The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-31
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MONDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAT.

f.EHS Of' Ih6 DAA'
Gold closed in New, York, on Saturday, at
11,l.
Cotton closed 1rmer; uplands l7c.; sales S76o
bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed quiet; uplands S'sa
SID: Orleans s4d.; sales 10000 bales
Armstrong Democrat has been elected DELE
gate to Congress from Dacotah.
Edward A. Pollard the author, is seriously Ill
at Lynchburg, Va.
A Bostonian has given King William an Ame-
rican gold pen, which he has promised TO sign the
treaty OF peace with.
The cultivation OF peanuts has been trled
quite extensively in Minnesota the present year,
and with good success,
In The Indians election certain names were
marked OF the tickets with invisible ink, which
did not show when the ballots were first cast, but
turned black after few hours
The Philadelphla Inquirer thinks that in one
hundred OF one hundred and fifty years from date
capital removal convention will be held, with
some hope OF etfectlng practical results
A man named Porter was arrested IN New
York last week, charged with representing HIM
self as O revenue officer. and Of blackmailing In
the State OF Georgia.
The Secretary OF the Navy has directed Ad-
miraI Glsson to bring from Liverpool number OF
B!akely guns, and other naval war material be-
longing to the Confederacy, but recently surren-
dered 10 England. A a
The Italians OF New York celebrated the uni.
ncation of Italy and liberation OF Rome from the
Pope's sway, by grand concert pubic meeting
and ball on Friday evening. W. C..Bryant ad-
dressed the meeting.
The mediation convention between Spain and
the South American Repub lie" opened in Wash
lngton on Saturday; ;secretar, -lsh presid ng. All
the powers are represented except Bolivia, Tor
whom the convention adjourned three weeks
Many OF the Prussan soldiers wesr onitheir
breasts piece of sole leather, about ten inches
square, which Is hard enough TO turn bullet, .un-
less struck perpendieularly, and is good defence
against the lance and sabre.
The steamer b. E Lee" made the run from
New Orleans to Natchez, Thursday, In sixteen
hours, thirty-six minutes, f2rty-seven seconds,
beating the time soi the ''Nasthez" by fourteen
minutes, forty-three seconds. Distance two tun-
dred ana seventy.nine miles.
"A New York guusmith has been arrested Tor
causing the death Of burglar By means OF
weapon fixed to explode on the opening OF WIN
dow, and the question Is raised whether the law
permits the setting Of deadly man traps even ior
the purposes Of defence and protection. The law,
OF public opinion will be apt to sustain the deed.
The stPalace Stock Carr fs q recent invention
to manufacture which company has been form
ed at Chicago It Is intended torelieve the suner.
ings of stock shipped in the ordinary way, as well
looc IL, food n
tie can be fed and watered with the train in mo-
ton, and 1t Is said are made comfortable in every
respect.
The New York papers have extensive accounts
or the Democratic Conservative mass meeting
held IN that city on Thursday evening. 1t is &C.
scribed as the largest meeting OF the kind ever
held. in that city. among the speakers were Gen.
eral Mcclellan and the noted James Fisk Jr. The
latter gentleman: Stated that he had never before
voted Democratic ticket, bat intended 20 do so
at the coming election.
There mas 9 marked, decline in the prices or
coal at the great auction sale held in New York
on Wednesday, as compared with those obtained
at the last monthly sale, the average falling on
being about sixty cents per ton. Ninety thousand
tons were put upon the market, and though every
effort was made to force up the prices, great
D esluggshness was exhibited throughout and 1t is
noebelieyed there will be any material advance
hereafter.
Senator Sumner. OF Massachusetts is .ectur-
ing on 1.-THE Duel between France and Germany,
with Its Lesson to Civilization" The senator in.
Inmates that the dismemberment OF France Is not
the only guarantee OF peace which is demanded,
but thar disarmament. not only OF France, but OF
all Europe should be urged. Dlsmemberment
may satisfy Germany. Disarmament is demand
ed 5y civilization. But, unfortunately, civilza.
tion has not the physical power to enforce its
claims as Germany has
A convention of Jewish cab5s was organized
In New York on Tuesday, having for It's object
the preparation Of q aprayer-book on reform prin.
ciples. There Is motion on foot to invite the
distinguished reform rabbis OF New York to join
the convention, to work with them In order that
all dlssensions Of the re4orm party In the Jewish
clergy may cease. Among those present are Rev.
Drs. q. Blrkenthal, OF Albany; NJ Fincgal, OF
Quincy, ILL.,; Ad. Hucbsch, OF New York City;
Isidor Kalisch, OF Newark, n. J.; L. Kleeberg, OF
Louisville, Ky; G. NJ. Konn and Jacob Mayer, of
Cleveland, Co.,; A. L. Mayer, OF Richmond, Va; s.
H Sonneschein, Of ST. Louis, No., and Isaac NJ
Wise, OF Cincinnati, o.
Richmond, Va, Is passing through o financial
scene which almost amounts to panic or crisis,
caused by the suspension of the TWO banking
houses, ". Is. Sutton & Co. and R. H. Maury s
Co. ThdE9burnal says: "These houses are both
good for all their liabilities, but run having
been made upon them, they were unable to real
ize In time TO meet the demands, and therefore
were compelled to suspend but they will be all
right in q few days. The suspension has unset
tied confidence, and the banks refuse accommo.
.dadons even upon the best paper. This makes
money matters very tight for the time being, and
causes much financial distress and Inconvenience;
but from the best Information ne have, there Is