The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-10
G%barleStpn 4ems,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872.
NEWS or THE DAR.

NEWS OF THE DAP.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschlld has beer
appointed an officer Of the Legion OF Honor.
Some Of the vineyard proprietors In Call
fornls believe that raisins can be made iron
the native grapes equal to those Imported.
President Theirs is said to be employing
his leisure by sketching out a new constltt
ton for France.
Russia is encouraging the cultivation o'
cotton in her Turkistan possessions, oy eA'
emntInp from the land tax all cotton planta'
TONS.
Among the patent contrivances designed
TO stop runaway horses is q pair OF olnders'
byWhich the driver, on pulling o cord, IN
stantly and effectually bllndfolds the amir 81.
1t is reported that Nathalie Dosne, Q
niece OF President Theirs, will be marrieo
to John stuyvesant Kruger, Of New Yors
city.
"A servant girlin Minneapolis was recent!
badly burned by kerosene, and her employer
charged her for the oil she spilled and the
.lour, &C., used to ease her sufferings. be
then turned her adrift, and she died.
AT IronvIle, one Of the most fashionable
Of French seaside resorts, it Is usual to pro-
vide warm foot baths for the bathers when
they leavethe water. This ID said to prevent
the headache, from which many persons sui
fer after bathing In the sea.
Suits tor, breach OF promise of marriage
are becoming very numerous In England, 30
muchfso that It would almost appear that
there. are Soung women quite equal to laying
trspsf for unwary bachelors in the hope OF Cd
talning heavy damages from the courts.
@Dr. Louis Buchner, of Darmstadt, Ger
many, author, OF HForce and Matter" which ID
translated Into nearly every language OF Eu.
rope, will; arrive at New York City In the
course OF the present month. He intends to
begin, q series of lectures come time In NoVem-
Der.
The horses attached to o steam fire en-
ginein Albany, N, Y, becoming frightened
while being driven to q fire, recently, ran
with the machine to the dock, and leaped In
where the water was twelve feet deep. The
driver swan ashore, but the horses, valued
attwelve hundred dollars, were held down by
the weight of the engine and rowne
Ian experiment was tried recently IN
Paris to use an ostrich In place of . horse for
drawing q carriage. A large ostrich, from
the Administration Society, was harnessedt TO
q Hght carriage and guided By long reins BY
its trainer. The bird is said to have been
very traotable and to have passed every We
hlc,e on the. road.
-Proiessor Tyndall has engaged passage for
New York, anfmsy be expected In October.
He Is to remain In this country six or seven
months, lecturing in the principal cities, six
lectures snd a two-weeks' stay being prom
ised for the metropolis. Professor Henry, OF
the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, will
entertain the distinguished guest during his
visit there.
Tho French are now experimenting with
the Prusslan powder, which differs from that
used by any other natinu at present. 1t is
made Of Q given quantity OF saltpetre or
nitrate OF potash mixed with sawdust which
has been thoroughly dried In on oven. When
ever rapid combustion and o spontaneous
explosion are needed, the mixture is moisten-
ed with water charged with sulphuric acid,
after which 1t is again thoroughly dried. The
propelling force is said to be astonishing.
1t IL proposed in Chicago, to use iron
plates thickly covered with porcelain enamel,
for street signs. The names of the streets
are In enamelled letters, of q color differing
from the plate, as white letters on a black
background. These signs, 1t Is proposed.
shall be attached to the corner house of every
street and Intersection. The advantage claim
ed for these signs, Is that neither dust or
moisture can obscure the names, and the
mates are almost indestructlble. They are ex-
tenslvely used in European cities.
-The Prlsslan railways in 1870 paid on an
average a dividend of SIS per cent. on the
employed capital. The dividends varied &C.
cording to the Importance OF the lines. Thus,
out of forty-slx lines, the Upper. Sileslan line
paid Is per cent, seven other lines paid 10
per cent, only twelve lines paid under S per
cent. On March l, 1872, there were 1869
English miles of railroad In operation in Prus-
ala, against 1881 miles in operation In March
1, 1871. The average monthly income per
English mile In March, 1872, was $l9O5,
against $l056 In 1870 and $1,000 in 1868.
The Emperor of Germany recently sent
the decoration of the Iron Cross to a French
man, who had. jumped into the MOselle and
rescued a German soldier from drowning. |
The Frenchman returned the cross. respect |
fully regrettlng his inability to accept any |
mark of distinction from the German Emper-
or. he claimed, however, IL exchange, the !
liberation of the last French prisoner, who Is
still detained In o Prussian prison. 'Your
Majesty owe me-" he wrote, "a man, for 1
have given one to you, and claim the pay
ment."
IA man in Johnson County, Ca, while rid
lag in an unfrequented section, was thrown
from his horse, paralyzlng his arms and one
leg. Although perfectly conscious, he could
move, and remained In that situation
thirty-six hours. When he was discovered he |
was found to be in o most pitiable condition.
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