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

Seven thousand SaNons, living In TIslnsyva-
| mia, have determined TO cmigratc next spring tc
the United States. Hard times ana the genera
| maladministr.ton OF tho country led them "a
| take this resolution.
"A man can give his ncIghbor a promissory
note, moistened by q nuid just invented by q
French chemist, and In Il month afterwards tho
holder VII: have nothing TO show for It but q
little dust. If this fact becomes generally
known, short credits will become the ruc-in
order that the borrower may he compelled tO
come down with the dust before his note does.
"A numerical codc has been authorized by the
English Government, to be used In the transmits
sion OF messages over the telegraph lines The code
book resembles dictionary, and contains par.
ticular words PHRASES and sentences, with their
equivalent symbols formed OF numbers. The pa.
ges are numbered, and also tue lines OF cach page
and the message IL communicated by transmlr.
ting the number OF. the page and the number OF
tile line where the identical sentence is found.
The code contains copious collection OF the mes
sages ordinarily sent by business men and by
private individuals.
Tho Times newspaper recently made an ap
plication to the English Court Of Chancery for an
Injunction against tho proprietor OF the CcrEen.
well News and London Times, to prevent the use
OF the latter part Of the title, the words "Clcrk
enwell News and" being printed in small type
ana London Times'' In large letters. The re-
spondcnt argued that the plaIntir had no prop
orty In anything hut the words he uaed TO Wit
"The Times" After argument, however, the law
was found to be so clearly against Il descriptive
imitation OF the title OF an old established news
paper, that the defendant consented to u decree
compelling him 20 strike ont The words land
London Timcs.''
Tic celebration OF High Mass OH Advent sun
day, in 81. Peters, NJ Rome, gives an opportunity
for descriptive letter In the London Times. Tor.
| csls of candies in the church, ladies in full dress
black SWISS guards, priests, monks and bishops
from Tie four quarters OF tie globe, pltrlarcla!
bearded ana GSnihcd cardinals and lastly,
:hn Holy Father himself, make up tic anlniatcd
part OF the scene. i'iuN tx Is pictured a. paic
and aged hu; walking steadily and looAln. de-
;crmiaehly. Military and sacred music blended
together \ sllsi;..o.icG onk delivered Tie ser
/ mon, AMI the service over, lighted candles, !Our
feet long, were placed before all the bishops and
with the Pope and cardinals they passed In pro.
cesson OF. of the cdiiice The varieties OF cha.
rIc;cr and costume, The scarlet goatskin, the
| comlninc,ng Of tourists, worshpl.erl digni,a.
tarlcs and peasants, the streets alive with priests
ana monks, ;hc whiri OF Saudy cquipagcs, are the
delight of ihis scribtlcr; and he reels or f!l
column OF worl.paintlng with all the ecs,acy OF Il
pcnny.nner III a field o! literary Clover.
Tic following paragraph appears In The Pail
Mall Gazette: 80 soan rs liberty Of worship was
proclaimed In Spain, the bible Society sent out
four maIndcen,ly bound Bibles, III English, to
prIm, Torpctc Scrrano and Gorilla. II was quite
immateral 10 the society that, hcing Roman
Catholics, these gentlemen could not use the FRO.
testani version any more than our queen OF
princes would use The D0ual version, IL sent 10
them 10y AntoncM or The Pope himself; still n;orc
imma:cral that, being Sp6niards, they probably
could not understand n word Of the English text.
The Use Of The gift counted for nothing; hearing
testimony nj the cost, say OF si Bible, was al!
they carel for. We are sorry 10 grieve these zeal
ous proscly,i2ers by informing them t,a; not one
OF their Bibles reached It's ultimate destination
the private house OF the minister. They were
taken to The respective ofriccs over which these
gentlemen presided, and lef; there as monuments
of English sagac!'y. irim gave his 10 an English
lady, WHO hLs II now In I.on'pn-a gorgeous
| affair, all crimson aud gold w;.c:i hal lain al
| the Spanish War once "a an occasion Tor The
rlli ME nl tile cmp.oi I'LL an orderly cantcr
ell with IL through the streets o! Madrid, and 80
caused II To nc returned 10 I"c place AMI the pe0
| nh whence 4, had Gomez