The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-03
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Gold closed steady at 32t.

Gold closed steady at 325.
Cotton at New York closed without decl 80
change. Sales 1900 bales at 29}c.
At Liverpool cotton closed dull. sales ooou
bales. U9lands 11bd.
The Two Republics, the only EL2iish
;onrnal published in Mexico, has suspended.
General John G. Breckinridge is On visit
to his children, who are at General Lse's COL
lsge, at Lexington, Virginia.
MIR. Burlingame, when In this country,
said the Empire OF China would take stock In
the Darien Canal to the amount Of $SO, ,00O, ,0OO,
and supply all labor needed.
An English capitalist has conscientious
soruples about receiving over three per cent.
interest on some six per cent. United states
bonds which he holds. and only collects one
half of his coupons, sending the other half to
the government.
in la Dame de Monsoresu," now per-
forming in Paris, the actor Melingue, who has
to defend himself in combat against sixteen
assaiiants, becomes so fatigued toward The
close that he is obliged to retreat to the wings,
when another actor, dressed precisely like
him. takes his place and continues the fight,
taking care to keep his back to the audience.
An American lately in Russia was present
at supper and ball given last month IN the
Winter Palace, st. Petersburg. by the Emperor.
Two rh ,usand guests sat down to the tables
in the supper room with the most ample ac-
commolatlon; and near the close Of the enter
tainmenJ tea was served, each guest being
furnished with separate tea service OF silver.
IA Young Bostonian commercial agent was
recently tried aud condemned by mock conrt
of statesmen in st. Louis, for selling goods
without o license. He took everything in
earnest, all legal forms were observed, and the
defence conducted with serious vigor. Ae had
even been arrested by mock officers In uni
form. He was finally sentenced to "stand
treat" much to his astonishment.
About sixteen hundred miles OF the French
cable have already been made, and more than
six hundred are on board the Great Eastern.
It is asserted that as the rope is being manu-
fastured at the rate of two hundred miles
week. the entire length will be finished during
the first week in June. Three fine new
vrought-iron cable tsuks have been built on
board the Great Eastern, in the same positions
as those used for the Atlantic cables, but much
larger.
IN the House OF Representatives on Thurs
day, Beast Butler received severe blow from
Mr.. Chanler, of New York, who coolly remark
ed that he wished to say to Mr.. Butler that he
admired his zeal in economy, and deemed him
one of the greatest reformers in this country,
and one of the most thorough men in the
world, particularly as illustrated in his war re-
cord; for, according to common rumor, he not
only took the City Of New Orleans, bat every
thing in it. Butler made oreply.
The Washington Star Of Saturday says:
tsThsre was quite sensation in the House to-
day, over the spectacle ofa oolored man max
ing q speech from q members seat. j. Willis
Menard, the eolored claimant fer seat from
Louisiana, addressed the House in compact,
telling little speech in behalf of his claim. His
white opponent, HUNT, declined to avail him
self of the opportunity to reply. Menard is
q rather intelligent looking negro, smiling all
over and all the time. A smart debate sprapg
up following his. speesh-Aessrs. Garfield,
Paine, schenck and others taking ground for
his admission, in opposition to the report Of
d tho committee. From present appearances
Menard will be sworn in and allowed to take
his seat"
-Fornsy, in his Washington Chronicle, pub
lishes an elaborate letter upon the subject Of
the excess of money at the North. and the fne
fields for investment at the South. Comment
ing upon the tables he quotes, he says: "Here,
apart from the picture Of the prosperity of the
working classes OF the North, stands the fact
that there are nearly three hunured millions
Of money on deposit in part of the savings
banks of only eight OF the old States-a fund
which, it is truly said, is only waiting for per-
feet security for investment in the South to be
transferred, the most of it, to.that profitable
field Of labor. These are the classes who are
to build up and restore thai interesting sec-
ton, even as they build up and enrich them
selves"
The foreign military journals are now dis
oussing the absolute necessity Of entrenoEing
field artillery. The terrible eftcts Of tho fire
of regiment armed with breeoh leaders show
that the only method of preventing the total
annihilation of the opposing force is to tho
roughly instl uct troops in the act OF rapidly
improvising defsnccs. Although every tree,
bush and large stone, IS well as the undula-
Nons of the ground afford cover, yes the only
means to interpose an artificial parapet is to
quickly throw up bank with ditehes, or dig a
large rife pit. The soldiers must, therefore,
learn how to defend themselves by the use Of
tho spade. This branch of military education
is carefully taught to the French troops, but in
England very little instruction On the subject
is given.
"A German chemist recently attempted to
p1ove that Lebis's extract OF beef, when used
in large quantities, is not only incapable of
supporting life, but is actually poison, pro-
ducipg death. Baron Liebig has, however,
come to the rescue, and shown shat, as the
fatal results only took place in rabbits, ami
mails not fitted nor intended for animal diet, it
was to be expected that 30 highly concentrated
food as the extract OF beef would be positively
INJURIOUS. The Baron refers to one of the sx-
psriments in which terrier was the subject,
and viii h, after eating al it could stuff of the
extract OF beef, had more injected into it's
stomach, and seemed to enjoy the whole very
much, no Ill result following. The Baron sums
ND the whole ease by saying that as turtle
soup, oysters, and rich meats generally, often