The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-06
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The cabmen Of Liverpool are on strike
causing much inconvenience to the iDhabit
ants.
The Pacha Of Egypt, at the request Of the
British Government, has recalled the Egyptian
au1iliaries which were sent to cooperate Wltf
the British troops in Abyssinia.
The President has approved the bill pro-
vidinp for the distribution among the people
of the South OF the accumulated desiclated
vegetables and preserved meats which are not
REQUIRED for the use of the army.
Letters from Killarney say that the clergy
of that town, who refused to say mass for the
souls Of Allen, Larkin and Gould, who were
executed at Manchester, have ceased to receive
any money from their parishioners, who refuse
TO contribute to their support or that Of the
church.
The last fruit Of the absence Of an interna-
tional copyright law is q new enterprise in
New York Of fortnightly paper compiled en-
tirely from Punch, Judy. Fun, and the comic
papers Of the Continent, the cartoons being re-
produced by photo-ithography. 1t is rather
wittiIy styled "The Magpie."
The Melbourne Argus speaks Of plague
of sand-aies with which many parts Of the
country has been afflicted. The atmosphere
has in large districts been loaded with these
insects, which have attacked the cattle, horses
and goats in such loyriads as to drive the poer
animals almost distracted.
in New Orleans, the newspapers say, the
people are in state Of ofexcitement on the sub
ject ofrents. They want them for the coming
wear reduced to one-half Of what they are at
present. This is the substance Of a resolution
adopted at meeting Of two hundred OF
the leading New Orleans merchants, held at
the St. Charles Hotel about ten days ago.
The wages Of worhngmen in nearly all the
iron establishments in Harrisburg, Pa, and
vicinity, have been materially reduced. Many
OF them have left for other States, where labor
is better appreciated and more literally remu-
nerased. Men with families, however, are
forced to accept the situation, and do the
best they can under the circumstances.
The Courier Francais, Of Saturday even
ing says that the presence Of Admiral Farra-
gut ct Naples is designed as counterpoise to
the French foreesin Rome and to sustain the
Liberals Of Italy, with whom Admiral Farragut
holds intimate relations. The Courier says
that the Admiral has sent to Caprera the prom
iss of his support, and he only awaits the re-
ply Of General Garibaldi.
The foreign journals now spend their time
in discussing the probabilities OF an European
war. A London paper thus sums up the situ-
alton IN Prussia: "Prussia is almost sghast.
The King looks serious; Count Won Bismarck
drops his voice, and special correspondents
hardly dare record the news. It is, neverthe-
less, only too sadly true that there will be a
deficit Of sS0O, 900 in this years budget, almost
the cost of new ship.
-AWashington dispatch states that there
is every reason to believe that the Rev. John
McMahon, who is now in prisoa in Canada for
the palt he took in the Fenian invasion, will be
very soon liberated. Certain influence, the
correspondent states, has been at work which
can hardly fail to secure that object. By this
mysterious language he probably means that
the President has interceded for him, as in
structed by recent resolution of the House.
"A desperate named Farmer, in Smyr-
m, Tennessee, recently commenced abusing
another named Gain, and words soon brought
about blows, when Gain drew revolver he had
In his side pocket and shot four or five balls,
each one taking effect in some portion of the
body OF his antagonist, who retreated from the
house. and while in the yard procured revolver
and made for Cain again, who met him with an
axe, with which he struck blow, the result Of
which was fatal in a few minutes.
The Fenians Of Ireland have adopted new
method Of annoying the English people. They
refuse to pay rent for land, and their organiza-
tion is so perfect that it is impossible to carry
out the ordinary process Of law in such cases.
Bailiffs are hunted like wolves, and if offenders
are arrested they are promptly acquitted by
Fenian iuries. AS for sales Of seized property,
no man bids for his neighbours goods. The
landlords are naturally much alarmed at this
new phase OF popular discomfort, and are
almost in despair at the prospects.
"A comparison of the appropriation bills
reported thus session with those passed last
year for the fiscal year ending June, 1868, in
dicates the disposition to cut down the ex-
penses Of the government at every possible
p,int. Not one Of the appropriation bills will
reach the amount estimated by the heads Of
the different departments-infa fact, tits claimed
that the committee on appropriations has cut
the amounts down entirely too low to meet the
wants Of the departments, and consequently
some exciting contests may be expected over
the bills. The committee will now give it's
attention particularly to the demands OF the
clerks in the departments here for increased
compensation, though in trying to satisfy
every one interested in this matter, the COM
rnittee will have its hands full.
"A Washington dispatch says: "The an
nouncsment was made on Saturday night that
the first witness to be sworn in thesinvestiga-
tion Of the charges seainst Judge Of the Su-
preme Court for alleged private expression of
oorn,on as to the constitutionaity Of the Re-
construction acts is Mr.. Wilson, chairman OF
the Judiciary Committee, who was one OF
social party at which the Judge was present.
l. is said the thing will prove to be failure.
No witness can be found who ever heard Judge
Field exprcss an opinion such as is attributed
co him. and it is alleged that there have been
three socisl parties recently, which were at
tended by the three Republican members OF
tho court and Judge Field. The Investigation
ia to extend to what was said by all OF the