and benevolence are the very
characteristics Of his features.
"A very important proceeding transpired in
the Supreme Court, United States, on Friday
last, which will soon bring the question of the
constitutionality OF the reconstruction laws be-
fore that Court for decision. Hon. Jeremiah
8. Black entered q motion to advance case
upon the docket which comes up from the
State Of Mississippi, under writ OF error
granted by Judge Hill OF that State, in a case
where party was arrested by the military au-
thorities under the laws Of Congress, but the
writ OF hdbeds corpus was refused. Attorney
General Stanbery was present, and stated that
as he had advised the President that these
acts Of Congress were unconstitutional, he
could not conduct the case for the Govern
ment. This fact he had communicated to Gen.
Grant, Secretary Of War ad interim, and the
latter had telegraphed his decision to the au-
thorities Of Mississippi. Gen. Ord replied that
the authorities of Mississippi would send
counsel to Washington Immediately to conduct
the case. As soon as they arrive the case will
be brought up for argument.
The War Department has sent to Congress
certain papers showing that st. Marie claims
compensation for giving the information on
which John q. Surratt was arrested. It ap-
pears that he wrote to General Grant from
Montreal last October and urped hia claim, nm