The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gold at New York yesterday closed steaoy
at 2sN.
The New York cotton market closed quiet and
dropping at 25 cents; sales 25oO bales.
At Liverpool cotton closed dull; sales 10000
bales; uplands l1hd; Orleans 11'4d.
North Carolina reports successful tea crop
this year.
Young women ride the bicycle astride in tho
streets Of Detroit
Floating Ice has already lmpeded navigation
ON the upper Mississippi.
1t Is calculated that the Mississippi River
moves ten thousand tons Of soil every hour.
The wife Of General Belknap, the new Secre-
tary of War, was "rebel" during the war Her
brother was captured by General Belknap, and
the circumstance brought about the acquaint-
aace which led to their marriage.
The PHILIPPINE Islands were lately visited by
an earthquake, and Manila experienced the iuli
severity OF the shock. All the houses were shaSen'
q norton of the city walls fell. and there were
number OF casualties.
- Andrew Johnson having missed the senate
rial chance, has been chosen member OF the
tennessee state Constitutional Convention. From
being a constitutional expounder he will thus
appear Tor the next few months as constitution
maker.
"a ladyn in New York, who lives in Brooklyn,
has been convicted OF stealing lace from store.
the Judge called It kleptomana, and let her go
without sentence on the condition that she would
never show her face In New York city under pen
atty OF enforcement Of the law.
AT sale Of autographs, letters, &C., in New
York last week, those Of John c. Calhoun sold Tor
sixty cents, Reverdy Johnson and Charles Sum-
ner's fifteen cents ]. W. Forney ten cents, Abra-
ham Ltncoln's one and four dollars, and George
Washington's twenty-five dollars.
Last week tho foundation Of the first house
at Mr.. Stewards Hampstead Homestead city OF
refuge for the overcrowded population OF New
York was laid. The whole Hcrapstcad tract has
been laid out, and the sites for parks, squares
and building lots located and several avenues
graded.
Hon. Zadoc Pratt, who represented one OF the
Interior districts Of New York in Congress some
thirty years ago, and who is set down as worth
s5ooo,oO0 was married few days ago, on his
seyenty.ninth birthday, to Miss Grimm, young
girl who has been employed as wrapper writer
in one Of the New York newspaper Offices.
"a New York letter OF Monday says: "The
week opens with the announcement Of heavy
failure in the wine aud grocery trade. The firm
of A. Bnnger Co., OF Liberty street. who have
soeen established since 177e suspended this morn
1nr Their liabilities are believed to be quite
heavy. Their suspension was caused by the non-
receipt OF Western remittances, and the refusal
of our New York banks just now to accommodate
the mercantile community. Money on call can be
had 10 sny amount on Wall street, but legitimate
discounts by banks to commercial men cannot be
had. Hence the suspension OF this firm, which
has created quite sensation in mercantile and
financial circles. 1t is not unlikely that other
houses, that have large number Of bad debts in
the West, viii be compelled to suspend oeioFe 'ne
end Of the week."
"A recent utterance OF the celebrated Frencn
surgeon, NJ Nelaton, has caused great sensa-
tion in the medical world, and is likely to pro-
duce remarkable schism in the profession.
Some months ago we had occasion to notice
Statement OF NJ. Claude Bernard, who prefaced
one of his lectures by declaring that Ia medicine
sctentitque did not exist. and that we must look
to experimental physiology las he euphems'l-
ca,Iy terms yiyisection,) to furnish US with
foundation for the future science. NJ. Ne!aton
now goes even further than his colleague, and,
while fully agreeing with him that Ia nsed'clne
scienttlQue does not exist, denies the necessity Oh
Its existence. tie c3nueuuS as iaioc oii@ o0'''A'@
all systems based on experimental physiology
and microscopcal Investigations, and, in iact,
every source Of information not derived from
direct observation OF the patient. So bo!'i an
assertion has not passed unchallenGed. NJ Yer
neull, In the Gazette Heodon,qdttre de IL Aeff-
cine, inquiries whether after denying the medical
profession the aid OF the microscope, M. Ncatoi
viii not call on astronomers to renouncc the use
OF the telescope.
"A question interesting to wives and widows
. has just been decided in the Supreme Court OF
Ohio. Mr.. George Ripley died, leaving Il will by
which he gave his wife, after his death, tie u" of
all his real and personal property 50 long Is she
remained his widow. If S. :emarred The prop.
,erty was to G. to his children. She Id remarry,
and legal proceed ngs were taken to determine
the effect o.. the marriage. The court sus ned
the VIII, and gave the p;operty 10 ne chNren'
holding hat the restriction against u secon" iiar-
r,aoe wfs valid one, and not. as WAS a'.enpted
to be maintained, contrary 10 pubic policy
Jnlre Storer. who delivered the opn|n' sa Il
HTbe husband has an intereS. IN thc WIDOW
hood OF his wife, which, it has been well r'ih'rh
cd, gives him the moral right 10 aihcA l''''''"'
tions 10 his bequesis when she Is made tnc rc'
cipient Of his bounty. He may we'll be supposeu