The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-13
NEWS or TIE DAY.
-aold slosoa in New York, on Saturday

-Gold closed in New York, on Saturday, al
,sha23&.
.-Cottnn WAS quiet and unchanged; salcs 1000
bales; mddhnEs 3s<a25k centa.
In Liverpool cation closed urn; uplands
iHd; Orleans la,si Halcs Is, COO bales.
The yiceroy OF Egypt has Il. length xcceped
thc utlinatum OF ino Sultan and all III cnnd!.
tion.
The estimates of the heads of tho variaas
departments At Washington ror the coming year
amount in tho aggregate TO 9:;o.310.c0j.
-fhc Order ol ~. GchrIc has beea conferred
Hpon the King OF Prussia 10y the Czar, in token
OF the fr.tn!1hp existing between them.
The british Government win take pos sessicn
Of the telegraph wires in t;eat Britain On The lat
Pebruury, according to q recently enacted aw.
Letters from Rome assert that Il majority oi
.hc. French bishops. including prponlaup ami
many German bishops viii oppose the dGclEr.l-
ven q rapal infalhhiliiy.
-!rhc Tennessee scnatc has paFsed bill pro-
yIdils that nobody shall he iadirted FOR an act
eo.1mtted while serving az snler during he
late war, and diminishing all pcndng prosccu-
tiOns OF the kind.
Tic Governor Of California recommends State
AID to facilitate emigration fIom Europe and tho
Eastern States; says The Legislature has tile
power 10 prohibit Chinese immigration, ami
fayors tile removal of al barriers Chinese tesii.
niony as in a0t Ot Justice and policy.
a thief. on Thursday last, robbed 4 jewctry
store I'm Albany OF s25Go worth OF diamonds,
which the salesman was exhibiting TO him. Hav
ing dcsignedy dropped one OF the Jcwcls behind
the counter, he seized the case containing The
rest, as the salesman stopped TO pick the dropped
one mp. and made of
Many ctlcB In France were Illuminated last
Wednesday night, In honor of the inauguration OF
the Council at Rome Al bInrscilles q crowd OF
fifteen hundred men made violent demOnstra-
tions against the Illumination They marched
through the streets singing tho Marsciasc de-
stroyed decorations and transpa rcncles, and CON-
mlttcd other cXccsscs. The police dispersed the
crowd after making sixty arrests.
-0fhclal Information has been received from
the Columbian authorizes that tho treaty negotia-
ted by Mr. Caleb Cushing for the right Of why for
canal ACROSS the Isthmus oi Darlen, and reject
ed by the Columbian Senate, will be reeonsdered
and undoubtedly ratided by that body. This will
remove all dftioulty and enable tie United States
authorities to push forward the proposed surv-y
without hlndranoe objection from the Colum
ban Government.
-Perc Hyaoiltlie delivered an address for the
benefit OF the French Benevolent Society on Thurs
day night at tho New York Aoadeniy OF Music.
The building was filled In every part by the larg
est audlcnre ever gathered within iis wallis He
apoke in French. Ills address was marked by
the Characteristic eloquence which sas rendered
aim famous. aud which drew from those Of the
audience who understood tho French language
the warmest applause All the tickets were scid
forty eight hCu befure the hall optned.
Tho sugAr harvest OF louisiana IL generally
Anished. anu The yield, according TO tho Crcscont,
will not muoh exceed That Of last year. Whatever
OF increase there may be- will be due 80 tho larger
area OF cane plan.oi. Tho product per acre s moi
equal TO that OF the last crop. The sugar, how
ever. Ia OF excellent qualify, though the Prices 20
not what were expected from tic disorder and
waste IN the Island Of Cnba. Despite the de-
strnciiun OF many plantations in the progress OF
the revolution, the import from oihcr countries
continues 10 Increase in such ratio ia 70 keep
down the prices OF the home product.
The recent marriage m Washington OF Mr..
Paul Gerard, a brolher-in.law OF tho Porting ucsc
minister. TO Belle WorIniey, an octnroci girl on
Tuesday last, In not II s,cms, considers. legal
under the French law. the groom Leing Ut the
time French ctiizcl. Under the laws OF France
no pcrson can marry without the consent OF ho
parenG. if these be living, or IL this I've refused O
legal notice must 10 served oil them snnouncl u,
the determ nation &c ila-ry without such consent
In tile present instance Mr.. GcrInrd's family pro.
tested aganst his marriage, and, he having neg.
'ected TO servo the proper legal notice upon thcni
III nccoiuiuCe Win the Jaw, Ills marriage iB not
considered legal by The French legation.
The large English importing house of n. o. Pal
conor & Co., Church street. New York, IL report,
failed. Liabiiities estImated at $aGo,OoO They
pay 10 per cent. The fanre Of EgnI. II. IIoder 4
Co. la said TO have been In consequence OF She
firm assuming tho liabilities OF INler Bros 4 Co.
ayear since. Tho liabilities OF the firm amoun,
TO about quarter OF q million. In Philadelphia
Aessrs. Cans, Blerrbauon & Co., extensive dry
goods dealers, arc announced M Jailed, with Tia
blitles hmountIng to ssso,Oao Tho suspension il
announ6ed OF Travis & Son. flannel manufactu
rcrs. at Rochdalc, Englnuti Liabilities es,imuict
at 100000. Tho failure Of James PIN & Co.,, O
Dublin, Is attributed to large operations In core
for risc. II Ia stated that some parcels were
held by them for 63s, while Tho value was abon
s8s. consequently the loss Is very considerable.
The Cardn giant controversy has called ou
letter from Ar. Wright the City Marshal OF Pol,
Dodge. Iowa, Who writes TO the Syracuse Jeurna
sat two years ago. In Jaly, two men srrirod In
. . Il fr.H o