The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-27


The New York Herald, of Saturday, re-
ports "a further decline Of about one per
cent. 10 the new Sonth Carolinas, which Sc.
nnrltles we're not favoraby Influenced By the
character Of the convention proceedings yes
terday:n e. n,s-
The curious phenomena of regelation can
be exhibited by placing block OF Ice on a met
ting of. fine wire. The Ice will be melted by
the wire. and, passing down through 1t, viii
BECOME frozen In mass again below the
wire. A simple wire can, In similar man
ner, be drawn slowly through block of Ice,
which unites again behind the wire, finally
showing no sig1s of having been cut at all.
The first Japan tea of any consequence
received In this country was In lS596o, when
we Imported 365,3O0 pounds. From tnat small
beginning, our imports have gone on increia-
ing, each succeeding gear, till In 1870 IL the
shipments from Japan reached 13,449,l5'
pounds, or about twenty-seven per cent. OF
oil the tea We Imported In that year. The
quantity Imported In ls7l-72 has already
reached II. 49,, ,l7s pounds.
An incidental notion OF The extent OF infln.
enoe enjoyed by the Church of Engand may
be gathered from the TACT that the demand
created by the Issue Of the New Leclonary Of
Scripture Lessons mas actually disorganized
the binding trade throughout the kingdom.
and 1t has been almost impossible to get any
work of the kind done while all the artists
were busy on daily services, prayer-books,
&C., at almost any rates of payment they liked
to ask.
"A party of red men put up In St. Louis the
other night. The Democrat reporter says:
-sHsvIng taking possession OF their rooms. the
Indians proceeded 10 coral their carpet-bags
between horseshoe of chairs; they then
kindled camp-fres In the wash-basins, put out
scouts fnone but Americans were on guard
last mighty in the corridors TO prevent surprise
by enemies aud reporters, wrapped the
drapery of their couches around them, and
souatted down to amuse themselves by smok-
Ing the calumet of peace, saying Ugh burn
Ing each other at the stake, and o.her aih-
letlc games. The Democrat reporter did rot
see them 60 to sleep, as when they lay down
the key.hole didn't rake their encampment.
Accordingly he put on his boots, heels first, 80
as to mislead pursuit, and escaped"
: When Mr.. .Bonuer paid forty thousand
dollars for Dexter 1t was considered an enor-
NOUS price to pay for an aoimal that can live
but q few years at least, and may die to-mor-
row. What Lougfellow, betOr, his accident,
would have brought, or Harry Bassett wonld
bring now under the hammer, It Is imposs-
BILE to tell; but we may put 1t at considerable
more than Mr.. Bonner gave Tor Dexter. All
horses OF this class are held at what Is aptly
called "fancy prices," and until they fnd
purchaser, 1t is impossible to do more than
approximate to their value. In England, re-
}cSsay, Mr.. Tattersall sold Blair Athol, winner
of the Derby, and described as 1.-THE best
horse in the world" for over sixty thousand
dollars, the highest price ever obtained ut
auction or private sale. Blair Athol was pur
chased by company recently formed in Eng
land for stock raising and the breeding and
training of race horses. The company ap-
pears 10 be purchasing for heavy price the
finest stock in England, and among the novel
corners now made iu almost everything pur-
chasable, we should not be surprised to see
soon announced In the English papers cor
ner in race horses"
Since the fair transformed, prosecuted by
the Jealous Juno, swan the Bosphorus, there
has, probably, been no exhibition OF female
natatorial skill like that witnessed at New
York one day last week, 10 the East River,
directly opposite Blackwell's Island, anu
known as 1.-THE Oriental salt Water Baths"
There were three swimming matches, for
prizes from twenty-five to one hundred dol
lars, contributed by Mr. Heysich, swimming
master, but the fair swimmers were allowed
to close their contest before the others began.
The candidates for the hOnors OF the
bath were thus styled and equipped:
Miss Katie Allen, In blue bathing suit, with
snowy, tasselled frlnges; Miss Broderick, in
black and white suit; Miss Weslermer,
In red; Miss Cohen, in red; Miss Siegle,
black and white triDges; and Miss Cand-
dus, In gray, with light borders. Alter the
first effects of the plunge were recovered from,
MisJ Allen and Miss Segle came up abreast
and struck out boldly ahead OF the others.
Miss Cohen and Miss Westermer followed next
in order, but after the stake-boat was passed
Miss Broderlck put In some calm, steady and
telliBg strokes, which soon floated her by all
competitors except Miss Allen. and through
the water both shot like fishes, the fair Katie
coming to the judges stand O very few feet
ahead, end was pronounced the winner. A
gold ring, worth fifty dollars, was the prize
she received, besides enthusiastic congratula-
tions which she thought much more of. Miss
Broderlck received a gold ring, worth
about thirty.flve dollars, as the second prize.
Austria Is the last among enlightened ma
tions to surrender barbarOus modes OF exc
cutting her felons, thinking tnat the more tor
turous the penalty The more the majesty of
the law Is vlndicated. She has abolished
breaking on the wheel, but retains the
hardly less brutal process OF slow strangula-