The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The best market f0r candles III Caiiioiuio
ia said TO be In the mining districts.
seat in the New York Gold Room costs
fifteen hundred dollars, exclusive OF the en-
trance fee of hye hundred dollars.
Every person on the staff Of the LONDON
Times has held his place nine years, while
some have been connected Ylth the paper
twenty-one years.
Several new laundries are to be establish
ed in Washington. now that members OF Con-
gress can no longer send their soied linen
home by mail to be washed, without paying
postage.
The London Gazette recently contained
an official notice that Mr.. Walter Knots, OF
London, sin consequence of the presens oo'
noxious name" of his ship, the Devil, oelng
strongly objected TO by merchants, under
writer's aud others, intends TO apply 10 the
Board of Trade for permission to change the
name to that of Newsboy.
la Poule Aux 6lfs dor, which was
given at the Gaiete Theatre, Paris, New Years
Dsy. is a spectacle In twenty-four scenes. The
scene which is most applauded is Wnere a'i
t->~s-..."4~tD'
and there is a ballet by ladies dressed as gull
tars and bells, assisted by children with COZ
certins skirts, while the background Is ad-
mIrabIy filed up by an army OF gigantic cla-
rionets and flutes.
A person In New York recently advertised
for a housekeeper, offering board as COM
penpstion for the light duties required. AT
the appointed hour fifty middle.aged women,
mostly we'll dressed, although in many cases
the usnts were thin and faded, presented
themselves In answer to the advertisement,
willing to give their services for comfort
chile home, without a cent In money as q re-
compense for their work. The Incident re-
yeals lamentable picture of that large class
in society who cannot find reGunerative en-
ployment, and would rather endure the priVa-
tlons of poverty than solicit charity. IL Is the
class most difficult to be reached, even BY the
most devoted philsnthropists.
The fine residence of the late Edwin A.
Stevens, at Hoboken, New Jersey, which was
partially destroyed by fire on Thursday, was
the most elegant private residence In New
Jersey, and not inferior to any in the United
States. tits stated that during her late resi-
dence Ia E.rope Mrs. Stevens gathered rich
and numerous assortment of objects of vertu,
and butn recently added them TO her already
magnificent collection. 1t Is estimated that
fhs usi usinsIsss nnslsss statnary and bronzes with
which the various apartments were decorasees
would exceed one hundred thousand dollars
in value. Last year the entire establishment
was newly fitted up with carpets, tapestries
and furniture. made to order In Europe, and
costing nearly fifty thousand collars. The
library, which fortunately was safely remoV-
ed. with most OF the costly furniture, &C., con-
tanned about seven thousand volumes, emorac-
ing the collections of three generations.
Many. ofrthe books were very rare and OF great
anti1nity. The bed chambers were furnished
In the most sumptuous manner, and denoml'
mated according TO the prevailing color 10
each. as the "blne room," the ''green room,'
the soak room," DC. To run this vast and
magnificent establishment, with its retinue OF
servants, costs Mrs. Stevens one ruDdred
Thousand dollars per annum.
-A-murderer was detected In very re-
markable manner, in Missouri, recently. AT
Coldwaier, In that Slate, man named Cald-
well murdered his employer, Johnson, robbed
him of $1,000, and escaped, leaving no trace
behind. A'iew days ago DR.. Rltchie, living
at Phyatala, several miles from Coldwater
had been drinking freely, and was 10 joculal
manner accusing every one of having com
mi;tedthe murder. Finally he met stranger,
and being just tlpsy enough not to care what
he said, addressed the stranger In the same
manner: HYes-you-you are the man who
murdered johnson at Coldwater." look oi
guilt overspread the mans face, and slmulta-
neously he ran his hand in his bosom as If to
draw q weapon. DR.. Rilcale colIared him
with bis left hand, and with his right drew o
dirk from hls pocket, and told him If he at
tempted to draw weapon he would plunge
that knife 10 bis heart In second. He then
commanded the man to withdraw his hand,
which was speedily obeyed, when, Instead Of
weapon, he drew out the sum of sll00, which
he dropped on the ground at his feet. Mean.
while crowd had gathered around the doc
tor and his prisoner, and the evidence of the
mans guilt was by this time 30 palpable that
he was placed under arrest. The man thus
arrested has since proved to be Caldwell and
he las confessed both the murder and the rob-
berry, sI4,a..--- -.
The first of January, 1878, Will always be
regarded by the Mexieans as red letter day
in their history, inssmuch as 1t witnessed The