The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-01

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[FRoA oUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, June 28.
Captain Hall sailed from New York harbor
to-day in search of the North Pole. He took
with him in bis steamer, the Polaris, a care
fully selected crew, most of them sailors in
ured to Arctic rigors by former voyages Two
scientific men and an Esquimaux squaw. The
latter was brought from the frozen north when
Hall returned from his last voyage, and has
been his constant companion since No other
ladies will be allowed on board. The exped-
ton will be absent at least two years and g.
half, and Its chief expresses the determination
to reach the exact centre Of the pole or perish
in the attempt. The Polaris is to cut its way
as far north as convenience and safety will
permit, and the explorers will proceed on
sledges, probably q. thousand miles, to the
great open sea which Morton saw in Kanes
expedition. They will carrylboat with them,
and launch into those waters over which no
human being is known to hate sailed before.
Will Hall succeed? Theresis much grave
shaking of heads among the wise men OF the
Geographical Society. The attempt has been
made 80 often before BY sailors possessing
quite as much courage, pefseyerance and en-
thusiasm as Hall, and has fdlled. 1t was only
by combination Of fortunate circumstances
that one man., (Morton) accompanied by an
Esquimaux, succeeded In making the frightful
trir to the Northern Sea andsback. Neverthe-
less, Captain Hall does not doubt his ultimate
triumph. He goes better prepared than any
of his predecessors and has dhelr experiences
to profit by i he gets through and back
safely we shall probably knoI the truth about
''Symes's Hole" Perhaps, u readers can re-
member the newspapers twenty years oack,
they will recollect the crazy fellow who got up
the theory that the world Is hollow inside, and
its inner surface covered with continents and
seas the same as out here. he lighted up this
enormous chamber with raySfrom the sun ana
moon which streamed through two holes. one
In the North and The other ip the, South Pole.
The philosophers name was Symes, and the
newspapers Of the day had a.great deal OF fun
over sSymes's Hole" Curi6usly enough iais
wild phantasy has been revived by Professor
William F. Lyon, of Boston, who has just pub
lished book entitled 1.-THE Hollow Globe" IN
which he attempts to demonstrate scienti6.
cally that the world has an Inner and inhaoi..
table surface. His chief trouble Is to get rid Of
the law of gravtation.
Owing to the lnterpositionsof Bishop Ames
Dr.. Lanahan, the great stlrrer up of strife In
the Methodist Episcopal Church North, ls not
to suffer the doom pronounced upon him by
the committee of brethren oI0f1cial decapia-
tion. The good bishop agrese with the spirit,
ual court that DR.. Lanahaniy unwarranted
IN appealing to the secular COURTS for means to
force an examination of thesaccounts OF the
Methodist Book Concern, but he decides that
the verdict Of removal is more severe than tne
circumstances justify. As hiHdecision has the
force of q temporary veto, DR.. Lanahan will re-
tain his office as assistant agent, to be thorn
in the side ofDr. Carleton. 1is superior, until
Ever since Saturday the German quarter has
been flying Its bunting and broachlng Its lager
In honor Of the singers who have come here
from all quarters of the Union to take partdn
the great sengerlest. There was grand
procession on the Bowery. on Sunday which
gave native New. Workers pn, opportunity OF
witnessing the novel spectacle OF men and
women marching arm In arm through the
public streets and singing occasionally as they
wentspl0 On Monday theresAEas competitive
singing at Steinway Hall, eighteen societies
contending for the prizes. Yesterday the
Lieder Kranz society Of this city TOOK tne
strangers In barouc. through Central Park,
and there was pleasure-making IN other parts
of the city, At night there was monster
concert at the skating rink To-day began at
Jone Woods, on the East River, two days
picnic. The pelting rain Of this morning mast
have marred the festivities, but as the Weath.
er Is so variable now. a bit OF sunshine VIII
probably be obtained before tomorrow night,
and the Germans will doubtless make Inc
most of 1t.
A fresh church scandal is being ventilated
in the courts. This time 1t is an Episcopal
society which Is made to suffer unpleasant
notorlety-the particular sufferer being the
famous Rltuallstic Chapel of st. Albans. 1t
seems that Notwithstanding the chapeps repu-
tation OF having rich congregation, II IS sore
ly troubled at times with impecuniousness.
few years ago it was resolved to raise money
by means OF church fair. A rich sister was
needed TO give the enterprise proper start,
and the trustees persuaded Mrs. Eliza l.. Co.
nant to put up the money, and, as she says,
act as treasurer. She further AYERS that sne
procured for the fair, on her own account,
s34O0 worth of goods, the express stipulation
being that she should be reimbursed for that
amount from the receipts. When the fair
opened, however, to her astonlshment, q Mrs.
Burtis, wife of one of the church wardens. was
nas oosyua aade. fRe Bills Ibis so0
worth of goods were afterwards paid oy MRS.
Conant, and then the trustees refused to
make return, according to promise. Hence
the suit at law. The defence is that Mrs Co.
nant acted voluntarily in all she did Tor The
iaIr, and contributed the s34OO worth gratui-
tousy. The trustees could better have afford,
ed to pay the amount than stand the scandal
this affair brings upon the church.
Another victim Of misplaced confidence is
to appear on next Saturday. 1t Is to be called
the Daily Witness, and is 10 be published In
the afternoon, price one cent. Of course it
comes directly in competition with Ben Woods
News, which has complete possession OF the
ground, and can hardly be driven from it at
this day. The Witness, however, is to be con.
Quoted on new principles. In the first place It
is to be religious newspaper, and In the next
place it will publish advertisements at the
regular price OF penny word. The expert
ment OF establishing religious daily was fully
tried in the case OF the World, eleven years
ago. The projectors sank over $500, 600 trying
to make the people of New York take their
news sugar-coated with plety. It was only
when the paper changed hands and was made
Democratic (which was equivalent to giving 1t
over to Satan, In some peoples opinion that
it became great paying concern. NYa.
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