The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-10
NEWS oFrHElDAY.

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M.Gold d in H. 81 New; MS York yesterday was strong
.at4l9}.:im Isiey*s 70 :s.7<tio 5fW =
1.-The New York cotton market closed dull
at lsic;; sales 600 bales. Sf 80. ...i-,i-5.
At Liverpool cotton closed active, and
.buoyant; ;uplands Sad; orleans sgd; sales u, 600
.faIntSStt;;:ts .faIanat 6 SStt;:ts i!sSii - I@:a - 49,,
The Chapman Sisters, with Mr.. Bishop, the
coredian, havegust concluded a professional
tonr. during which they. have acted for one
yearand one week without cessation, ending
with last Saturday evening, and during the
time travelling over ten thousand miles. Their
organization ,outiived all similar companies
during the past season.. They appeared In
J. New orleans and Quebec, st. Louis and sa-
vsnnah including nearly Ies all intermediate uvs!
cities. 49, .o-S.t,.i.i ~. ;:..i.o4
ElThe NeRsYo Times says :'tAfter all. the
warshss been too much for, the Evangelical Al
$ aIance. The meeting which was to have been
held in this city during the fall has been in
definitely postponed O The president and sec
retaries ofthe alliance are about to publish q
statement fn, W Which they will declare that the
tDivInewill issmost clearly expressed In the
mighty events now Iansptring 10 Europe.
they also say, that the Infinite Wisdom which
hAa ordered this result ELL, we have no doubt,
also oyerEule the postponement tof the meet
ina to the, turtherance OF the Gospel This is
atleast aboriginal View of a war which seems
to eel most Of the teachings OF the Gospel at
defiance and perhaps 1t may be doubted
whether anybody, Is quite competent to inter
pret the DivineiWin in the matter"
garrhe right aot9as Japanese noble to disam-
boz el himself whenever hls rank or his honor
isIplpugnea, hasbeen cheerfally exercised for
centuries fn that delightful country of pretty
girls and papler smacht. But recently the In
sidiousf progress Of reform brought the privi-
leseot rudely disturbing ones entrails to the
notice Of the national parliament, where an
animated. debate revealed the utmost solicita-
tiongfor hari-kart, and supreme contempt for
the integrity of the stomach. By its friends.
the practice was upheld as dignided, as an or
uament x the Empire, pillar Of religion and a
..spuit virtue; by Its opponents as unnecessa-
,ry,; ;Inscrupulou and uncomfortable. Finally.
alter Messrs. eZenSabpro, Tominaga, Shume,
Akaglshi, :Hiozo, sHiarayma, shryemon, and
other fluent and patriotic gentlemen Of bluest
Japanese blood, had delivered themselves,
and forcibfy protested In favor Of delivering
their bowels also, the vote was taken and only
three declared far iaboushing the custom,
white two hundred were fer maintaining it.
This action decides the continuance of what
one Of the speakers styled "a means of avoid
ing the pain of disgrace" for the exc!as;vc
comfort and personal dilapidation of the mobiles
: and such as ornament their. girdles with the
tworswords that designate rank, and supply a
convenience essential to japanese dignity and
funerals, ,-ss =. 80
"A recent New York letter says: "Work-
iug~c:aen as class, that is, shop-girls, store
girls, &C., are not. .eof course, 80 well paid as
men, but some receive very good salaries,
nevertheless. Female telegraphers, for in
stance, are paid from fifteen to twenty dollars
a week. yAhrst-class sewing machine opera
tor can earn fifteen dollars week, though tie
majority do not earn more than halt that.
Good female teachers in private and pubic