The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-08
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THURSDAY, AUGUST s. 1872.
NEWS or THE DAY.

Florida has produced watermelon weiSh'
ing seventy-two pounds.
The proposed tunnel under the mississippi
at Memphis ia TO cost five million dollars.
Chinese workmen are employed In the
eenstructIon of the Panama Railroad. :
The latest quotations. from the Waterins
places state that eligible young men are a'
premium. mcclellan,
General Moltke politely sent Pfeslden'
Tb,ers n copy OF the formers History OF Tue
Franco. Prussian War. 49,
-One thing is settled in North Carohha-
Settle. He will never preside over anotuef
national convention of renominatlonlsta.
The World of Sunday represents fearful
o,aholmn to have overspread the Grant camp 10
NewYork. They refuse to take bets on any
,erms-refuse to be comfarsed, and have well
n,oba abandoned their headquarters.
al DR.: Fowler has examined Grants heao
phrenologically, and reported: "Splrltnaiisn
large. acouisitiyeness small" This Is the Sc
venest slam ever given to phrenology- The
cbIcaoo Tribune advises DR.. Fowler to retlre
dlet collector Murphy take the stand
An advertising candle-maker modestly an
nonnces that, ..without Intending to cast any
reaections on the sun, I may venture to assert
with confidence that my patent oclasona'
dotible wick, spermaceti candles give the best
light ever invented"
The Prussiau minister Of public education
has given decision that female teachers may,
indeed, be employed in German schools, but
only in such Instances where male instruction
H. nek 10 be obtained. Male teachers are,
howeuer. In every instance 10 have the prefer
enee. ;.es
.sThere Is some prospect of avlslt In the
coming fail from Mario. Several American
managers are striving 10 secure the services
ofthe greatest tenor OF the age, and one ofler,
involving an outlay of fifty thousand dollars
for fifty concerts, Is likely to be accepted BY
Mario. who is anxious to assure himself, de
p,su, Of the growth Of the country since he
visited it.
Mr.. Stanley Matthew's. who was temporary
chairman of the Cincinnati Convention, has
bolted and supports Grant. 1t now leaks ont
that: after his voluntary pledge to abide by
the action of that convention, even If 1t nomi-
nabed Greeley, and before he bolted, he re-
ceiyed fee OF five thousand dollars from the
government to attend government case In
court; Whether there was any connection be-
tween the fee and the bolt nobody knows, aud
nobody cares.
The gallant General Joseph E. Johnston,
Hho was reported to be supporting Grant,
publishes q letter contradlcting the rumor.
66asssSs: arhave never said anything favor
Ing Grants reelection. On the contrary, be-
ing 4 thorough Democrat, would have pre-
fstred a Democratic candidate; but az Horace
Greeley is nominated by our party, sincerely
hope that every Democrat will vote for him.
Being dIsenfranchised, take no public part
In politics, but to my friends do not hesitate
toexpress my feeling and opinions on politi-
cal subjects. think the overthrow Of the
present administration necessary to any hope
of constitutional government, and feel that
the continuance of the Democratic party is
necessary"
MANY narrowing facts have been given OF
the late famine in Persia. but one incident is
now related 80 intensely horrible as almost
tosarpass all belief, although seriously mem
toned In the Levant Times. In the Persian
City Of Flamatan two iamlshing women,
aided by. seven others. stole three children
and ate them. They were arrested, and the
bones Or the dead children found partially
concealediin their clothes. The Grand Vlzler
condemned the two women to the gibbet,
and their companions In guilt to be starved
to=death In prison. At the end Of week
five of these seven wretches were found dead
In the prison, after having devoured the
other two.
Compulsory education is making head
way ins England, the London School Board
having begun to put In force their power
against negligent and refractory parents.
Quite recently five persons were summoned
before the Thames police court'for having re-
fused or neglected to send their children TO
school Four Of them made excuses that
were deemed sufficient, aud escaped with only
ai admonition to obey the bylaws; but the
fifth. .beingcontumacious. was fined five shil-
llnes. He said his children were not under
his control, and that he would not pay for
them. One of the defendants pleaded that,
n -
being only ''casusl dock laborer," he had
not-the means for clothing his children and
sending them decently to school; but the solic-
itor to the board said that there was school
quite near the defendant where he could edu-
cate. bis children for o penny week
x st. Louis paper says that man named
Henry Neeley went down in we'll on satur-
day night, at Bissell's Point, for the purpose
of recovering hat which had been dropped
in. In "a short time he gave signal of dis
tress, which told those above him that he was
being overcome with foul air. There was but
little time.for delberalion. A rope was hasti-
ly procured by the byslanders, one end OF
which was formed into moose and let down
to the sufferer. Alter angling moment, the
man in the we'll gave the rope lutte jerk,
and Csha men at the other end commenced
pulling lii up When about half way out, they
discovered that the moose had fallen over the
mans head, and that he was dangling by the
neck: Horriaed at the discovery, they wisely
concluded that death By straDgulalion was no