The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-20
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MONDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1869.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

11Xd. Sales 1900 bales.
The Emperor Napoleon has been suffering
from illness for few days, but is now better.
a-7--yarderol. proposes to have palatal railway
depots on his roads, such as they have In Europe
Fourteen important Northern failures are an
neunced. including Howard Cole, dry goods
merchants, Baltimore.
Miss Anna E. Dickinson has succeeded in
-u.tinr the lecture sensation Of the season with
oher "whited Sepulchres"
GA young lady, aged seventeen has been ar
rested In Buffalo for bigamy. She'oegan marrying
at the age Of fourteen.
the Standards In New York felictate them
Gseyes with the belief that the President released
.vthe punboats because he feared war with
Spain.
FLA resolution has been adopted by the Spanish
Costes instructing the Committee on Constitution
to propose bill providing for the erection OF
monarch.
.ssIt ls reported that the Empress has instructed
her chamberlain to meet Pere Hyacinthe on his
arrival at Hayre, and dissuade him from attempt
:. ing to preach in Paris.
e. The vote for Governor in Texas is so close
that an oficial count only can satisfactorily de-
-.5terrnine the result. The Conservatives claim
majority In the Legislature on joint ballot.
H-The last Of .ne London rumors about the Sucz
oCanal was sufficiently important to call forth an
authoritative denial. The canal is not to be closed
/, in order that new excavations may be made.
The New York Herald Of Friday, in its review
sfthe stock market for the preceding day, says:
ON Southern securities the South Carolinas were
strong and active, particularly at the early call
iayaen 76X was bid for the new bonds.
ocf The report that the French Governmenth had
5ssent a note to the Holy See, declaring the pro-
u clamation OF the dogma OF Papal infalioility
& would release France from the political obliga-
81 tions OF the Concordat, is fabrication.
o -Auberou Herbert, member Of Parliament, mas
resIoned his oxford fellowship. In note an
Z, ,nouncing this STEP he complains that the man.
s;.Sempnt of the University is unwlse and unjust,
.becsuse It insists in adhering to policy OF eN-
eaclusiveness-
-Tne auprehenslons in regard to the health OF
ra4he Pope were caused by the report which was
. circulated throughout Europe that he had an ap
= on,ectfc attack, and remained incapable OF mo-
ton. The report is pronounced utterly without
; foundation The health OF the Pope Is at present
remarkably good.
-General George II. Thomas is highly indgnant
that the Tennessee Legislature should have en-
itertsined proposition to sell his portrait which
>hhaurs in the State library, although the PROPOSE
4 fis, was rejected by large majority. He wants
TO pay the State the cost OF the portrait, and in
- tends returning the gold medal voted him for his
: victory at Nashville in 1854.
: The Paris Figaro OF Thursday says that Count
! Daru has had conversation with the Emperor
on the subject OF his entering the Cabinet He
- made condition OF receiving the appointment
that the Orleans Princes should be permit
= ted to enter France. The Emperor replied that
:. .qt was the Republic that ,xled them," and con-
;. eludsd his remarks to the Count with the words,
"See me again on this interesting subject"
s The subject OF the Alabama claims is again
extensively discussed in England, and among
other writer's the celebrated 'IIistorlcus" pub
fishes an article In relation to it. lie asserts that
the European States refused to consider Jefferson
Davis and Robert E. Lee "pirates," for the same
reason that France long before refused to so re-
gard BENJAMIN Franklin. The analogy in the
cases OF Paul Jones and Admiral Semmes he
: thinks complete, and thence goes on TO draw OBJ
Z yious inferences.
x Letters from Rome report that the Pope urges
Is the appointment of Gacan bishops. on the lead
2 ing committees. 1t is generally understood that
the object OF the recent decree OF the Pope, dis
solving the Council in case Of his death, Is to pre-
. vent the election TO the Papacy OF any but an
Italian. The Council has as yet been unable to
frame commission to regulate relations between
G, church and State and define the rights OF each.
Several votes have been taken, but they were in
decisive.
The London Times OF Friday, al.uding to the
Alabama Claims says: 'If Mr.. Motley proposes
that negotiations for the settlement OF the claims
be reopened at Washington, the proposal will be
accepted. We must add that 1t would be useless
to negotiate or to talk OF negotiating unless each
side Is prepared to enter upon negotiations with
confidence in the honor OF the other. The
charge made by Americans is that VIC did
not show proper feeling toward them during
the war; that our want OF proper feeling led
rs to afford unfair assistance TO our enemies
The defence is that 1t was our duty to abstain
from showing feelings towards either side; that
the alleged unfair assistance was strict observ-
ance OF neutrality. 1t is plain that satisfactory
relations between the two countries cannot be re-
stored until we understand and respect the crav-
ing OF Americans for sympathy and they under
stand the difficulties OF our situation as Impartial
'bystanders, injured by war in which we ieit
bound to abstain from interference. We snail
never arrive at the restoration OF friendship II VIC
begin In the spirit Of pcttifoggiDg attorneys
American statesmen and writer's may remember
with advantage that our blood is, after all, not
very different from their own. Englishmen have
susseptibilities as well cs Americans 1t is not
uropabie We shall be drawn towards the Ameri-
cans by the suggestion that We arc insinccre and
bent on provoking those with whom We profess
to be dealing openly"
The scene at the opening OF the French Cham
bers Il described Us dazzling in the extreme.
rilt armchair served as the throne, on the right
OF which was the Empress stand. In front oi
the throne were cardinals, ministers, members OF
theprivy council marshals, admirais grand crosses
ofthe legion OF honor, presidents and members
ofthe Council OF State. This was very brilliant
sight, from the various costumes worn by these
A A,functionsries, and adorned with ribbons and
ta06sss, some OF them mounted with diamonds
H.. 61aher's grand cross OF the legion OF honor