The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-21
NEWS OF THE DAK.

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NEWS OF THE DAK
THE death Of Bishop McIlvaine leaves
vacancy in the Peabody Southern educational
board.
"A French commission has reported In
favor of prohibiting the sale OF absnthe ii
that country.
hon. Clarkson n. Potter, late member of
Congress from New York, has decllued TO re-
ceive bis extra back pay, giving as reason
that, although he voted In favor of an Increase
In Congressional salaries, he did not favor the
bill applying TO existing terms Of service.
Thomas Holloway, OF Engand, The pro-
prietor OF the famous patent medicines which
bear his name, Is said to be worth $eo,00o,.
oeO. He has recently built an insane asylum
costing $50o,0oO, aud has other charitable
schemes on foot on an equally magnificent
scale. "
French indemnity to Germany, amount
ing to $500, 600, 900, is about to be paid. The
transaction represents the most extraordina-
ry financial transaction In history. When
this last payment is completed, one thousand
millions Of dollars will have been paid by
France In thirty-one months, an average OIL
fhirty-two millions per month, afording
striking commentary upon the wonderful re-
sources OF the French people.
The frst part OF the expedition OF the
Oriental Typographical Corps sailed from New
York, for Liverpool, on Saturday. The OBJ
iect or the expedition is scientific e1pora-
ton Of Asia Minor, Egypt aud Palestine. A
larger force, more completely equipped,
viii follow In the autumn. There will prob
bably be seveo or eight separate exploring
parties In Palestine This year, and, If the
amount OF the: Information they furnish Ia at
all commensurate with the cost and the labor
expended, we will have the most complete
account OF Bible lands that has ever been
given of any country on the face OF the globe.
President Grant is reported to have ex-
pressed a desire to see Miss Cushman In meg
MerrIles" during that lady's recent engage
ment In Washington, and was presented with
private box ut Wallis Opera House. Alter
thefrst act Mrs. Grant and two friends made
their appearance, but no President, although
O wait lof several minutes had been. made.
The play proceeded, and between the second
and third acist stne PresidensI made his appear
ance, when the ORCHESTRA, breaking of In the
music, they were playing, struck up "Hail to
the ohfef.n Regarding This as an unwarranted
interruption OF the piece, Miss Cushman be-
came Indignant and peremptorily demanded
that the orchestra stop its servility and that
the play proceed. Eer order was obeyed, to
the great surprise Of the Presidents fatterers.
1t ts,now reasonably certain that the Uni-
ted States will be credtably represented at
the Vienna exhibition. The Guard and the
Supply start from New York with full cargoes.
The manufactures OF New England will be
amply represented. The enterprisIng North
ern people are too wise TO lose such an excel
lent advertisement. ). The South will be there
also with her one great staple. Sixty bales of
the bestsho and long cotton 90 from New
otleans, Savannah, Mobile and Charleston.
One Of the bales from Mobile Is said to be un-
surpassed In quality and general appearance.
It. Ia hound, with white duck, and held TO-
geiher With sllver-plated ties. In the fine
arts, where 1t was feared this country would
be deficient, the American artists in Rome
have come forward, and will send some of
their best works.
The scene on Sunday at the Tombs, New
York, seems strangely weird and solemn. DR..
Tafng preached there last Sunday. He stood,
as is usual, upon the bridge between the sec
ond tiers. Near the preacher was choir OF
nix ladies, whose sweet voices rang and
echoed through the cheerless, vaulted co.rl-
dors. Around were the thieves, the robbers.
the worst and most depraved classes OF the
worst and most deprayed city on this contf"
nentsil Below was "Murderer's Row." and
there were confined Stokes, Foster, Scanneli,
4harkey, Blakely, Nixon, King and others.
The cells were all closed, aud his coagrega-
ton was invisible to the preacher. His hear.
ers were behind locked and barred doors, cit
ting not on cushioned seats with easy backs,
With pleasant objects for the eye 10 rest upon,
and pleasing music for the ear, but huddled In
narrow cells, with fingers clutching the bars
Of grated doors, and ears bent 10 the low
cas!pgs. But the high hall Is resonant, and
the speakers voice easily penetrated every
cell ''
~ ~: I'm New York, on Monday afternoon, three
Irish Iaborers entered the lager beer saloon of
Jseob schmItt; on Seventy y-fourth street, and
called ior drinks. They we've served. A se-
eoud round was demanded and received,
When their leader announced to Mr.. SchmItt
that they. did not propose to pay for 1t.
aohmAt stepped from. behind the bar and
seized one of them by the collar, whereupon
he was instantly felled to the noos by the
singlesder, who dealt him murderous blow