The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF TIE DAK
Only two members of the present Califor'
MIA Legislature wers born in that State.
European diamond merchants now looK
upon the United States as the best market In
the world for their gems
-PiusIX has Witnessed the death OF one
hundred cardinals during his pontifcate OF
q1arter OF century.
"A lady in Fort Wayne has cards out Tor her
silver. crystal and tin weddings, which occur
o.. the same day. Her fret two husbands
(dlvorced) have received Invitations, but per-
versely decline attending.
s-An old lady in Boston, who since the great
fire has several times been thrown into state
OF nervous excitement by false alarms, thinks
that double system of signals ought TO be
invented, one for false ALARMS and the other
for real ones. oss
"A New York teacher drills her scholars In
the Hre-escape exercise. She believes that
abe can In time reduce the children to such
state of discipline that, IN the event Of an
alarm of Gre, the danger of panic would be
reduced to minimum.
The London Times of January 10, the day
after the death of Louis Napoleon, published
an editorial Of eleven columns and halt con-
cernIpg his life and character. What Is still
more unusual, it put head, 1.-THE Emperor
Napoleon" over the article.
An eccentric American died recently In
Leeds, England, through want Of the common
No q rn1 n
upon eight shillings and slxpence, about SO rs
aweek, which he managed to do until recent
ly, when he died from old age and insufficient
food. He was seventy-two years OF age, and
said to be worth 100000.
Ion board the vessels OF the Cnnard line
saws the London Court Journal, the church
service is read every Sunday morning. The
muster-roll Of the crew is called over and
they attend service. A gentleman said 10 one
of the sailors, '.Are you obliged to attend to
the service ,n "Not exactly obliged, sir" re.
piled Jack; 1--WE should lose our grog If we
didn't"
The city physician of Springfield, Masss-
Ghusetts, is woman. It Is said that she has
not made single blunder during her official
career; that she has attended one hundred
more patients than any of her predecessors In
the same length Of time. at 500 less expense;
and that, acting as nurse as well ga doctor,
her practice among the poor has been special.
ly beneficial. -s=ss--" .'-------'-
Henri Rochefort has greatly modified his
political opinions during his residence In the
prison of St. 1Martin.de-Re. he considers
himself as having been the dupe OF adventur-
ers,9 who prudentIy allowed him prominence
when danger menaced, while they hid them
selves from the storm Of defeat. he pays
very strct attention to his clean -{shirts, and
works hard at his literary works, seeing none
but his children.
The Chinese boys, thl,ty in number, who
were brought TO the United States last sum-
mer, and who at first we're placed at schools
In Connecticut and Massachusetts, have now
all been brought to Hartford, Connecticut, In
order that they may be near Chinese tutor
and pursue the studies of their OWE as we'll as
OF this country. The commissioner, Yung
Wing, during the present year, Is about to re-
turn to China to escort back new detach-
ment Of thirty more pupils.
The indomltable and irrepreasible Bar
mum Is busy collecting new supply OF wild
animals for his next museum. A recent
steamer brought double horned black rhin-
ooerus from Ahyssinis. He has also received
four large African lions, six Bengal tigers, g.
pair Of leopards, besides white bears. SEQ
lions, yaks, Glands, gnus, zebras. ostrlcheS
andimonkeys. Among the rare animals Is
large-eared dwarf elephant, which weighs only
one hundred and forty pounds. The collsc-
tIon will not be complete until next summer.
The agent OF woolen mill at South Roy
alston, Massachusetts, recently offered prize
OF five dollars TO the girl who should weave
the most cloth within a period of three
months. This premium excited 80 much en-
thusiasm among the operatives, that many OF
the female weavers began work at six O'Clock
In the morning, and continued until seven
O'Clock in the evening. At the end of the
three months the "champion" had woven
26o5 yards, The remuneration for which
smounted to $l23 The work was extensive
and the price was mean, but the man who Of
fered It was meaner, for he refused to payit.
The Pope, horrifed by the opening of an
imitation Mabille, yclept the "Crystal Palace
In the sacred propnqnity of the Jesuts' COL
lege. al Rome, veutured to break the ominous
silence in which he has SO long remained
apropos of the King Of Italy, and sent him a
pontifcal letter In which he said Il am Older