The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-27
NEWS OF THE DAP.

One New York broker was going heavily
into Rock Island, when he thought ne would
get shampooed. After the shampoo Rock
Island was in. fragments. he should pension
the barber or endow a shampoo asylum.
"A Paris housewife has published a book
entitled "The B%eleaguered Cook in which
she treats of the art of living during asiege,
and gives advice how to prepare properly
such dishes as were dictated by necessity dur
Ing the late siege of Paris.
1t is said Mr.. Vallandigham had written a
complete autobiography, and that one OF his
pet projects was to deliver an Grafton at the
Centennial Anniversary of American INDIE
p~endence, July 4, 1875, the preparation OF
which he had already commenced.
The old style Of presenting each guest at a
wedding with a box, containing a liberal slice
of wedding cake to take home and dream on,
has again come In fashion, and is much more
sensible and agreeable to all parties than bav-
ing a very elaborate cake In the centre OF the
table for every one to look at.
Paris gamins turn an honest penny by SELL
Ing the teeth Of the dead Communists to Curl
GUS tourlsts-Engllsh especiahy-as trophies
of the ~insurgent. Twenty-four sets OF DOM
.browskis teeth have thus been disposed OF,
all duly labelled, so that there should be no
mistake. There was a lively trade done in
NCluseret's molars for q while, until 1t was dis.
covered that he was still alive; from that time
aCluseret's teeth became a drug in the market.
BY the constitution of New Hampsh'-e re,
Catholics are Ineligible for seats in the Legis-
lature, and the attention of the House Of Dele
gates has been officially called to the case OF
five members of that body who belong to the
prescribed church, but it is not likely any fur
,ther action will be taken, as a number of hal
faith have had seats in the House for years
past without any attempt being made to GUST
them.
"A very interesting letter from Paris in the
World gives a melancholy description OF the
condition of that city. Rents are unpaid,
CUmmcrcc- 1rusnuur,
mortality great, strangers are unwelcome, &c,
dc. Thiers's furniture, books and large works
of art. were carried safely to a warehouse,
but his papers, correspondence, maps, &C., per-
ished in the Hotel de Vile. The half
million dollars worth of br0nzes have dis
appeared, but whether they were stolen or
burned is not known. Theirs himself is rep
resented to be very unpopular; the army de-
tests him and fayors Republlcanism and Ma
poleonism both; 1t has neither discipline nor
cohesion. The provinces are not tranquil; an
angry feeling exists towards Paris. There Is
no glass in many Partisan windows; no furni-
ture In many houses, and thousands Of faml-
lies are houseless. 1t Is stated that l4,800
National Guards have persisted, and that 3d.
900 are prisoners at Versailles. Rossinis villa
lin the Bots was destroyed, so was Theophiie
Gautier's, but he managed to save his books
and pictures. Chavaune's studio, Prosper
.Merimee's house, Bertrand's mathematical and
scientific library were also all destroyed Alto
together. the picture Is a melancholy one
enough Of what for years has been ''gay
Paris" EE aiss
The books of the French Immigration 80
c.ety of the State of Louisiana have now been
opened, and subscriptions are solicited to at
tract immigration from. the Provinces OF
Alsace and Lorraine, whose Inhabitants are
already, to some extent, identified by feeling
and language with the citizens of the section
where their presence Is desired. The inaugu-
rators OF this movement rightly remark, that
they prefer to invite a race among US capable
of attaining to the highest scale of civilization.
The Introduction of a lower type of mankind
may answer the temporary purposes
of production, (and they might have added
political purposes of parties;) but 1t ls. attend
ed with great danger from retrogresslon. The
people of Alsace and Lorraine, on the con-
trary, are of a high order. Once located in
the country, in whatever sphere, their native
aud natural instincts would impel them to
progress, and their very contact, no less than
their actual labor, would be beneficial. There
Is no laggard in their. blood, and the Soil
which they might select as tleir future homes
would soon bloom and prosper as. does their
native country under their intelligent
labor and steady industry. There was
certainly no richer or more prosperous portion
of France than the two. provinces which she
has recently lost, and whoever secures the
solid thrift and energetic work Of such OF its
former inhabitants as are now on the eve OF
leaving their old homes for political reasons,
cannot fail to- profit from the acquisition.
The annual regatta of the New York Yacht
Club, If not the most satisfactory to the
yachtsmen themselves on account of several
technical blunders made by the vessels during
the race, was at any rate one of the meet
amusing and exciting to outsiders of any In
the annals of the sport. AS hitherto stated,
many of the yachts rounded the wrong buoy,
Involving a general ENHANCEMENT of the fleet
and mystilcation in the minds of the judges.
The error was occasioned by the sage con-
duct of an ancient mariner in charge of the
lower stake.boat. who deposited himself In
the wrong position, and there remained in.
serene ~selt-confdence while some Of the YES
sells went around his mistake" boat, and.
others kept on TIE right course. The scene at
the time was inspirlting in the highest
degree. The water was dotted with all man
ner OF craft, and the contesting boats made a