The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-17
NE w s s U MINI "A r Y.
Gold was quoted in New York yesterday

to the city over half million dollars last year.
Two nieces of the French Empress and
many young ladies of the first families OF Paris
are attending public seminary at Sorbonne.
In the coal mines of England and Wales
about $50, 900 men and bays are constantly
employed.
The people OF Fredericksburg, Va, arc
striving earnestly to promote the introduction
of capital and labor to that neighborhood.
The New York Journal Of Commerce an
nounces that it will insert notices of engage
ments Of marriage for one dollar each. There's
a chance for the happiness that bubbles over.
Trial has been made Of an artificial grind
stone in England, which is reported to have
resulted in proving it to be thirty-three times
as valuable as the natural stone.
1t is stated that Charles Dickens was much
pleased with James W. Walack's performance
Of Fagin, in Oliver Twist. He has dramatized
No Thoroughfare for Wallack's theatre.
The committee of the Peters Pence AS
sociation, Of Ireland, make the statement thai
durine the month Of November they forward
ed to the Pope a25O0, and have since received
f7OO.
in San Francisco, it is noticed, as one ofthe
,ffects of the cession OF Russian America, that
large quantities of choice Siberian sabes have
been received in that market at one-hah the
former price.
Belgium furnishes the largest number Of
recruits for the Papal army. The only limit as
to age is that they must be over fifteen years
old. Three hundred q week is the average
rate Of recruiting.
Baker, the Englshman who killed little
girl last summer and cut her up in small
pieces, was hanged the day before Christmas.
He confessed the crime, and said he was
crazed by liquor when he perpetrated it.
English papers record the death OF Maria,
Countess Of Harrington. The Countess, pre-
vious to her marriage with Charles, fourth
Earl Of Harrington, in April, 1881, was one OF
the most popular actresses OH the stage.
Maine was once great ship building
State, but the Portland newspapers say that
the aggregate tonnage ofnew vessels built at
that port the past year is only about half as
large as the year previous.
1t costs fifty dollars year to subscrib. to
the Momteur. the official journal OF Hayt, o
semi-weekly, and single copies are two dollars,
but as the currency is worth only about three
cents in gold, the price is not e1orbitant.
The Hebrew population is on the increase
in New York city. Within the last eighteen
months over two hundred children have been
initiated by one rabbi alone. The Hebrew
Fuel Society intends to relieve one thousand
cases of distress this winter in New York.
The Newark sheriff gives as his reason for
excluding New York reporters from the recent
execution, that, on previous occasion OF that
sort, when the reporters were admitted before
the preparations had been made, one OF the
more enterprising woke the prisoner from
sound sleep and endeavored to get his confes-
sion exclusively for his paper.
The New York World continues to give
statistics Of the number of workmen out OF
employment. It recently stated that $4,000
wanted work in New York city, and 10000 IN
Brooklyn, and now says that the depression in
New England throws out of work at least 160,
600 people-10,OO0 in Maine, 10000 in New
Hampshire, $4,000 in Connecticut and Rhode
Island, and loo, 600 in Massachusetts,
"A large number Of the leading merchants,
manufacturers and others OF Philadelphia have
aligned a memorial to Congress praying that
the existing tax Of two and q half cents per
pound on cotton, OF the crop Of 1867, be repeal
ed. They say they believe that, by the remov-
al Of this tax, it will at once bring the cotton
into market, and thereby relieve not only all
classes in the Southern States, but also all the
merchants Of all our great commercial cities.
The Washington Star, Of Monday, says:
'This morning difficulty occurred at the
banking Office of Messrs. Riggs & Co., between
General w. R. Emory, commanding the de-
partment of Washington, and Captain Adams,
author Of the "Siege Of Washington" which
occasioned much commotion at the time. Gen
eral Emory had entered the private Office of
the banking house, and Captain Adams follow
ed him in, when the General asked the latter
what he meant by following him 10 gentle
mans Office to insult him. Captain Adams
was understood, in reply, to have accused the
General Of cowardice, when the Inter drew u
revolver, but friends interposing, he was pre-
vented from using it. The affair caused con-
siderable excitement"
The question Of the rights of American
naturalized citizens when abroad is now occu-
pying large share of the public attention.
Meetings demanding protection for adopted
citizens are being held in all parts of the coun-
try. 1t is reported that foreign born citizen
Of Cincinnati has written to Secretary Seward,
stating that his name has been published in
the papers Of his native country as deserter
from the army, although he had left that coun-
try when he was only five years old, eighteen
years ago. He inquiries, in case he should
make visit to his native country, whether he
would be liable to impressment into the army
OF that country. Mr.. Seward answers that he
may be subject to some detention and trouble,
to which the United States Government cannot
recommend him to expose himself.
-Fenian alarms continue to trouble Eng
land. Great numbers of special constables
have been sworn in for public protection in
London, and circular has been sent from the
Home Department to the Mayors Of about fifty
towns in England and ireland, requesting that
special constables may be sworn in for the
preservation Of property and the suppression
of riotous proceedings. "Her Majesty's Gov
ernment," says the circular, shave receivedin-
formation which renders it in their judgment