The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-15
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ii"i cotton closed weak and in fair demand
at 15Xc. =, =, r,eodav nm
lands stood at sHd.
a wssi;,nxton mechanic is constructing
,orr.norse power steam engine, weighing only
ninety nounds, to be used in propellicg an ex
peripental balloon. >, ,,,,,
MARSHAL Mcmahon declined to associate MIN
ae,f with the intrigue for the restoration Oh the
Emneror Napoleon, and since his 'conValescence
resolutely refused all invitations to proceed 10
Cassel.
THE Prusslan Legation at Washington has re-
ce,ref, from Berlin large numbers OF letters &C.
taken.by balloons captured by the Prusslans' anu
cont unopened, to be delivered to persons IN
America
Its. indeed, "au I'll wind that blows nobody
ooodn-and the5siegetof Paris has waited to Lon
don tables some of.that deliciousy pure lrrsh
butter, made in Brittany, and in ordinary times
monopollzed 10y the Paris market.
An attempts to sead balloons into Paris are
nroaounced failures. In one OF the very las'
attempts from Rouen, the aronsuts rose upwaros
Of three thousand yards, but were nearly frozen
e death in spite Of their fur coats, DC. The re-
lance for. commnp plcatng With the city is mainly
In carrier rpgeons 9" NJ
Consul Perry, at Panama, recently receiVea
call from an Indian chief, who Informed him OF
the existence Of hitherto unknown opening
through the mountains which can be available Tor
ship canal Learned men have long been OF
the OPTION that the Indians knew Of an easy
route across the Isthmus OF Darien, and that be-
ief seeI1s now to have confirmation.
The Secretary OF War, by recent order, has
dismiss I'd two cadets for wifulyiolation.of their
pledge uf honor, not in any manner to interfere
with, harass, modest or injure new cadets. Ca
Diet J. W. Smith has, BY direction OF the Secretary
of War, been ordered to be confined 10 the area OF
the cadet barracks until February lst for sui.
hitting an explanation containing dlsrsspectful
refections.on the conduct of the officer who re-
ported him for an offence.
AN attempts to be made to manufacture silSs
In New York or its vicinity on scale never yet
attempted. The war has prralyzed the silk bnsi.
ness In France, anl even were there to be de-
claration Of peace tomorrow, nothing would be
done there for some time. French nrm pro-
poses to bring some Of It's workmen to New York
and start factory, where 1t aill turn ont goods
salal to:those which aysslmported. rhecocoons
and the eggs wilEbe brought from, Japan, and ex-
periments Will be male immediatey.to see If the
worms can be feti on the alianthus trees. A
movement will be made in Congress for higher
duty on imported silks, so as toprUtectthe man
ufactursof silk fn America.
PIGEON mails ore now sen: into Paris, and,
from. the account published In the Gaulo:s, ii
would appear that an immense on cunt OF infor-
nation Is transmitted by aid OF the birds in the
following manner: The messages were all con-
tainsGoEsa scrap Of paper, about one and three
quarter inches long. and one and half inch
broad. BY means Of photography an immense
number OF messages was 1nprinted in micros
copic characters upon this small piece Of paper
which Yas divided into four columns, the FRS
containing the ofncial verifcarlon Of the docu
ment, and the Other three containing dispatche
from the government at Tours. phe paper wa
enclosed In quill, aud was fastened to the tail
the pigeon.
"A New York letter Of Sunday says: eth
news that the Germans are before Havre createt
q marked sensation here this morning, and tn
immediate eject will probably be the changing
Of the destination OF the New York steamers t.
sone other port exempt from the possibility c
cepture-say Brest, Bordeaux, La Rochelle
Marselres. It Is understood that these steamer
have contracts to carry at least s"5o,C0o worth
arms to Havre between now and the first OF Janu
ary, but unless tha Germans can be driven away
the agents are expecting notification ~ har'
them sent 10 some other place Of de livery: Peo
pie who are familiar With the defences- OF Havr'
affirm that the place is impregiobe by sea; bu
as the Germans appear TO be planning t. take !
in the rear that ia. from the land side,) the Ger
mans say they expect to hear OF its capture In tn,
seaward fortilcations likewise were deemed i'm
pregnabie."
AN Illinois paper tells OF a clever rehablllta
tion CT the human face divine upon which tn,
nose, upper Lip, and adjacent parts had beer
eaten away BY an ulcer. The subject was yount
woman named Twineham; she and her parents
we're poor; she wished to obtain work, but he
unslghtly face was an obstacle In the way Of hel
doing SO which was not easily to te overcome. Ii
this sad predicament she applied T., br. Wright
Of Canton, for relief, audhe, aided by DR.. Raincy
Ing her presentable. And first, an upper lip wa
supplied by taking q piece OF nesh from the, bacl
part OF the cheek and placing it where it wa
wanted. When this operation had proved sue
.cessful, the nose was restored by cutting por
ton OF the flesh from the forehead, bringing i
down and making it grow where the nose once
was. Other necessities we're supplied in simiial
ways, and it Is said that now q casual observer
would never suppose that the Young woman;
face had ever been eaten, mut.atsd and restored.
The directors OF the Angl-.American Tele-
graph Company, Of the French CABLE Company
and OF the New York, Newfoundland and London
Telegraph Company. have issued circular, stat
ing that oil efforts to repair either OF the broker
cables have thus far been unsuccessful 1t Is iur
ther stated, that the efforts to repair the cables
will be continued so long as the weather will per
init, but that the probabilities OF success arc
much less than II the break had occurred during
the summer. The accumulation OF business at both
ends OF the French cao!c is Is estimated, Is equal
to its capacity during forty eight hours, and this
accumulation IS made M from the unsent mes
sages during four business days. In order to
diminish the volume Of messages and to secure
the transmission OF those dispatches only that
are importiDt the tariff OF rates has been raised,
to take effect on aud after De e:ember 18th. The
new charges will be as follows: For a message not
exceeding ten words, SIS In gold, and for each
additional word, 81 80. Message, for the press in
plain language, conveying general and political
news for publication, will he forwarded ut hall
the rates mentioned. All messages will be limited