The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-07
N e W 5 S U M M A r Y.

cidedly less active. Sales 2)0U bales at 29aZ9t
I cents.
At Liverpool Cotton closed yesterday
irregular and generally easier. Sales 5000
bales. Uplands on the spot, 123a12s; aAoat
12sd.
"A fire in Wadesboro', N. c., on Thursday
destroyed the courthouse, jail, and sever
stores.
The Mississippi river at New Orleans is
only three feet below the high-water mark o1
1862, and crevasse is threatened eighty miles
above the city, in wide sugar region.
About six thousand persons, of both sexes,
are employed in cleaning the streets of Paris.
The daily wages of the men average about fifty
cents, of the women forty.
-Thirty-fve days of consecutive rain in
New Zealand during the past winter have
caused veritable 'deluge," involving an i'm
mense amount Of damage.
Another earthquake shock, causing con-
siderable fear among the people, but doing no
damage, is reported to have occurred in North
ern New York on last Tuesday night.
The cornerstone OF new synagogue on
West Fourteenth-street near Sixth avenue, New
York city, was laid on Friday with imposing
ceremonies, conducted by Rabbi Isaacs.
The farmers in the West are said to be be-
ginning to plant forest trees on their prairie
lands, as protection for their dwellings against
the cold northern blasts in Winter, and to OBJ
tain supply offuel and timber.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Telegraph says that the last new thing in dress
is 'puf petticoat," which sticks out in a
bunch and causes the female form divine to
look rather like the Gnanhodon or Dodo.
Burglary insurance companies are the
latest device Of man to save money. The COM
pany does not pretend to prevent burglar
from getting into your house, but if he should
do so the company promises to pay the bills.
During a recess Of the Senate on Thurs
day, Mr.. Stevens, in attempting to reach
chair, fell on the floor. Several senators ran
to his assistance, raised him, and helped him
TO seat. He appeared not to be much hurt.
During the last fiscal year the United States
sold seven millions OF acres Of land. 1t still
has four hundred and si1ty-6ve millions re-
manning, besides three hundred and si1ty-ive
millions more in alaska.
in England, on railway leading out Of the
city OF Carlisle, free passage is given for
seven years to any one who will erect resi-
dence of the value Of s2500 in gold, near the
line of road This is done to increase the pop
uIation Of the section through which it passes.
The publication of Talleyrands Memo irs,
although the time fixed for their suppression
Is about expiring, it is now said, will be inde6-
IL aoko of xr1. .ab tHary
treat, it is reported, are not yet ancient enough
TO bear raking over.
-ssLe Petit Journal" is said to be the news
paper Of largest circulation in Paris. 1t is
published daily for trifing sum, and it is
.ssid prints $4,000 copies, the edition being
worked off on four new printing machines, Of
French invention, which are capable Of print
ing 600 copies each,per minute, and turn out
together IA, 900 copies an hour.
The Publication Society of the Catholic
Church in America was organized but short
time ago, and during the last eighteen months
it has distributed in the United States 1,750,0 600
tracts. Of this number 140, 900 were dstribut-
ed In prisons, hospitals, and on board men-of-
war and merchant vessels, and nearly 100000
among the garrisons and posts of the regular
army.
Cardinal Cullen, in recent pastoral ad
dress upon Ireland, says ''that her population
has been lsssened by millions, her trade is bad,
and within short period four hundred thou
sand houses have disappeared" He continues:
<sWhile the most abject poverty abounds, We
have been obliged to pay to other countries
about thirty millions Of money in the five years
ending in 1866, for the necessaries Of life, which
formerly we're abundantly supplied BY our fruit
ful SOIL"
The ''steam man." from Newark, whose
advent in New York some time ago was de.
.scribed in the Ledger, is to walk for wager
from New York to Albany. A gentleman has
wagered one thousand dollars that he ca mot
go the distance without breaking down. The
friends Of the steam man are confident that he
will win. He will only travel in the day time,
not for the reason that sleep is necessary for
him, but out OF consideration for the comforts
of his attendants.
In the New York Assembly bill has been
introduced and favorably reported from the
Railroad Committee, which requires that every
street passenger car in New York or Brooklyn
-efshal, on or before the first day Of May next,
have divisions affixed to the seats, similar to
those now in use on ferry boats between said
cities, such divisions to be placed at least twen-
ty inches apart" It adds that on cars which
have no such divisions, passengers need not
pay any fare.
The French Prince Imperial on Monday,
March 18th, had his twelfth birthday. 1t was
observed on the occasion that he is the first
heir apparent to the French throne who for
nearly century has lived to be so old in that
character. Louis XVIs son died at the age of
nine. Napoleon's son, the liking of Rome, was
e1iled at the age Of three. The Duke Of Bor-
.deau1 was scarcely ten when the revolution oil
July broke out. The Count de Paris was still
younger when Louis Philippe fled from Paris
in 1e48.
The attempted murder of Juarez was
modelled after Booths more successful attempt
Col. AdaEd was the chief assassin. Juarezt
box at the Yturbide is on the second floor, bu
furthest offfrom the stage of any other box IL
the house. It is close to the front entrance to the
building and exceedingly easy OF access. The
Colonel had guard Of twelve ex-Imperia
kectsnants, who, dressed as citizens, were tt
mount fleet horses, and, having an extra horse