The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-26
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER &c, 1871
NEWS OF THE DAY.

and irregular, uplduuS lo2|i sn.eo A''A S
In Liverpool cotton closed heavy; upland
etd, Orleans 9sa9id.
Darwin is engaged on work in which th'
facial expression Of animals will be one OF tn
chief topics discussed.
The dramatic event of the week In New
York has been the arrival of Sothern, th'
great original of Lord Dundreary, who begin:
season at Niblos on Monday night.
The Able List, the great master ofthe
niano and eminent musical composer, has JUS
been granted letters OF nobility and pension
of six thousand forms $4,000 by the Hunga
rian Government, and will live hereafter alter
nately at Weimar and Pesth.
The bed OF the Mississippi River seems to
be filing up at rate which threatens In th'
course of time to seriously affect navigation
durlng the dry season. This year at st. Louis
while the surface OF the water has been four
feet and one inch above the lowest stage OF
water attained by the river in 1863, there WaE
at the same time only about five inches differ
ence in tbs depth of the channel between
these years, showing that the bottom OF the
river must be three feet and four inches higher
than it was In 1853. So in 1856 the bed Of the
river was found to be two feet and three inches
higher than 1t was ten years previous.
The French autonomy as yet is question
able matter. The recent elections Indicate
decided hostility to Red Republicanism, but
Gambetta is consoled that Bonarpartism re.
ceived as positive a check. There is, however,
q strong undercurrent Of sentiment In fsVor
of restoration. The present government, per-
haps the weakas. that France has ever had,
apparently breads the event, but In providing
against it deals with diplomatic liberality. 1t
suppresses insults to Eugenie, gives safe con-
duct to Prince Napoleon through France to
Corsica, and protects him from radical mob,
but sends soldiers into provinces suspected OF
hankering after the old regime.
The combined squadrons Of England have
recently been having great field day eff the
coast of Portugal. This evolutionary naval drill,
ona grand seal, has elicted facts which are In
teresting as to the capabilities of iron clads ln
warfare. The rolling of some OF this class OF
vessels in heavy sea, as Compared with the
rolling of some of the older ships, is said to
have been terrible. The Monarch, one OF the
new vessels, had maximum roll OF thirty-slx
degrees, while the less modern crafts averaged
from thirteen 10 fifteen degrees. An explana-
ton from the designer Of this vessel Will
doubtless be called for by the Britshers. The
question as to whether England is poorer or
richer in her naval resources Is difficult one
to answer. She has the material, but 1t Is o
serious question whether 1t ls not misapplied.
Nelson's ships could weather any storm, but
the captain was lost in squall.
There is erecting for President Grant one
OF the costliest stables In the United States,
two stories high, pressed brick front, with
Seneca stone trimmings, and most elaborate
ly finished and beautifully designed French
roof in the centre of which will be built
handsome tower. The outside measurement
Of the building Is 50 by 7s feet. The building
is now ready for the roof, which will be put on
during the week. Marble dust will be used on
the front with the mortar, instead OF white
sand. This will give the joints brilliant snow
white appearance, which will not have 10 be
painted or oiled, as is generally the custom, as
acid will be used to clean of all marks. The
stable will cost, it is estimated, $4,000. With
all the information that has so gratuitously
been furnished to us By Radical contempo-
rary concerning the extravagance OF the
stables, said to be owned by some OF the
"Tammany Ring" it is relief to think our
Republican President Is going to beat them
all. He has, doubtless, more coin at his CON-
mand than they
"A party has Just arrived at La Crosse, Wis
consin, who travelled for several days through
and along the burning district OF Dakota and
Northwestern Minnesota. The description they
give OF their own suffering and the scenes
they witnessed are heart-rending. They state
that they found at different points the charred
remains of three human beings, nothing left
but the bodies, and those burned 10 crisp.
Nothing could be found that would In any way
indentify the burned corpses. The mail
coach due in Yankton on Wednesday evening
had an exciting race with the element. 1t
was discovered that the fire was coming, and
q race ensued. The driver piled his whip,
and away the horses went on q gallop. Nearer
and nearer came the fire. The red glare filed
the sky; the iorked tongue shot out; the ter
rible hissings of the demon were in the ears OF
the affrighted passengers. The driver gather
ed his lines, drew the leaders from the road.
the horses gathered, jumped, rail fence was
beneath the wheels Of the coach, the coach
was on piece of ploughed ground. and the
FIRE went by with roar like cateract.
in England, where experimental agrlcul-
ture Is carried to an extreme almost unknown
with US, the invention of methods of irrigation
has been very ingenious. At Stoke Park a
tract OF twenty acres is irrigated by artificial
rain, the system being quite successful. The
water was applied every night last summer 10
showers, excepting when natural rain made Ii
unnecessary. The apparatus consists of pipes
laid In the ground, supplied from au elevated
reservoir, into which water was pumped by
machinery. The financial exhibit made by
the results of the experiment is said to be a
good one. The interest on the money invest,
ed In the necessary machinery, and the cost
of operating it, aggregated s95 per acre fol
the entire tract of twenty acres. Likewise
the income Per acre aggregated 5000, being
made up OF the proceeds of one crop Of gras:
and grazing In the autumn OF 1870, and two
crops of hay in 1871. the net profit Was
thus sos per acre. On land Of the same tract
and same character, usei .or The same pur.
pose, but where the irrigation was omitted
the net profit per acre was but s45.
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