The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-11
NEWS OF TIE DAE.


NEWS OF TIE DAE.
The death of Mr.. Dixon, who first ascer-
tanned that oysters were estable, is announced
as having occurred at Crlsheld, Nd, recently.
Washington Irving's great delight was to
read In the open air. Come and see me"
was his Invitation to q friend, "and I'll give
YOU q book and tree"
-Mlfza Malkom Khan has been sent to st.
Petersburg to announce che arrival In April OF
the Persian Shah. The H.ah will visit st.
Petersburg, Berlin, Vienna, London and Paris
and return home by Constautiuople.
-ColerIdge was man OF Infinite title pa
ges. He projected q hundred works, without
ever completing one. History, philosophy,
poetry criticism, biography, his fertile brain
was:foreyer teeming with new volumes, which
never got beyond the announcement.
The last words pro nounced by the Emper
or. SAYS the London Figaro, In his dying mo-
ments, were addressed to his old and iaithiui
friend, DR.. Connesu. They we're: "Etiez
youiss Sedan,n' (were your at sedan) Sub
seansn,Iy the Empresss held his hand In eers
and gently kissed it; the Emperor smiled, ana
his lips moved, as II returning his wife's EN-
brace, but he never uttered another Wora
after that last ttb6ught-"Sedan."
Tho directory of the Gilbert Elevated Rail-
road, In New York City, have concluded q
contract with an English banking company
forthe esale Of bonds Of the road to the value
Of $500, 900. The contract for building i've
miies OF the road, from Chambers street and
West Broadway to Central Psrk, has been con-
cIuded with The New England Iron Company,
and the contract for the second section TO
High Bridge Ia closing. The contractors Dino
themselves to complete the work before the
close Of this year..
h-Some time ago two youths Of Berne, IN
sw.tzerland, addressed letter to President
Grant, asking him to aid them in gathering
collection of American postage stamps. "a
few days ago." says the Swiss Times, "they
unexpectedly received through the American
envoy at Berne ane assortment OF United
states stamps, accompanied by letter, IN
which the President said that his many duties
had prevented him undertaking the collection
himself, and that therefore his youngest son
had taken the matter in hand"
la France the roasting Of coffee Is quite
SCIENCE, the xoaster being required to study
the properties of the different kinds Of berry,
sir,cs each sort must be eroasted for certain
period Of, lime. The operation is conducted
In 70 hollow iron sphere, by the rotation OF
which all the berries are equally exposed to
the heat. During the roasting the ball is
closed and the, gases confined, but at the
elosen Oft operation the valve is opened
aud dthe gases allowed 10 escape. The roasted
berries are then quickly transferred to care
fully closed vessels,
> i-22lnotber miser of the old-fashioned type
died on Staten Island ON Wednesday. These
men and, women who live In squalor, and
subslss on crusts and water. will never die
out Elves and Daniel Dancer will have their
urototypes as dong as the world lasts and the
lSve or money continues to be the root Of all
eYii.l The last addition to the long roll Of de-
parted misers was, strange to say. an Irish
man, one of the very few Of his race who have
been addicted to such habits, and his name
was Patrick Corcoran. he was q morose and
solitary man. Few persons ever spoke to
him, and he to still fewer. He was discovered
dead In hIs room, and on bis person was found
the evidence of bis possession of four thou
sond one hundred dollars, thriltlly deposited
Ia s savings bank. ..,......
The old seaport OF Aarseilles, In the south
efFrance, besides the Mediterranean trade,
has96f late years become interesting to the
ladies' on account OF Its being the chief depot
tr.lthe world for the trade in human hair.
Upward offorty thousand pounds are brought
there annually, Italy and Sicily, and especial
ly Rome and Naples sending the greater pos-
ton, while Spain and France supply the rest
or the provinces of France, Brittany and
Anvergne send the most. Ab0nt three and
halfounces is the weight ofa chignon Of the
usual size, and one Paris house alone sells
fifteen thousand Of them year. Some four
hundred hair.dressers In Marseilles occupy
themselves in making chlgnons, and they pro-
claim the Americans and English to be their
beat customers. 1t ls curious to know that
the. most expensive hair Is red, and that near.
ly, If not quite, all of 1t comes from Scotland.
--OhIselhurst, where the late Emperor
breatned bis last, continues to be visited by
many persons, both English and French. The
mortuary hangings In the little church which
contains the remains of the Emperor have all
been taken down, and the interior has re-
sumed It's Wonted aspect, which, though Sim
ple, does not lack soleu,nity and grace. While
the7decorations were being removed contin.
uous stream OF visitors passed into the church
for the purpose of getting some little remem-