The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Gold at New York yesterday closed at lls
allH.
THE New York cotton market closed strong;
nplands 1870; sales 1000 bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed hrmer; uplands
eIae,<d; Orleans 9kas4Sd; sales 1900 bales.
Mr.. Disraeli will probably come to America
next year.
Texas proposes to build 1000 miles of railroad
In the next ten years.
The Archbishop OF Paris has given permission
to use horsefesh on fast days.
Several wagons filed with emigrants from
North Carolina, en- route to Texas, passed through
Knoxville on the 4th instant
George Hayward, an eminent English geo.
grapher, making explorations In Africa has been
killed by the natives. =.
Prince Polignac, who commanded brigade
In the Confederate army during our ciYn .7ar, Is
now serving with Garibaldi
Two hundred colored men and women from
different places in North Carolina sailed Wednes.
day for Liberia, whsre they so to make their
homes.
in the United States just now there are q
young women studying theology, with view to
becoming preachers; 10 are studying law, and
81 are studying medicine.
Hon. Fernando Wood is said to be preparing
articles Of impeachment - present against Judge
woodford, of New York, at the next session OF
Congress. 5,sq
The German organ Of the Free Masons, the
Bauhutte, states that the collections Of the Eng
lsh lodges for the families OF German soldiers in
the field have reached s350,ooo. ,e'
The Southern States will furnish their quota
ofpeanuts this season as follows: Virginia, AGO.
900 bushels; Tennessee, 100000 bushels, and
Georgia and the Carolinas from $4,000 TO zoo, 900
bushels. 49,
Fifty Cinnamon are soon to be settled in Shell
by County, Iowa, for the purpose OF improving
and opening up FARMS. This is simply an expert
ment, but If 1t proves successful large number
are to he brought In. -.
1t Is said that there Is no hope Of there ever
being large supply Of female type.setters in the
market. AS soon as girl becomes proficient
and valuable compositor some male printer mar;
rles her, and that puts an end to her work In the
printing office. q.
The Church Record says that the Archbishop
ofGanterbury Is desirous thai committee OF pre-
lates should be appointed by the Upper House Of
Convocationin England to consider plan for the
revision of the Prayer Book.
The Spanish volunteers In Cuba are Offering
to treat with the insurgents for mutual coalition
against SPAIN. The terms proposed by them are
that all parties in the island shall unite In decar
ng Cuba independent; that all Spanish. civilians
In the country shall retain their possessions; that
Spain he requested to withdraw her army ard
navy, and that o treaty OF peace and commerce
bs,onered to her. 1t Is also proposed that the
slave trade be abolished but that slavery shall be
preserved.
The Rhine is German at las:--:n a military
sense. New Brelsach which surrendered CO tie
10th instant, was the last OF the Rhine fortresses
OF any importance which renamed In French.
possession. The capture OF Belfort will complete
the military occupation Of Alsacs. In Lorraine,
only Thionville and Bitche are held by the French,
and the early fate Of these it Is not difficult to,
foresee. Then the Vosges and the Meusswil be.
come the western boundary OF Germany, and will
form q stronger one naturally than did the
Rhine.
Ida Lewis the heroine OF Lime Rock, who
was married few weeks ago, we understand,
received from the late Mr.. Peabody the sum OF
$4,000. The money was placed in trust for the be-
neht Of the young lady, therefore Ida was not
dowerless bride. 1t is astonishing thats woman
Of the light frame of the old lghthouse.Icepers
daughter should be able to pull so strong an oar.
She weighs less than one hundred pounds, but Is
1.-the and snewy. Her hands are large, feet ditto,
and what Is not very pretty in heroine whose
name has been enshrlned in song, she does not
show much respect for Lindley Murray. But then
she performed gallant act, AMI the people hon
or gallantry wherever they find it.
France, 1t would seem, before the war, sup
piled the main portion Oft ogg food consumed
In London In 1868, SOC, 20 OF eggs were
imported into Englsnd; and Land and Water
states on reliable authority that the quantity at
the early plrt ofthe present year, previous to the
declaration Of war, was rapidly nearing proper
tion equal to 160O,OOO,0O0 These vast numbers
were brought from Ireland Belgium, Holland
and France, the latter country furnishing T00,.
100000. In the Item Of eggs alone, then, England
promises to seriously feel the effects Of the war;
unless peace is soon restored: Great attention Is
given 20 the rearing Of poultry In France, and
England has paid the French dealers for dead
poultry in single year the sum OF SO, 100000.
With the whole country turned Into a hostile
camp the poultry Interest will be nearly destroy
ed for it is well known that soldiers have pecu-
liar fondness for hen r,osts.
The Paris Constitutional publishes docu-
mer: Of prophettcal character, which, just at
.he present moment, possesses more than ordi.
nary interest. We allude to a prediction well
known In certain parts Of France as "The Pro-
phecy OF Blois." 1t was made in 1908 by an
Ursulne nun OF that city, and she foretold that
troubles would come upon both Blois and France
in 1s4s and In 1870. The former part OF her pre-.
diction has come true, and therefore there is a
probability that the latter part Of it may also be
realized. While foretelllng terrible troubles to