The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-10
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

'LaO PuohSoeASAA ~ -.
s'notices.'
NEWS OF THE DAY
Nearly one-afth of the population Of Ber'
lin are paupers.
For one million dollars cash In hand q
New Yorker agrees to tear down one OF the
pyramids, bring 1t to New York, and set 1t up
again.
Miss ida Greeley has gone on s. health
and pleasure trip to Florida. She accompanies
the family of Ivory Chamberlain, OF the
World.
,4-rhe practice or duelling is not only per-
mitted but encouraged In the German army
asaJmeams OF settling disputes between the
ohdcers.
s9Dr. Samuel G. Howe, the resident d.
rector of the Samena Bay Company, will re-
sldepermanently 10 San Domingo, as will also
his wife, Julia Ward Howe.
Mime Lucca valnly appeals to Kaiser
Wilhelm to remit her penalties for breach OF
contract with the management OF the Berlin
opera house.
Burton N. Harrison, counsel for the sama-
ma Bay Company at New York, says that hum
dreds OF letters are received dali, from par
ties desirous of emigrating to San Domingo.
The company Intend to keep their matters
private until alter the result Of the election
Is known.
"A careful estimate has been made OF the
area OF the timber lands Of Pennsylvania and
the average yield of lumber per acre, and the
alarming conclusion is reached that three
years. stocking, at the rate OF fve hundred
million feet per year, would entirely exhaust
all the pine lumber now standing.
AS to the value OF Mr.. Greeley's estate,
the New York Tribune now says that with
the exception of six shares Of Tribune stock,
there is scarcely dollar Of available money
or an acre Of productive estate belonging to
the estate. II the executors can make 1t
worth $500, 900, In cash or productive property,
they will deserve the gratitude OF the orphans
aud the approval of all good men,"
"A bill has been introduced and q commit.
tee of the House Of delegates of Virginia
have reported ia bill to protect farmers and
others from embezzlement by commission
merchants and Others" Per contra, some'
body else has introduced bill to protect
commission merchants and others who may
make advances to farmers. A third bill in
trcduceG comprises the objects of both the
others 10 one bill.
The marine band at Washington has
achieved considerable fame, and no lnaugurs-
tion or other official celebration In that city Is
considered complete without It's presence. 1t
is attached to the headquarters OF the marine
corps, aud since the visit Of English, French
and German national bands to this country to
attend the Boston jubilee, 1t aspires to the po-
sitIon OF being considered the national band Of
the United Safes. The band at present num-
bers thirty, and movement has been started
in Congress which already gives 1t extra COM
pensalon to increase this number, to give
the musicians a. fine nsw- uniform and to have
askllful leader appointed, 80 as to enable The
band to properly Ill the exalted station to
which it aspIres.
Many Hebrews during the reign OF Queen
Victoria In England have received baronet-
cies, Some are members of the present Par.
Lament. Mr.. Disraell. whose ancestors were
Hebrews, has been Prime Minister OF Eng
land. The head of the British Admiralty is
Mr.. Goschen, gentleman OF Hebrew extrac-
ton. Mr.. Lawson, (otherwlse Levi,) proprl-
etor Of the Daily Telegraph, OF London, has
been offered o baronetcy by Mr.. Gladstone, 1t
is said, and now Lord Romily, after having
been Master OF the Rolls for twenty-five years
has announced his Intention OF resgnlng, and
1t Ia stated that he will be succeeded by Sir
George Jessel, the Solicitor General, who is a
Hebrew. The Office Is next In dignity to the
ChancellorshIp, and the salary Is $50, 900 q
year, witE'a retiring pension.
When Tweed and bis board of audit were
accused of plunderlng fifteen millions from
the treasures In New York City and County,
the magnitude of the sum so staggered and
stunned the people OF that community that
they could hardly believe 1t. Now it Is said
that the plunder amounts to forty millions,
and taat ''startllng frauds" have been dis
covered, with complete proofs Of guilt; as If
anything more ''startllng" could possibly hap
pen. And yet there was nothing 10 prevent
the plunder Of forty millions any more than
Of fifteen. The "Rng" had made themselves
complete masters of Lhe 81 uallon. They had
entire control of the taxes of the treausury,
Of theaccounting offices, Of the issue OF bonds
of everything. They were accountable to
nobody but themselves. They had control Of
the election machinery, of all branches OF the
city government, of the juries and some of
the judges. Even now a sufficient remnant
Of their power exists to enable Them to secure
jures who will mot agree"
AT children's fashionable party, given in
Brooklyn on Saturday, the Sun says: One lit