The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-31

Mile. YfeHsrs:n america is at length defnite.
" arranged. The prlna donna Will leave
Easisnd early il the autumn, after the musl.
cal festivals, and will return to England, az
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"A correspondent of the Savannah News,
writing fronT KoDticello,, Fla, states that 3
growing disposition ls expressed In that sec-
tion Of the ssass to annex West Florida 70 Ala.
bsmssaasck Middle Fiprids on to Georgia, and
to allow East Florida to constitute the atate.i
This, Indicates the, restiveness and dissasas-
: Motion Of the people in strong and forcible
liShss :i.s $50
One result of the strike in the building
!. rsde Ii LoEdol has been the formation OF 9
cooperative building company, Each work
man Is to be shareholder, If possible, and
s haN the psoats, sftsr. paying, ten per cent. on
( the subscribed capital, Is to be divided among
the employees. The nominal capital is afty
thounnd dnlars In. shares OF Ave dollars each,
and among the directors are several we'll
known workingmen. 40
The highest bridge In theworld is said to
! bo the Verrugas Vladuct, oh the Lima and
!, ,Or6ysF Railroad, In the Andes Of Peru. The
viaduct crossea mountain torrent called the
& Aqua ds Verrrgas, in wild and picturesque
locality, l2,9Qo feet above s the level Of the
sea. The structure consists Of four deck
apans OF tia Fipk,type of truss. three OF
which are ITO feet long, and one, the GEN.
!. trail spsn, 12bs feet long The spans rest
$on piers built of wrought iron columns.
The piers are fifty feet long by fifteen
! fset Wide on the top. There being three
piers the total length Of the vladuct is 575
feess.T THE piers are the principal feature of In
tsrest, and are respectively las feet, 252 feet,
and 1s7 feet high. Each pier consists of
twelve legs, which in plan form rectangle.
Tha lega are composed Of. a series Of wrought
iron six.segmsnt columns, In lengths Of twen-
ty.aEe. feet, -conpeotions being made by cast
iron Joint boxes having lemons on each lend
running Into the column. The lemons and
the faea Of casting against which the column
bears are machine dressed, 30 as to obtain an
accurate At and perfect bearing surface. The
columns have an exterior diameter OF twelve
inehas, and diameter, iiincludlng flanges, Of
sixteen inches. Compared with other works
ofAssmnartype, such asthe' Crumlin viaduot,
which has hitherto horne of the palm. tits far
ahead, both In magnitude and perfection of
details. u :. =. - g : - -.'.5i ca
VA New York letter Of Monday says: t.tMost
Of the great railway lines are running about.
psrhalt the usual humber OF cars, and the
oyercrowdtng beats anything ever seeninth that
way before. Thousands Of people who reside
In ntheaTnelfth Ward left their down town
places Of business an hour or two earlier this
afternoon under an apprehension that lfthey
remained later they would have to walk. The
!, steamship whsryes are choked up with mer.
chandise, for want Of horse power to cart it
aWay. The outgoing steamers, to-day. had
70 sail with but partial cargoes, for the same
reason. Many horses belonging to the poor
trqokmeat:are laid up. thus entainng upon
them serious losses from the sudden suspen.
sion Of their business. Many Of the milkmen,
theshaksrs aud the Ice dealers failed this
nornlng, as on yesterday, to make their GUS
t0fRafy rounds, entailing serious incoRven-
ie1ces TO thousands Of families. The IRE COM
mfsetoners are relieving the several station
houses otalek animals as fast as they are re-
ported, and supplying their places with those
which are fit Tor duty. Constant changes are
necssafS IN order to keep the working force
ofthe department ready for any emergency.
The theatres and other places ofpubiic amuse.
msnt 5eglR to feel the pinch. Empty houses
last evening almost everywhere were the
rule. People did not like toyeRture ont with
out knowing whether they could take the
carsfhomai broadway nearly all day had
deserted look, and the usual services OF the
policeman who are detailed to escort pedes.
TRANS to and fro. were entirely dispensed
With. ~ % 80,
The public have waited with considerable
interest for the debut of Miss Emily Faithful
In this country, and to those who heard her
lecture at Cooper Institute, New York, last
Thursday night, 1t was generally .:satiafsc'
tog.sa Leoturlng In . this country can
hardly |. be- said to be as yet more than
e1pesimental among the fair sex, and Miss
Faathfall'H entree affords opportunity for COM
partson between the effects of British and
American air aud institutions. She is lady
large in frame aud very stout, with close cut
hair and g ruddy Engliah face, not poetIcal in
appearance, but possessed of a sweet, clear
voice aad excellent delivery, perhaps per.
forming her part upon the stage with more