The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-10
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Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
1oxa1oH.
Ncotton closed dull and heavy; uplands 151sc;
. sales Zoo bales. A
IT Is remarked In the German camp before
paris that the Parislans do not seem to like fight.
ing In bad weather. The experience Of the last
two months has led the Germans to conclude
that, II the day be very vet, Mont Valerien and
tha other forts around Paris will not disturb their
tranquility. .a,
AYersailles letter refers to secret visit OF the
Bishop Of Orleans, VINO Is said to have had an In
teryfeW With the King Of Prussia, His object, it
"a believed; was to interest the King In compro-
mise between the Legltimlsts and the Or eanlsts,
by which the Count de Chambord would ascend
the French throre, and, being childless, would be
succeeded hy the Cunt de Paris.
-The Grown Prince OF Prussia having express
cd a wish to see late Paris paper, one OF his
staff. Lieutenant Holman, went out in advance
nf the sentrles, and In the dusk managed to
enter, q house within o few hundred yards OF
'Yaierien, which was occupied by an Englisnman'
the apparitlon OF 3 Prussian otlcer revolver IN
hand, was startling, and the demand for the last
Paris paper equally astonishing. The paper was
produced, and shortly thereafter was placed IN
the hands OF his royal hishuess.
"a correspondent OF Versailles says many Ger
man of1cers think the siege Of Paris q gigantic
mistake. 1t would have beenimore easy to obtain
.losace and what they watt, it Is said, by using
the troops now held inactive as an investing
foroe round Paris In grand military promenades
alfthrongh France, and crushing armed resist
.ance north, south, east and vest. so as to leave
the capital, II It held out when no strong place
was left TO resist as bonnie ootche for the last
concentrated esort or the army.
'HsalA washington dispatch OF Tuesday says:
members from the south continue to receive by
every mail numerous applications to Congress
for the removal OF political disabilities. Over fifty
names were received today. The reconstruction
committee OF the House propose to decide the
question OF general amnesty at al early date.
The measure Is certainly stronger in both Houses
than it was last session, but whether 1t can COM
maud the required twothirds vote Is by no means
30 certain" .,,- E,,:-s. .,..,- 5f-ss
THE University Of Virginia, which has been
rapidly increasing the number OF It's students
since the war, and had about AIS at the last ses-
sion, has now $40 matrculates. The highest num-
ber OF students, before the war was some $50.
Considering the exhausted and crippled condi.
4tlon Of the Southern industries, the present num-
beris really remarkable This university has
more students than any other Southern institu-
ton, and Is only egualled 1t Is believed, b. Yale
and Harvard.
"A New York letter vi Saturday says: "Some
of the wise men OF Broad stree., S:ao gre reputctl
ito know almost everything before 1t happens, arc
lyfor great event, which will certainly happen
,(nextweek according to private and confidential
ssadvices per cable. Whatthe event Is they adroit
ply leave to conjecture, thereby inducing that pc
cuiar feverishness In the stock and gold markets
-swhich comes OF adistracting uncertainty. The
@surrender9of Paris or an English declaration OF
t.Rar against Russia Is supposed, by the outsiders
to.be the momentous event which is to transpire' D
THE following dispatch has been received
from NePhi, Utah, dated December s.: 1.-TWO men
!. NAMED Richard Sopher and Antoine Yarlarde,
were arrested charged with committing outrages
!. on tbeit step daughters, whose ages are ten.
eleven, twelve and thirteen years OF age, both
men having married women who had children by
former husbands. The prisoners made full con-
: Afessions Of guilt. While being conveyed to prison
t&nnder guard, they gave yell, and, springng out
sof the wagon. ran away, the guard pursuing an,l
:,rcalling on them to stop. The prisoners paid NO
s!attenton to these demands, and the guards fired,
bringing them dowa. The prisoners died shortly
!. afterwards"
The Russia vernment, 1t s stated, applied
to- the Prusslan. after the campaign Of 1866. for
several officers to act as Instructors to the Rus.
sian army, who were accordingly sent. Three Of
thesegentlemen-who remained in Russia until
the outbreak OF the war-were ietsiled to make q
survey OF southwestern Russia. and acquitted
Z themselves admirably Of the task, The mals en-
graved from their drawings being mudels Of &C
caracy. 1t is now discovered that The drawings
themselves have disappeared, and the Russian
3 authorities are beginning to think that perhaps
theapprentlceship which their soldi ,rs served to
the Prussan officers may, In the event OF war be
tween the countries. be attended with unpeasant
heavy fees, inasmach as the prulsians will be as
perfectly informed as they themselves are.
The 7all Mall Gazette, or November 20, con-
tains the article following: "There Il o very pre-.
,yalent and natural hesitation in admitting among
the possibilities thai threaten peace just now the
hostility OF America to England. For our own
part. we have said little or nothing on tnat head
contentlng ourselves with pointing out that the
German grievance instituted at the beginning OF
the war, and nourished ever since. Is very like
sthe American grievance, and that any favorable
opportunity might combine them. 1t may oe as
well to point out that the dre wherawith they
might easily be fused is kindled already. The
German influence over American politics Is
known to be very potent. The outbreak Of the
war between France and Prussia was hailed with