The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-11
Tbe Gbaflestoas 8ems
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1870.
NERS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF TILE OAxs
Gold at New York, yesterday, closed at
1oXslosl.
The New York cotton market closed dull; sales
24o0 bales at 16c. ,raE+
AT Liverpool cotton closed frmer; upands
Cd; Orleans eXasHd; sales 10000 bales, OF which
1000 were for speculation and export. -
The latest French situation-"We have met
the enemy and we are Thiers."
Fifty Cinnamon are about to take farms in
Iowa
-Helmbold called on Grant the other day.
remarked; 81 didn't come to re.buchu, Mr. Presi
dent,n and Grant kept on smoking.
1T Is said that Lee used sometimes to speak OF
the enemy as general aeade's people, " General
Grants people,n or "our friends across the river"
-ChiefJustice Chase continues to improve m
health. and expects soon to resume his seat on
the;bench. So .a ~
Colonel Ames,s circus company VIII be dis
banded in Macon. The people Of that city speak
OF rendering complimentary benent to the Colo
nel's widow and his late employees.
General r. E. Lees will was admitted to re-
cord ii, the County Court at Lexington on last
Monday. It Is an autograph will written in 1S46.
General G. ". C. Lee, and Mrs Lee, are named as
the executors and the former qualified on Mon.
day. or -. !.
-yew York imported last week s1s,578 worth
Of jewelry, sls,2ai watches, and sl6,4 fancy
goods, all indications Of the coming holidays.
The dry goods silks, satins, &c.-are nearly
million and q quarter, thus showing that Flora
McFlimsey, as usual, gets the lions share.
;-Tennyson's admirers will be glad to hear that
he viii shortly appear again before the public, In
a series OF twelve brief poems connected BY
loye.story, and illustrated both by the pencil and
by music. Mr.. Arthur Hughes will give the artis.
tic Illustrations OF the new work, and Mr. Arthur
Sullivan Will set to music these latest utterances
OF the poet laureate.
The siege OF Strasbourg lasted thirty lone
days. During that time two hundred and forty
one guns were employed throwing balls, shells
and proectiles Of various kinds into the fortress.
These numbered In all 1922. On an average
sa49 were thrown every day, 263 every hour, and
from to five every minute. Fancy any place,
however strong, standing that kind Of treatment
.one month.
Although no precise date has yet been an-
nouncel for the marriage Of the Prin less Louise
to Lord Lorne. 1t is understood that the nuptials
will probably be celebrated about the first week
lin February, at windsor Castle. tits expected
that Parliament will be asked to present the Prin
cess with the same dowry as that granted to the
Princess Helena on her marriage to Prince Chris
tian of Schleswig. .Holstein-namely, ESQ 900, and
an annuity Of $4,000.
The family OF General Lee have selected Colo
mel Charles Marshall. OF Baltimore to write a full
biography OF the great chieftain, and will turn
over to him ample material, including that col.
lected by General Lee himself, and his notes and
letters OF his campaigns. Colonel Marshall will
also prepare the biographical sketch for the forth
coming Lee Memorial which the Faculty Of Wash
ington and Lee University are pushing forWard
to completion. To his high literary attainments
Colonel Marshall adds the rare qualifications or
having been General Lees pirate secretary du-
ring the war. t.t .'o't.
Our Texas exchanges bring US frightful ac-
counts OF destruction Of property and crops. both
OF CON and cotton, by the overflow OF rivers from
the heavy rains recently in that State. The nood
In many OF the streams Is represented to exceed
In dessructiveness that OF the spring OF 1852 The
foods have extended to the entire territory of
middle and western Texas. Many fields of cot
ton on the bottoms, that had not been touched for
want Of sufficient picking force, were totally de-
stroyed. Great gloom and despondeucy prevail
among the people, many OF whom, in their eager
ness to gather cotton to the neglect OF their corn,
have lost their entire corn crops.
-Acorrespondent of the London Times. writing
from Germany, says the tone OF feeling In that
country Is October 26) very hostile to England.
He says the German public is being prepared for
the exhibition OF still more determined hostility
toward England, and OF friendship toward Rus
sis, when at the close Of the war In France, II
not before, Russia will take from Turkey her re-
ward for her present attitude of neutrality. J,e
asserts that secret understanding to this effect
exists between Russia and Prussia and advises
England to make friends with the former by oh.
Waiting collision on the Eastern question. 1t
was to prevent Russia Joining with England for
the restoration OF peace on terms favorable to
France that the understanding was promoted by
Prussia, but the correspondent thinks tnat it is
not Of such nature as irrev0cably to prevent
Russia from withdrawing from 1t in return for
certain privileges withdrawn from her in 1865.
The Peck bargain and corruption divorce suit
in New York is now sensation in that sensation.
loving city. The incidents Of this case are re-
rpaarkabe aud II true give US the spectacle OF the
most contemplate characters figuring In way
that would shame the worst schools OF fc'ion.
which refuse TO produce novel without relieving
II by at least one virtuous and honest character.
The Peck divorce suit gives US the following Incl
dents: ga scheming mother-inlaw, offended at
her daughter -in.aw, offers son $3o,0OO to d.
vorce his wife. The son, a paper collar manufac.
turer, who seems worthy OF such mother, con-
sents. The wife. deservedly bound to such hus-
band, secretly agrees to the separation on the
faith Of his promise to marry her again as soon
ss the mother has been robbed Of her $4,000. A
rascaly bookkeepsr, worthy OF such master,
swears to the commission Of adultery with the
..,ess