The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-20
Ube maflestno, Aeips,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1860.
NEWS OF TIE D1Y.

Cotton closed In Liverpool on Saturday nj
1874. Sales $4,000 bales.
The Emperor Napoleon has been suffering
from Illness for few days, but is now better.
Vanderbilt proposes to have palaiial railway
tlcpots on his roads, such They have in Europe.
Fourteen important Northern failures arc an.
nounccd, including Howard & Cole, dry goods
merchants, Baltimore.
Miss Anna l.. Dickinson has succeeded in
making the lecture sensation OF the season with
her "Whlicd Scpulclres"
"A young lady, aged seventeen, las been ar
rested In Buffalo for bigany. She began marrying
at the ngc OF fourtcc...
The Spaniartls In New York fcliciiac them
selves Wit. the belief that the President released
the guuboats because lie feared war with
Spain.
IA resolution has been adopted by the Spanish
Cortcs lnstructlng the Committee Oh Constitution
TO propose bill providing for the election OF n
monarch
1t is reported that the Empress has instructed
her chamberlain to meet Pcrc lIyacinthc on his
arrival at Iiavrc, ami dlssuadc him from attempt.
ing to preach i'm Paris
The vote for Governor In Texas Is so close
HAT an official count only can satisfactorily de-
tcrminc the result. The Conservatives claim a
majority In the Legislature on joint ballot.
The last OF the London runors about the Sucz
Canal was sufficiently important to call forth an
authoritative denial. The canal is to he closed
In order that new excavations may bc made.
The New York Herald or Friday, In its review
OF the stock market for the preceding day, says:
"In Southern securities the South Carolnas were
strong and active, particularly at the carly call
when 76ii was bid for the new bonds.
The report that the French Government had
sent a note to the Holy Sec, declaring the pro-
clamaton OF the dogma OF Pnpal infabity
would release France from the political oblIgu-
lions OF the Concortlat is q fabrication.
--Auheron Herbert, member OF Parliament, has
resigned his Oxford fellowship. In note an
nouncng this stcp lie complains that the man.
agcment OF the University is unwisc and unjust,
because IL insists i'll adhcring to policy OF cN-
clusivcncss.
The apprehcnsions in regard to The health OF
the Pope were caused by the report which was
circulated throughout Europe that lie had an up
0plccic attack, and remained incapable OF mo.
tion. The report Is pronounced utterly without
foundation. Tile health OF the Pope Is nj present
remarkably good.
General George II. Thomas Is highly ir 'ignan
that the Tennessee Legislature should lave en-.
tcrtaincd proposition 10 sell his portrait, which
hangs IN the State library, although the PROPOSE
tton was rejected by large majority lie wants
IL,
tends returning the gold medal voted him for his
victory nj Nashville In 1861.
The Paris Figaro OF Thursday says that Count
Daru has had conversation with the Emperor
on the subject OF his entering the Cabinet. lie
made q condition OF receiving the appointment
that the Orleans Princes should be permit
ted to enter France. The Emperor replied that
at was the Republic that cXiled thcm,r and con.
cluded his remarks to the Count with the words,
"Sec me again on tls Interesting subject"
THE subject OF the Alabama claims Is again
extensively discussed In England, and among
other WRITER'S The celebrated 'IIistoricus' pub
lshcs article i'm relation to IL. lie asserts that
the European States refused TO consider Jefferson
Davis and Robert +. Lee ''pirates,r for The same
reason that France long before refused TO re.
gard Benjamin Franklin. The analogy in the
cases or Paul Jones and Admiral Scmmcs lie
thinks complete, and thence goes OIL 10 draw OBJ
yions infercnces.
Letters from Romcrcport that the Pope urges
the appointment OF Gailican bishops OIL The lead.
ing committees. II Is generally understood that
the object OF the recent decree OF the Pope dis
solving tile Council In cnsc Of Ills death, Is 10 pre-
vent the election TO The Papncy OF any but an
Italian. The Council has IA yet been unable 10
frame commission to regulate relations between
church and State and define the rights OF cacl
Several votes have been taken, but they were Ill.
decisive.
Tho London Times or Friday, abiding TO the
Alabama claims, says: "if Mr.. Motley proposes
that negotiations for tho settlement OF the claims
bc rcopencd Mt Washington, the proposal will he
accepted. We must add ihat II would be useless
10 negotiate or to talk OF negotiating unless each
side Is prepared to enter upon negotiations with
confidence In the honor OF the other. Tic
charge made by Americans. Is that we lid
not show proper feeling toward them during
the war; that orr want OF proper feeling led
us to afford unfair assistance TO our enemies
The defence Is that It was our duty to abstain
from showing feelings towards either side; that
the alleged unfair assistance was strict obscrv.
ance OF neutrality. 1t Is plain that satisfactory
relations between the TWO countries cannot he re-
stored until we understand and respect ilic crav
Ing OF Americans FOR sy mpaihy, and they under
stand the difficulties OF our situation as Impartial
bystandcrs, Injured by war In which we fel,
bound to abstain from interference. We shall
never arrivc at the restoration OF friendship if VIC
begin in the spirit OF pct,ifogging attorneys
American statesmen and writer's may remember
with advantage that our blood is, nficr ali, moi
very different from their own. Engilsliincn ilavc
susccptibIlitics rs we'll az Americans. II Is not
propable VIC shall be drawn towards The Amcri
cans by the suggestion that We arc inslnccrc and
bent on provoking those with whom we profess
10 be dealing openly"
Tho scene at the opening OF the French Cham.
bers s described rs dazzling In the extreme.
gilt armchair served rs the throne, OH the right
OF which was the Empress stand. In 'front.' OF
thc throne were cardinals, ministers, members o
the eprlyy council marsllals, ,atImiras,gra crosses
OF tho legion OF honor, presidents anil members
OF the Council OF Slate. This WAS very brilliant
sight, from tho various costumes worn by these
functionarcs, and adorned with ribbons unit
crosses, some Of them mounted with diamonds
Y. R,uher's grant cross OF the legion OF honor,