The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-10
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in Liverpool cotton was hrmer; uPlands
1Ozd; Orleans 11Sd; sales 12,OOO bales.
1t is said that nobody but paw.-brokers
now do profitable business in Paris.
The pannier dress is now called the
''dromedary" style.
Madame Parepa. Rosa has taken up her
pen in Yindication of theatres and actors.
Tho Cuban revolutionary flag las blue and
white stripes and Z triangular field with a
large white star.
Brigham Young has been stricken with
PARALYSIS. The newspapers ought TO stop
joking about him.
There is q universal complaint OF the
scarcity of money and the duIness OF trade IN
Richmond.
The County Commissioners Of Marion
have elected Mr. John C. Sellers as surveyor OF
that county.
Jesse Thompson has beon arrested at
y.clsburg, on the charge of being the assassin
OF General Hmdman, he having confessed to
negro that he did the the deed, but low de-
MICS it.
"A bill is pending in the Tennessee Legis-
lasure to give life annuity Of seventy-fve dol
LIS to q lady who recently had three children
at ono birth, and that like sum shall here
after be given to oil Tennessee mothers who
similarly distinguish themselves.
Lord Napier, OF Masdala, has departed for
India. and will arrive in Bombay in consider
ablv less thin year from the tlnc he Quilted
tat city. Within that PERIOD from compare
&c L.
of worldwide notc.
The Marion Star, speaking of salo day IN
that county, says the lands of the estate OF the
late Dr.. Wheeler averaged seven dollars per
acre, wailo thc lands OF the estate Of Fladger-
SON, of tho bost in this section-brought q
mere nominal price.
Tho Roof of tho World is tho name OF
vast elevated region of tab land situated IN
Central Asia, from which rivers and mountain
chains radiate to all points OF the compass.
This district lies to the northwest Of British
India, az. touches on the Russian frontier
posts in n,urkestan.
"A comparison Of the cotton receipts at
Macon up to the 18th OF November, 1867, with
the receipts up to the same date this year.
shows falling off in the receipts Of tho pres
ent year of 1918 bales. On the 18th OF No
vember, 1867. middlnss sold in Macon ut four
teen cents; same date this year they sold at
twenty-one and half cents.
Great Britain's population, according to
the ENTHUSIASTICALLY report, numbers
80, 1863, 315, divided thus: England, over 2l,-
OO0 900; Scotland, over 8. 3.0OO,OOO; ireland, over
5000 600. The average daily increase In Eng
land is six hundred and seyenty-three, but
from this is to be deducted two hundred and
seventeen day for emigration.
The Virginia Military Institute, at Licking
ton, Virginia, which was burned by order OF
General David Hunter in June, 1864, has within
the last three years bsen rebuilt. There are
at present two hundred and sixty cadets in at
tendance, about the same number as were
students in 1864. Tho tMenty-ninth anniver-
sary of the institute was celebrated at LexinS-
Ton on November 21st last.
Frederick Buckman. one OF the Germans
who vas wounded by the negroes IN the late
affair near Savannah, died on Monday, from
the effects OF his injuries. negro man named
Prince Rogers has been arrested in Bcnnetts-
vile, on suspicion of being one oftle murderers
of Mr.. John Ross. white man is supposed to
be accessory to the commital OF the CRIME.
Hc has not as yet been arrested.
The Louisiana papers say that the season
has beca splendid one for the sugar planters,
and they ara making preparations for more
extensive cultivation of tho cane next year.
The Weld of the cans is everywhere greater
than has been known for years back, and the
quality Of the sugar is superior to that OF past
times. At the present prices OF sugar and
molasses the planters will relieve themselves
of many of their cmbarrassmeDts.
The medical students in tho University at
Louisville, Kontucky, seem to have unnccos-
sary difficulty in obtaining subjects for dis
section. at any rate, resurrecting expeditions
are not uncommon. A few nights since
couple Of them went on IN errand of!hat sort
across the Ohio River. They secured tho
s.stlf1" and got it aboard their boat safely; but
in rowing across the river they fell into the
rapids, the boat tapsized and they were all
thrown out into the icy water. In tho shock,
the lid of tic coffin came open and the bcdy
was tumblcd out; but by charco ono arm was
thrown over the keel Of the boat, and tho
bright moonlight displayed the ghastly sight
of the corpse, bolt upright in the wafer. sail
ing down the stream with wagging jaw and
rolling head mccking tho horrer-strickea STU
dents.
An important question as to the actual
point Of time at which the ''robclion" was sup
pressed is coming up for argument ard decis-
ion at the approaching session OF tho Court OF
Claims. Tho matter was argued at tho las.
term before four judges, who we're equally di-
vidcd in opinion, and is Row to be presented
before tie full bonch of five judges. The point
arose in the following way: The owners OF cap
tured and abandoned property must, by the
the statute, prefer their claims for Inc proceeds
within two years after the suppression OF Tic
rebellion In the cotton cases argued last
term, the solicitor for tho United States ia-
sisted that The rebellion" was suppressed on
June 1, 1865, When Kirby Smith surrendered
and that the Emititation e1pired on June 1,
1867. On the other hand, it is eontended that
Congress has incidentally fixed the Gay as Au-
gust 20, 1866, tho date Of the Presidents pre-
clanation Of peace.
A military regulation, recently adopted il
Franco, is supposed to indicate that TIC aya;la-