The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-29
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-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-May 1.
The emigration from Ireland TO thls
country will be very large this year.
The North German army. it is said, now
numbers six hundred thousand effective sol.
diers. 80: =
-According to the latest fashion reports,
Young la lies are to wear bows on their elbows
next season.
a West Texas millionaire farmer has
fenced in a pasture Of ono hundred and thirty
thousand acres.
During the last six months three hundred
and fifty thousand bushels Of peanuts were
shipped from Norfolk, Virginia.
California is said to be the greatest wine
growing country in the world, producing more
crane iuice to the acre than even Italy.
-Chinese laborers are employed to con-
siderable extent in some of the parishes OF
Louisiana, and give very good satisfaction.
The Boston Post says: "A number OF dis
appointed ofice-seekers have left Washington
for Madrid to offer themselves for the Spanish
throne"
Another packet ship cruelty case has
arisen. in New York. The crew of the ship
Richard Robinson, just arrived from Liverpool,
complain OF Entertainment by their officers.
ro-The 18th OF May has been fixed as tho
date for the meeting Of the Old and New Sch'o
General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church
in New York, when tho question Of reanion
will be finally settled. Both Northern chm 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. II favorable to-the country
peace will continue; if contrary, a rupture will
immediately follow.
The State Of Maryland has appropriated
$4,000, and the City of Baltimore $4,000, to
which the citizens !: Baltimore will add s50,.
900 by private subscription, to be expended in
thA-ee.-I-.-L:>->-~k- a->-4-
ground near that city.
The great aquarium il Berlin will soon be
completed. Eight thousand living varieties OF
fish, lobsters crabs, starfsh, and other forms
>of marine life, have been collected, and are
awaiting removal to the crystal palace which
has been built for them.
Mr.. Richotte, OF Marseilles, with six French
,laborers, has gone to plant an olive grove In
Louisiana. Ee carries the seed, and also cut
.tings Theoretically sealed in metallic cans. The
experiment was once tried in Alabama under
the countenance Of Congress, but without sue
cess.
There is young lady velocipedist in Bos-
ton who, while riding, picks up two chairs, one
in each hand, and carries them around the
room; makes eights and curves without use
Of hands; makes the circuit Of the room with
,out use Of hands or feet; stands; on one foot
on the saddle, and performs the feat OF pass
ing hoop over the head, and n 4 sges to get
throughit while riding. y =
.as- The money article in:the New York Herald
-9of Monday, after noticing speculative ten
sdepcy in the stock market, adds: Southern
securities were likewise subjected to renewal
81 TIE speculative fever, while the Investment
demand was occasioning strong and buoyant
market. Alabama eighths were quoted frac-
ton over parLthe first Southern bonds to give
So decided proof of Southern recuperation.
in Belgium, the director OF a cir
Gus, while reforming the part OF wild beast
tanner, was killed by lioness. The regular
lion tanner being in, the circus director vas 80
rash as to, assume his duties, and having en-
tered the cage succeeded for a time in making
the lions 20 through the performances. To-
wards the close, when giving the animals raw
vmaat, the director lost courage, and instead OF
keeping firm eye ON the beasts, as tanners are
zohliged to do, he trembled and made for the
door OF the cage. This movement was fatal.
A large lioness was the first to pounce upon
him, and in few minutes the unfortunate man
: was torn to pieces.
Ia very deep interest is felt in the result Of
dthe trial Of Mumler, the spirit-photographer, in
New York. The testimony taken thus far goes
30 SHOW the genuiness ofthe pictures and to en-
tirely exculpate the defendant from the charge
OF fraud. Wn. W. Silver, a photographer Of
six years. standing, testified on Friday that
Mumler came To his gallery in November
last, and that at that time he (Silver) did not
believe in the spirit photographs. 'T sat to
him, as askeptic. to see what he could do;
he used my apparatus and materials, and there
CoIdo OAA WIZ PAaeo AVIAN NAASA L 1cSo6ulLSu
as that Of my mother; Mupler had had no
chance to make any preparation; have since
frequently watched his processes without de-
tecting any trick; spirit pictures have been
produced when I performed all the manipula-
tions, except that Mumler removed the cloth
from the camera; have seen them produced
once when he did not touch the camera at all;
We we're trying some collodion, and he walked
away from the camera after taking of the
cloth; solemnly swear there was no collusion be-
tween us; developed the plate myself and the
spirit picture came. Ibeieve that these spirit
photographs aro produced by spirits BY super
natural MEANS" large number OF witnesses
.substantiated MIR. silver's testimony, asserting
that they had received ikenesses of their de-
ceased relatives and friends.
The Tribune says the Cuban movement in
New York is really the head and front OF the
revolution against Spain. Few persons imag-
inc the real strength Of the cause, the large
numbers OF men that are associated with 1t,
and the almost unlimited supply OF money that
is at their command. Those who have fancled
that the patriotic " Jun. as," 30 often mention
Led in the newspapers, are chiefly engaged in
holding public meetings, raising funds by
ladies' fairs and grand concerts to endow hos