The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-14
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER Il, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAP.

:; MONDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAP.
Cold In New York, closed on Saturday at
11k. fif
Cotton In New York. closed strong at lSHc
for middlings; sales 26Oo bales. .,.
in Liverpool. cotton closed steady at cd for
uplands; sales TO- 900 bales.
The completion OF the Mont Gents Tunnel Is
promised in December.
"A bill extending suffrage has been introduced
in the Belgian Chambers.
.-Ctizens Of Templemore and Kilbride Parishes,
In Ireland, are forbidden to carry arms
what mania has seized on France9 asks an
indignant contemporary. Punch replies, "Alle.
mania" ~" -.
The system of purchasing commiss ons In
the British army Is just now being severely con-
>demned by some Of the leading British papers.
-Helmbold, It is said, invests nearly half mil
aion year N advertising. His success shows
what printers ink will do. ...., :,
Preliminary to his marriage with the Princess
Louise, the Marquis OF Lorn Is to be made
Duke.
The Mammoth Cave OF Kentucky is advertised
for rent. This is nice opening for an enterpris-
Ing business man.
owing to the European war, number Of
wealthy French families have taken permanent
residences in New York City.
Anew style OF footllghts- burning downward
--has lately been introduced into the London
theatres. Besides securing safety from fire, un-
pleasant gas vapors are removed. 49,,
The ramie plant is about to be Utilized, an In
penious New Orleans man having invented ma
chine which will, turn out five hundred pounds
per day Of white nbre, and organized company
to manufacture It. -
Paris Is not yet taken, but the pen with which
Count Bismarck is to sign the treaty OF peace Is
already prepared. Herr Bissinger, Of Pforzhelm,
has manufactured out Of massive gold an imita-
.tion OF an ordinary stout goosequill. The quill
itself is polished, in order that 1t may be more
conveniently handled, but the feather closely re.
sembles real gull, every fibre being represented,
while the back Of the feather Is thcRly studded
,v,th brtrIants, and below them Counts coronet
,nd BIsmarck's monogram are engraved. Be-
sides the engraver and maker, two goldsmiths
we're engaged on 1t for i've weeks.
The places of amusement in Paris are now
used for purposes very different from those TO
WHICH lQey WtE6 dudPtco stuAS Va fSoNS' NAS
Grand Opera House Is turned into military oo-
seryatory and q astore-house 1.-THE Theatre Fraucals
the italian opera House and the Varieties have
become hospitals; the Gaite is used for q manu-
factory of clothes, and the Circus called after the
Empress has been turned into o cartridge manu-.
factory. The Palaces, to Wit: The Luxembourg,
the Elysee, the Tuileries, the Palais Royal, the
Palais de r1ndustrie and the Palais de Justice,
Nrfad tfQ1a Ut fh the red
cross and The tri-colored nags flying over them.
The extensive workshops Of the railways have
become cannon founderies.
The difficulties Of communication and the
scarcity OF paper have driven those Of the Paris
journals which are still published to variety OF
shifts. Some consist OF single page, printed on
silk paper, copies OF which, with the title and
margin cut of in order to make them as light as
possible, are dispatched by balloon post, and oc-
.casionally reach their subscribers. The Gaulois,
which prior to the siege was q broadside Of four
pages, is now reduced to the size OF q sheet OF
note paper, almost IS light as feather. II is not
printed on both sides nor indeed, is 1t printed at
all It is photographed, and consists Of four short
and narrow columns, filled with writing so MI
nute that to read 1t would be trial for ones
eyes.
An London, at least all sightseeing London,
has been astonished and delighted by talking
machine, which distinctly articulates in English,
French and German. and also Kisses and laughs
quite perfectly. The machine is manipulated by
a lady, but we do not understand that 1t may not
also be worked by man, should no lady be found
for the service. The New York Tribune suggests
that the machine man may be brought to this
country, regularly. .naturazei, and then elected
to Congress. At any rate, he might be purchased
by the government, set up In the House OF Repre-.
sentatlves, and made, under the fingers of the
clerk or the sergeant-at-arms, to pronounce the
speeches which honorable members send to the
Globe and which now, for want OF wind, they do
not pronounce at all.
Great satisfaction is expressed throughout
Germany at the release OF Dr.. Jacoby. That the
King of PRUSSIA should have performed this act
of wise cemency, reflects credit upon him, and
shows that he has been Judciously advised. The
friends OF Jacoby avow that they have no lnten-
tion Of letting the matter drop, and that they
will call in question the legality OF the proceed
ings as soon as the Parliament meets at Berlin.
Tweslen, who was treated in nearly the same
manner has just died, and his dccease has been
employed to recall the facts connected with the
way in which he was prosecuted. Indeed, there
are many symotoms OF a determination on the
part OF the German Liberals to try their strength.
They have endured many things in order that
. Germany might be united. Their watchword
waS"freedom through unity" Now that unity
has been accomplished, they will devote all their
energies to securing their freedom. A contest Is
impending In which the house OF Hohenzollern
win share the fate Of the hou7e Of Stuart, unless
its representatives prove wise In time. Hitherto
Count Bismarck has been more successful as
dfplomatist than as member OF Parliament. |
Unless he learns to play new part he will not
continue TO retain his power.
An Episcopal monastery is among the signs of
progress In the direction Of what is known as the