The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-25
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY rs, 1873.
NEWS OF THE DAP.

NEWS OF TIE DAK.
-Madsme Nilsson-Ronzeaud has met Win
another ovation at Moscow. The stage looked
like flower garden; one bouquet alone was
40 ,aree as to require Madame Rouzeaud to
mink Il no with both hands. At st. Peters
hurg che had the same success. In fact, her
march through Russia has been triumphal.
- A monument Is to be erected 10 Byron, at
MIssolopphI-when the funds are collected.
A committee has been formed at Athens for
:. the purpose. The Greek Church, even, is said
To have lent It's aid. 1t Is certainly better late
tnsn never, and whatever wild notion may
have prompted Byron In his Journey to Mlsso'
donghI, ho certainly died In the service OF
Greece.
:; 49, The sinking of the emlgrant vessel North
faset still continues to be the subject OF ndig-
tnans comment 10 the English papers. The
soanibh steamship MurilIo, which was sup
,posed 10 have collided with the Northfeet,
1 has. it Is sald, been exonerated ffom blame
al Cadiz, though the British authorities de-
manded searching investigation, which does
: nor aeem to have been accorded. No circum.
stance Of the disaster Is more distressing
than the number of children that were
drowned, unless, indeed, 1t be the fate OF the
captain, who had just beec married after
waiting for years for promotion to enable
him to do 80, and who perished, though his
wife was saved. In London thirty thousand
dollars has been collected for the sufferers.
5o-A paper masquerade was recently given
at q private residence in New York at which
all the costumes were made Of paper, and
were of,the most ccstly and elaborate pattern.
One of the costumes was dark paper under
skirt, cut short and not very full. and span
gled with q proiusion of gold paper stars,
with q black tissue paper polonaise, lined
With black muslin to give sufficient durability
for I'M evenings wear. Golden stars were
also protusely sprinkled over this garment,
which was quite long In front and back; being
open to the waist before, and looped In the
back. The high corsage was finished with
an Elizsbethan fraise Of white paper around
the neck, and the long Henry IV pu6ed
sleeve was similar trimming. Another was
q dark underskirt with pink rufdes, each
rufss edged with hearts and diamonds. No
tunfc: but around the waist wide futed
.fraise of pink paper, six inches deep In front
ana Twelve In the back, each deep flute orna-
mented with alternate hearts and diamonds.
All she ornaments worn we're OF paper also,
and the haudkerchiefs were Of tissue paper,
stamped In Imitation of polut lace.
y, Philadelphia has recently had sensation
In the trial Of five men accused c. being pro-
prietors of gambling houses. The Jury which
heard the Testimony wss locked up for
eleven days before they could agree upon q
verdict, and finally brought In verdict OF
guilty. and the gamblers have been sentenced
to pay fine OF five hundred dollars, aud to
serve two years and six monrhs lii the peni-
tentiary. Y The unprecedented length Of time
taken by ejury In reaching verdict had an
;eFsct 10 transfer the Interest felt In the pris-
oners to their peers, who were kept closely
guarded during their deliberations. Under
the thumb screws OF an interviewer, one Of
the Jurymen has yielded up the secrets of the
prisoa-house. When they arst went out they
stood nine for conviction and Three ior acquit-
tai. and after taking several votes they stood
the same. A pack OF cards was produced,
an3. Ex Of the Jurors whlled away their time In
playing euchre; but this amusement was in
lterfered with by one oil the twelve who did
not approve OF the game, and threw the cards
inio. the fire. A serious quarrel was averted
ehya compromise aud q new pack was obtain
ed.atIn the enjoyment of this kind Of life the
jury did not altogether forget the gamblers
whose fate was entrusted to them, but held q
meeting once or twice day 10 insist anew on
the positions which they had first taken. FL
nallS they got sick of this monotonous round |
OF euchre, and concluded to bring In verdict. !
Tom Scott, Pennsylvsnia's Railroad King,
has suffered defeat b.. the New Jersey Leg,s-
lature npon the question ofgranting charter
to the New York aud Philadelphia Railroad.
One ofthe hardest fought contests In the his
tory Of gigantic schemes has been closed, ior
the present at least, by the action of that
body. Engineered By the railway lords of the
Blale, Scott declared 1t as his will that no
more railroads should be constructed 10 New
Jersey unless he gave his permission. OF
course the railroad men of New jersey
couldn't grant this and be independent. II
tn Pennsylvania Central demanded monopoly
they could be equally clamorous in favor of
competition, and this time they held the
balance of power. The session, which few
nights ago continued till midnight to decide
the question, amid much excitement and con-
fusion, was The occasion of scotrs rout by q
vote OF forty-one to eighteen, even though the
Hkilfni commander was there with his we'll |
tried aids to assist him. It is certainly New
Jerseys turn to smile now, but she has de-
clared war against too old veteran to remain
long In security. Trifes like the temporary
loss OF New Jersey n no way cast down man
of,Tom SCOTS resources, and he may be soon
looked for 10 some other quarter In greater
force than ever.
The death at San Francisco et Manuel
u ,rdecai Noah, the Journalist, will revive
sBttie recollection OF bis father, Major Manuel
Mordecai Noah, quite an original and amusing |