The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-01

Some curious letters are being published
In the English newspapers concerning the e1-.
penses Of the religious societies. IL seems That
withthe msjority, fifth OF. sixth Of the funds
only are devoted to the ostensible business,
and the remainder Is appropriated in admins
tration. The patronage in many OF these or
:ganisations is Of q highly valuable kind. It
has been computed thai the Earl Of Shsftes-
/. bury, from his Exeter Hall connections, has
{ more places to give away than the Premier
h as.
The military conference called by Russia,
in reference to the disuse Of explosive bullets,
appears likely to take place. a letter from
Berlin says that Prince Gortschakof's invita-
tion will be accepted by Prussia, which will
probably be represented by Colonel Count de
Sshweinitz, military attache at St. Petersburg.
The belief is that France and England will
name similar officials. Italy will send special
commissioner. 1t is asserted that Austria and
-ths other States invited viii also be dutyrepre-
scented. ~ .-z-.5:,4 :5l.al
The President and Cabinet have decided
that the treaty Of 1928 between the United
.States and Prussia covers all Of the States OF
the North German Union lately annexed, 80 far
as it applies to the arrest Of deserters In Uni
ted, States ports from merchantmen and war
vessels sailing from ports in the North-Ger-
man Union. This reversee the opinion Of the
United States Commissioner in New York, who
decided that twelve deserters from the ship
Niobe could not be arrested under that treaty,
because the vessel sailed from port in the
German Union. %. 2.s'..>.s.- s5t,g
AS age advances upon the Emperor Napo-
3eon, the difficulties Of his government in
crease. 1t is significant comment upon the
true nature of his RULE, that the moment po-
iitical opposition rises little above the sur
lace there is q general CRY in Europe, BE
ware, he is going to warl" The theory if, that
he can only meet internal discomfort by wav-
ing the flag OF foreign conquest. The youth
Of the great cities are determinedly against,
min, and respect the young son of Cavaignac
much more than they respect the young son OF
Napoleon. The latter has stormy life in pros
pect. That refusal Of Cavaignac's son to take
q prize from his hand, is but sign Of what is
to come. .,5,
The private execution, which recently took
place for the first time in England, has elected
very different expressions Of feeling as to the
benefit resulting from the change. The Lon
don Times, thinking that private executions
-weie intended to be private, limited the re-
marks of it's reporter to a few brief, bald para
graphs. The other papers took different
view of the matter. The Star sent Mr. Ed
mund Yates, the novelist; the Telegraph sent
Mr.. George Augustus Sala, and the News sent
Mr. Joseph Parkinson to describe the scene,
all with instructions to make sensational
story out Of thu occurrence. AS conse-
euence, the journals are arguing that execu-
tions which afford food for such articles in the
papers are not half private enough. The law
in England nov provides that black flag shall
be displayed, and a bell toled when the drop
falls, 30 that all may know that the criminal is
diving, and so that the impression Of terror
may be made upon every mind.
Extensive ruins in Arizona, it is reported,
have been discovered recently ',y party of
surveyors engaged in exploring the country
for railroad purposes. The ruins extend for
miles along the Little Colorado River. Some
of the walls OF the buildings are yet in their
places, AMI stand Blk or eight feet hlgh. Inc
streets may be traced for miles. The old irri-
eating caDals and bitches are yet in fair state
OF preservation, and may be traced for miles
also. The ground is strewed with broken
crockery-ware. The party found some nearly
whole vessels or curious form. The ware
seems to be of different quality, and finer
than that found at most Of the ruins IN Ari-
zona. Many Of the walls Of the buildings were
built of hewn stone, and put up in workman
like manner. To all appearances here once
stood city Of many thousand inhabitants
On the east bank are the ruins Of q large stIuc-
ture or castle, covering several acres of land
some Of The walls are yet standing to the
height Of twenty or thirty feet.
Austria, by the unfortunate results OF her
recent war with Prussia and Italy, was focced