The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-28

Some particulars of the proceedings OF the
Prusslan authorities against the Jesuits reach
us by mail. On August l The Society OF
Jesults, established In. Posen, was officially
dissolved. On the day before there had been
celebration, with great p1mp, aud IN the
midst of an immense concourse OF the popu-
,lation aud members of the Catholic clergy, of
the festival of ISnatius de Loyola. founder OF
the order. On the morning of the lst the
,Landrath, assisted by his secretary, went TO
the Jesnits' convent, aud, after having assem-
bled all the members, declared TO them that
from that day the community would cease TO
exist, and that consequently The Fathers
would have to abstain henceforward from all
ecclesiastical functions; that they were speci-
ally forbidden to say mass, preach, Instruct,
confess or visit the sick. The church Of the
convent was closed, and the keys deposited at
the town hail. At the end of period rigor-
: ously fixed, the Fathers will have to inform
the authorities whether they wish to remain in
Prussia or emigrate to foreign country. Up
to that time they may continue to inhabit
their present quarters. The news Of this
administrative act spread rapidly In the town
of Posen, causing certain emotion among
the Catholic population, and provoking con-
siderable gathering OF spectators before tie
convent, but no disturbances occurred.
An announcement that memorial hall,
In connection with the Congregational body,
is about 10 be built on the site Of the old Fleet
Prison, In Farrlngdon street, London, has set
one Of the journals of that city to calling up
many curious "reminiscences OF the spot. A
plat of ground richer In such materials than
the Fleet Prison could not we'll be found. To
an American, dwelling In this new land,
where building which has slood for cen
tury Is considered venerable, 1t seems strange
TO see ir noticed without any expressions of
wonder, that for seven hundred years The
Fleet Prison was a landmark in London. AS
long ago as 1890, debtors confined there
raised sore complaints about their treatment,
and, three centuries later, the tide OF misery
and lamentation seemed still to be aow-
ing In the same rugged channels, one
Anthonie Bates, a prisoner, accusing the
deputy warden of gross cruelties and even
murder. The prison slood upon an acre of
ground and did not escape ravages on various
occasions. Wat Tyler destroyed it In 1881; In
1866 It was burned by the great London fire;
in 1880 it was kindled into flames by the Cor
don rioters; in 1912 it ceased to he prison for
debtors, and the Inmates were transferred 10
the Queens Bench. Some years later the cor
poration bought up and sold the n naterials and
turnei the site into stone-yard. 1t was in
the Fleet prison that Bishop Hooper spent his
probation before being led 10 the stake, and
"Sir Walter Raleigh, Koighte," passed the
Christmastide OF 1908. The place which for go
many centuries has been ever the abode OF
misfortune and misery has now ceased to be,
and upon its site an edit1ce devoted to the
purposes and hopes of a better lite is about to
be erected.
The New York World says: "a case that
ia of interest to everybody-at least to those
who think enough of their personal appear
ance to have themselves photographed-cane
up before Judge James W. Fowler, Of the
Third District Court, Friday morning. From
the evidence in the case 1t seems that an
artist, named Carl Hecker, took a photograph
OF Mrs. Wilson aud kept the negative In his
possession, as is the custom among pheto-
graphers. Ncta great while after this The
husband OF the lady was stopped 10 the street
by q friend who Informed him that Hecker
had large painting st his wife on exhibition
in his sllery for business purposes; becoming
very much enraged at the artists "imperti.