The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-02
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NEWS OF THE DAK:
i-A professional visit of Madame Ristori to
thIs country is announced.
Prussia and England are both suostltu-
ting steel for hroazs in the manufacture OF
feld guns.
President Theirs compares the political
condition of France to that Of an Invalid,
whom It would be lmprudent to move.
Mrs. Emmeline Reed, formerly Of Brook
lyn, being Interpreted into Italian, signifies
Slgnora Beatrice ~Amore, who las made
successful debut at Malta. = -
The city council of Atlanta, Ca, has
passed an ordinance exempting, cotton, wool
len and iron factories from taxation for fifteen
years.
w. F. Clyde & Co.. of New York and Phil
adelphia, have organized new line to HaV-
ana. The company have bought the steam.
ships Moro Castle and Crescent City.
DIR. 8. Austin Alliborne's library is ad-
vsrtlsed for sale by New York firm OF auc-
tioneers. The collection contains many valu-
able photographed works OF the ntrns.value
to librarians and boek collectors.
The young Prince Louis Napoleon will not
goto The Exhibition of Vienna. he was invited
TO the ceremony OF ofinanguration by an auto
graphic letter OF the Emperor Francis Joseph,
but the Prince refused on account of the re-
cent decease of his father.
1-Proiessor Agassiz is In luck. In addition
-, A.. ne D,ppokoooi Tela nd eh0 ono
for his school OF natural history, by Mr.. An-
derson, the Massachusetts Senate has also
voted to appropriate s5o,0Oo for the benefit OF
The Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cam
bridge.
An announcement that negotiations are
in progress for the dlsposipg of 1t has revealed
the fact that the drapers Of London have for
some years been induging In the luxury OF
garden within stones throw OF the Bank OF
England, at cost of at least fl2,OO0 per
anpum.
-Inasmuch as the New York Senate is
about evenly divided on the question Of CIV
ing the whole appointing power to the mayor,
and neither party disposed to recede, the
opinion now prevails at Albany that there
will be no new charter for New York passed
this session.
~. B. Walters, associate editor Of the Nor
folk Journal, aud James B. Hope, editor of the
Norfolk virginlan, have been arrested In that
city under the duelling act, and bound over to
keep. the peace in the sum of five thousand
dollars each. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Walters
had challenged Mr.. Hope for offensive lam
guage used towards him In the Vrginlan.
The Empress Eugenie pays frequent WIS.,
itsto her husbands tomb, at Chlselhurst, and
is regular In her attendance at the services OF
the church; but, with these exceptions, her
Asissty seldom goes outside the grounds.
Her Msjesty has only once walked out since
the death of the Emperor, and twice taken car
rlage exercise. Her health, however. has very
much improved within the last few weeks.
1.-The University of London has opened its
degrees in science, law and medicine 10 stu
dentBiwho have not studied Greek. This Ia
not uncommon In the universities OF Ger
many, France and Italy; but England has
never before conceded the point. 1t will
probably be many years before Oxford and
Cambridge will follow the example Of the
London University.
Tho Philadelphia Press has Information
from Harrisburg to the effect that combina-
tion is to be formed next fall by regular Re-
pubHcans, Democrats and Liberals, and all
other friends of purity at elections, to secure
an honest election in 1874. It is suggested
that at the proper time Peoples State Con-
venlion shall be called, solely on the issue OF
State and municipal regeneration, to nominate
State candidates and organize the State for
the election of reform Legislature.
The Illinois Legislature has recently pass
ed Q law Furnishing by fine of five hundred
dsllars any person who shall, by threat, in
timidation or unlawful interference, seek to
prevent any other person from obtaining
work oon any terms he or she shall BEE ilt.
Combinations OF two or more persons to de-
priVe the owners of property Of its lawful use
or management are forbidden, and any per-
sons who, By threats, suggestions of danger,
or any unlawful means, shall prevent any per.
eon or persons from being employed by suoh
owner, on such terms as the parties concerned
NAV agree upon, are made subject to penalty
OF five hundred dollars fine and an imprison-
ment Of elk months. A like penalty Is I'M
posed upon persons Interfering with the ope-
rations of coal mining.
A, remarkable wedding recently took
place lh Baltimore, Nd. The bridegroom was
Jesse We aUppercu, whose name has figured
somewhat prominently before the public dur
Ing the past winter. Nearly a year ago he
vas arrested on suspicion OF having caused