The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-19
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"A lady az Newport displays q ring "cut out
ofon sohd diamond.
I'm s1me parts OF Texas corn Is 30 abun-
dant that farmers cannot get rid Of 1t ct twen-
ty-ffvc con.s q bushol.
TIL, worst OF the unhealthy season has
pass I'd in Cuba, and the sickness among the
unaochmsted is decreasing. M
"A Pennsylvaniau who has kept q record re-
ports twonty-two doshs 10 that State last week
from korosone oil explosions.
1t is estimated that over 200 600 bushels
OF last years hoat crop still remains in the
hands OF growers In one county IN Iowa.
Secretary Seward is gazing serenely on
tho 81, 200 900 worth OF icebergs' and noun
tains he bought for his glorious country.
The ships bazs U and Sandusky, the for
mer from Liverpool for New York, the latter
from New York 70" Liverpool, collided at sea
few days ago ant badly damaged each other.
The great drought at Philadelphia having
nearly dried up tho SchuY!kili, the Inhabitants
deem it safo and exoed,ent to econon,ze the
use OF water, "a 10 that stream chiefly they
look for then supplies.
The spec.roacoDe has developed that
the sun is q largo collection OF the minerals
known on the earth. including the precious
mctals. AN inventive YInkee Is meditating
upon process to extract gold from the sun-
beams.
Two hundred Brooklyn b,nkers aud bro
kers, doing huslnosa in New York, have signed
protest against the New York Circuit Cour q
Jurisdiction. over them in the matter OF the
disputed ihternal revenue ta1 on the capital
used 10 ibaiiking.
: N xusf Iii
Haug 10Y. the moderate Radical candidate for
Congress in North Alabama district. just be-
fore the election was arrested in Montgomery
on FRIDAY. Report says that ho oonfesses to
the shooting, but the Radical papers insist
that 1t was not Collins, but the Ku-Kux. that
killed Haughey. Collins is an ultra Radical.
Parties in New York have been and are
still making attempts to swindle the puol,c by
sending out private circulars proposing, for
small cons deration, 10 rsmit to any address
l arge amount in counterfeit greenbacks. The
government detectives have investigated the
business, but 10 flr 1t has been 80 conduo5ed
as to allow no opportunity for legal prosecu-
ton.
-Rov. Father Mcdonald. of Key wes. was
attacked with yellow fever while ofio ating nt
the altar on the 18;h uit.. and dioa in sixty
hours. He was young m In. aged twenty-six,
and distinguished for his plety and mental en-.
dowm'nts. His death left Koy West tempo.
rarIy without priest, and the funeral eer-
vices were held by Lyman aud the sisters of
tho convent
Senator Sprague is at home, deyoting him.
SELF ndustriously to rhe development OF his
great manufactures. in five diff ,ront villages,
besides his iron works in Providence. His
permanent residence ,s in Crauston, where bis
extensive print works are located. Mrs.
spraGue resides ut the senator's magnificent
seashore home at Narragansett, which he
vlsiss two or three tirnos week.
"A complete revolution in weaving is
prophe sled from the iutroduc lion Of a method
by which tho woofis carried through the chain
In cnrve instead of at right angle. va
riety Ia tho pattern. both In shade aud mark
inRe. ran be attained in this way. IT winch the
old process Was wholly incapable. This now
process ,s adapted 10 fabrics OF any kind, aud
can be used both for weaving by hand aud with
power looms.
"A Now York letter. OF Monday, says ITO.
day the offices Of the French Atlantic Cable
Company in Nassau.sfroet were open for busi-
ness, and the first cnngratulatory business
dispatches sent 10 Brest and Paris by Mr. Wat
son, the agent OF the limo. It is believed tina,
though he prices charged are the ga ne as
those OF the Anglo Amorican Telegraph Com
Pany. ~ 30 IN gold for ten words, Including
Address aHd siynatuIe, the foreign merchants
OF New York doing business with the Continent
Will senc all OF their dispatches by the French
line. OWING to the more liberal policy which ap
pears TO guide the doings OF thIs company.
Still another reduction in rates ls looked for
toward the end OF the year, when tele9,aphing
to Europe will be us ordinary an affair as tele-
graphing 10 New Orleans or Mobile.
An ndro swindlo, in which all the parties
concerned wore cheated, has just como to light
IN New York. some persons representing
thCma Ives as thioves Ufiefed to sell u broker
$125. 600 OF al oaed stolen bonds FOR 500 600.
Tho broker info med tho detectives, who, anx-
ious 10 make their little fifty por cent. CON
mission, agreed to buy. Tho detectives met
tho bnnli-soliors aL o tavern in Hudson, N J.
The packago oil bonds was exonangyd foI O
pack ge OF money. Thon with v4lor tue do
teotives arrcs. od the thieves and opened the
pscEage-. The Sloo 600 in monev winch the
honest officers OF the law bad given the ,h,eyes.
were fodnd to DO all counterteits. The si25
600 10 bonds which the thieves had given tl,e
detectives were found 10 be three pounds Of
brown paper and u single genuine $1gp bond.
All hands were sw,ndled, the ''shsrp" dstec-
tives being sold az badly As the th,ev 8.
"A scheme has been started In Nss York for
furnishing cne.p and prompt teIesrapuio facil-
tiles 70 al parts Of t,lat city and Brooklyn. A,
company ts In process Of organ,sa ion for this
purpose. II is dssgned to establish at first
ono hundi ed mr. more Offices in New York City,
below ona HUNDRED and sxtieth street, AMI 70
extend tho syHtem as rapidly ss the business
community requires II : The pisn is TO use
wires. perfsctly insulated, ,bns bound ,ossshsr
In cable. and 20 enolose thesean galleries un.
der The surface Of the streets. thus. ,onsur-,
ing hnes afss4lI times kee from disturb
aro' BY Ioh1uses s s iof, shs .s e.