The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-03
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1871.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

"A number of influential journals are urging
Congress to adopt, without further delay tne
postal telegraph system-that Is, TO connect tne
telegraph with the postal service and reduce the
rates of our. correspondence: by telegraph Ine
system is In successful operation In England
where it is self-supporting and popular.
The Rev. Dr. Boardn1an, Of Binghampton, mas
heen preachIna sermon on Rulloff, in which ne
threatened the officers OF the law with dreadful
vengeance, and advocated mob Law IN case the
convict should moi be hanged. How well must
the political ethics of people thrive under such
teacher Rullor is yet writing letters aoout phll-
-oloogy, which the Binghsmpton Leader mas space
to publish initscolaufns.
Almost every specimen from the Jardin des
.Plantes and the Jardin d'Accmaiisation IN farls,
has at one time or another made IT'S appearance
at the shop OF NJ. Debous, q weltSnown ou'caer
OF the Boulevard Haussmann. According 70 tue
proprietor OF this establishment camel IS q supe-
rior kindof vear scar surpasses lamb, anu pear
excels the most delicious pork; but Win regard
to the king OF animals the wild-oeast butcaee pre-
serves disCrees Silence.
objects seventy.two feet long can be distinct
" seen oa<hs surface Of the neon bS the great
sa,esoopes,of the Earl Of RQsse ant Lord oxman-
ton. According to Nader, however, 1t would re-
cnIre instrumsuts ten times more powerful to dis
.tineuish "man in the moen," providing such an
object existed. Mechanical fngehuity ought sure
Iy scbrldge that chasm, for in so doing 1t Vopid
have made great stride towards the solution oi
man '. recondite problems In connection Win our
near nelghbor Mars, which appears so much ike
aslghtIy smaller earth,
.-Fhe President las received memorial slSnea
by thirty i've Mettedist and Presbs terian Clergy
man of Brooklyn. New York, asking Tor tfe remo'
,yal Of Collector MCrphy on the ground that he Is
. Catholic, They also name o candidate as his
Sauccassor-SIlas HeDutcher--on the ground that
ma avery proper man for the position, Waose
appointment will add strength to tire aamlnistra-
tion.
The Secretary OF War hos under adysemeat
-the nroceedinps ard verdict Of the court in the
case OF the colored cadet Smith. 1t Is understood
that he has been convicted and severe penalty
mpcsed, bat Mr. ,I,efknap will not make public
tLeandings until ths House subcommittee snan
aave reported the result OF their invssaeation Oh
athe troubles that have lately taken place IN tne
first class, which was expected to be mace TO-
day. the suo committee on that subject having re-
turned from West Point.
The New Yor,pEvening MaileaHs this pretty
1dress:s A toilet efslaGender SILK, Win trallne
skirt; q lace noaRca was headed win q luh ioh
OF illusion, caught into the dress as eaeh seam
with natural tea-rosebud; the oversEirt, OF the
same material, was made In two long points on
the points being edged with lace and caught mp,
also, with -tea.roseeuds. The corSage was low
and quite plain; the sleeves short, and rosebuds
&c t,,a cnYo
was worn In the hair.
"A new political movement Inns just developed
itself In an intention Of the Republican party to
provide for six more electoral votes in the next
Presidential election by creating two new States.
Even this number OF votes, it Is freely admitted,
win be needed, and Colorado and New Mexico are
.theeelore.tO be mfle into STAKES. Bills were re
ported In each case 10 the Senate to-day, from the,
terntoraf committee, andwtll be put upon their
bassa1e before the close OF the session. Colorado
has an area OF one hundred thousand square.
miles, and population, according to the new
census, OF about forty thousand. In 1851 pepa-
latlon Of sixty thousand was claimed FOR the Ter
ritory. New Mexico has apopulaiion, by the new
census, or one hundred and fourteen th,usand,
{ OF which eighty six thousand are white.
:. Washington adviGes say that Secretary Fish
VII not retire from the State Department. as
au:horitatlvely stated weeks ago. He win prooa.
Sly remain In his preseat position uatl the settle
ment OF the Alabama; claiIns, ana the fishery
questions are finally disposed OF. The inyestiga.
.,tion now going on into tae frauds committed on
the Indians, shows that the agents and attorneys
have cheated the e1ndaus out Of as high as SIXTY
three per cent. OF the gross amount appropriated,
on the plea that they were instrumental In s=cur-
,px the appropriations. The evidence develops a
Tnast corrupt Indian ''ring." Schenck hopes to
ssitabout- the middle OF February. Mr.. Gofax
has refused ON offer OF $4,000 year to resign
iandtake charge Of private business, saying
that although he intended to retire from public
life at the close Of his present ter he felt 1t his
duty to remain until the expiration Of that time.
Hiram Powers, the sculptor, has purchased o
villa in Rome beyond the Porta Romano, -aa an
elevated site, aud his son and daughte; llVe.near
him. Hls stIdio Is filled with exquisite sculp-
tures and models OF his celebrated works. His
'sEpe after the FALL" not yet given to the public,
Is one of the greatest rslumphs Of his genius; Tae
facesef Eve Has 90. expression Of mingled sur
prise. and sorrow, as though the extent Of her
gsfit and its dire consequences had not been
.90ily fedffzeQ Dy Ifof.
The census Of England is to be taken on" the
might. of the 81 OF April being Palm Sunday. An
;Engihh census IS avery different thing from an
American. There arc no deputy marShas to go
about at their leisure any time during the two or
three months occupied iu the enumeration. and
there is no quarrelllng with the results, During
the week preceding the taking of The census
blank is distributed to every separate ocoupier OF
a house or Of lodgings ln-the United Kingdom.
The receiver Is bound, under penalty OF twenty
shiAlngs 20 Gil up this blank with the name, sex,
RANK, condition. relation to head OF family, and
birth place OF every person abiding with him. on
the night OF Sunday, April stating also whether
any are blind, deaf, dumb, lmbecile or funattc.
On the following day the army OF enumerators
collect all these forms, and any errors are then
corrected. The work Of copying, tabulating and
arranging the returns will be begun Immediately,
and by the first Of June q summary OF the whole
Mlll be ready or publication. In other words. Two
months after the British census is taken ,here
will be very nearly as much Information accessi-
tsleinAregard to England as there viii be in re-
,gard to the United States twelve months after
our enumeration.
"A terrible nitro.glyce.lne explosion occurred
near Titusville, PENN, on Tuesday, at the tor
ipedJ works OF Roberts & Co. Charley Palmer, q
tad:or nineteen, while in the act Of filling torpe-
does, attempted to screw on the cap without
,t...o1 u thu, frpaIDp frOun all