The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-28
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
New York has Press Lodge OF Knignts
of Pythias, composed entirely OF gentlemen
connected with the morning papers.
The city council Of Antwerp, Belgium,
recently voted the triHlng sum OF $4,000 600
for the construction OF new docks and piers.
The cooperative society OF farmers 10 Iowa
is said to control one-thlrd of the grain ware
houses and elevators in that State. The 30
clety has 1900 members.
"A Western editor speaks OF Christine Nils
son as "Nllsson, the golden-mouthed, who
sang dock OF golden eagles into her treasure
trap dnrIng her tour through the country"
pa man ln Shelby County. Tenn, was recent
ly granted divorce from his mother-in-law,
Who he had married in the ignorance of the
oct being Illegal. His wife had died, leaving
young family, for whom the mother had
SHOWN great affection, and the man married
her with the, hope Of promoting the, happiness
Of his children. On learning the impropriety
OF their. conduct, both parties s1ed for d.
Torce, which was granted.
The Liberian Advocate. published at Mon
rovIa, Africa, is a newspaper which discusses
strictly national matters, such as cofee-grow-
Ing, vanilla husbaDdry, the palm tree as
material for soap. and it treats of the religious
as. well as the social affairs ar the colony. The
price of q years subscription Is "a oushel OF
unhulled, red-rlpe coffee" aud we are told
that In Liberia Coffee lies waste and worth
less updsr the forests in which it grows"
ha foUn
Brazil, have occ1sIoned the greatest alarm
among the Inhabitants, and the consequences
fits appearance are reported to have been
fatal In the cases OF several Americans resi-
dent there Solfar as Is known. at present
only FIVE Americans have died, but the fact
that deaths from this disease are not accu-
ratsly reported by the authorities give good
reasons tor the gravest apprehenslons regard
ing the extent of the epidemic.
The Rev. Mr.. Mosher laid plot to bring
an Omaha gambler to knowledge OF the
.wickedness oflhls vocation. It was to 60 to
the gamblers den, and after winning all his
money to shame, the gambler by returning
ssheJmoney TO him, and then preach little
discourse on. his inIqulties. The full carrying
out the plot. was interfered with BY the
gambler Whining all the clonev; aud the dellv-
cry of the discourse was Interrupted by the
gambler, who pitched the Rev. Mr.. Mosher out
Of doors before he had fully announced his
text, 20
They are dreadfally old fogy about child
ren,s parties In London. The Lord Mayor
had q chIldren's ball recently, numbering
~ IN atv IN
years Of age. They began to arrive at six
O'Clock, and were received Immediately by the
host and hostess, and danced till eight o'clock.
Then shadow pantomlme was rendered, and
stnine . company of posturing Arabs were
introduced, who were succeeded bya Punch
and Judy. The London supper was served at
halEpast nine, and at ten, We blush to say,
the company went home.
The New York Central Railway is asking
. from the Legislature the privilege of laying
an additional double track from Buffalo to
New York. The new road is to be used, when
completed, exclusively for freight purposes,
tho existing double track being used for pas
senger travel only. Tnis separation of the
passenger and freight travel is a novel
not know, but on the score of safety 1t has
emost decided and obvious advantages. Four
tracks will give the New York Central car
rying capacity unrvallsd from the lakes to
New York City.
The most elegant aud costly costume ever
made In Paris was sent to lady for the fancy
dress ball in New York. The first outside skirt
is made Of gold cloth; over the front OF this
are extended threads Of pearls, so as to form
squares; In the centre of each is different
noger made of imitation jewels. The second
{ jupe is made of white satin, embroidered In
silver, with aouuce Of gold lace placed round
the edge, and turning upwards. The heavy
folds on each side are retained by jewels, and
the long pointed corssgeis covered with them
In front. The court mantle OF sky-blue satin
Is caught up on the shoulders underneath q
ruff OF gold lace upheld by Invisible wires;
the mantle has no ornament whatever, but is
faced all around with ermine. Strings of
pearls and diamonds adorn the neck and arms.
In the high colfrure, Duthe style, is to be
placed miniature vessel under full sail; over
this. garlands of flowers are strewn, and serve
TO retain the structure In Its position. The
costume cost nearly two thousand dollars, in-
cluding the Jewels and lace; more than two
months were spent upon the drawings and
subsequent preparation Of the dress.
The Daily Graphic, an evening paper to
be published early IN March, In New York,
wilfbe something entirely new In Journalism.