The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-24
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAf.
Cold closed steady, but with little doing
yesterday, at 1lxal1H. -
Cotton closed heavy; uplands 16Hc; sales 5000
bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed irregular; uplands
exaskd, orleans s7Sa9Jsd; sales 5000 bales
The German soldiers want to go home for
Christmas.
Lord Napier is appointed to the command OF
the English armies
Mr.. Anthony Trollopeis latest novel, ."Sir
Harry Hotspur,n Is published complete In London
Miss Van Lew, p5stmlstress OF Richmond, is
to lose her Official head, because she won't allow
her clerks blackmailed.
The recent baby farming revelations in Eng
land have led to the formation OF an 'lnfant life
protection society,""
--"The Heraldry Of Smith, being collection OF
the arms borne by, or attributed to, most fami:
lies OF that surname in Great Britain, Ireland and
Germany"
AN Indiana paper tells Of a lawyer there who
charged o client $40 for collecting 50, Jut said
he would not press him to pay the other dollar for
q few daysif it would be more convenient, for
him to let 1t stand.
81. J. McElhone, shorthand reporter ofIthe
Washington Globe can, ir Is said, write with both
hands at.the samettime, the lefrtaking notes and
the right transcribing. He Is said to be the only
man in the world who con do this.
THE New York correspondence OF the iPhilade!
phia Age states that the Times, OF the former CITY,
has been sold to Tammany for q sum not for from
a milton of dollars. Messrs- William bt. Tweed
a l-y1nxty al fnr
nected with morning journal OF New York, are
80 have 80 says the tnmor control Of the paper.
mobile has suffered very much In business
this season IN consequence OF the yellow fever.
The Register says; ut Is just as well, then, that
seNorthern, Eastern and Western merchants
with whom we deal shond know this and be pre-.
paredto make such extensions OF paper falling
due, during the prevalence Of the fever here as
will enable our business men hereafter to meet all
their obligations without difficulty"
Experiments recently maleshow that shrimps
are valuabls for fertillzng purposes, and under
some circumstances will accomplish all athat
could be expected Of guano. They are boiled,
dried In the sun, and ground to fine powder,
when they are fit for Immediate use, or may be
kept considerable length OF time In good state
ot preservation. Cinnamon In California make
business OF preparing them for fcrtilizing pur-
poses. ~ ..s.Gt .rpt r.
The proprietors at Paris have been deprived
Of their power to sue for rents, consequently
family needs but littls ready monev to subsist on
from hand to .louth. "a correspondent wrtes:'
ANY landlord every week presents me with my
Dill. TfecereynoiE 'ems to ptcase>him and does
me no harm. have. pasted upon my mantelpecc
the decree OF the government a,ljournins pay
ment OF rent, and the right TO read and reread
this document ia all that he will get from me un-
til the end of the SIEGE"
THE Earl OF ShafIesbury sends to a London
journal shot commentary on the following pas
sage In the letter OF, correspondent at Metz,
.Tre entire army besleglng Metz voluntarily gave
up .neir bread rations yesterday TO feed their
captiyes. This deeply touched the people Of
Metz and did much torelieVe their fears" His
lortlshp says: "ThIs Is according to the advicc'of
the Prophet, as We read 1t in Kings, vi, 2l, %
And the King Of Israel said unto Elisha, when he
saw them, my father shall smite them, shall
smite tAemS And he answered, 'thou shalt not
smte them; wouldst thou smite these whom thou
hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy
bowl Set bread and water before them, that
they may eat and drink" ~ IA -
-Tha Frsncs.tieurs have been In the habit Of
firing at railway trains passing over roads under
the control Of the German troops. In order TO
put stop to this irregular warfare the Germans
compel the most prominent citizens OF the French
towns occupied by them to ride in an exposed
situation on every train. The London Echo gives
copy OF the tin vltation' issued by the Germans
to Freachmen, to secure the trains from accident.
It reads as follows: '.Mr. Blank Is requested to
present himself the receipt OF this letter at the
railway station OF Nancy, and t, place himself at
the disposal OF the undersigned, in order, Gs
measure of security TO accom- pany the trains. IN
case OF refusal the gendarmerie will proceed to
personal restraint"
THE London Tines Paris correspondent cau-
not persuade himself but that all he sees, even
the siege itself, is a great piece Of buresque.
There is bit Of burlcsque in the uniforms OF the
National Guard, every man Of whom wears trl-
angular hood, which seems to have come out OF O
medIaval picture, and which looks like grea.
black nghtcap. Then the bnrlesque OF the bal.
looms, and the earrier.pigeons, and the dog post
and the soldiers 'religiously taking to tea as
beverage, because medical authority declares that
best to keep out the cold But tea Is hateful to |
he Frenchmau, and he always insists upon pour
ing into his cup glass OF rum This suggsstsa |
lisdom which was TO have been expected only |
fom the mature experience Of Mrs. Camp, who, |
re are Informed, took h-r brandy out Of teapot, !
}ecanse 1t looked more respectable.
,-Ladies' boots, this season, are made alto
gether upon the new Spanish last The curve Of |
the sole is extraordinary high raising the tnstep |
and by supporting the muscles, making possible |
8 tighter. and shorter boot than has before been
worn. The Louis Qulnze heel is considered more
stylish than any other. It's daring, dangerous,
coquettish little folly, measures two inches,
slopes very much, and is smoothly finished. |