The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-15
NEWS OF THE DAP.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
l44al43.
Cotton was fai-ly active but dropping;
sales 1000 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
Sid; Orleans sid; sales $4,000 bales.
New Orleans complains Of a glut In the
tobacco market, owing to the war having pre-
vented foreign purchases.
in Germany. the coal mine owners have
agreed to continue paying the wages Of their
colllers who are serving in the army.
Although everywhere successful In the
Held, the Pnlsslans have not yet captured any
strongly fortified French place.
Bishop Williams received magnificent
Gift from the wealthy Catholics OF Boston, a
few days since. The gilt was made up private
IL and by subscription. The entire sum reach
ed $4,000.
The Washington correspondence OF the
Plttsburg Chronicle explains Mrs. Lincoln's
financial embarrassments by saying that she
went largely In debt, without her husbands
knowledge, during their residence In wash
ington.
Among the donations to the French army
relief fund are the following: Widow OF
Charles Heine 10000 francs; widow Furtado
$4,000 francs; Baroness Solomon de Rothschlld
5000 francs; Baroness Gustave de Rothschild
5000 francs; N. Ad. Veil Picard, of Besancon,
5000 francs.
On Friday. 100000 of Richmond City
(va.) eight per cent. bonds were sold at s92 so.
The bonds are coupon, payable In thirty-four
wears, and were all taken BY two gentlemen
of Richmond. The bonds are issued for the
purpose of erecting buildings for the public
schools.
1t is believed in high official circles at
Washington that General Trochu will, If an
opportunity offers, pronounce In favor OF
making the Count de Paris Zone of the Or
leans princes) King of the French. This be-
lief Is based upon private information receiv-
ed from Paris.
When the Pope received the reply from
the King Of Prussia to the medlatory letter the
Father had addressed to him, there was great
excitement in Roman diplomatic circles.
Plus TX, usually very frank and outspoken,
was at first quite reserved. He raised his
hands and exclaimed, "Sal4s nostra &c mimi
els nostris ~ Just now the Prussians are In
high favor at Rome.
The Prussian booksellers are said to have
a map of Germany on sale with the latest
Qualifications" The new map sweeps IN Al.
SAGE, Lorraine and Franche Comte. Also
through the Tlrol down to Trieste include Ger
man Austrie. It is uncertain whether the
Russian provinces on the Baltic are included;
they are Of the same color as the rest Of Prus-
sla. .,.ss M
In Germany as the terrific losses Of the
battles came to be known, to which may be
added the losses BY sickness and struggling,
general gloom Is beginning to diffuse itself
among the population. In the City of Berlin,
the seat of the court and nobility, there Is
even enthusiasm; but even there the enormous
slaughter of officers, who are almost all men,
bers of noble houses, Is beginning to tell The
impatience to close the war on any terms is
becoming general.
The Pope has completed his arrangements
for retiring from Rome upon the arrival Of
the Italian army of occupation. He will go to
his summer palace at Castel Gandolfo This
village Is aOOuC lOuTCeeu niles SOQtQeaSf o..
Rome, and is plcturesquely situated on vol
canic peak 43l feet above beautiful lake.
The spot is one of the lovellest in Italy. The
latest dispatches show that the question wheth-
er the King of Italy or the Pope shall be the
civil ruler of the people in the present Papal
territory Is to be determined by an election.
the Italian troops meantime having possession.
and the purpose is professed of protecting The
Pope in his ecclesiastic rights.
Washington, D. c., according to the re-
turns of the assistant marshals engaged in
taking the census, has population of lI4,ls5
souls, against 6l,l22 in lS60-making an in
crease Of ss per cent. in ten years. The in-
crease during the preceding ten years was SO
per cent. New Orleans, Louisiana, according
to the returns of the United States marshals,
has population of ls4, 4,ssS, against l73, 1872 In
ls60-giving an increase of lO,sO6. This in
cludes that part of New Orleans formerly
known as Jefferson City, now the Sixth Dis
trict, where the population Is now 10 ssO.
against SLOT In lsSO-giving an increase Of
5753. The returns from Alglers, not vet re.