The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-15
new s s U M M a R Y.

NE wS s u M M A r Y.
Cotton closed in Liverpool at 1O3d. for
,middline uplands, and lid. for Orleans; sales
$4,000 bales.
Cotton closed in New York at 25sc.; sales
1900 Dales.
Gold 81.
New York has steam cab, which the
Times saws ssmakes noise like thunder
Miss Braddons new novel will be called
"Run to Earth" It is suggested that the au-
thor is running it into the ground.
Among the latest novelties is an ironing
glove to protect the hand from heat when ron-
ing. The under part is composed OF severai
.thicknesses of flannel.
There will probably be ten Quakers in the
next British House of Commons. Among
them are the two Brights, Charles Gilpin, Ed
ward Backhouse and William Slater.
Among the patents recently granted IN
France is one for strong Golfer, the pcculiari-
..y Of which seems to be that If fraudulenay
.opeaed it will kindle Bengal light, brilliant
enough to assemble multitude, Who VIII
firmly believe that q house is on fire.
AT an agricultural dinnerin England gen.
ileman arose TO reply to the toast OF "Ihe
LADIES'" when from the ladies' gallery came
yo;co. ..Sit down, sirl" He did so, with
thump, aud lady arose and responded to the
toast, tanning herself meantime, and giving
the so,sed agriculturists lecture on the I'M
>prop1icty Of eating by themselves while the
ladies whom they toasted looked on hungry.
The Saturday Review says: ''Tho English
man, as he passes through the weary wastes OF
American travelling, is struck principally by
the absence of two things. There is no pow
erty and there is no joviality. OF all countries
that the traveller visits, the United States is
the most gloomy. Every one in tho cars has
an oppressed and gloomy appearance" And
SO on, throuyha long essay.
Recent dispatches from the East Indies
:stato that earthquake shocks were felt In the
pnnianb ON August 20th. The catastrophe IN
south America occurred, it Will be recouected,
from August 18Th to 18th; it is therefore pro-
bable that the two phenomena were caused Dy
the same convusion Of nature. AS contlnu-
GUS route Of shocks from one point to anotner
on the surface Of the earth cannot be raceo' IL
is coniectured that the force OF the internal
commotion may have been communicated
through the diameter Of the earth, Eucador
and India being opposite. These facts, now
ever, may support the theory OF internal nres
beneath the crust of the earth.
in the recent South American earthquake
the only person lost belonging to the Matereo
was the boat-keeper Of the gig. DE was
scotchman named TAFT. who, in this last life
scene, displayed the native heroism Of his race
The fraii craft and its sole occupant were car
,ried on the crest of the first tidal wave, anu
thrown back to shore agsin with the returning
foam OF tho liquid mountain. TAFT saw at once'
and seemed to be fully aware OF his Impending
doom. Seizing the gigs ensign in his night
hand, he stood for moment erect IN the stern
sheet Of the boat. and waived to his comrades
a last adieu. All on board the ship looked on
this tragic scene with bfeathless interest. He
continued to wave the American flag in the
midst of this elemental horror, but the second
recoi Of the angry waters dashed the gig to
pieces, and swallowed the hardy sailor, 80 tnat
he was seen no more.
The Wisconsin papers tell terrible tales OF
the effects Of the collapse OF the hop bubble,
the termination Of the hop fever and the fall in
the price OF hops. For some years past the
hop crop has been 30 abundant, prices so high,
and the returns so large that hop-srowers
we're completely infatuated. and great numbers
of otherwise sensible men were converted into
hop monomaniacs, who thought OF nothing,
talked OF nothing, and cared for nothing but
hops. Every other interest gave way to hops.
The tumble in the price Of hops has produced
widespread disaster. The farmers in the hop
regions, since the magic reed upon which thoy
leaned has broken, are without money and
without bread; in short, they are left with
nothing but morfgaged farms, needy families
and ruined credit. The Wisconsin, papers say
that tho result OF the present state Of affairs
will be the uprootiug Of probably one-half the
hop yards in the State, and predict that the
recovery from so disastrous crash will be
slow.
Mile Luzgel, the pretty French actress,
was recently married to Prince Tolstoi. one OF
the wealthiest young noblemen Of st. Peters
burg. The Prince popped the question" in
somewhat unusual manner. There was fair
at the s,.. Petersburg French Theatre, for tho
beceft of the French hospital. Mile Luzgel
presided over one of the stands at the fair, and
Prince Tolstoi banterinsly asked her how much
she would take for kiss. Sac glanced at him
rather sternly, and replied that she would not
kiss any man but her bethrothed. The Prince
passed on, but returned to Mile Luzsers
stand quarter Of an hour afterward, and said
rather thoughtfully to the young actress, ''Will
you permit me to ask you another question,
Mademoiselle ?" "With pleasure, SIR" "Have
YOU bethrothed?" She eyed him moment
in surprise, and said then, with blush and
smile, 'eNo, sir" ''Would you like to have
one" "That depends on circumstances" said
she laughing. swell, then, would you take
me?" So saying, he handed her his card. Size
was greatly astonished and finally stammered
out she would give him an answer next day.
On the following morning he called at hel
house, the TO ly was in the affirmative, and to.
day Mademoiselle Luzgel is Princess and q
happy wife.
"A duel took place on the 9th, on Dutch
territory, between N. Rochefort, of the Lam
terne, and NJ. Ernest Baroche, son of the Min
lister. NJ, Ernest Baroche is Master Of Re-