The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-30

COLUMBIA, March rs.
Two nights of opera entertainment ke pt our
community the two last days of last week in a
liyelior flow of interest than usual. The visit
of the McCulloch- -Brignoli troupe was as full a
success as the size of the place and the alb
sence of all scenic aids in the hall they secured
rendered possible. Indeed, the perso nal pop
ularity of the young pri'na donna in her native
place would have insured the enthusiastic re-
ception she has received, even were her ar
tistic talents left out of count. But the whole
visit was a success The troupe left us early
Sunday morning for Wilmington, where they
appear tonight.
Immediately following these operate enter
taiRments, we are having course OF lectures
on Swedenborg and his doctrines. by the Rev.
L. H. Tafcl. His audience last night was nearly
as large as the opera audience the night before.
ZONE MORE UNFORTUNATE"
A suicide occurred several days ago in this
city. A young woman, stranger, came to
Columbia and took lodgings on suburban
street, and ended her life with a dose Of NOR
phine soon after coming to the city. The YER
dict of the coroner's inquest only revealed the
immediate cause of her death-thc poison.
The neighbors understand, however, that she
is another added to the long list of the de-
ceived and ruined-"one more unfortunate
who did not choose to survive shame she
could no longer conceal.
MIGRATORY SPARROwS.
A few English sparrows have made their ap-
pearancc in this place. They may have made
their way from New York City, where they
were imported two or three years ago 10 pro-
tect the park trees Of that city from the rava-
ges of the caterpillars and other Insects OF like
tastes They are said to be now found in scvc-
raj parts of Connecticut; and it seems the only
reasonable suppositon that these found in
Columbia came South with the advancing win
ter last year. Three or four have been seen,
of which one was caught in trap.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The disappearance Of negro labor in this
State may be explained by the fact that we get
with some degree of directnesS from Chatta-
nooga The regular official accounts are said
to show that $1,000 negroes have passed
through that city en- route for the West since
last crop. large proportion of these are, of
course, men, for that class so to labor.
TIE TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Captain Hugh S. Thompson, of the Columbia
Male Academy, has recently issued call for
Convention ofTeachers of the State, outside the
''free common schools" He asks all such teach
ers as favor the measure to communicate by let
terwlth him at once. Mr.. Wright, the Nicker-
son House, has offered the use of his hall for
the convention; and it is expected that rail-
roads and hotels will forward and entertain
members at the usual reduced rates. The pro-
prietor of the Nickcrson NouSc usually re-
duces his charges for such persons, and will
no doubt do so for this occasion.
THE COURTHOUSE EMBRoGLIo.
The grand Barnwell- -Blackville Courthouse
case comes up tomorrow before Judge Melton,
and the immense interest felt in the subject
and the eminent ability retained In the case,
conspire to promise an interesting day OF it.
Leslie and Cartlozo are said to be both little
nervous about it. CoRsA1R.