The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-17
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Carl Schurz is to lecture In Chicago soon
after the adjournment of Congress.
The Virginia Legislature nrs abolished
the law giving fees 10 informers.
in England they call Forster's Life Of
Dickens .The Life of Forster with Reminls-
ceEces of Dickens"
Might weddings are all the fashion al
Paris now, aud it is the correct thing to as
slime the bonds at the stroke OF midnight.
-"Howto choose q wi!en is one Of. the most
common. and attractive headings In the SAT-
Lake journals. "sHow to get q divorce" istne
fayorite in Chicago. - u
The members of a family named Springer
6avetaken hearSof grace from the example OF
Mrs. Gainesin New Orleans, and put IN their
claim for $50, 0o 0,OsO worth Of real estate in the
City OF Wilmington, Del.
The Dolly Warden is simply bunched.up
oyerdress, cut in antique style, and maze OF
any lowered material which most resembles
old-!ashion chintz bedroom furniture.
IL Is stated that forty thousand women of
Alsace' and Lorraine have addressed a petition
to- Prince Bismarck, in which they ask tnat
their fathers and sons be exempted from ser
vice in the German army for q few years.
The ex-Queen of Spain, Donna Isabella,
has been defeated In the courts Inc
suit brought by come. Paris jewellers to re-
cover one hundred and slxty-one Thousand
francs for trinke,s she had bought and refused
to pay for. 2ms
The >citiz.ns of Richmond, Virginia, are
taking active measures toward the erection
of afrst!class hotel In that city. A meeting
washed on Wednesday night, when 1t ap-
peared that over one hundred thousand dol
lars were pledged for the project. 1t Will
probably be built on the cite OF the old Spots
wood.
"A very unfortunate Missourian went to a
masked ball, danced several times With-a
charming domino, and finally proposed an
elopement, which wa agreed to, After tho
fight, he discovered to his horror that the
lady was his wife. Those dealing In hair re-
newers, plaster and poultices would do well to
call at his house.
Mr.. Livingstone, an Indiana convict, haV-
ing a desire 10 regain his liberty, fastened
himself In: a box and was carried out of jail.
galuckily, however, the box was laid on the
ground>head downward, and the conVlcrs feel
instead Of his head pointed toward the zenith.
Being unable to extricste himself, he began
tohowl for assistance, and was soon escorted
to his. former apartment.
=. H9ne. Of the fresultso OF the conflicting evil
denGce en- the trial ofMrs. Wharton for poison
ing General Ketchum, Is the granting Of a
new trial to DR.. Schoeppe, of Pennsylvania,
convicted Of the murier OF Miss Ste!necke by
prison. 1t has been demonstrated that "ex-
p.rts" may easily be mistaken as to the proofs
of death by poison, and hence 1t is very likely
that DR.. schoeppe on his new trial, to take
place in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
commencing on the 2slh Instant, will be &C
quilted.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral, in
Rochester, N. Y, on Sunday. the 7lh instant,
Bishop AtQuaid informed his people that here
after not more than twelve hacks would be
allowed in a funeral procession. Those who
came with a greater equlpage would find the
cemetery gates locked. Nor would funerals
be allowed on Sunday If they could be con-
veniently arranged for; another day. Priests
will not be permitted in funeral discoursesito
indulge in any eulgy Of The deceased. Those
yho did not like these regulations, the Bishop
said, might nave their funerals outside the
walls Of the church.
Says the Cincinnati Enquirer: "There is
again talk that ex-President Andrew Johnson
will be elected 10 the next Congress from one
of the East Tennessee districts. he Is In the
prime of life-is too ambitious in character
and aggressive in disposition-has ton many
old resenlmen's which he wishes to crafty
to permit him to remain permanently out OF
public life. The statement which has been
made that no other President ever tack any
other position after retiring from the presi-
dency is a gross error" The Enquirer goes on
to cite the. cases. of Presidents Washington,
Adams, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy
Adams, Van Buren,, Tyler and Fillmore. all of
whom either served in public station or were
prominent in political life after retiring from
the presidency.
The American press generally seem to
regard the sentence Of the insane youth, Ar
thur O'CoDnor, for frightening the Queen of
England, as unnecessarily harsh, In view OF
the circumstances Aside from the unim-
peached testimony given at the trial, tending
to.show the insanity Of the prisoner, the very
factthat he assailed the Qneen in a carriage
with an unloaded pistol, and demanded her to
sign a document which, signed or unsigned,
would have been equally worthless, is suf-
fclent evidence of his irresponsible condition
mentally. In this connection the case of the
laborer, who snapped two pistols close 10 the
breast of General jackson, is recalled. The
man vas adjudged insane, because be could
have gained no possible advantage by the
Presidents death. Queen Victoria now has
an opportunity of exhibiting her magnaalmity
by remitting the sentence imposed upon her
crazy assaiiant.
Int the British House OF Commons, on Fri
day, Cochraae denounced the International
Society, AMI asserted that the orders to burn
Paris and massacre the hostages held by the
Commune emanated from the central body Of