The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-29
FOREIGN ITEMS.
PRESLEY.

Seven thousand SaXonS, living in Transylra-
mia, have determined to emgrate next spring 10
the United states Hard times AMI the general
maladministratlon of the country led thcm TO
take this resolution.
"A man can give his ncighbor promissory
note, moistencd by q nuld just invented by a
French chemist, and in n month afterwards The
holder will have nothing TO show for it but
little dust If this fact becomes generally
known, short credits will become The rue-in
order that the borrower may be compelled "
come down with the dust before his note does.
"A numerical code has been authorized by the
English Government, 10 be used IN the transimls-
sion ofmessages over the telegraph lines. Tile code
book resembles Il dictionary, and contains par
ticular words, p.lrascs and sentences, with their
equivalent symbols formed Of numbers. Tic pi'
ges arc numbered and also the lines OF each page,
and the message is communicated by transmit
ting the number OF the page and the number OF
the line where the Identical sentence Is found.
The Code contains coplous collection Of the mes
sagcs ordinarily sent by business men and by
private individuals.
The Times newspaper recently made IN ap-
plicatlon to the English Court OF Chancery Tor an
injunction against the proprietor OF the CerKcn-
well News and London Times, to prevent the Use
of the latter part OF the title, the words CLERK
enwell News andn being printed in small type,
and "I.ondon Times" in large letters. The re-
spondent argued that the plainiin had no prop
erty in anything but the words he used, to wit :
"Thc Tlmes.r After argument, however, the law
was found to be 80 clearly against descriptive
imitation of the title Of an old established news
papcr. that the defendant consented 10 decree
compclling him 10 STRIKE on, Tie words "and
London Times"
The celebration OF High Mass Oh Advch- sur
,lay. in ST. Peters, at Rome, gives an opportunity
for a descriptive letter in the London TiuIcS. For
ests of candles in the church, ladics III full dress
black. Swiss guards, priests, monks AMI bishops
from the four quarters Of tiie globe, patrarchal,
bearded ana dignilcd cardinals, AND lastly,
the Holy Father himself, make up The animated
part of the sccnc. riuX TX is pictured as pale
and aged hut walking steadily and looking de-
tcrminclly. Military and sacred music Blended
Together 4 shrill-toncd monk delivered the ser
mon, and The service over, ii2htcd candies, loHr
feet long, were placed before AL The bishops, ana
with the Pope and cardinals they passed III pro-
cpssion ont uf the edlce. The varieties oi cha
racicr and costume The scarlet and goatssin, the
cominna!ing or tourists, worshippcrs, dIgnita-
tarcs and peasants the streets alive with priests
and monks, the whirl OF gaudy equipascs' are the
DELIGHT of this scrlbbler; and he reels oil .uli
column OF word-painting with all The ecstacy 81 Il
penny.a.ncr in Il t.cld OF literary clover.
file following paragraph appears in ;hc Pan
Mall Gazette: so soon ~ liberty OF worship was
proclaimed in Spain, the Bible Society scnt out
four iua.niGcenlly bcanL Bibles. in English, TO
rrm Torpetc SerranO AMI Gorilla. Ii was quite
lmmaicgial Ia the society mat, being Roman
Catholics, these gcnlca 81 could not use tie Pro-
tcsiamt version any more than our paccn or
nrirccs would use the DCuai version. II sent to
thcln BY Anonelli Or The Pope himself; still more
inmaicrial that, being sipaalard', thcj probably
could not understand wor'! ol the EA@lal text.
The Use uf the slr. counted To- nothing; bearing
testimony Il. the cost, sIy Of - 4 h;e. 'TSs AZ
t!cy cared for We are sorry 70 sr!cyc Ihcic zeal
ons nroscyi.lcrs by mfor!niG,: them iiiaa ..2i ne
Of :iIcir Bibles reached i;s G,lim2ia u2st:al.ia:-
Tho private nOn>e of III: minister. TheY Wee
take! 10 tie respective o:i:ta3 over wHicd -'-
gentlemen presided, aT,. l:.' ic.s2. nio: =
OF i.arii... .lgaci'y. II 81 save Ii; 20 - :..@-a
l.iy, vtJ has !; ,oa Ia :.nnG''!- -
.!r.ir, ;i criiraol. AL :, Il. N..i,a "i Lain i
tie { qais.. ~: q C-.,a "A - a-lJl .cc III
r3 IL. .; ;lc c.:,lcr.-' &c.. an 80. .-i' c.n' =
cd -. Il .i.;.i-.. ~, s. 'Cl - .-- dni ~
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