The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-07
iH Mr.. WILLIAM E. SIMMONS, Jr., is the.
travelling agent for THE NEWS, for South
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Gold closed yesterday at labal4.
The New York cotton market was oroop
ing at the close; uplands 233c.
I'm LIVERPOOL cotton was dull at the close
uplands lid, Orleans IL HALL id; sales 5000 bales
"A Chinese temple, with seventy-hve idols
was recently consecrated at San Francisco.
"A national fair, for the benefit Of thu
French ransom fund, viii be opened at sal
Francisco on the 9Th inst. I'D .'l-.
IL reaction is eaid to have commenced In
Spain in favor of the ancient Spanish costume
Including large rcnbs and short dresses. :.
"A New York florist is preparing himself
for future iofice-holding by constructing
large pot Of stforget-me-nots" for presentation
toPresldent Greeley. 2@>s .
N4A telegraph operator in Nashville, Tenn,
has Invented device for propelling railrosd
cars by the power Of electricity. He claims
that speed of one hundred miles an hour car
beattained. ~ aGo6 a. iH hr
t4Thema of improvement In Japan II
shown by the formation of the Yokohama and
Toxic Gas Company, for the purpose of light
ing the principal city and chief commercial
town OF the country with gas .
I'm Boerne County, Texas, lately, suit
was brought to recover fly dollars for don
KEY, when the donkey himself was rendered IN
open court. He waa made as decent and pre-
sentable as possible, BY pair Of linen pants
slipped on his forelegs,. stove-pipe hat on
his head, ard pair Ct spectacles on his vener-
able nose. The Judge aud jury were con-
vulsed, and the suit withdrawn.
"A New York paper, referring to the uni
yersal moving, which took place on the LIST OF
May, said: .sIf a.forelgner had witnessed the
busy disorder and hurried changes going on
In the city yesterday, he wonld naturally have
fancied that an earthquake, tidal wave, or Q
volcanic eruption was imminent, and that the
Inhabitants, like the people of Tore del Greco,
were fleeing for the safety of their lives sno
household property"
Prince Camehamehs, the heir to the throne
ofthe Sandwich Islands, arrived recently at
San Francisco, on his way to Utica, New York,
whittier he is going to be educated at the
Jesuit College he is described as Joung
man OF. about twenty y-two, about FIVE feet eight
inches In height, with q very dark copper col
ored complexion, and q profusion of black,
straight hair. He was baptized at San Fran
cisco, receiving the name Of Joseph Guada-
loupe.
s.n--"We learn from contemporary" says
the London Lancet, 'lhat NJ. Helndrlch, the
headaman of Paris, and, indeed, lately OF
France, Is dead, having discharged the duties
of, his Office for no less than flty-four years.
During this period one hundred and thirty
nine criminals had passed through his hands.
He was once asked by visitor whether he
thought the separated head continued to live
after it had rolled into the basket. He pom
dered few moments, as If to collect his
memory, and then related instances which
went to support an affirmative answer.
Among them, he said that on Que occasion
woman's head made faint effort 10 spit at
him; and he spoke Of violent contortlons oc-
curriDg In the muscles Of 0rsini's face. Slmi-
lar contractions were observed TO occur In
Queen Mary's face after decspltation. But
surely none OF these movements can be- re-
gafded In any other light than as Of the nature
Of reflex actions. The stimulus is, no doubt,
the sudden loss Of blood, which here as else
whete, Induces convuleions, and we altogether
repudiate the idea that consciousness is pre-
served even for moment In the decapitated
head. The mere blow must stun, and before
recovery occurs the flow of blood from 30
many large vessels must be sufficient TO 0cca-
sion perfect inconsistencies. N. Heindrich
appears to have been man Of some cultiva-
tion, or, at least, to have had some interest
In his calling, as he attended Velpeau's lee
lures in order to acquire knowledge of the
exact position OF the noeud uital. Es also
made various Improvements In the construc.
tion of the instrument with winch ne ope.
rated.n
The scene when the result Of the sixth
ballot was announced to Mr.. Greeley, Is thus
descrlbed:. 'At FIVE minutes of three o'clock
the Hon. Benz. Wood entered the Tribune
couating-room. His fine face was flushed
with excitement. Hepassed behind the coun-
ter, and inquired for DR.. Greeley. In breath
less words he announced DR.. Greeley's nomi-
nation to Sam Sinclair. Before Mr.. Wood
could be ushered into DR.. Greeley's presence,
Tom Mcwatters, one of the Tribune's old
Office boys, ran lightly no The stairs into DR.,
Greeleys Office. The Doctor had begun a
fresh editorial article. His gold pen was
dancing over broad sheet of foolscap with
lightning rapidity. Tom handed him dis
patch. Dr.. Greeley took his pen crossways
between his teeth, turned partly around In
his easy chair, bent toward the light, and
read the following through his gold-bowed
glasses:
CINCINNATI, May 3.
Horace Greeley, Tribune. ~. Y:
You>were nominated on The sixth ballot.
D. H. WIN. ANsoN STAGER.
DR.. Greeley threw the dispatch in his waste
basket and drew OF his glasses. The shrewd
boy Tom ashed the dispatch out of the waste
basket and showed it into his vest pocket as a
souvenir. In second Mr.. Sinclair aud the
Hon. Benjamin Wosd were in the room ahak-
ing hands with the noble veteran, and warmly
congratulaling him. Dr.. Greeley arose. His
face was wreathed in smiles. He was pleased,
and honestly expressed his pleasure. But
when the mail clerks. the reporters, the press
men, the compositors, the office boys, The