The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.


NEWS OF TIE DAY.
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Cold closed In New York, yesterday, at
. 1o,islok. /
cotton closed quiet, with uplands at Ike
in Liverpool cotton closed buoysnt; uplaods
sxd., Orleans pxd.; sales il, 900 bales.
Joe Jenerson has been playing Tor ee7en
.yseeks 10 large audiences at Booths theatre Ne"
: York.
THE long continuing suspense over the imlne'
date future Of Spain Is removed by the announce
1uuIe1t of the Official acceptance OF the Spanish
throne by the Duke OF Aosta.
"A Tribune correspondent at Metz telegrarhs
an the I'd 81, am informed from Trustworthy
sources that the Prussians have found In the mag
sz,nes and arsenas OF the forts stores OF all kinds
including provisions sufhcient for the maintan-
.rnce OF the garrison until March.
"A washington paper gives an eaoorate des'
cripton Of General Grants stables. which COM
prise twelve fast animals, and large supply OF
carriages. wagons, phaetons and other luxures
.on wheels some Of the harness Ia heavily noun
tad with gold anu other sets are richly laden with
si,yer. It s said the President takes the greatest
interest in his horses, and goes out with them so
often that his form is better known to the public
than that Of any of his predecessors"
/. The Germans expelled from France have re-
.ceIyed an intimatlon, from the government that
thefr claims to compensation must be confined TO
actual losses, and mus: not extend to eompenaa-
sion for n,treatuent Some Of the tSusslan dis
trictg have furnished the returns requested by
Count Bismarck as TO the injuries indicted on
them by France In 1908, BY reqpisitions, lines,
burning and other devastations. The total
amounts to 245 million thalers.
When the bpgle sounded the recall FOR the
regiment Of dragon guards, tPrussisn,) on rhe
evening following the battle Of Metz COZ rideress
horses answered the familiar signal OF their Own
accord. Some Of them came dsshing gayly upi
Others again, came up at q weary walk and. Iee
Others pressed forward, hating painfully on three
feet or covered with blood and wounds. but
they all took their wonted places In the ranks OF
the regiment and, as they ranged themselves Into
line. empty saddles upoa their backs were sad
reminders Of the probable fate OF their absent
nnasters.ss . "-fr'3 - '' 90
l.A new drama, called "wealtb; - he's beenpro
duced at the Royalty Theatre, London. It sets
forth the, old, teaching that contentment Is FAR
above gold, and that poverty at Camden Town is
tafeasly preferable to af1uence in Belgravia. The
audience accepts this inculca,ion with implicit
faith apparently; certainly they applaud it warm
"; and yet, says the Pail Mall Gazette, there is
probably no one AMONG them who would not vii.
ungly allow his moral nature to- be experimental
upon in the way Of increasing his worldly possess
sessions If such an ordeal could anyhow be con-
trsyea for him. zJsl5~ &l
"A London telegram Of Wednesday says: "a
,eahfnet coanc,lto.day resolved to pardon o'Dono-
,Tan Rossa and other Fenian prisoners. 1t is also
stated at the council that the surrender Of Metz
/, Was the result Of an understanding between Ba'
zaine and Bismarck, In favor OF Napoleon, but the
Empress had refused to assent to the Intrigue,
snd had gone to Wilhelmshohe to protest against
It. In regard to n Thers's negotiations, q long
discdsaon occurred In the council resulting In
determination to urge Prussia to consent to an
armistice witaout insisting on the recognition OF
the principle OF cession Of territory By France
as .nrerequisite.n " s.-.e =
1T seems now quite certain that King William
,Hin at the close ofthe present war, be proclaimed
Emperor OF Germany. BE Is evidently In very
nne spirits over the developments OF the past few
days, andshas already assumed some Of the pie.
negatives 6 Emperor by creating the Crown
Prince and Prince Frederick Charles Held
mirshals. These appointments are significant In
connection with the strong rumor Of the coming
empire. The King has also given expression, to
hfs7 goodwin toward General Won Moltke by
creating him count! Bismarck thus FAR seems
not to have been soparticularly remembered, but
bis day. will doubtless come. -. .
The Paris papers are filed with details Of the
enrolment OF volunteers from The National Guard
fof active service. Aplatform was built on Place
da Pantheon, on which was placed the motto
ti iOftizens the country Is in danger" Under this
were INSCRIBED the dates OF l792 and 1870. The
drums beaI Charge, and as the Grove d filled the
square the roar Of cannonading beyond the walls
could be- heard. The mayor then delivered pa
trIotic address, as the close OF which thousanus
passed forward to enroll their names. The 10th
battalion OF the National Guard volunteered. en-
masse. In the schools, boys over 16 years of age
drfl daily. 1t Is claimed that such formidable
system OF defence has been arranged by bsrri-
cades, thas 1t win be impossible to take Parb, by
assault -.s.l...
The traditional oratory OF the red man han no
Otter representative than Bed Cloud, the Ogalal
hhs hsehief.,, Last m nth the Indian Commission
had tatalka with this redoubtable Chief and his
braresss Fort Laramie, at which, after a'prsyer
by Friend Brunot and one by Red Cloud, in which
all the indians Joined, the great ogallalah deliv
cred ah Grafton, In which he accused Great Father
Grant Of yiolatll his pledgeto him that no white
men should pass through his; s;lana. he continued:
HHI had three or four pieces or land would give
some to the Great Father; but as only have this.
piece Ethins he should let me live in peace on IT
The Crest Father hss houses nlledw1th gold stolen
fropanaa iandss z but want him to do rs Justice
trteflds look at us; we are near 10 the suIlset
we used 70 BE az the sunriseaSt have heart, brain
and sense, and want my rights. The white men
make their money by cheating. Some who are