The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

an nnbrella, and sharpen lead penclI.
The Paris Figaro announces, on what II
claims to be the best authority, that M'lle
Christine NILSSON viii be married to ID
Ranzeand early in Jnly.
-signor Brlgnon has gone to Europe on
professional tour. He expeots'to sing IN the
leading opera houses In the old world. Hi
wife formerly Miss McCulloch) accompanies
him.
The opinion Don Pedro, Emperor o
Brazil, formed Of Europe during his recen
tour, Is laconically EXPIRE ssed as follows
There are only two countries In Europe
England and Germany; the rest is rubbish"
,ta-Hon. Thomas L. Jones, ex.United State:
senator from Kentucky, writes letter to ad
vocate the endorsement Of Greeley and Brown
by the Democratic Convention at Baltimore
he says not to do this would be unwise, If not
in the present condition of affairs, unPatrio5c.
-Ex-Governor BsrIah MaSofin,o hentucRy,
has written letter strongly endorsing the
Liberal platform and nominees. he says That
II The Democracy expect to get control of the
government and retain it, it must first recover
its old position as the party of progress.
i-Dn Nelaton, the eminent French surgeon,
is reported to be inf falling health, caused by
an internal tumor which cannot be reached or
cured. In the patient expectation Of death,
the aflicted gentleman begulles the time by
translating .'The Odyssey"
TO elect Greeley will give US Democratic
administration, says Radical; to elect Gree
lev will continue the Radical administration,
says Democrat. Others thinki 1t best to elect
Greeley to see what kind of an administration
he will give us,. feeling we can lose nothing
by change. t"a q s'sssi.t1.as
!--Massachusetts politics have had sensa-
tion In the detection of F. W. Bird, heretofore
Republican. tower ot1 strength" in the
central portion Of that State, who has made a
speech pronohneing his abandonment If 1t
shall renomInate President Grant, and his
conditional adhesion to the Democracy.
Il Washington dispatch TO the New York
World says: IA private letter received here
from Horace Greeley Within four or five days
by o Republican member of the House aud d
friend OF twenty years standing states most
clearly that II stralght-out nomination Is
made at Baltimore he will withdraw from the
aeld.p 's,sill..s 5.t =. :
Miss Tennie @. Claftn now has an oppor-
tunity to crafty her military ambition, II she
1s.not particular as to the color OF her COM
mand. The "Spencer Grays," an organization
OF fcolored men, has offered her the colonelcy
of q regiment uf men of that race. As her
sister Victoria is on Inc same ticket with q
colored man. Tennie will doubtless accept,
and glvea satisfactory solution to the conun-
drum, "wil the coming female colonel ride
astraddle?' ss~
Hon. Montgomery Blair, In q letter to the
Newark IN. j. Journal, says: "It Is no time
to resent Individual grievances. Greeley has
dealt me many heeyy blows, but since he has
turned his guns against Grant, and has come
70 orescne the county from the brutal tyranny
which 30 sdegrades us all, my heart grows
warm to him. and Is pnrged of all resentment
for the heavy blows he has struck us in past
conflicts, by the reflection that it is only be-
cause he has been 80 stern an opponent Of the
Democracy through life that he has 1t now in
his power to save the country, i! asi3
Here isa new idea for a fair. Some ladies
Of Boston racked their fancy to devise some
thing new, by which they could get money out
Of the pockets of the gentlemen attending a
certain fair, and settled on,the following plan:
They had an apron table and q necktie table.
The neckties we're made of the same materials,
and matched thesaprons. The ladies bought
the aprons, or the gentlemen bought them for
them, and every gentleman was informed he
must purchase necktie. The necktle secur-
ed. hewas apprised- he was expected 10 take
the lady who. wore the apron to match it to
the Ice cream table, and order Ice cream for
her and himself. By this sharp practice the
aprons were sold, the neckties were sold, and
the Ice cream also disposed of, and It was all
for the benefit of the church.
ts--Thes New York papers state that the
strikes there are making havoc with employ
erS engaged upon contract work, and the
effect promises to be most injurious to several
departments of the city trade. The union
men will work with none but nnionists, nor
allow worEtito be done by those not in their
own line. OF business. The effect is to drive
all movable work from the city. In some OF
the shops, the employers have arranged with
the nen to work ten hours, with increase OF
pay, In order to keep up with the pressure of
work. This Is, however. In violation of the
spirit Of tbs eight-hour rule, and will proba-
bly, bring the workmen acceding to it In COLL
aion:Witn the unions. The only satisfactory
solution of the difficulty will be in having all
work done by the hour or piece, the men
working Just as many hours as they and their
employers please.
The cares and excltements of campaign
cannot alter Mr.. Greeley's settled habits, and at
the welcome close of the weeks work he regu-
lsrly transfers his executive Office from the nm
per room In the Astor to the rural retirement
of his beloved Chsppaquant farm. There.
amid the wooded knolls and fertile meadows
was held on Saturday last the first picnic of the
campaign. The accounts show that it must
have been good to be there. The picnickers
numbered some fifty, including many gentle.
men OF position and influence, together with
their wives and families Their beamlng host
was untiriDg In his hospitable attentions. The