The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-14
;, NEWS ,nt,,g OF THE, Day.

Gold at New York yesterday closed firm at
HALT. "a ~, 49, - :,
The New York cotton market closed dull
and lower. az I53a15sc. Sales $500 bales.
King William shows what he thinks OF the
duration Of thewar, by ordering 100000 sets Of
furs for his army. y.ttsM - .'''-aa'''
Mr.. Wm. Lewis, known to a past genera
tion as the best chess-player of his time, died
recently In, London, at the age of eighty
three. = s1i :.
Several large paintings by Gustave .Dole,
which have been on exhibition in New York
for many months, were sold By auction there
on Saturday, and brought very low prices.
In England, in one newspaper, one hun
dred and forty church preferments are offered
fG sale; The dlsestablishment OF. the -lrisk
Church is said to nave had bad effect on the
market for them. - 2E
lit is stated that the supply of, sugar has
entirely iailed.in the beseged city Of Metz.
This is a more serious. loss than would at first
be imagined, as sugar, in the absence of other
articles of food, will sustain life tor consider
able length of time.
The grand Jury of Kinds. County, Miss,
(composed of an equal number Of whites and
blacks,) have found bills for manslaughter
against both Colonel E. Yerger, who killed
Colonel Crane, and Slzer, who. killed the mar.
shal of, Jackson! A strong effort was made to
procure the finding OF Indictments for muir
der, but tailed in both cases.
The balloons sent up by the French gar
rison of Metz, it is reported by the German
papers, are marked with inscriptions In the
French language similar to the following:
ssAorostatic postal dispatch, seventh balloon,
Metz; September 18th. The finder ofthls bal
loon is respectfully solicited to take the ac-
companying letters tothe nearest postofhce."
1.-The Chicago merchants, it is stated, have
commenced to feel the benefit of being able to
ship goods under bond direct to that city. A
Chicago firm has recently warehoused, under
bond. aIarge invoice OF green teas, imported
direct. from Shanghai via San Francisco and
the Pacific Railway, having been forty-ave
days in the transit.
M. Paul de Cassagnac, q well-known
French Journalist, has Just died at Cassel. He
was renowned at all times for his personal
bravery, and thrust himself into action with
enthusiasm at the outbreak OF the war. In
his rencontres with political opponents he was
celebrated as a swordsman. He was the son
OF Granier de Cassagnac, and in 1866 he Joined
the Pays, Of which he soon became editor in
chief His most noted duel was with n. Gustave
Flourens, also an editor, whom he attacked
, with every provocation, while that gentleman
was in prison under government prosecution.
The German; newspapers are discussing
the terms upon which Bavaria shall be admit
ted in 1.-THE new Confederation of Germany,
witch, it is anticipated, will be created after
, the;preseutwar is over. 1T is suggested that
the King Of Bavaria shall be guaranteed GER
tain prerogatives, such as being represented
by aIspeoial commissioner In all peace or war
negotiations, and as enjoying the right OF NOM
ans4fng a Bavartan Secretary Of Legation at
the large courts. The selcgovernment Of Ba-
valia, 1t Is asserted, should also be preserved
a. regards the regulation of the army and tax
.tion. .1r,4g
"A Washington letter, of Monday, SAYS:
s'Conh odore Vanderbilt recently bought, for