The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-11
.NEHs OF THE DAE.


for senator by the Illinois Republican caucus.
Rev. DR.. Hare, Episcopal bishop to the In
dlans, was consecrated in st. Luke's Church,
New York, on Thursday night.
THE annual sale of psTs In Mr.. Beecher's
Plymouth Church, In Brooklyn, realized for
rent and premiums over $s5,0O0.
The Governor of Illinois, In his message,
declares the State to be substantially free from
debt. . G
Madame Catacazy has bought large
amount Of jewelry formerly belonging to the
Empress Eugenie.
tits only once or twice In lifetime that the
Mississippi, at Memphis, has floating bridge
OF Ice.
-Mrs. Lottle Barker, of Macon, took the
white veil In the Catholic Convent at Oolum-
bus on Sunday last.
The preliminary survey Of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Is completed from San Diego
to Fort Yuma. The prscticability OF the route
has been fully demonstrated.
At, Annapolis yesterday Mrs. Wharton
pleaded "Not guilty." and the hearing was
.hen postponed on account of the absence of
an important witness for the defence.
In the procession which attended the we'd
ding Of the Chinese Emperor in October last,
there we're present, besides one prince, forty
eight white ponies, thirty-two banners, forty
eight fans, and large number of coolies and
officials, and lanterns, two black, two white,
six yellow, six red, two blue, and two en-
broidered yellow umbrellas. The Emperor
was evidently preparing for long reign.
Mrs Imogen Brown may be thankful to
Providence TOR the possession OF fine, very
h!gh-priced volce-the highest, Indeed, In the
church, choir way yet known In Episcopal an
nails either here or abroad. Mrs. Imogen
Brown has been engaged to sing forenoon and
afternoon on Sundays at st. Bartholomew's
Church, New York, at $4,000 year. In the
evening she Is to sing in Christ Church tor
another $1,000, thus realizl1g from her beauti-
full voice and culture about $50 Sunday.
While the Rsv. G. 8. Valentine the otsor
night was preachipg Inst. Mary's Church, Car
Isle, England, a strange accident happened to
him, for his hair caught nre from pillar near
thehpulpit. 5The reverend gentleman was
fully equal to the occasion, for, instead OF
SdCFl6HtOubly p3tuSihE hOoSA INV WV oSP
tismal font, he gave no Indication of being
conscious Of the combustion, but calmly went
onSwfth his sermon. allowing the flame to ex-
p,re at It's own time. Whether the o'rcum-
stance added any warmth to his discourse We
are not Informed, = 10 ,-l9.s 20 a.....1 a. q.
An extraordinary case OF attempted arson
was narrated to Fire Marshal Mcspedon, of
New York city, Tuesday. The clerks OF Plat
4 Boyd, wholesale dealers In window glass,
atNos. 70 and 81 Murray street, discovered
on Monday afternoon that water from the
snow melting on the roof OF the building was
leaking through the so1ttle door upon valus-
BILE stock on the 9th floor. A tinsmIth was
sent for, who, upon arriving, was told to SOL
der with lead the apparently broken surface
of tin which covered the outer side of the
door. The tinsmith discovered that the leak
came through large auger hole bored
through the seuttle. 1t was at first supposed
that burglars had been about, but an
Investigation showed that similar
opening had been prepared In the scuttle
of thes adjoining root leading into the
establishment OF ". a, Kidd, liquor
dealer, and further investigation disclosed
,hefactt that q fuse had been prepared and
partly arranged 10 Kldd's establishment, to
run from Kidd's Hfth story through the auger-
hole In his scnttle across to the seuttie of
Platt 6 Boyd, and down into the innammable
packing material In the fifth story of that es-
tabllshment Detectives Immediately worked
up the case, and finding sufficient evidence on
the premises, together with statement by q
boy that be saw Kidd making bis fuse, they
arrested Kidd, and he was committed TO the
Tombs. Kidd, 1t is said, came from Charles
ton, South Carolina, where his liquor store
was burned, upon which he recovered 81, 900
insurance, but there was some difficulty about
Its payment, on the ground that the stock al
legged to bs In the store was not there.
"A New York correspondent has this to
say about whitelaw Red's dinner to the Tri-
bune staff the other day: ut was strictly q
family dinner, only the Tribune people being
present. Thirty.nve in all sat down, the men
being glorious in claw.hammers and kids, and
the ladies' most tsstefuly and elaborately ar
rayed, considering that most OF them were
blne-stnckings and more given to inky fingers
than to French trills There was venerable