The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-06
REWs or TIE DAY.

write up the Inauguration ceremonies Tor the
New York Herald.
Mr.. Bessemer now talks of making can
non to throw atwenty-two thousand pound
ball. L
The Duke of Richmond sets the price I'VE
hundred thousand pounds on his house at
Charing Cross, which stands In the way OF
b certain proposed street improvements.
The King of Bavaria has ordered colos-
sal sculpture of the Cruclhxion to be placed
on an elevation commanding the scene OF the
/, famous "Pasaion Play"
twenty-five thousand dollars baVe been
subscribed In Barbour County, Ga, for the
buildIng, of a cotton factory, which will be
begun forthwith. .a.
- .!.Mr. and Mrs. Field, of New York, are re-
ported to give the most brilliant entertain
. ments had by the s'Oest soclsly" of Rome.
Their daughter become the Princess Trig-
giano. ~. ..,,. ;.
Colston has accepted the offer OF
employment In the service Of the Khedive Of
Egypt. Professor Frank Aliriend, formerly OF
Rlchp.ond, sAcceeds him as principal OF the
iCeie Fear Academy.
~ 1.-The House committee on appropriations
: on, Friday considered the Senate amendments
to postoface appropriation bill, and agreed
{ 70 non-concur In the amendment foroidding
the transmission OF all free matter 80 far as the
/. same effects exchanges among newspapers.
The House Of representatives has refused,
: By decided vote, to increase the salary OF its
> own members. It is gratifying to think that
these worthy fellows do not exaggerate the
value of their services, and tine public will
/ agree with them that they now get quite as
much pay for their labor as they are worth.
= "A tolerably difficult conunarum is pro-
posed by the oston Globe: "if the fastohce
!, Department can afford to transport the postal
cards, even furnishing the card Itself, for
cent, why cannot 1t transport letter weigh
ing the same. and Without the expense OF iur-
snishIng any materia! at all p
The drst cotton mill ever established in
the Northwest was opened In JonesVllle,
Mich, few days ago. The occasion was cele-
brated by ball and banquet last evening,
which was attended by six hundred persons.
The company has capital Of 500, 1000, and is
engaged In the manufacture of brown sheet
q ings. .iIsg
The valuation placed upon Mr.. Greeley's
estate Indicates that he never entirely lost hs
/, commupistic notions. He probably always
had doubts as to whether any man had right
to hold, much property. He abandoned the
attempt to reform society In that particular
.direction, but probably never divested hin-
Beit OF suspicion that Fourier was real
6Htatesman.
. "A private letter received In Norfolk, Va,
states that Major Hunt, of the Egyptian army,
who served on board the Confederate steamer
Shenandoah, was killed late In January by
fali frem his horse. The horss became un.
!, manageable, ran of, and the bride broke In
e Gthe hands of the rider. After this the animal
q was beyond control, and finally threw his
rider against stone wall, fracturlng his skull.
r -Awashington dispatch says: From letters
received here It appears that there is no doubt
ot, money being used In the late senatorial
election in Florida, not, however, to any very
large amount. The sable legislators of that
State are not very high-toned In regard 10
prices. According to the investigation ruling
silver watch, or enough to pay for buggy
ride"
Mr.. Frederick A. Lane, one of the old
Erie directors, haspublished circular In re-
gard to Jay Gould ld'sremoval as the president
Of the Erie Railroad Company, which has pro-
duced considerable excitement In New York.
The Times of Saturday Gays 1t is alleged by
those who claim to know all the facts that
BlschoffsLem and Goldschmidt actually paid
out the sum of $3.50, 900. In two payments, one
for 100000 and another 'for $3.50, 900, from
which :. seems that F. A. Lane received $780,
600 and Daniel sickles $l25. 1000, with other
amoonts to different individuals, In The sggre-
gate $760,0O0. These payments secured the
designations OF ths necessary number Of old
directors, and resulted In Jay Gould being
turned out of the presidency. Mr.. Lane ex.
plains, In an interview with reporter, that
this circular was issusd in England, where he
was informed that large number of claims
were presented to the representatives of the
English stockholders for services rendered In
the overthrow of the Gould management Of
the Erie Railroad Company, and who applied
to him for Information on the subject.
The appropriation bill passed by Congress
last week contains The following items: Ap-
propriatlng So, ,osl 50 for the completion of
the Customhouse at Charleston, including
$7s,22s 0s for construction and repairs of