The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-04
NEWS So M M a r Y.

Gold closed yesterda- at New York at 1881.
Cotton firmer and active advanced 4@sc.;
sales 1000 bales at 162@17c.
In Liverpool yesterday cotton closed active
and firmer with an advance of 3D.; sales 10000
bales-Middling 7sd.
The Masonic Order is said to include many
of the Chinese in Australia.
One Of the Paris newspapers is paid oO,OOO
francs per annum by its financial editor for
the privileges and advantages Of his position.
"A company has been formed at New York
to deliver flour to any family at an advance OF
only one dollar per barrel on wholesale prices.
1T is stated that movement has been set
ON foot in New York to raise, equip, and send
to Italy regiment Of the Papal Zouave corps.
"A Paris editor has been fined two hundred
dollars and imprisoned for saying that the
Princess Metternich belonged to the "deml-
monde"
Mr.. E. 8. Chesbrough, the engineer who
had charge Of the great lake tunnsl at Chica-
90, has Just received q Christmas present from
thst city Of s11 900 in ws.ter loan bonds.
There is rumor afoat Of a movement to
place General Butler and Senator Wade in the
field as Radical candidates for President and
vice-President.
Seven more men ale missing in Chicago.
Eleven citizens have thus far mysteriously dis
appeared within the past three weeks. Nice
place, Chicago.
"A French chemist has recently been expe-
rimenting to dnd an easy and cheap way OF
making wood incombustible. He reports chic
ride Of lime to be the best agent for this.
It is true this will only protect the surface,
but it will prevent the flames from spreading.
in accordance with the Emperor Napo-
Icons determination that the debates in the
Corps Legislatif should be public gallery to
hold twenty-four persons was opened fifteen
years ago, and all attempts to secure its en-
larfement have been met with steady refusal.
The recentErailway accident at Angola has
attracted public attention to the study of
means Of prevention. In England the cars
are attached to each other by braces which are
80 firmly screwed up that the train is almost
one continuous car. It gives very desirable
steadiness Of motion, and is thought to pro-
mote security.
"A. d. Stephens IL now temporarily So
journing with friend 10 the vicinity OF Balti-
more, having visited the North to superintend
the publication of a work he has written, upon
the causes of the late contest, the principles
involved, and the results of the war. 1t is un-
derstood that he declines the numerous in
yitations to lecture in the North.
An English Army Officer writes from Abys-
sinia, to his friends at home, that campaigning
in the dominions of Theodore is not pleasant.
The thermometer gets up to one hundred
regularly; the soldiers in their tents are reused
by kissing noises, find snakes under their beds,
and when the men put on their boots they find
scorpions already in occupation.
in France, the Mayor of Dion has recent
" officially notified the inhabitants that, by
the laws and DEGREES Of the Empire, any per-
son giving credit to soldier or non-commis-
stoned officer has no recourse in law for the
payment of the debt. This is in accordance
with the recently adopted plan Of the French
Government to protect it's soldiers as much as
possible from running IN deDt.
The New Haven Register has dispatch
from New York which states that MIR. A. 7.
Stewart, Of that city, has received a long let
ter from General Grant, in reference to his
nomination for the Presidency by the late mass
meeting at Cooper Institute, New York. The
dispatch adds that General Grant accepts the
resolutions and authorizes the committee to
use his name for tie Presidency.
in Cincinnati the poor are called upon to
swear as follows; ssDo you solemnly swear
that your answers to the questions regarding
your application for coal, shall be the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, for
which you shall answer to God? And that if
you shall receive coal on this application you
will use it for your own family only, and will
not sell, trade, lend or give it to any other
person"
"A private letter from gentleman in Bos-
ton, who has couversed with the agents in
that city Of Mr.. Charles Dickens, says: "It is
not yet certain that Mr.. Dickens will visit
Washington on his reading tour. he will be
occupied till the middle of January in New
York and this city. After that, he is going to
Philadelphia for few nights. Whether he will
then go West, or pass on to Baltimore and
Washington is not determined.
During the year 1867, 25S, ,14O immigrants
arrived in New York, as compared with 24S, ,418
in 1856, an increase Of s7S1. As compared
6ith last year, the immigration from Germany
has increased 9572 while the Irish immigrants
have decreased 272O, and the English immi-
grants 1898. During the past year, the num-
ber Of immigrants that arrived from Ireland
was 5s,S72; from England s4,2S8, and from Ger
many 116,2SS; the German immigration thus
being nearly one-half of tia whole.
"A New York letter Of the S1st ult. says
The dry goods dealers are inclined to take
hopeful views Of the next spring trade. One
good sign, they say, is that at this the dullest
season Of the year, the liices OF woollens,
which have heretofore been more depressed
than any other description of goods, show a
decided tendency to improvement. There is
also tendency to make speculative purchases.
Prints have reashed q point which can hardly
.