The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Samuel Sinclair has offered bis resig-
nation as publisher, to the stockholders OF the
New York Tribune. 1t was accepted.
1t is reported that French surgeon has
now inserted successfully into the skulls Of
his dogs watch crystals, through which ne
can observe the processes Of the canine brain
during sleep, in digestion, when Influenced
by rage or other emotion, and its normal
movements.
"A party of boys have been arrested near
Albany, living In hut, where they ''played
Robinson Crusoe," and supported themselves
by killing the hens and chickens of the neigh
borhood, under the apprehension that they
were wild animals. The savages In the guse
of policemen appeared on the scene ard
overthrew the encampment.
"A great cock-hght, Troy Vs. New York,
took place on the 27th, somewhere between
Albany and Troy, or between New York and
Albany. Each party entered fifteen birds
800 on each fight, and $4,000 on the odd.
Troy won. A great deal OF money was lost
and won, and the fighting was bloody enough
to satisfy the greatest thirst for blood. The
place OF comsat and the parties were kept
concealed to avoid the police.
Some OF the mercantile firms of Boston,
whose houses escaped untouched during the
late fire, have since devoted good deal Of at
tentlon to the subject OF fire extinguishlpg
appliances One OF the leading dry goods
houses has just been provided with force
pumps of such power as to be capable OF
sending water from the englne-room, through
iron pipes, to the top OF the building, each
floor having connection to admit OF the use
of q special hose. The clerks, to the number
of slxty-nve, are being drilled, 30 that upon
the slightest alarm they may be available for
duty.
"A New York reporter has scented outa
new business. He saw sign, ''Dress coats
for balls and holidays, &C., for hre,' and OF
course went into the shop and interviewed
the proprietor. Swallow-teiled coats are
hired three dollars wear-twenty-fve dollars
deposit-sometlmes vests, bn1 never panta-
looms. A gentleman never likes to wear
another mans trowsers. The proprietor says
he is the only man in the business In the city,
and he has good thing OF it. His principal
customers are not men who are too poor to
purchase dress suits, but those who want to
20 to be-. or fanuango some night when they
do a5t want to 60 home and dress for the oc-
casion. Impertinent Inquiries might be made
and objections lnterposed in their own dress
iag-rooms, and 30 they just step into the &C.
c,ammodsting coat-lender's and avoid trouble
and coatentien, and he Is quietly making
fortune.
The English ship Challenger has just been
placed at the command of surveying expedl-
tion that will be one Of the most Important Of
the century. Our little Hassler expedition
sinks into inslgnifcance besldei 1t. The Chal-
lenger will be gone three or four years. By
dredging, and by extensive observations Of
every description, the ocean-lts depths and
its inhabitants-will be Thoroughly explored.
The vessel will visit Bermuda, the coast OF
America, the Cape Of Good Hope, New Gea-
land, New Guinea, the Celebes, the Torres
Strait and the Aralura Sea an6 India Ocean.
Then, again, into the Pacific, when she will
touch at the Pellew Island and Japan, and
cross over to Vancouver's Island and to VAL
paraIso, and then through the, Magellan
Straits, and to Bio Jsnelro. The Challenger
will circumnavlgRte the globe, and traverse
the three great oceans from north te south,
and from east to west, an0 make one Of the
most thorough explorations of modern times.
The Mississippi icebergs following 80 soon
upon the eplsootic, have interfered greatly
with business along tha commercial line which
the Father of Waters is usually depended upon
to accommodate. Over 1900 bales of cotton
have been sold at Memphis within the last
three weeks and not yet paid for, because
bills OF lading are not obtained, and await
shipment. By the close Of navigation on the
Mississippi the railroads are overrun with
freight, and Notwithstanding extra rolling
Stock, the Memphis and Louisville and their
branches are 30 blocked as to Interfere with
their regular shipment Of what little cotton is
turned out by their presses. Usually the re-
ceiots about holiday time are the heaviest of
the season, but this year it has been much
injured. With the close Of last week the six
davis receipts of cotton were only S2S9 bales
against 1902 for the week preceding. The
number of boats sunk by the Ice at Memphis
Is seyea, and the damaged rats thirteen.
Seventy coal and produce RATS were sunk or
carried away. The total loss of property will
be about s25o,000.
Even those young ladies who decline to
take the smallest interest In political matters
will prick their ears to hear of new bill
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