The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-29
EWs 50 MAR


ing dull. Uplands 11bd; Orleans 12Ad. Sales
/ 10, 900 bales. 4"y E.4a-t =
-Flattering accounts of promising crops
come from all parts Of the South.
New York, in dire dread, is getting ready
for the grand knowing" day-May1. q
The emigration from Ireland to this
country will be very large this year.
The North German army. it is said, now.
numbers six hundred thousand effective SOL
,diers. i ,al-Gre Ii:
According TO the lataAt fashion reports,
young Ia lies are to wear bows ON their elbows
next season. es sii'T ''
"A West Texas millionaire, farmer has
fenced in pasture Of one hundred and thirty
thousand acres. 7rJ 81
During the last six months three hundred
and fifty Thousand bushels Of peanuts we're
shipped from Norfolk, Virginia.
oA-rOalifornia is said,to be the greatest wine
growing country in the world, producing more
grape juice to the acre than even Italy.
Chinese 1aborefs are employed to,a con.
siderable extent in some Of the parishes Of
Louisiana, and give very good satisfaction.
The Boston Post says "a number of dis
appointed office-seekers have left Washington
for Madrid to offer themselves for the Spanish
throne" - -. = - j.
Another packet ship cruelty case has
arisen in New KoEkg The crew of the ship
Richard Robinson, just arrived from Liverpool.
COMPLAIN Of ill-treatment by their officers. 80
sS,aAThe 18th Of May has been fixed as the
date for the meeting OF the Old and New School.
General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church
in New York, when! the question of re anion
will be finally settled. Both Northern ohu, ches.
In Berlin the idea prevails that the proba-
bility Of war between France and Prussia de-
pends upon the approaching elections in the
former country. If favorable to the country
Aaeace will continue; if contrary, 8, rupture viii
Immediately follow.
The State Of Maryland has appropriated
$4,000, and the City of Baltimore s25, 900, to
which the citizens of Baltimore will add $50
900 by private subscription, to be expended in
the construc tion Of q race-course and fair
ground near that city. tat
The great aquarium in Berlin will soon be
completed Eight Thousand living varieties cs
fish, lobsters, crabs, starfish. and other forms
-0t marine life, have been collected, and are
awaiting removal to the crystal palace which
has been built for them. '-.~
Mr.. Richotte, of fMarseilles, with six French
1aborers, has gone to plant an olive grove in
Louisiana. he carries the seed, and also cut
tings hermetically sealed in metallic cans. The
experiment was once tried in Alabama under
the countenance of Congress, ,bnt without saIcsI
cess. - '''' 5't'1fa H23
There is a young lady velocipedist in Ros-
Won who, while riding, picks up two chairs, one
in each hand, and carries them around the
goom; makes eights and curves without use
of hands; makes the cirouit Of the room with
out use Of hands Or feet; stands on one foot
on the saddle. and performs the feat OF pass
ing hoopfov the head, and manages to get
throughit while riding. .>%
The money article in the New York Herald
OF Monday, after noticing a speculative ten
edency in the stock market, adds: Southern,
securities we're likewise subjected to renewal
'of the speculative fever, while the Investment
demand was occasioning strong and buoyant
market. Alabama eighths were quoted a frac
tion ovet.parA-the first Southern bonds to give
so decided proof OF southern recuperation. .
Z Recently, in Belgium, theidirector OF cir
Gus, while performing the Dart of wallld. allld beast
tanner, was killed by lioness. The regular
LION tanner being IL, the circus director was so
rash as to assume his dnties, and having -eepht eepht-
tered the cage sndceeded for q time in making
the Hons 10 through the performances. To-
wards .s the close, when giving the animals raw
meat. the director loat courage and instead OF
keeping y firm eye on the beasts, as tamers are
obliged 70 do, be trsmblea, and made Tor the
door OF the cage. This movement was fatal,
A large lioness was the arst to p6unce upon
him, and in few minutes the unfortunate man.
Was torn to pieces. IS Ii5gA p "a
fH --A7ery deep interest is felt in the result of
the trial OF Munnler, the espirit-photographer in
New York. The testimony taken thus far goes
to show the geh%iness ofthe pictures and to en-.
tirely exculpate the defendant from the charge
tof fraud. W.ns W. Silver, photographer OF
,six years standing, testified on Friday that
Mdmler came 10 his gallery in November
last, and that at that time he {silver) did hot
believe in the spirit photographs, 81 set to
him, as, o skeptic, to see what he cotld do:
he nsed my apparatus and mAterials, and there
came on the plate form which recognized
as that Of my mother; Mumler had had no
chance to mako any preparation; have since
frequently watched his processes without de-
:tecting any trick; spirit pictures have been
,prodused when I performed aii the rnanipula-
tions. except that Mumaer removed the cloth
ifrona the camera;, have seer, them produced |
once when he did not touch the camera st all: |
we were trying some collodion, and he walked |
away from the camera after taking on the |
cloth; solemnk swear there Was no collusion be-
tween us; I developed the plate myself and the |
spirit picture cane. believe that these spirit |
photogrsphs aro produced by spirits by supera,I
natural MEANS" A large number OF witnesses |
substantiated Mr.. Gilvsrss testimony, asserting
that they had received iiksnsases OF their de-
ceased relatives and friends. ~.
; Tho Tribune says the Cuban movement in |
New York 10 really this head And front OF the |
revolution against Spain. FAw persons imaay Il
ine the real strength Of the cause, the large
numbers OF men that are associated with Ii,
snd The almost uniimited suppiy OF money that
D Ut their conasand. Thoas who have fancied