The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-07
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FRIDAY. MARCH z, 1873
NEWS OF TEE DAY.

NEWS OF TEE DAY
Cork, ireland, is to have hotel on the
American plan.
Irish poplins are greatly in favor among
New York ladies.
CONDENSED peat fuel is now offered IN
England as a substitute for coal.
pr. Abner Phelps, one Of the Oldest phyai'
ciaus in Boston, died last week.
Vermont claims that its statuary marble
isas good as that coming from Italy.
Tennessee thinks thatit can compete WIFE
Pennsylvania In the production Of Iron.
Prussia proposes to substitute for the jury
system a mixed court consisting Of three
judgesan four laymel.
The small farms In the blue grass region
Of Kentucky are being gradually absorbed oy
wealthy land owners.
Brigham Young recently Issued invita-
tions to the one hundred and seventeenth
christening In his family.
s-An English member Of Parliament has ex-
clted the indignation Of his colleagues BY per.
eisiently wearing very bright green coat.
--A petition is circulating 10 Texas asking
Congress to appoint commissioners to report
upon the practlcahiily Of turning the Colorado
River Into the Colorado Desert, thus forming
lake which would reclaim vast wastes.
The New Orleans Plcayune says: 1--WE
learn that the prospects are favorable for
large increase In the area devoted 10 rice IN
the State this coming season. The past year
has been so disastrous TO sugar planters that,
IT, said, many who have previously cnltiva-
ted cane exclusively will turn their attention
to rice. It Ia probable, therefore, that with
favorable season Louisiana will produce this
year 100000, or perhaps $4,000 barrels OF this
cereal."
-Iu Texas the other day doctor rode fifty
miles TO attend patient After he had cured
the patient he presented his bill of afly dollars
and proceeded to complete his preparations
for the journey back to the post, thinking no
more about the matter. As he was about to
mount, the patients husband put In bis sp-
pearance with his trusty rife In hand. "Doc-
torn said he, ''I reckon we'd better settle this
here ms;ter now" and taking him aside.
.You " ant agoln' of Without settlement,
was you? don't want to owe no man moth
in.' Here is ten, which recon Is about the
souar' thing. Now, If you ain't satisfied, Jest
xit yer weepon an come round behind the
hin thar, SOS the old woman won't be rlled
mp, and We'll settle 1t. I don't want no man
to 20 way from my house dlssatifed, special
ly you, doc"
The following figures show the extreme
summer heat In the various countries ofthe
world: Bengal and the African desert, $50
degrees Fahrenheit; Senegal and Guadaloupe,
$50; Persia, l25; Calcutta and Central America,
100: :Afghanistan and the African deserts, ITO;
Cape Of Good Hope and Utah, los; Greece, l04;
Arabia, los; Montreal, los; New York. lo2;
Spain, India, China and Jamaica, 100; Sierra
Leone, "a; France, Denmark, st. Petersburg,
Shanghai, the Burman Empire, Buenos Ayres
and the Sandwich Islands. 90; Great Britain,
Slam and Peru, IS; Portugal, Pekin and Natal,
so; Siberia, n; Australia and Scotland, rs;
Italy, Venezuela and Madeira, IS; Prussia and
New Zealand, 70; Switzerland and Hungary,
es; Bavaria, Sweden, Tasmania ED Eoscow,
e6; Patagonia and the Falkland Isles, 66; Ice
land, As; and Nova zembla, celdest OF all, 81.
"A very Interesting report ca the build
ings OF New York, their faults, and the possl-
billty Of an extensive confsgration among
them, has just been made BY Superintendent
Aacgregor. One point In 1t we extract, as 1t
IL especially important, In view of the fires In
Chicago and Boston. Mr.. Macgregor believes
In the practcability Of building thoroughly
1-e-proof city. As to the character of the
structures by which It should be composed, he
has the Bamples ready to his hand. he says
''Auiong the last acts Of the late James Cor.
don lisnpett was to sign the plan and specla-
.a.ioLs offered for approval of the department
Of buildings for the erection In Ann. Nassau
and Fulton street OF really hre-proot build
Ing. The dwelling of A. T. Stewart, alsc his
hotel, corner Thirty-second street and Fourth
avenue, the Metropolitan and German Saw
ings, Banks, the Stats Zsitung and Drexel
buildings, and the new postofice, are cited as
samples of are-proof structures. 1t is impos-
slble In such buildings for fire 20 extend.
The contents may burn, or the building be
blown up, but they cannot be set on fire, even
by extraordinary oonflagralions around them,
and block or city 30 constructed could
never be destroyed By fire."
An inventor proposes to substitute metals
for coal as iuel for ocean steamers, and has
taken out pattern for a method Of carrying
out his views, his object being to obtain
large amount OF steam from given quantity
OF fuel. When coal Is burnt the solid coal Ia
turned into gas, a large portion ct heat be-
comes latent, and ls wasted by yolatIlzing the
solid. The oxygen sfthe at mosphsre is gas
by reason Of the large amount of heat com.
b'ned with 1t. When zinc. IRON or manganese
are burned, the resulting oxide Is q dense
solid, little or no heat is wasted, as It ls not
turned Into vapor. In addition to this, the
inventor obtains the cosmical heat latent In
tae oxygen OF the atmosphere, and the result