The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-28
Tbe Gbafkstpm Neps,
FRIDAY, APRIL rs, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold at New York yesterday closed at II

II d; Orleans It'd; sales l4,0O0 0aeS.
Commodore Vanderbilt is announced as
soon to start a daily paper in New York with
800, 900 capital.
The third trial of George Chahoon, ex-
Mayor of Richmond, for forgery, is set for
Monday next.
There are more foreigners in Chicago, IN
proportion to its population, than IN any otner
CITY In the Union !; the exact figures being
l54, 42o natives, and 144,557 foreigners.
The grand jury system has been abolished
in Wisconsin, where the act of Assembly which
changes the old methods of the common law
will 90 into effect Oh July 1st.
~-Inexhausllble coal mines and oil wells
have been discovered on the 1sthmus OF
Panama, thirty miles from Aspinwall, and the
government has given to the discoverer an
immense tract of land.
Almond trees flourish in California, and
one near Santa Barbara yielded $40 worth OF
nuts last year. This spring a armer has set
out 0 ,U00 trees. The olive crop will be large
this season.
The New York Evening Post, discussing
the reign of terror in Scranton, well says ::
ssSurely the condition of society In anySthe
most disturbed ofthe Southern States, is peace
and freeaom as compared with that in north
ern Pennsylvania"
The New York Herald says the prospects
of the Democracy for carrying the next Presi-
dental election depends upon the Southern
members, as the party in the North and the
Congressman from all sections, as shown in
their address, are on the right track.
The Emperor of Brazil is likely to have
enough work on his hands for some time to
come. Simultaneous dispatches state that he
has been chosen as arbitrator TO settle the Ala
bans claims, and that a revolution has broken
out in his own empire, aud recently 1t was
stated that he was going to Europe with his
wife on a grand tour.
Those who have worn their hats five years
will be pleased to see that they are just in
fashion again, and those who have pantaloons
that they bought in 1s4s will be glad to know
that they 1.-THE pantaloonsl will also be, with
their elastic ~footlngs, the pride Of the man Of
fashion this season, even as they were his pride
twenty-three years ago.
They have in China what is known as the
grease tree. Large forests grow there, and
the oleaginous product has become an article
of traffic. The grease forms an excellent tai
low, burning with a clear, brilliant, and-what
is infinitely more to the purpose-white light,
and at the same time emitting not o trace OF
any unpleasant odor, or Of the ordinary disa-
greeable accompaniment Of combustion,
smoke.
The London correspondent of the Man.
chester Guardian, writing to that paper, gives
Prince Napoleon the credit of having, alone OF
all the Imperial encourage discovered in ad-
vance the possible danger to the Imperial
regime. The Prince has recently bought o
500, 900 house at Hyde Park, which he has fur
nished with all the choicest furniture, pictures
and objects of u,rtu from his chateau at Meu-
don. He has also recently sold his estate and
chateau in Switzerland for e70, 900, and he now
proposes to take up his residence in London.
There is much that is farcical in the TRACE
dy now being played in Paris. A few days
since the offices of a gas company were duly
seized by q committee from the Commune,
and coolly relieved Of all the ready cash. N
'CduSe was dSSlSuSu lOE Tx plOCSuulS. NO
other was necessary, doubtless, than that the
Commune wanted the money. We are now
s'cabled' that the Commune has .apOlogized 10
the gas company for the recent seizure OF Its
cash assets. But, unaccompanied by the. cash
Itself, this Is IN extremely lame apology. The
gas company, which was left in darkness as to
the seizure, will probably regard the apology
In that light.
"A few years ago the Swiss Government
published u report on the natural history of
Switzerland. Two very distinct species of
rats were pictured and described; one was
large, plump and glossy; the other was lean,
scrawny aud almost berefC Of hair. They
Seemed two distinct species. In the second
edition OF the report the rats are reduced TO
one. a naturalist had found how the meaner
rat was made. Ono of its ancestors, q good,
plump, glossy fellow, had strolled into a tObac-
co warehouse and made his abode there; he
began to nibble; curiosity led him on; he
went from bad TO worse, till you see where he
turned up-so mike his grandfather that q
naturalist mistakes him for another >pecies-a
warning to all who nibole tobacco.
Recent letters from Hong Kong in %illnstra-
ton OF the general and thorough hostility
evinced by the Chinese to foreigners, give
minute and graphic accounts of the Treatments
of the English steamer T3n, which, on her
voyage from tions Kong to Shanghai. was, on
February 18th, wrecked OH a point Of Ocksu
Island. The steamer, the weather being toggy,
ran aground on 4 point OF the island, and the
Chinese soon assembled in swarms, and
stationing themselves on the craSs overlook
ing the deck, commenced throwing stones and
other missiles ut the passengers and crew.
The sufferers then took 10 The boats. and, I'M
der cover at the darkness and fog, headed for
the nearest coast not lar from Annoy. At day.
light the four boats were surrounded by fishing
unks, which ran them down and STAYED in
their sides. The passengers and crew were
then robbed Of their money, watches, pro-
visions, and even Of the greater part OF the
clothes on their persons. The sufferers were
then set on shore, aud after wandering about
for three days with nothing to eat, and meet
ing everywhere with violence and harsh treat
ment, they, fortunately, when on the point of
perishing with cold and hunger, met with one
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