The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-24
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MONDAY. JANUARY 81, 1870.
NEU-S OF TIE D4IY.

2j3sc.
in Liverpool cotton closed steady, upland:
1ISd.
-Tnc Italian National Parliament is sum
moned by royal decree to meet the 9TH Of March
"A shock of earthquake was felt at Narseille;
on Tuesday. No damage was done to property
although the shock was quite severe.
The great effort in New York, connected with
the visit Of Prince Arthur, seems to be to prevent
his falling into the hands OF the city aldermen.
The Freemasons of Germany have adopted ar
address protesting against the tendency OF the
Gcumenical Council towards the doctrines OF the
Syllabus.
Under the operation of the Fifteenth amend
ment negroes will vote in Maryland, Kentucky
and Delaware, where hitherto they have not been
allowed to do so.
~ foreign dispatch is in circulation in New
York announcing the dangerous illness OF Carl
baG at Caprcra. II is probably hoax, as the
General was at Paris on the l4th on his way to
London.
The correspondence between Mr.. Burlingame
and Count Bismarck is published. The Prussian
Government expresses anxiety for the restoration
OF authority throughout China as the best guar
anty of order and OF sa.:iy for foreigners.
Prince Gortschakor has instructed the Russian
Ambassador at Paris, to convey to Count Daru
the especial congratulations OF the Russian Gov,
ernment on his accession TO the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs.
Tic London Times has an article four columns
long, reviewing Mrs. Stoves new book on the
Lord and Lady Byron matter. The writer admits
the likelihood Of Lady Byron's being deceived by
her husbands invcteratc passion for mystiilca-
tion, and really believed him incestuous.
The Kansas Legislature adopted a resolution,
Wednesday, memoriaiiZng Congress to provide for
the carly apporiionment OF representation under
the new census, and also a resolution recon-
mending the removal OF the national capital TO
tue Fort Lcavenworth military reservation.
Copies of certain Belgian journals intended
for circulation in France have been Intercepted
and seized blythe French authorities. This act
coming after the declaration that foreign journals
were to he frecfrom censorship excltes SURPRISE
and the Radical journals accuse the government
Of Inconsistency and bad faith.
The following report from Havana was re-
ecivcd in New York Cit, Thursday night by the
Spanish Consult: Two insurgent chiefs, Coca and
Carballas, have issued proclamation endorsing
tuc CuuSt vi tiiC SphililiNo' IN o'"SA"A N~-~>>S
OF Havana will shortly publish the announcement
that the collection OF taxes will be discontinued.
Ten thousand men have struck at town in
France where NJ. Schneider, the famous Imperial
politician, is the principal factory owner. This IS
the latest and most Overwhelming wave OF that
labor agitation which has been portentous sign
of the hour in France. few more such strikes
as have lately happened will hasten the more
general strike for revolution.
The French ministry has declared Its inten-
ton Of proposing that all offences OF the press be
tried before jury, but as this proposition has not
yet become 4 law, Rochcfort, whose trial soon
takes place, will not have the privilege OF Njury.
The Radical journals charge the government with
pressing the arragnment Of the deputy for the
purpose OF avoiding the operation in his case OF
the proposed law.
A few days since it was positively and OIL
cialy announced that Raspail, one OF the leading
members OF the Radical party in the Corps Legis-
latlf, was dead. At 5 O'Clock on Thursday, the
report was contradicted, and the deputations
which were OH the way to Paris to attend tho
funeral have been notified Of tile facts OF the case.
Much Indignation is expressed at the unknown
authors Of this cruel hoax.
Inc OTSdulLltiOu vi luC COluuHltCC Ou IsdSleiu
rites and apostolic missions OF the Ecumenical
Council is now complete. The committee is
largely composed Of Eastern prelates, but includes
among its members the Bishops OF Angoluteme,
Toronto and Burlington. Cardinal Antoncli has
assured the French ambassador that the Pope
Will never hesitate to maintain the rights Of the
Church as equal to those of the State.
The Southern people are watching with it,
tense interest the cotton tax case pending before
the Supreme Court Of the United States In Mem
phls. They argue that ifcotton can be thus tax
ed while the products OF other States are not
subject to taxation, the cotton States are virtually
outside the pale OF constitutional equality, and
their products in constant peril Of confiscation,
involving ruin 10 the producer. Tile decision will
have an important bearing on the next planting.
General Butler failed twice in the House on
Friday to get the loor to reply to Mr.. Dawes
speech of Tuesday, and to defend the admiRistra-
1ion from the charges OF extravaganza which the
latter made so glaringly. Mr.. Dawes notwth-
standing the abuse heapcd upon him by some Of
his own party intends to stand by his record, ami
will make speech in defence Of his first one. He
has received letters from Horace Greeley the edi-
tors of the New York Post, Boston Traveller, and
other Republican journals, warmly commenting
his expose OF extravaganza.
Tho train rendered by the Eastern Railroad
to convey Mr.. Peabody'S remains from Portland
to the place OF burial has been completed in the
workshops OF the company. The interior Of the
saloon car is hung with heavy folds OF black and
White SERGE falling from the centre to either side,
the windows being partially covered by drapery
English and American 1ags. edged with black,
form part Of the decorations at each end of the
saloon. The car is neatly carpeted, and in the
centre is bier about two feet wide and eight feet
long, covered with black velvet and trimmed with
silver fringe and tasscls. The whole effect is SOM
bre. but very tasteful. The two passenger cars
WITCH accompany the train are also hung with
the cnblems of mourning, folds Of black and
whit serge meeting in the centre OF the ceiling
from each corner and side OF the cars, and the
win lows are also draped. Tile locomotive of the
ira |. the George Peabody" is appropriately
draped.
-Traupmann. the murderer Of tie Rinck family,
was executed 1T O'Clock Wednesday morning
Notwithstanding the early hour the execution
was W. ness Il iy great crowd OF people, who