The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-13
Tbe GbafleSto1t qems
TUESDAY, AUGUST ls, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAT.


o,,;at ever since 1863, recently broke OUT ID
Great fury. burying number OF villages. NIL
;na nm ,he rayines and checking the course oil
rivers. besides destroying fslghtiai numosi
of,pbabitants. The eruption of Hecla Is looked
for every day. { g
Chicago has developed new brancn oi
fartiye industry. Two ladies' VINO hau just
drawn $4,000 IRON bank In that CITY, were
followed by two thieves, who dropped lsnIeo
matches on the dress OF one of the ladies, ana
then exclaimed politely, MADAME, your dress
ia nm fire.n in the hope that in the consequent
confusion they might secure the money. Inc
ladies' retained their presence OF mlnd, now
eyer. and declined assistance 10 exlingulshlns
the conHagratlon.
-Ap process of wood-carving by machinery
has been introduced ipeR Raris by NJ. Lanteigne.
lis adapted to all kindSof wood BOD INC hardes
and drler the better. The wood Is passed
through rolls or matrix cylinders, whereby
any desired pattern is impressed upon the
surfacs with q dellcacy end effect that COM
pare favorably with the work OF skilled carVers
and at a cost almost nominal. The process is
rapid, as ten superficial feet of finished work
can be produced per second. 90
"A colored man BY the name Of Ebert
Woodruff was found drowned in Turkey Creek,
at Bsrnwell, on Saturday. He was among the
number VINO visited the town on Friday 10
:, witness the execution of Chavls and during
the day complained of feeling unwel. Being
subject to fits, he was advised to bathe his feet
in water, and 1t is supposed went to the creek
for that purpose. The water was not more
than fifteen inches deep where he was
drowned.
Maeaebarg Gazette -says bat the. COM
be fastened, so as to be carried ont by next
slprlne at the latest. After that date the Ger
man Infantry will be armed either with the
converted rife, which is about equal TO the
chassepot, or the Werder rife, which is far
inferior to 1t. BY that time the conversion OF
the four hundred thousand chassepots cap.
tured in the campaign Of 1901, will, 1t is ex-
pected, also be completed, and the number of
guns attached to the German artillery will
again be greater than that of the French
guns, as thlrty.two new batteries will be
formed.
la-The too profuse use of the title of 'Colo-
neln elicits these pertinent remarks from the
Philadelphia Post: "TO call man Colonel
is to convey the Idea that he is of mild,
meek and benevolent disposition. 1t Is also
an evidence that he never was soldier. For
instance, we may recall some @: the Colonels
of Philadelphia. There Is Colonel Forney,
Colonel Mcclure, Colonel McMichael, Colonel
Scott, Colonel Mann, Colonel Fitzgerald, Colo
mel Phillips, Colonel Hlncken, Colonel Green
and Colonel Fritz. Or what regiment? And
We might mention many more gentlemen of
high standing, who b. 7e never been In the
army, and can only be called Colonel as
tribute to their antpathy to blood. If every
Colonel was soldier, the standing army In
Philadelphia would be menace to our liber
ties. Their number Ia as great as 1t was In
San Francisco, 10 which John Phoenix bears
witness In the following story: The steam
boat was leaving the wharf, and everybody
was taking leave Of their frlends-all but
Phouix, who had no friends to bid him fare
well. Ashamed Of his loneliness, as The boat
sheered off he called out In g loud voice,
Good by, colonel' and, to his great delight,
every man on the wharf took off his hat and
shouted, Colonel. goodbye ="
Not to be behind New York, London and
other principallties and powers, Illinois has
been luxuristing In strike. The coal miners
of st. Clsic County, to the number of some
two thousand, have for some time past been
coming to decision to ask OF their employers
an Increase of wages. Early last week they
respectfully notified their employers that they
woald expect from the first of August an In
crease of one cent per bushel. The proprletors
at first refused to comply, and the consequence
is nearly or quite two-thirds OF the mines from
which st. Louis largely draws Its supplies of
fuel were for few days idle. To complicste
matters still more the miners have made
demand that the coal raised during each days
operation shall be shipped away from the
mines before they commence work on the sue
ceedtDg day. In some of the mines work was
not discontinued at all, the employers yielding
to the demand Without hesitation. In the
other mines the men struck on the first oil the
month. A number of the employers have
since yielded, and work was resumed in sew.
eEul LQlucS ldSI DotutuuJ IL 10 fApCCltu
the strike will end shortly, by the concession
of all the companies. Thus far there has been
no excitement, disturbance or bad feeling on
either side, but st. Louis has been treated 10
a Hrst-class scare, and has fully made up It's
mind to an enormous advance in the prices OF
coal.
Once more the noble red men Of the
forest are quartered in the luxurious rooms of
the Grand Central Hotel of New York City
and are making industrious use of all the CON-
forts of civilization there to be obtained.
Their big chief, Spotted Tail, ably supported
by his trusty lieutenant, Swift Bear, keep,
careful watch over the squad of sixteen
braves, and sees that toothsome pabulum and
palataole beverages are supplied in sufficient
abundance. They show marked preference
for publicity, and, dlsdaining the more re-.
tired apartments, range themselves In aborIo,.