The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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NEWS OF THE DAY
lin New York, 1t is said that various trade
organizations, principally German, are hold
Ing meetings for the purpose OF inaugurating
q general strike In favor of the elght-hcur
system and other tavorite measures.
s-Spain's new nag is trl-color-red, white
and violet. Violet will serve tolerably well
for st1ild blue. One ia half sorry, however,
over the disappearance OF the gorgeous old
historical banner that has 30 many grand as
sociattons with Spain and the Indies.
sAA gentleman handed up ten dollar bill
In one OF the Boston red line coaches, from
which one fare, five cents, was to be taken.
''LooE here" said the driver down through
s'hole, (which of these horses do you want
tobuy with this ten dollars 7" ''Well," coolly
replied the gentleman, II thought 1 might get
both for that"
Henry Clay once accused John Randolph
Of being an arlstocrat. In voice whose
shrill, piercing tones penetrated every ear In
the House, Randolph exclaimed: "If man
b known by the company he keeps the gentle
man who just sat down Is more Of an aristo-
crst than claim to be; for he spends most Of
his nights In the company of kings and queens
and knayes."
Some years ago an eminent publisher
gave Lord Lytton 100000 for the use OF
twenty of his novels for railway library. 1t
is said that this ls the largest sum ever paid
inEngland for copyright. The most sue
oessful publications. Of the day, however, nom
this point Of view, are not novels, but SER
mons. It is said that the representatives Of
she lats Rev. F. W. Robertson, of Brighton,
have received, in the course OF some years,
upwards of sso,0o0 for the publication OF the
various volumes left at his death.
.s--Ths height Of the architectural front OF
Buildings In Paris is by law determined &C
cordins to the width Of the streets. Thus,
the buildings cannot exceed thirty.eigh ieet
mhelght In streets less than twenty-slx feet
wfde;forty-eight feet in streets from twenty
six to th!rty.two feet In width. For boule-
wards and streets exceeding sixty.6ve feet 10
width the municipal authorities have the
power to permit the height to be carried to
maximum of sxty.iivs feet, provided that In
no case the building shall have more than five
stories aoove the first story. -"
THE high price Of coal In England has led
tothe Organization OF the Diamond Fuel Com
pany with capital of $1,000, 900. 1t proposes
TO manufacture an artificial fuel, Into whlch
coal dust, slack, olnders, peat refuse, and
other combustible material will enter, 30 that
the product will assume the form OF solid
blocks, which, however, can be cut Into any
sIge which convenience may dictate, and the
fael Is pronounced to be superior to any coal,
however excellent, yet brought into use. 1t
burns With the clearness Of an oak log, and
endures with the persistence of the best
seamed coal.
The Samana Bay Company, which has vlr-
tually obtaIaed- the control Of the Island OF st.
Domingo torMearly "a hundred years, is
making arrangements to establish cosling
station OF the coast, and will probably pur-
chase or lease portion of Tybee Island, at
the mouth OF the Savannah River, for that pur-
pose. We learn that vessels are now loading
and probably are already on their way to this
port with material necessary to commence
the erectien Of suitable foundations tor
wharves and buildings on the Island last
named.
The New York Times Of Friday last Says
.Ths failure OF the house of Lzsrdi d Co.,
having their main concern In London, with 8
branch heuse In New Orleans, intelligence of
which was published yesterday morning, oc-
casioned considerable talk In Wall street. A
large amount of the bills of tho concern was
put on this market, and 1t Is generally be-
lieved were well distributed among various
houses. These bills were mostly endorsed by
New Orleans banks. Private dispatches from
London etate the London Joint Stock Bank
has interviewed for bills endorsed by the Cres-
cent City Bank, drawn by Lzardl, Of New
Orleans, upon LizardI d Co., of London. 1t is
said that the major part Of the bills was drawn
against cotton shipments, in which case they
would probably be protected. It is not
thought that the failure will seriously affect
houses in this city, - .-.-.....
Tho lectures or Father Burke ID this conn.
try have netted little more than three hun
dredr thousand dollars. The receipts for tbs
lscture delivered 10 the Boston Coliseum were
about twenty thousand dollars; for the one at
g.. LoulS nine thousand dollars, and COO
siderable number Of others realized from four
Thousand to five thousand dollars each. In
only one instance Ia rainy day in New Jer.
sey town did the receipts OF 9 lecture isll
below one Thousand dollars. Oa hearing OF
the burning Of the Catholic orphsn Prolee-
Tory. Father Burke promptly iDEorme5 the
trustees that he would deliver Lecture 20 aid