The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

-Therc were no market quotations In Liver
pool.
The New York stock market was closed on
account OF the death or cX.Sccrctary Stanton.
Cotton closed steady with sales Of 1000 bales
at25x.
Report says that Prince Napoleon will soon
resign the presidency OF the French Prlvy Council.
The rumor that France had proposed gene
raj disarmament ia positively denied.
The National Bank Of Boston has lost $780,
o79 90, but how and when "nobody knows"
-Apprchenslons OF n reduction OF Interest on
United States bonds have tendency to cause Il
depression in those securities at Frankfort.
1t is asserted that Roclcrort's new journal,
La Marseillalse, has already circulation OF one
hundred thousand copies.
-Regnault de st. Jean d'Angcy, Martial OF
France, and DclangIe, Procureur OF the Court Of
Cassation at Paris, arc dead.
The French war steamer Gorgone was totally
lost few days ago, while OH her way from Spain
to Clerbourg.
Charles Fcchtcr. the actor, left SOUTHAMPTON
lot New York on Wednesday, by the steamship
number Of tsraJ asa aS hs Inv
Daniel Mcfarland was arraigRed In New
York Tuesday, in the Court OF General Sessions,
for the murder Of Albert D. Richardson. The
prisoner, through Ills counsel pleaded not guilty.
No day has been fixed for the trial.
-"why don't the girls go West" is the ques-
tlon asked by correspondent OF the Boston Jour
nal. who cites statistics to prove that In Ohio
there is an excess Of 49, 600 men; in Michigan, 49,,
600; In California, 600, and I'm other States
Similar proportions. The reason ID that they arc
waiting for the men TO come and ask them.
"A gentleman OF Busfalo has engaged TO per-
form the following dlhlcuit feat: A cork will he
loosely placed on the neck OF an ordinary bottle,
and on the top OF the cork bullet will be rested.
The gentleman will then Undertake, nt q distance
OF twelve PAGES, TO fire pistol 30 that four times
In ten trials lie shall shoot away the cork and
drop the bullet into the bottle.
"A New York letter Of Tuesday says "Thc Fat
Men INDUCED themselves last night in their long
expected ball at Irving Hall. II was very en-.
joyabc affair to the stout people, whose presence
In lump made the agglomcrntion OF human adj
pOsty an event Of The season, 10 say nothing OF
tho novelty Of dance In Which fifty couples,
Weighing more in the aggregate than Brigham
Young's motherin caracolcd and curvettcd
70 the music OF sixty pieces, and the immense
risk OF the hall. The satisfactory solidlty OF
Gotham and the regions round about, kept up
the pondcrous fun until morning."
"A New York dramatic critic snys chat Mr.. les
Wallack, In one Of his recent performances,
-eciared with more than ordinary emphasis, that
although he was not sanguinary man, yet he be-
hevcd there were circumstances under whIcha
man ought to be legally allowed to strangle his
own mothcr.ln-law. From the earnestness with
which this sentiment was greeted by number OF
gentlemen in the parqucttc, says the critic, "and
the absence Of anything like q smile upon any OF
their faces, the inference became inevitable thut
there were many in that house whose sympathy
waa born OF lively experience of the domestic
skeleton referred to-"
The 3d congregation OF tic Ecumenlcal Conn
Gil was held ON Tuesday. The formation OF com.
mittees was the only business transacted. Eotil-
cation was given Of the results Of the voting for
fourteen out OF twenty -four members who are TO
compose the committee on questions OF faith.
Among the fathers elected 10 this committee are
the Bishop OF Poicticrs the archbishops OF P0-
sen, Malines, baltimore, Md ana Westminster,
and the bishops OF Cacn Sion and Pudcrborn.
The council then proceeded TO the election OF
twenty -four members for the commitsce on alIcs-
lions OF ecclesiastical discipline the conclusion
Of which tho congregation was adjourned. The
Papal bull, dated 10Th December, has just been
published.
In Madrid IL Is asserted that the Provisional
Government, ut the next sittGg Of The Cortcs,
Will hx period OF delay, beyond which IL Will not
persist In advocating the candldaiurc OF the Duke
OF Genoa, II before The expiration OF that time the
King Of Italy does not officially accept the crown
for the Prince. A rumor Is abroad that a recon.
clllaton has taken place between the Duke dc
Hontpensler and Queen Isabella. a son OF The
Duko was III, which gave Occasion for an ex.
change OF dispatches between Isabella and The
Duchess, and q reconciliation followed. This r,,.
NOR gives rise to much speculation, and should u
prove true, new political combination may be
looked for. A plan Is already talked of for piac
Ing the Prince OF Asturlas OF tile throne under
the regency OF the Duke dc Montpcnslcr. II Is
generally believed that the UnionISls will coalescc
again with tho Progrcssisis should thls news be
confirmed.
High Church Eplscopailanism IL offensive 10
the people OF Western New York. In one town
Gencva-Mrs. Caroline c. Allen was accustomed
to attend early morning service, to utter the re.
sponses In a clear voice, and to bow ler head at