The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-05
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- .-P. E. Bishop Qulntard, OF tennessee, cof
I eetsd $4,000 in England for the Southern
Episcopal University.
ghs whole Tumber, Of immigrants that ar
rived in this. countr3 Tor the eight years end
iug June, 1857, was ,487;56S. . -. - =,
The EIe Railway Company have contract
.ad for eight thousand tons Of steel rails, which
; srsto be deliyeled during. the summer.
Chief Justice Chase has gone to Parkers-
bnre. Virginia, to hold brief session OF the
United States Circuit Court.
-It is said that Joe Brown is going to Wash
Inaton to contest the election Of the Georgia
SENATORS, on the ground that they were voted
forby negroes. sy.aF ,eiss ss.s =
The coffin containing the body of Mrs. Sur
s,sat WAS recently opened by the members OF
thsamily, and the remains Of the murdered
hdy we're found to be in q perfect state OF
MeaerYstion. -
-Four persons we're drowned at Atlantic
{ INV. New Jersey, on Saturday, while bathing,
/: and three others have met with similar fate
within the past few days, making total OF
seven.
insa Temple, new twenty three years old,
Is stin living, aud this spring has presented
hesawner, Mr. Welsh at Chestnut Hill, PENN
syiyania, with q Hne foai, in form and color .
: miniasure edition Of herself. ~. -
g6e bringing ont Of one hu ndred girls to
asCanaia nom England under the direction OF
i Miss Rse, seems TO have been great mistake
TEsstgirls are nearly an unskilled in lsbor and
{ ,u, cannot take care themselves. g
THE patent Of A. Q. Melier, for making
psper from wood and straw, has been attended
ID seven years by the Commissioner o.
paants. This. is the patent that has caused
% snuch ltigaso among yarious paper'maki.:. !.
;sers througho1 the country t-s,s.s..ss 81, 81,
the Ward brother have addressed note
:tf6 t6a editor OF Beli's Life In London, proposr
inu row any four Enghsh boatmen . raoeof
sya or ssix niles ssfM 5000 aside, the race to
staksplace in England or Amsrics, as snall Do
agreed upon: !: ~ y ~
An EugiisS Engineer has just laid before
,syss EniDeror az France the plans for 3 ,monster
M 10 be placed ON three stea mers, each sup
;nSiad with an engine Of one thousand horse
ROVER: This raft would convey trains IN all
! Saessons nom Calais to Dover in an incredibly
. short space Of time, and at fabulously diminish
sedhres. q go ~ .
ssE gnarryerr's SON is 8 scamp who forged ms
lrsthas name to onumberless notes, and dispos-
"a, ,of thsm to unsnrupulous brokers' at fear
Asa disc0unt. aBeryer has turned the tables
1ss,on the note shsyers BY promptly paying the
sarxed notes, az soonlas, presented and then
urosocuiing them SsoI nsury. Ascore OF them hen
{ hsgs zone sio prison. and the senstor Is no
Irnger troubled with his sons psper; 'a.s
Mounts Vernon, the burial Place OF Wash
inEton,i Is in dilapidated and disgrscetul CON
ssditim but it is visited by hundreds constantly
and every visitor has TO pay fee OF fftyeents.
The sum OF money thus collected must be
..,, srest and It would be but decent on the part
..oE those who get it to put at least the tomb in
.nrder,
The Poetofice Department has commenced
Z s1,s resd;ustment OF salaries Of postmasters'
. raarks in cities. This work is done once in two
years. The salaries Of clerks in the large CIT
.iessre,found to. be- inadequate to the labor per-
6nrmea. and insufficient generally for the sap
mort of clerks, especially those who have fami-
Ess dependent upon them
Advises rom Alaska to July 20, received
&c Gan Francisco, say the troops are well.
Ensness is dull. Coal mines have been dis
S .xnYereds near Sitka, on the main land whice
:sre considered Of unequalled quality and e1-
HnE A seam over twenty feet wide is trace
able for some distance. The United States
steamer Sagamon has tried the coal and pro-
normced it excellent. 1t has the appearance OF
rure anthracite, andis superior to Lehigh coal.
Governor Bullock, Of Georgia, made his
b appearance on Saturday last, in Atlanta, IN o
handsome vehicle drawn by pair of stylish
-ssExprssss horses. When halted in front OF
She church door, the animals, true to their IN
stinct, Immediately wheeled and backed the
xyebicle into the church door. The congrega'
-Aioa, as matter Of course, became terribly e1-
cited, but in a few minutes quieted down, and
the mortified Governor departed. So says the
Augusta Chronicle.
The African slave trade still exhibits signs
,,of vitality. Eighteen slave vessels we're cap
tred by the British squadron on the east coast
uf Africa during 1867. In this service one ves-
.ssel, the Highhyer, seems to have particularly
.ssfistinguished herself, having made no less
tsan ten OF the captures. The number OF
$ slaves on board of these vessels was estimated
as three hundred and thirty-three, but in some
eases they we're got ashore before the capture
took place. Most Of the vessels sailed under
Arabian colors. :
The preparations made by the managing
committee Of the Vienna shooting match ap-
pear to bo gigantic, judging from the provision
made to satisfy the hunger and thirst OF the
multitude. An establishment has been crea-
sed capable Of delivering daily 10000 Of those
small, succulent sausages in which the Aus
Srians take delight. The cellar is provision
sIy stored with $500 small barrels of beer
xspt in the coolest condition. Those who do
not hke thst beverage can tall back on 10000
bottles of uis ordsnaire, 10000 of superior
s.auality, 5000 Of champagne, and 1000 aasks of
sparkling Hungarian. In the extensive htch-