The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-18

in Saxony new kind Of trial for petty
crimes has been introduced, and, on account
of its successful working, its extension to
other parts of Germany is advocated; The
jury, under this system, is composed of seven
members, or three legal gentlemen and four
lsymen. A majority of the number can rem
der asverdi.t, provided at least one lawyer
concurs.
"A Connecticut clergyman recently an
nounced from the pulpit that he had heard a
man say that he had read the Bible through in
sixty hours. Determined 10 ascertain whether
the individual told the truth; he set about IL
himself, and read the whole Of 1t aloud TO MS
wife in fity-nine hours and something over
thirty minutes. he read sometimes an hour
and sometimes two hours day, keeping lne
exact time, with the result indicated
The helmet which is to replace the French
kepl is described as being mixture OF steel
and brass. and In shape something OF the ola
Roman model. A brim running oil around IS
tourotect the wearer from rain anu sword
cuts; the front is ornamented with sun, anu
in lime of peace, a cock Is 10 form tAe spike.
The prlyate will have brass, the regimenlal
6f61cers silver, and the general officers gold
cocks. The helmet IL to weigh three pounds,
and is first tc be tried on the army around
Paris. :! . > =
-Nanoleon has lost one more of the few
genuine personal friends whom 1t had oeen
given to him to preserve through oil the Vicis-
situdes OF his extraordinary career. John Gil
bert Victor Flalln, viscount, Count and Duke
OF Persigny, died on Friday last at Nice,
whittier he had repaired with constitution
broken rather by the excitements of stormy
lifa than by years. He was but few months
older than the Emperor, whom he served win
such close and unswerving fidelity from Inc
prison to the palace and from youth TO age.
The Richmond Dispatch Is not very enthu-
siastic over the productions of Virginia, which
have diminished every year. since the war.
II asserts that the production Of tobacco In
the James River Valley has diminished one
half AS to wheat the dlminutlon Is still
e,rI,eaater-the ,I,a production for FIVE years since
the war being as one to four what 1t was ior
the five preceding the war. Tie last crop
was almost an entire failure, and the receipts
fall. of one-half, so that the Richmond millers
had to purchase wheat at the North. Cattle,
sheep. horses, hogs and poultry have also dt'
minished in greater raio than the leauinS
staples. .tl. -. 80 H.. = =
The New York Sun says: "We learn on
apparently good authority that after all his
debts are settled, Colonel Fisk's property will
mt net more than sl0O,00O Mr.. John II. CO.
mer. Colonel Fisk's private secretary, is the
administrator of the estate. The vast bulk OF
the colonel,s property has gone Into the pock-
cts Of the lawyers. His life was insured ior
$4,000 in the Equitable Insurance Company.
n Ia stated that on Friday last Mr.. Conner
called at the Grand Central Hotel to inquire
concerning anything that the colonel mlsat
have left In his rooms. 1t is reported that the
nironrIetor presented Mr.. Conner with bill OF
twenty-Aye hundred dollars for the use OF the
rooms In which Colonel Fisk died. Mr.. Co.
mer protested against this outrageous charge,
and the matter viii probably go into the
courts.
The New York World has cable telegram
stating that 1t Is rumored 10 the clubs tnat
proceedings will shortly be instituted by her
Royal Highness the Princess Mary OF Gam
bridge to secure adivorce from her husband,
Prince Teck, on the ground Of the Princes
unfaithfulness The Princess Mary Is the SIS
ter of the Duke of Cambridge, and was mar
ried at Kew 10 Prince Teck, German, In
June, 1855. She was thirty-lhree years OF age
at the date of her marriage. She has since
had three chldren-the Princess Mary, born
at Kensington Palace, in May, 1867; Prince
Adolph, born in August, 1868, and Prince
Francis, born in January, 1870. She has
pension Of s50OO. Francis Paul Charles Lewis
Alexandra Prince de Teck is related 10 the
Wurtemburg royal family. He is four years
younger than Mrs. Teck. =.
The New Orleans correspondent of the St
1on,a Times writes about General NJ. jeff
rbomnson as follows: 'sThis ex-Confederatt