The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-29
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4. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1870.
VIEWS OF THE DAP.
Cold was weak and very dull; closing

VIEWS OF TIE DAK:
Gold was weak and very dull; closing at
1lka11%. - sss -s 90
I'm New York, yesterday, cotton was firm and
in good demand, closing at lehc. for upands.
lin Liverpool cotton closed .at sHasao. ior
uplsnds. 81 go
in London. the Christmas ANIMALS OF the mag
azines are already out.
the running time "across the Continent" Is
now six days and twenty hours.
AN the little school girls In Germany are knit
ting soldiers stockings
IA thousand horses day are said 70 Dc Aiieo
for food In Paris. .S..., 80 .tf ri
Miss Clara LogIae Kellogg Is said to mediate
the organization OF an English opera troupe.
The Germans have Issued an official order re.
Introducing :heGerman geographical names I. Into
Alsace. .f,s.. 4.,}
An Imprisoned Partisan writes per balloon;
lsWe dinsd to-day oc horse, with green peas ana
canned o.itters." ,-1s ,.o:..
1t is ba,eved that as much champagne will be
made In Frsuee this season as In former years.
and In New Jersey much more
sGrhe Crown Prince has ordered the artistic col.
t. To- -
lection OF the porcelain mandatory arseVres to
be removed to Versailles. out Of the range Of the
enemy's nre. .:,.,., ...r--oa a -at;os. ~,
or the se5s houses Of strasbourg, 4ts have
been completely destroyed, and from eooo to 5000
damaged. The total OF the losses and damages
is estimated at s.. $1,000 'rancs. .i.,. .
--Phe Berlin manufacturers are buslly employed
in providing winter garments for the German
troops. Large numbers Of woolen shirts are
continually, being made, as well as caps, furs and
clothes.of all kinds. g.,.> a.-s it.g'di,.g H..
General Moitle, according TO the Berlin corre-
spondent OF the Cologne Gazette, has sent direc-
lions for his house to be put In readiness, '.as he
expected to be home in four eeSs at the latest-n
Other high military officials OF Prussia sent simi-
Lar. messages. ~, ..,is ., .,.f. it-,.
o-The French postage stamps now bear figure
ofaIdoert9 n representing the Republic, with the
legend Liberty, Equality aud Fraternity The
foreign journals announce that after November
LIST, the stamps bearing the bead OF Napoleon Ill
would mot be recognized in payment for postage.
.rIhe following Paris bankers who have Amer-
can: connections have suspended payment since
the, commencement OF the siege zetlWe'ger d
Co., Leidon, ,Prunsei & Co.; Thomas Lachamore ~
Co., Veuycu Rousseau, Honore & Co., T. Eranger
k.Co, (of the French American cable,) $. d. Neul-
vile, and Munroe S Co.
"A colored man, named MONTGOMERY, VINO
was at one time slave Of Jeff Davis. but nov the
owner OF o four thousand acre plantation In Ms
sissppl, formerly the property Of the latter, has
raised 1000 bales of cotton this year. The plant
.ers everywhere throughout the State are recover
inf slowly; but sureiy, from the effects OF the
war! rs is''.i'1'''E
1..-Chicago has introduced into Its 'nre-engine
houses AN ingenious device, By which the first
man ont OF bed when the alarm strikes pulls q
rope; which simultaneously unhitches the horses
In their stalls and rings little bel at the sound
Of which the trained animals rush to their places
In front or the engines. 1t saves minute and q
half in getting started. i'll
SOME timeago BlsSque Bey, the Turkish Am
bassadpr at Washington, was accused BY the Lc-
tant,Heraldwitr haying made of.hs Influence
sidtrafneked IN question or the purchase Of
dies rom the United States Government On his
return to GonstantInople he sued the!above paper,
and claimed $4,000 damages. The case was tried.
and the Levant. Herald not being prepared to
proye the case, has been condemned to pay $4,000
sterilng damages, which are to be given over to
thspoer. .i,t.sy7 -. -. =,
RI In stated, that whea Congress meets Chief
1astEe Chase VIII ask to be relieved Of the duties
Which the bankruptcy act OF 1857 required him to
perform as Chief Justice OF The Supreme Court.
TheheaIth OF the Chief Justice co" tinnes steadily
6improYe. He will remain at Narragansttt, r.
E,etntfi after Christmas, when he will seek a
milder climate. In arecent letter he says: "The
doctor gives me reason to believe that shall re-
cover fully from my present Illness i am Orr
tainly much bettern THIS announcement OF the
Chief Justices intention In regard to the bank.
fuptcy act Is not more than might have been ex-
pected, and not more than IL due to his place
without reference to his present infrm health.
The country will be glad to learn that the health
d,the CHIEF, Justice continues to improve.
"A dispatch from Paris or the 20 b., by balloon,
says: '.The principal supply.of rats. is obtained
from the sewers. Jars CONTAINING glucose syrup
are placed In Them. or this syrup the rats are
very fond and in their cagerness to get it plunge
headlong into The jars and are caught like les in
molasses. Tue person who Is on the watch then
sei1es, Them, W ings their necks. and soon after
wards they are male ready for the stewpan. The
newspapers contain amusing articles. denounc-
ing and rldtcuing all fal men and extolling lean
ness, eharsctefizing 1t as an inseparable ajunct
OF the virtue Of patriotism. Sparrows are selling
at ten cents each. The correspondent adds: Il
noW gel get meat. every day. SIX days. supply costs
i've. cents and one mill. tried horse beet
Steski yesterday, but 1t made me sick. Ny butch
er now supplieSRme with sleeps brains once g
week for fourteen, ,oenis1''' A cook The other day
said to her master, Eggs are now one franc
each.n and he exclaimed. ...What are the cocks
sboutp' The cook repllel, "The hens have slop-;
ped laying. sirp'' "Ah, Non Dteu y he groaned.
tt.what win become Of US II hens themselves lack
confidence In the Republlcm
Lady Avonmore, b. tier known to our people
,as the Hon. Ara Yelyerton, was the victim Of a