The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-25
NEW $ s U MI M a r Y.

Cotton at Liverpool closed quee anu steuuy'
Sales 10000 bales.
The London Ritualists claim to have con-
yerted the Prince and Princess of Wales.
"A New York surgeon has revived the CHI
rurgcal idea OF amputating the little toe OF
children to prevent corns in after life.
"A member of the Florida Legislature has
sold his orange crop. numbering two hundred
thousand, for four thousand dollars.
The first sewing machine was made BY
German named Madersberger, of Vienna, in
-the year 1916
"A petition to ParliamenSto legalize mar
rage with deceased wite's sister is being nu-
merous!y signed in England.
-Rothschild's son swore that his fathers
property was under one thousand million
francs.
The recent eruption Of Mount Etna rapidly
subsidized, and the volcano has shown little
signs OF activity for the past two weeks.
-.Rothschild left twenty-five hundred francs
annuity to every clerk who had been ten years
in his service.
The pews in DR.. Halls church, Fifth ave-
nuc, New York, sold for from $1,000 to $4,000
each.
-Bismarcks betrothed daughter is slen-
der girl, of medium height, dark brown hair,
blush gray eyes, Somewhat too high fore
head, aud very pretty hands.
In Robert Bonner's stable, his horses are
ted FROM box in the floor he believing that
nature intended they should take their food
from the level of their feet
General Joseph E. Johnston is row acting
as agant, for the States Of Georgia and Alnba-
ma, OF thu New York Life Insurance., and the
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance
C lnpanies.
-0cncral Juo,l A. Early pronounces Mr..
Poard's statement that Stonewall jackson
once ordered night attack By "assaiants
stripped naked and armed with bowie knives" {"
eatilely without foundation.
Senator Ferry is confident that his Amnesty
bill will pass the Senate by small majority;
bu. he fears that he may rot carry two
thirds vote, the Southern senators being at
present almost unanimous against it.
The Rev. DR.. Rogers, the EPiscopalian
Rltualist Of Memphis, was recently received
into the Roman Catholic Church of st. Louis,
and publicly participated in the ceremony OF
the taking of the veil by o Miss Clara Peters,
of Memphis, formerly of his church.
Senator Wilson's bill ''relating to judges
provides that any Judge ofthe Supreme Court
may, after having attained tho age OF s;venty
years, resign, and thereafter while he lives re-
ceive the same salary as when in active service at
the date of his resignation. This Is an attompt
to introduce the pension system, or what is
equivalent thereto, into the civil, or rather the
j judicial, service of the country.
The editor Of the New Orleans Times
rssearns with p lcasure that General Rousseau
has determined to make louisiana Ills future
residence" He has purchased very fine
pialtation, "Bell Isle," near Drashear city,
Be1wick's Bay. This is one Of the most beau
tiful and produ Give portions OF louisiana.
The General has already commenced arrange
ments for plantipg.
1t is said that Frank Reno, one Of the OK
press robbers lynched the other Gay at New
Albany, Indiana, alone know Of the place where
was deposited ninety thousand dollars, the
proceeds OF one Of his many robborics. His
sister visited him some days before he was
hanged, and tried TO induce him 20 tell where
this hoard was concealed; but he refused. tell
ing her that il hc could not live to enjoy 1t, 10
one else should. The secret died with him.
Preliminary measures have been taken,
under the auspices Of the Countess OF Foris-
mouth, for securing to the working women
of London place where, in the Intervals
of work, they may safely resort for rest,
social intercourse, or, where circumstances
" and inclination admit Of it, for study
and self-i Improvement The scheme will take
the form of womShs club, which will pro.
vide refresh n ents, good in quality and mode
rate il price, and room where perfect quiet
and study may be obtained, besides another
room for conversation and the reception OF
visitors.
The following is the result of the census OF
the United States, taken during 1867, by the
Bureau Of Statistics, through the agency OF
the revenue officers, and just published: Six
New England Statcs-whites, $3.50. 1897; color
ed, 80, ,7O1; to;al. Bill, 09S. Five Middle States
whites, 9,O72 CAT; colered, 352, Ago; total,
9,425,116. Thirteen Southern States-whltcs.
6764 92s; colored, 1854 $50; total, 1858. AGO.
Thirteen Western and Pacific States whites,
1856, ,0S1; colored, 81 17G; total 4So,95O. Nine
Territories-whites, 495774; colorcd, 54,176;
total, 4S9, $50. Total nunber of people ID the
United States IN 1S67-whites, 50 1C9 ,S29; col
ored, 4,4O3, s71; total, sc, ,74S1sS Total in 1860
whites, 26,975, ,575; colored, 4.4S9, sos; total,
81, ,45,O8O.
A Washington letter, of Monday, says
s:Mr. Sumner, after diligent inquiry, has found
that there are still some laws remaining on our
statute books which have that edious word
white in them. These offending statutes arc
the naturalization laws, and thereis not much
chance that they will stano before the vigorous
attacks which Mr. Sumner has already com.
meuced upon them. To-day he began the war
fare with the presentation OF en- immense me-
mortal purporting to come from the 'Colored
Convention of Norfolk, whatever that may be
asking that the naturalization laws be purged
OF their contempt. Iu presenting this memo
rial, Mr.. Sumner made some characteristic re-
marks, and there. is no doubt that the Judiciary
Committee will give it that favorabl, conside.
ration he bespoke"
The poet Whittier, In his letter to the New
England dinner at Washington Preferred to il
our kilograms yesterday says: Neither
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