The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-27
NEWS OF THE D4E.

in the New York Tombs, on the charge OF
sending obscene matter through the malls,
refusing to give ball.
One OF the critics aptly described Bulwer
as ia man of letters among men of the world,
and man OF the world among men of let
ters."
-Onslow and Whalley, members Of the
British Parliament, have been fined one huu-
dred pounds for publicly accusing slr John
Duke Colerldge of conspiring to deprive the
Tlchborne claimant of his rights.
. With the death of Right Hon. Stephen
Lushington, the eminent English jurist, in
Great Britain, perished, 1t is believed, the
secret of the Byron scandal, which Mrs. Stowe
gained q questionable notoriety by publishing
few years ago. he was Lady Byron's
counsel. The deceased was ninety-one years
old, and was greatly honored and esteemed.
1t is related of certain minister OF Maine,
who was noted for his long sermons, with
MANY divisions, that one day when he was
advancing among the teens he reached at
length kind of resting place In his discourse,
when. pausing TO take breath, he asked the
question, sand what shall say now! ," !
voice from the congregation earnestly res
ponded ''Say Amen"
"A French paper gives detailed account
OF the manufacture OF false eyes In Paris,
from which the curious fact appears that the
average sale per week OF eyes for the human
head amounts to four hun 'r,d. One Of the
leading dealers In this 81 r!e carries on
business In q saloon Of great magnifcence; his
servant has but one eye, and the effect OF an
eye wanted by customer Is conveniently
tried in the vsiers head. The charge is about
ten dollars per eye. For the poor there are
second-hand eyes which have been worn and
then exchanged for new ones.
During the past week elections OF United
States senators have taken place In the Legs-
latures of several States, as follows: Pennsyl-
vanls, Simon Cameron, reelected; New York,
Roscos Conkllng, reelected; Wisconsin, Tim
othy o. Howe, reelected; Illinois, Richard ].
Oglesby; Nevada, John P. Jones, (all Repuhll-
cans;) Georgia, General John B. Gordon, Con-
servatiye, and famous as Confederate Gene
raj during the war. The main competitor of
General Gordon was Hon. A. 81. Stephens,
who has since been nominated to Congress
to take the place of Representative Wright,
deceased. As all candidates in this field have
Withdrawn in favor OF Mr.. Stephens, there is
no doubt OF his election.
The "Count Plerretond," as Louis: the son
of tho late Napoleon III and the Empress Eu-
genie, is now called, is eaid to be attentive to
his studies in the military academy at Wool
wich, England. His most Intimate compan-
lon Is the son of DR.. Conneau, the Emperor's
physician. He, however, not only goes up 10
class and drills with the other youths Of the
same standing In the college, but joins with
them. In their amusements. He is good
athlete, and particularly expert at fencing. AS
he not only reads English but speaks 1t well, he
Is enabled to pursue his studies In our Ian
guage to the same extent as other students
Special privileges are allowed him. Instead
Of residing In the college he has house of
his own outside the wall, young Conneau
living with him. Then special bell las been
put up In front of his house to give him notice
of drill hours, &c. He is particularly boy
like in all his department.
Port Deposit, Nd, has for several days
been one of the points of interest, on account
the peril in which 1t was and is placed from
ice and flood. Monday the Ice collected and
damned the Susquehanna, 30 that its waters
poured through the streets of the town with
sweep that took almost everything movable
In It's course. The whole front of the town
for over mile in length, and extending back
ward an average distance of five hundred feet,
has been submerged, and houses with their
furniture have been lett to the mercy OF the
rushing waters.- IL the main street the water
kept rising inch after Inch until there was six
feet OF 1t, and 1t was only checked at the GEN.
tire of the town. The railroad track was
inundated, the telegraph Office flooded, and
the operator forced to move his business back
upon the hill. At McCalrs ferry Ice was piled
up thirty feet high. and wedged in between
the banks OF the river. In Its course through
the town the flood swept away everything not
very substantially grounded, like wharf build
iups, sheds, small offices, &c. Only two or
three houses in the town escaped Injury OF
any kind.
-AnLinterestlng narrative about some sea
serpents, rivalling in It's strange and exciting
details the fiction of Victor Hugo, is given by
sea captain who has just returned from
China, after voyage of ninety-nine days.
The captain states that one afternoon while
IN tho ontuord naeeaoe from San FranciscO.