The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-18
N II w 8 3 U M M AsR Y.

"A reply to the sGirl Of the Period" papers
has Just been published in England.
Jules Janin is the worst pensman among
eminent French writer's Of the day.
Ladies are r. ing funds for q Mississippi
railroad by the slca process of holding fairs.
Seventeen Mississippi towns are preparing
to build cotton factories
The Memphis street railroad is bad
failure.
-Tostee is said to be dis6gured for life by
her late accident.
There was terrible fire in Smithville, N.
c., on Friday morning. Seven stores and
dwelling houses were destroyed.
Louis Blanc, the French political exile in
London, has just completed, after nearly twen-
ty years of labor, his history OF the "French
revolution" in twelve volumes.
It has just been discovered in Copenhagen
that sleeping in church is a punishable offence.
The people threaten revolution if the law be
enforced.
"A French paper summarizes the results OF
the new press law thus: 'Sizty-six months IN
prison, five absolute suppressions, and l2l,957
francs so centimes i'll fines.
Serious fears are entertained that inunda-
tions will occur in France, and the waters OF
the Loire, Rhone and Saoae have already over
flowed in several parts. Nantes and Lyons are
already partially submerged.
"A new London theatre, at it's opening re-
Gently, gave each lady in the audience scent
ed fan, on which the programme was printed.
Another, not quite so stylish. gave each visi-
tor plate Of bread and cheese.
The Sumter Republican states that bona
fde subscriptions to the amount of 100000
have been subscribed to The building of cot
ton factory in Americus, Georgia. meeting
of the stockholders will be held in that city on
the 4.h proximo, to elect officers.
"A prize fight lately took place in saloon
at BRYAN, Nebraska The order of perform
ance was as follows; Music, fight, music,
dance. Sixteen rounds were fought. 'Ladles"
we're admitted, and occupied seats on the mu-
sic stand.
The Duke of Buckingham, to crafty the
craving Of the Canadians for titles OF no
biity, has revived the old order of st. Mi
chael and st. George, originally appertain-
ing solely to the Ionian Isles, and will con-
fer it upon the dignitaries in the dominion.
There are now three pIetenders to the
crown Of Spain: Isabella, who refuses to abdl-
cate; Don Carlos, the grandson of the pretend
or Of the seven years war; and the Duke of
Montpensier; not to speak Of half dozen
others whose names are not yet so prominent
before the world. .e,-
--. The Colored Convention, now in session IN
Washington, called upon Langston, "the intel
ligent contr rsbaud," for speech. Here is
part of what he said: ''The enemy of the CO.
lored man is to be found in the North. The
negro in tho South has his rights, can vote
and hold Office, but in the North it is different"
:ia.-Work on the Chatham Railroad is said to
be progressing. The Raleigh Standard says:
"Seyen miles OF iron have been laid, and it is
thought the road will be completed to Haw
River by the first Of March. Iron is being laid
down at the rate Of half mile per day, and
twenty-five car loads Of sills left this city on
yesterday for the road"
Accounts dated the 30th ult. state that the
weather has been very severe in Ireland. The
gale did not do much damage, but it was one
of the heaviest experienced about Dublin for
some time. The mountains visible from that
city are covered with snow. In the provinces
all farming operations are stopped by the ex-
cessive rain.
According to the Paris correspondent OF
the London Queen, the hair is now usually
dressed high, and rich spray OF flowers plac-
ed across the crown of the head resting against
the coil or plate OF hair. Dark hair is now oil
the rage, therefore blondes are dyeing their
golden. tresses, and those brunettes who lately
bleached their locks are restoring them to
their early honors.
A Bourbon has just declared himself IN ia
vor of the Republic. Henry de Bourbon,
brother of tho ex-King Of Spain, has addressed
a letter to the Provisional Government, IN
which he attacks vigorously the ambition OF
the Duke of Montpensier, declares that tho
glory Of Washington is far more envlable than
that of Cesar, and ask to be permitted to re-
turn to Spain as mere citizen and again take
service in the Spanish navy.
The lodging house business in the White
Pine District, Nevada, has no. passed the Stage
OF ;ncipiency. The keeper has for capital
supply of short iron hooks and a number OF
sacks Of gunny mating. The applicant for
lodgings Is hung up in one of these sacks,
attached to tree by the hook. The land-
lord has nothing further to do but to keep
alive the fires he kindles beneath these
primitive beds, and receive his rent in the
morning.
The Loomis proposition of telegraphy
without wires, By which the earth and water
are to be used as conductors, was presented TO
the Senate the other day in modest request
for an appropriation of $4,000 wherewith to
effect experiments. It is the same PROPOSE
ton which received newspaper ventilation in
New York. Mr.. Sumner thought it was either
moonshine or very important, and several
senators seeming disposed to throw ridicule
upon the natter, Dir. Wilson thought it was
better not to sneer just yot Some Of the
greatest men Of the country had laughed when
the magnetic telegraph was first suggested,
but the laugh was now on the other side OF the
mouth.
The President Of the United States has ac-
cepted the report OF the Government Commits
sioners upon an additional section Of twenty
miles of the Central Pacific Railroad and Tcle-
graph Line, terminating at the four hundred
and Iseyenteth mile post east OF the sacra-
zta ,nd ho, 5;rootod that tba bonds be