The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.


NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Greeley statue committee in New
York announce the receipt 80 far of $s646.
"A special edict tolerating Christianity
throughout Japan has been promulgated, ana
II Ia determined to throw the whole country
open to foreigners. The government Is en-
deavoring to form code based upon Euro
pean systems. Aunlversal exhibition will be
held in Japan. probably at Yeddo, within the
next foUr years.
The Railroad Ticket and Passenger
Agents Association met In semi-annual con-
venfon, at Washington, on Friday last, forty
seven members holding credentials being In
attendance. The new constitution was adopt
ed and signed. It binds the management to
eny arrangement as to rates which may be
made By the convention. The body will re-
main In session several days.
-An exciting horseback race recently took
place in kentucky town between sheriff
and lady, on whom he was endeavoring to
serve a process. The lady, perslsting that
abe would not receive the paper or hear II
read, used the switch very vigorously on her
horse, but the officer, being mounted on the
better animal, caught ap with her and COB
tinued In her company until he had read to
her tho contents Of the official document
which he held.
The report of the department of agricul-
e.for the present month promises to be an
Interesting and valuable one to the farming
community. The subject of crop rotation and
the extent of the use Of various descriptions
Of fertilizers have been carefully examined,
and the results will be given In the report
Some or the causes OF the late discourage
ments In agriculture will also be shown, and
suggestions made OF remedies embodylng
the views of farmers from all parts of the
country.
The London Economist, In noticing the
effect of the high price of coal upon the reil-
way companies profits during the last half
year, expresses the opinion that sudden fall
in coal will soon OCCUR. ";Every coal owner
in the kingdom at this moment. 1t says. "is
extending his output as much as possible"
In point of fact, We hear on all sides OF new
pits and new workings to be opened, and OF
more and more laborers pressing for employ
nsnt in the pits. "As the high price at the
same time Is notoriously restricting tie con-
sumption, 1t can only be a question Of MOI. "a
when the supply will once more overtake the
demand. and coal will sink from its monopoly
price to level with the cost of Production
A general order, just issued from the war
department, sets forth that the practice,
which has prevailed to considerable extent,
Of army oflcers visiting and remaining at the
seat Of government during sessions of Con-
gress, with view Of influencing legislation
upon military affairs concerning the whole
army, and which have been or can be brought
properly to the attention OF Congress only by
the President, secretary of war, or the gen.
eral of the army, has become serious evil,
highly detrimental to the public service, and
dIarespectful to authority. 1t is, therefore,
ordered that no officer, either active or re-
tired, shall directly or indirectly, without
being called upon By the proper authority, 80.
lcit, suggest, or recommend action by mem.
bers 6f Congress for or against military af-
fairs. - e'F'--- 49,
The portion OF Boston which was burned
down Ia to be rebuilt on plan originally de.
vised by Slr Christopher Wren for London
after the great FIRE. The blank space, which
covers some sixty odd acres, is to be- intersect-
ed by five streets, forming the radli OF the
segment OF circle, whose centre will be the
poatofice, and whose circumference Will
pretty near correspond with the sea margin.
The Intervening streets will form the chords
ofthe circle, running at equal distances from
one another. In word, the ground plan of
ths,new Town will be that of cobweb. 1t will
be somewhat Interesting experiment to try
whether this scheme is reall, : convenient
one to meet the exigencies j., traffic. OF
course, The rectangular plan on which Baby.
lon OF old (teste Herodotus) was built pos.
seeses the great advantage OF simplicity, and
ills hardly conceivable that any one should
lose his wayin town 80 constituted, On the
other hand, such planforbids all ssshort cuts.n %
and unless the passenger happens to want to
60 In one OF four straight lines, he must al.
ways lose the time represented by going
round two sides OF Q triangle for every angle.
The cobweb ground plan will, in great
measure, obviate this evil, and might permit
of great beauty in the points of sight at the
termination Of the chief Vista-as where the
iRipetts, Corso and .Babulno streets In Rome
.meeein;ths Piazza del Popolo.
fine devices of certain class of boarding
house-keepers New York City who depend
upon Immigrants for their patronage, have
recently been made the subject Of inquiry.
It is stated that one ReInhardt, the keeper of