The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-03

that 8 cracked one, admlrins irlehus' iho'eiJ
abort time, sent him seventeen toilet sets,
come of very fine workmanship.
Another marriage has been contracted
between two telegraph operators who naa
never met before, stationed at London n
Rerliu. according to the report OF Mr.. scudar
more, British director of telegraphy' and
society Is much electrified at the occurrence.
"A Berlin letter says that, during the re-
ception of the late Imperial party, eight per-
sons were slffocated and trampled to death on
one night, and fifteen more were mortally
wounded by the mounted police, who charged
the masses at one time with drawn saores.
Although there wa an election held for
Congressman In West. Virginia on the 21d OF
August last, the same election Will be feid
aeaIo for. Congressman on the 24th OF sis
month. The dual elections are the result OF q
partlsan construction Of the election law OF
that State, the same candidates contesting IN
both.
"A MlssourIan who stole a kiss from a pretty
GIRL was fined by a magistrate, horsewhipped
hv her brother and hurried into the brain
fever by his wife. The clergyman also alluded
IN the affair In a sermon; the local editor LOOK
s,des with the clergyman and reviewed the
case in print, and the potato bug ate up every
hlada of the mafs0ttor's wheat. Was he not
adequately punished?
The cable connecting Australia with Eng
land and Aperlca gave brief congratulatory
messages and went Into a trance. That ID the
way with cables. 1t will be remembered that
the Atlantic. cable behaved in the same man.
ner, and incredul6us people by thousands De-
usyed there had never been communication
between the two nations through It's agency.
The Australian cable broke, and the task OF
It's recovery from a bottom Of coral reefs ana
other submarine obstacles ls one OF mucn
greater magnitude than the recovery OF the
lost cable In the Atlantic.
u good many years ago q Kentucklan
went to Cincinnati and drove q cart at low
WAGES until he had saved up seven hundred
dollars. With this he bought a barge load OF
coal which sunk at the landing the night II
was delivered, and he had to sell 1t tor four
hundred dollars. The party who bought It
failed before paying, but finally compromised
by giving two and a half acres OF land ior the
debt. The land Is now in the business centre
OF Cincinnati, and Is worth over one million
f~ve.hundred thousand dollars to Its owner as
the price OF that load of coal.
The. Norfolk Ylrginian, noticing the arri-
vaEof the steamship Peruvian at that port,
with q number of English emigrants, thus
chronicles a pleasing incident: 'sThe passenger
liss was composed largely of females, the mel
being merchants, mechanics and bookkeepers'
Among the passengers were three young
ladies'; who were met at the wharf by three
.yoonne gentlemen, who arrived here some
time since, and who had made all arrangements
to be united to the ladies of their choice, VINO
were expected upon this ship. LAST night the
services Of the Rev. Mr.. Barten. rector OF
Christ Church, were put In requlsltioR and six
hearts were made happy" Girls who would
thus brave the perlls of the deep to join thell
lovers will assuredly make good wives. w
tender them a welcome and heartfelt wisne'
for their future happiness.
The Imperial meeting at Berlin has peel
marked by one continual season OF splendo
and -giitterlng show. Like the luxurlon'
French monarch, Louis Fourteenth, William
with the newly. coined title of His Majesty th'
Emperor and King, seems to try to charm hi
people ont OF dlscontent by the magnifcenc'
of his entertainments, and II 1t can be done b.
honofiDg his brother Sovereigns, 80 much th,
better. The fireworks OF the fete at Potsdan
were more beautiful than were ever witnesses
before, and the natural advantages of tn
place, supplemented by a lavish expens
of money, the Prussisn Court tetes being
"a an observer remarks, strongly lmpregnate
with the essence of the ''fve mllliards." Tn
prettiest compliment of the whole category c
successive entertaining device was the resol'
of the two Emperors TO celebrate the Gar
birthday. Francis Joseph did 80 at the e!
press desire of Empress Augusta, and Vienn
and st. Petersburg hail the event as stronge
proof Of re-establIshed harmony between u
two courts. Berlin had q dark side to the Be
son Of rejoicing In the crush of the torcnilgI
tattoo. Eight persons were killed, and q nun
her Of others were seriously Injured. II
stupidity and inhumanity of the police wei
in large measure responsible for this, failiO
In the first place to prevent q jam, and whe
1t came using their old barbarily In their trea
msnt of the masses.
"A story is related by the New York Su
from details afforded by a man named Co,