The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-08
NEWS OF THE D4K.


Yarns and fabrics rmer, with better prices.
john Clayburn, journalist, lately OF the
New York Pica5une, is dead.
Jean Eugene Robert Houdin, the far-tam
ed French prestidigitateur, died at Paris re-
Gently.
The ship Golden Fleece, from Boston fol
Bombay, took fire and put in at Halifax where
she was scuttled.
The Catholic schoolhouse, Presbyterian
church and the county Jail at Portsmouth
Ohio, were unreofed by the storm yesterday.
"A coln-ed senator, Andrew Jackson Jones
of North Cs olina, has sued gambling house
for five thousand dollars lost at cards.
Mr.. Lawrence Oliphant is now, by the En-
glish journals, said to be the real author OF the
ssBattle of Dorking," and not Colonel Hamley
as has been supposed.
"A Virginia editor has come to the conclu
sion that man might as well undertake tc
hold himself at arms length and then turn
double somersault over o Westinghouse
steeple, as to attempt to publish a paper that
will suit everybody
The convention of the manufacturers OF
straw paper met at Hudson IN. ~ yesterday,
and nearly every paper mill was represented.
They resolved to run half time for the coming
year, commencing August the lst, In conse-
quence OF the high price of straw and the low
price of paper.
"A cable telegram from London says "The
Jury In the Tichborne case privately Informed
the Judge that they were convinced that the
plaintiff was an imposter, and were ready to
give verdict to that effect without hearing a
single witness for the defence. The Judge re-.
fused to give his consent, and the trial will
proceed"
Notwithstanding his great age, his Holi-
ness the Pope is said to be most excellent
singer as well as eloquent and pleasing orator.
His voice has retained all the depth, richness,
and sweetness that distinguished it in his
youth, and is as sonorous and full as ever, He
rarely, now, breaches or chants the mass; do
ing the latter only on Christmas day and Easl-
er Sunday.
The ''crystal cabs, which were recently
introsuoua rus rOrK transfer Com
pany into that city, are proving great sue
cess. Twenty-Five Of these neat and unique
vehicles have already been placed upon the
streets, and the demand for them by the pub
Lie is so great that the company have decided
to add twenty-five more to the number imme-
dIately.
One merciful act is recorded as having
been performed in the course Of the week IN
which, between the petroleum. and the h1ur-
ders of the Communists, and the murdera and
shells Of the Yersaillists, Paris was made to re.
semble an earthly replica of the Internal re-
glons. Some Versailles soldiers having de-
tecteda small boy with bottle of petroleum
in his hand, stood the lad up against the wall,
---tary to shooting him.. Their officer,
prepa..... cha movement, went up to
however, Observer md sent hito
the lad, boxed his ears soundly' -
The nerson who claims to be Sir Roger
Tlchborne. in his crossexamination, the o1hes
day, could not tell w;aat chemistry was. ssNt anu
defined quadrangle to be a thing Il, v'sSp vSus
-.,na He was shown copy VI unu
believe believed tito be Creek ae VAS asked to
soell "lnterest," and srel,ed 1t i.n-tr-e-s-a.
physiology he said was about the appearance
al the face, but on oelng corrected thought II
referred to the shape of the head. He did no'
know what mathematics meant, and Lou'
D.o sen,per he translated sthe laws OF God for
ever.n The curious thing is that these ar
;ust such blunders as the real Sir Roger, ludg
inc from the letters preserved by his family
would be very apt to make.
The medical fraternity in Washington COZ
,inue to discuss the alleged virtues OF cundr
range, the new South American remedy ~
cancer. A correspondent OF the Patriot say
that DIR. Norris, ofthe United States Army, Ga
had one case under treatment with this Vegs
table. that he gave it faithfully in accordanc
with the instructions which accompanied
and the patient died. A naval surgeon a.
cordinr to the same authority, treated p'
i,ent In q similar manner with similar resui
The secretary Of the interior has authorize
Or. Thompson to place one Of the wards OF 10
Columbia Hospital at the disposal OF con
mlttee for the purpose Of experimenting VIII
the remedy; bot as it Is understood tnat u
committee expect and wish to show that COZ
durango is worthless, the result OF their tes
will not be likely to have much intere
for the public, however 1t may be with u
unfortunate patients. Somebody from Ne
York has applied at the Patent Office Tor, al
has been granted, patent for cancer GU
composed OF rum, sugar, cloves and cund
range; and the effort made by people in Il
agricultural department to advertise the VI
tues of the ney specific, must be good thit
for this enterprislng gentleman. 1t has bet
intimated in several quarters that the repor
OF the remarkable virtues Of cundurans
which have been so industriously circulate
are Intended to promote the private interes
of certain parties in Washington, which m
or may not be true. Quite as remarkat
cures have been reported from the use ol
decoction of the common red clover, dra
as tea, and used as wash, as any that ha
been claimed from the use Of cundurans
The truth probably is that in regard TO ca
cerous humors, as with other diseases, rem
dies that will prove effsctua In the cases
some individuals, will be of no avail when
mip,stered to others, who are to all appei
ances afflicted in precisely similar mann
OF late not much additional intelhgen
has come to hand concerning ths South Al
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