The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.

cial News by Telegraph and Mall
's' NEWS OF THE DAY.
There were nomarket quotations in Liver
pool.
THE New York stock market was closed on
account of the death OF eX.Secretary Stanton.
Cotton closed steady with sales OF 1000 bales
at 2sX.
Report says that Prince Napoleon will soon
resign the presidency Of the French Prlvy Couneh.
The rumor that France had proposed gene
raj disarmament is positively denied.
The National Bank OF Boston has lost soo'-
oroaa but how and when nobody knows"
-Apprehenslons OF reduction OF Interest on
United states bonds have o tendency to cause
denression In those securities at Frankfort.
1t is asserted that Rochefort's new Journal
La Marseillalse, has already q circulation Oh one
hundred thousand copies.
-Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely, Marshal OF
France, and Delangle, Procurenr OF the Court OF
Cessation at Paris, are dead.
The French war steamer Gorgone was totally
lost q few days ago, while on hcr way from Spain
to Cherbourg.
Charles Fechter, the actor, left Southampton
for New York on Wednesday, by the steamship
Maine. He was attended to the steamer by q
number of literary and dramatic celebrities.
Daniel Mcfarland was arragHed in New
York Tuesday, in the Court OF General Sessions
for the murder Of Albert D. Richardson. Inc
prisoner, through his counsel, pleaded not guilty.
No day has been fixed for the trial.
-"why don't the girls 60 West" Is the ques-
tion asked by q correspondent Of the Boston Jour-
nal. who cites statistics to prove that In Ohio
there is an excess Of ~, 500 men; in Michigan, 49,
600; in California, 143,ooo, and In other States
almilar proportions. The reason Is that they are
waiting for the men to come and ask them.
"A gentleman Of Buffalo has engaged to per-
form the following difficult feat: cork will be
loosely placed on the neck OF an ordinary pouie'
and on the top Of the cork bullet will be rested
The gentleman will then undertake, at a distance
of twelve PAGES, to fire pistol SO that four times
in ten trials he shall shoot away the cork and
drop the bullet into the bottle.
"A New York letter OF Tuesday says 1.-THE Fat
Mem INDUCED themselves last night In their long
expected ball at Irving Hail. 1t was q very en-
joysble AFFAIR to the stout people, whose presence
in lump made the agglomeraton OF human adi-
posity an event Of The season, to say hothlng OF
the novelty Of dance In which nity couples,
weighing more in the aggregate than brishaih
Young's mother inlaw, caracoled and curvetted
TO the music Of sixty pieces, and the immense
risk Of the hall. The satisfactory solidity OF
Gotham and the regions round about, Kept up
the ponderous fun until morning."
A New York dramatic critic says that Mr.. Les
Wallack, in one OF his recent performances
ieclared with more than ordinary emphasis thaI
although he was not sanguinary man, yet ne oe-
neyed there were circumstances under whicha
man ought to be legally allowed to strange MS
own motherin.law. From the earnestness WIN
which this sentiment was greeted by number OF
gentlemen In the parquette, says the crltlc' anu
the absence OF anything like smile upon any OF
their faces, the inference became inevitable that
there were many in that house whose sympathy
was born of lively experience Of the domestic
skeleton referred to-"
The Sd congregation Of the Gcumenical Conn'
Gil was held on Tuesday. The formation OF com
mittees was the only business transacted. Notin-
cation was given Of the results Of the voting lot
fourteen out OF twenty-four members who are 10
compose the committee on questions OF laltn.
amonp the fathers elected TO this committee are
the Bishop of Poictlers, the archbishops OF Po-
sen. Maines, Baltimore, Nd, and Westminster,
ana the bishops OF Caen Sion and PaderDorn.
The council then proceeded to the election OF
tventy-four members for the committee on ques-
tons OF ecclesiastical discipline at the conclusion
OF which the congregation was adjourned. The
Papal bull. dated 10th December, has just been
published.
I'm Madrid 1t Is asserted that the PROVISIONAL
Government at the next sitting of the Cortcs
will fix period of delay, beyond which IL VIII not
persist In advocating the canddature OF the Duke
of Genoa, II before the expiration Of that time TIE
King OF Italy docs not officially accept the crown
for the Prince. famor Is abroad that a recon-
Citation has taken place between the huEe de
Montpensier and Queen Isabella. son OF the
Duke was Ill, which gave occasion Tor an eN-
change OF dispatches between Isabella and Tile
Duchess. and reconciliation followed. This ru-
NOR riyes rise to much speculation, and should 1t
nroye true, a new political combination may be
looked for. A plan is already talked OF for plac'
tnr the Prince OF Asturias On the throne under
the regency OF the Duke de Montpens'er' 1t Is
generally believed that the Unionists VIII coaiesce
eooin with the Prog!csSisis should this news be
confirmed.
High Church EpisGopalianis'n is offensive 10
the peo,lr of Western New York. III one to"h-
t,eneya-Mrs. Caroline {. Allen WAS accustomed
70 attend early morning service, to utter the re-
snonses in q clear voice, and 10 bow her head ~