The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-02
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SATURDAY, ..llg NOVEMBER 2, 1872
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1esHr. august Belmont Of New York, is ar.
rasneine s i Ills gallery Of paintings in that city,
intending 70 auction them of.
Gardening Is: :interfered with very materi'
ally around Paris by the explosion OF snella
ssruok nv SPADES beneath the surface.
The Emperor Napoleon will leave England
for Madeira in the spring, the royal yacn. VIZ S
tstfaaad Albert having been placed at n's uis-
posal by Queen Victoria
gL!Nr. Froude; the English Historian mas re-
.,Irad the comfortable sum Of fourteen thou
,annd dollars rom the recent course Of lectures
delivered BY him in New York City.
IN. de 'Tecqusville, brother and heir OF
Alexis de Tocquegille, In recent speech gave
unconditional adherence to theform OF gov
eFnuens NOW existing In France. ~
::@MEJohn .Agnew; one of the Oldest and
best known builders OF fire engines IN this
country. dieds In Philadelphia, on Friday last,
inthe eigh.y.secon year Of his age. Many Of
fia hand engines are stilllo be found In various
sections of, the country. ss...
III Joigneray, an athlete of prodigious
strength, has made his appearance In Paris.
:. Amongst other exercises, being suspended by
hlx fses from q trspeze, he lifted from the
ground real horse by the mere force OF ms
Vf9st5s s-tsesis Gas'its STfi'-SA 80 -
Bones are now, dug out OF the ancient
torh6s fnEgyppt aud sent to England for man
ms9 IL is therefore, not improbable that the
bdnes Or Pharaoh may enrich the hop gar.
:. dsns of Kent almost realizing 5hakespeare's
{ 5lInes, that iCasar dead and turned to clay,
mikEf sfor hold 10 Keep the wind away ;.
1MSsshI sBazalns still awaits his trial,
: which Is destined to be probably the most In.
tessstiagyStsts s.ial, barring that Of Louis
XVI, which has ever occurred In France. he
iAundee duressy ychargedwlth double crime,
that Of having capitplated without necessity,
ana that OF having betrayed France. The
Paris Rappel states that there Is no doubt OF
hissUonsiciion upon the first charge; should he
( be found guilty Of the second the cry will be,
.UY with his headr' The marshsrs position
is q critical one. iloa IL 'IEEs,.
The Poughkeepsle correspondent CT the
New York Times states that New York men
asearriylng there by every train In search OF
oxen to do their carting In lieu OF the SICK
horses. A number OF yokes have already
bssn1Ssalned. A drove of fifty oxen passed
into Putnam County, and were being followed
by energetic New Workers., who said they
would have them at almost any price. The
msyor Of PoughkeepsIe had secured twenty
thrse yoke, and they would be forwarded by
propallers 10 New York.
.-sFhey Columbia papers announce the death
of Preston D. Bill, Esq, formerly OF that place.
He died on board the steamship Denmark on
thB h,0ptobef, at sea, of the Isle Of Wight.
Mr.. Sill was well known as talented writer
and translator. He was one Of the editors OF
ths Courant, . literary publication, formerly
issued In Columbia. For several years he re-
sidSd In, Europe. and more recently In New
York. llr. Sill leaves widowed mother, sis-
tef,s bfothsrs, and host of other relatives and
friends. ss,s,.., .,,.,s.s "a -.
The Raleigh Sentinel says "We are
pleased to learn that large number Of Eng
lish emigrants continue to arrive. As many
al fipsst families have recently arrived and
settled In this State, the most recent being
the families OF Nessrs. J. T. Jones and Mp.
Ohsvasse, Numbering nineteen In all, from
Northampton and Birmingham, Eng
lanaw These gentlemen. we learn; have pur-
chased the handsome estates aud residences
Of the late Colonel p. e. A. Jones, near Hem
defSoa,,'e III Granville County, through the
agency OF the North Carolina Land Company,
OF which they take immediate possession"
--Arecent trial In Plttsburg resulted in the
conviction Of Q discharged employee Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who, from
malicious motives, removed a switch. with
the apparent intention of causing either a
oollisionor the wrecklng of an approaching
train of cars by throwing 1t of the track. His
seheme was frustrated by q timely discovery,
and little or no actual damage was done; but
this fortunate circumstance did not prevent
his conviction under clause OF the penal
code OF Pennsylvania. which provides that any
ona who shall remove . switch or do anything
whatevar with intent 70 iBjure any engiue, car
or truck, or endanger the safety OF passen-
gersI shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and
on conviction sentenced to pay fine not ax-
ceediaV tenthousand dollars, and to undergo
an imprisonment not exceeding ten years.
The penalty or an act so atrocious, aRd which
has Become Of too frequent occurrence, Is by
nomeahn severe, and is more than justified
by the dangerous nature Of the offence.
-Amoyement Is on loot to establish colo |
nyottbe Roumanian Jews In America who |
ara eobliged to fee from religious persecution. |
There has been accompany formed possessing
a paid-up capital Of sl,6oo, 600, whe contem-
pfase settling In this country-some 5000 fami-
lies, comprising 1000 persons the qaes.
tlod ID presented to the general land office
whether the United States government will
extsid to the company title TO tract of
land. ssy ESQ, 900 acres, for this purpose, on
condition that 90 many families should be To-
Gated annually, it being the desire to have but
ons settlement. The commissioner OF the land
office replies that there Is no law providing
fer the, disposal of the public lands as pro-
posed, even II compact body of land COM
prtsing such an area could be found, but shows
how title may be acquired by the heads OF
These hmlGes under existing laws. and fur
nishes the writer with the necessary circulars
relative to the public lands of the United
States. The frequent calls from Europe and
o1aax1har9 for aroa hodoo nc las, tor rho ,,,,r