The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-13

-Hupearian Journals Teistts singular sta case
Iof sufoide. Ashopkesper at Pesth shot him.
kself with . pistol. having previously written to
. friend that "liSe Is insupporiable. adore
my sife, but she has grown 30 stout-she that
wss Of 60 ravishipg figure when married
her.. he added that he preferred to die rath-
or than be 4uufaathtul to his wife on this &C
count. or to use legal means to be separated
hom her.
"A mechanic in Memphis has produced q
paanstor Q ioa pressure steamboat, which he
claims will have double the speed OF any now
In use, whila 1t win cost little more than boats
ouIthe old plan.. It can also be run ae half the
ezpaua for Lab " and fuel. II is divided INFO
oonnpsrtments. water and air tight and cannot
bes1Sefed 90 "a to sink. Fire IN the hold can
tocohfnsd to single compartment, and will
b readily extinguished by steam, for which
suitable apparatus is provided.
farmers starting ra41ia culture would do
ven to devote the first year entirely to propa-
eating the roots, and setting them out inthe
Aed intended tor permanent culture after the
first year Three hlrvests can be made an
aualiy, each giving very handsomsreturntor
.s,sA>e little labor and capital. The growth OF
stAAl Become more dense after each cuttingi
snd produce fibre Of tluer texture as the growth
becomes closer. A machine has been invent
ed capable Of preparing the product Of one
aere Per diem. - so
The spapjsh army in Cuba il is estimated,
amounts 10 about 70, 900 we'll equipped soldiers.
OF this. number 5000 ere native volunteers.
Tbsnumbsr Of troops landed from Spain SINCE
November. 1858. amounts to 05T; to these
nnstbe added mobiised militlss $500; Spanish
volunteers at the front. 5000 Spanish volnn-
teus fn earri-on. 7000- making total Of
42077. But from this number must be deduct
ed shout 10000 carried of by disease and
wounds, leaving a20T. Cespedes, the revo-
lutiouist, II is reported. has under him 30 600
men as 900 well and as 600 poorly aro.ed
flames q. Day, formerly private secretary
to General Ryan, arrived at ths' itton house,
NAeaxs Falls, last Friday, with letters pur-
porting to come from the Cuban Juuta in
Kew York asking the General to come to
Nsw York immediately with Day. Ryan sus-
pectIng the letter was forgery. accused
Day of te,shery, WHICH the latter was anal-
" compelled to admit. whereupon Ryan gave
him q severe and unmerciful horsewhippins.
D.. on his knees, begged for mercy, but
none was shone hun uutl the guests rushed
in and took the whip from the General. The
STIR crea, ed considerable excitement.
According to correspondent of the New
York Hlbuhe, every one in Canada is auxious
for Q ,ange in the plan OF the Government oil
the Dominion. The newspapers OF the Dom!n-
ion ten very different story. most of tht m
opposing independence as likely to weaken the
government and give up the material aid
winch he mother country has hitherto afford
ed. bothln a milltarv and in financial way.
while they arc equally unanimous IN declaring
that anot xstion is not to be thought Of for a
moment, and that there is not even an inslg.
niheant party in tavot Of such change. The
discrepancy between the two accounts is not
sas,lv explained.
The Cuban Junta in New York City. on
Monday. received . mail from Pr. sldent Ces.
pedes. which contained what purpo,ts to be
important. news, Puerto PriIcpe i, to be
sttacked on the 18th instant the attacking
force are only susilDg the ARRIVAL OF artillery.
winch has been recently landed. The whole
urusber Of vessels 80 far landed in Cuba with
man ana supplies for the revolutionists is niue.
Tho xhole lumber Of fnbusters landed is 9sOo,
nestI, Americans. General QuesadI has in
hts command 1000 mem. we'll armed aud sup
pned bes,des 500 men enrolled who have no
asms ereeps the machete. The army is in
good health and has super,bundance Of pro-
SfsioIs. Etz s':i 81 ''5'f - r. -
The Washington correspondents say that
thsf atiops are By no mesns few Of dlsni-
Aed ROW in tn, Radical party before the inau-