The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-12
NEWS OF THE D4I

: The New Orleans Opera House is to be
sold at auction.
= :-"Her little bed Is empty !"-sequel to "put
me in my little bed"-is the very latest popu-
lar sentimental song In England.
: The spring elections, which have just
taken place In the State of New York, show
large Democratic and Conservative gains.
-s1- Lone OF the pretliest young girls In the
Inauguration ball was q Japanese, with Mr..
Mori. an olive-skinued damsel with soft black
eyes, long lashes, gold Plus In her smooth
black hair, and an indescrlbable national cos
tune, which looked more like an embroidered
bag than anything else.
The Norfolk (Va.) Journal says: "Truck-
ers In the Vicinity OF Suffolk are rather low
spirited because of the continued cold, snowy
and rainy Gather. Nearly all the early peas
have rotted 10 the ground, and the early pcta-
toes are In the same condition. Labor ID
scarce and hard to command, and all cohspire
c to discourage the truckers and farmers"
President Colfa1 arrived at South
Bend. Indiana, on Saturday last, and was es-
corted to the courthouse by numbers OF
people, where the Mayor delivered an address
Of welcome. Mr.. Colfax replied 10 a long
o speech, which was bat repetition ofhs many
explanations. His hearers appeared to be
: satisfied, and at the conclusion Of his address
: said go in a resolution, 10 which they declared
that he was model statesman, temperate
and faithful and that they had undiminished
confidence "a his honor and integrity, ootn
as q public man and q private citizen.
sI "A Washington telegram OF Monday says:
"Documents purportlng to bea full expose OF
the corruption aud bribery attending the elec-
ton Of Mr. J. j. Patterson as senator from
snush Carolina have been put in the hands Oh
6 senators. A Conservative senator stated to-
day that he did not expect any notice to be
taken OF the matter at this session, but that on
the reassemblIng of the Senate In December, II
some member Of the majority did not move
for an Investigation into Mr.. Patterson's cleo
ton, he should feel himself bound to call
for It"
"A man with wooden leg has distinguish
ed himself His name was not Wegg, but
Professor De Houne. He has amused the citi-
zens Of Montgomery, Alabama, by some imi-
tations of Blondin. Having his wooden leg
grooved he walked tight rope suspended
thirty feet above the pavement, stopped In
: the middle and delivered a speech, unslung
small cooking-stove from his back and pro-
ceeded to cook few eggs, dvested himself
Of all encumbrances and performed some
gymnostic feats, and then made o bow and
descended. All OF which was witnessed,
says the Montgomery Advertiser, by gaping
smnltitnde OF people; and very much edited
they must have been.
sih1-A project is on foot among numerous New
York ladies for forming an Insurance COM
pany having only women for officers, agents
and policy. holders. The wives OF eminent
merchants ana fnanciers, several well-known
: literary ladies, and some of the foremost
names in general society, are already on the
Hist Of those deeply interested. They have
matured their plans with care, and circular
!, win be issued inviting the cooperation Of
women throughout the country, and subscrlp-
Stlons to capital stock of q ''mlxed" COM
pany, but one In which all the profits, beyond
legal interest on the capital, are to be re-
turned to the 'policy-holders::- By employing
women as agents and clerks, and allowing
low commissions. not to exceed five per cent,
they expect to make large savings above any
company now existing. .....
The New York Express says: 1.-THE In.
creased demand for vessels with a rise in
: freights continues to attract attention In COM
mercial circles. Wooden ships are again In
request, and many enterprisIng builders are
again commencing business to meet the grow
ing wants of commerce. The market for ship
property was more active during the last few
weeks than for several years past, and the
number Of the largest class Of vessels that
have changed hands since the first OF January
has been greater than for q long period. The
marked activity In shipping Is owing to the
scarcity OF tonnage in all the leading ports
and the present Indications are highly favor.
able 10 the future profitable employment of
all the vessels that are likely to be built In the
next twelve mouths. The rates of freight are
firm In almost all directions, and shlp-owners
who haye long suffered from serious depres-
sion of their Interest are about to realize
more prosperous limes."
The Isles OF Shoals are composed Of eight
small islands, situated about seven miles
southeast OF Portsmouth Lighthouse, off the
coass of New Hampshire. They are barren
and desolate, as their name in some measure
implies, and are Inhabited chiefly by fisher
men, who are often from home earning pre-
carious living on the sea. Here was perpe-