The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-01

ali.
Cotton was firm and qulet.
in Liverpool Yesterday cotton closed hrm'
Saratoga has had 100000 visitors this sum
mer: Cape May, Isl, 900; Atlantic City, lou. .oooi
Long Branch 100000. and Newport aoout
100000. 49,
Charles Beranger, late an attache to the
French legation at Washington and at Berlin,
has lust entered as q volunteer to serve IN the
army.
IA large number Of Irish hands have snd'
denly left Lancashire for Ireland, just at tue
beginnlngiof the harvest. The circumstance
has excited fears that mlschiefis again brew
ing in Ireland. '.ay.-s.
AT. Madrid strong an.i-6onapsrte feel
insexlsts In consequence that before the war
with Prussia Napoleon, had engaged to restore
Isabella to the throne Of Spain upon the ces-
sion Of the Baleflc Islands to France.
The London Punch says: 1--WE have skele-
ton. regiments which We must Immediately
convert into flesh and blood. The French and
Germans possess flesh and blood regiments
which are reducing each other to skeletons"
1T ,s limited tn Washington, according to
some of iths:correspondents of the New York
Journals, that the United States Government
Will aiter the next battle Of importance be-
tween the conteEding armies in Europe, ten
der Its mediation to the conflicting powers,
or, perhaps. signify It's. willingness to join
other powers In proposing means for cessa-
ton Of the unhappy struggle now progress
sing. .-e-g, ..e-5e
by the act OF Congress, passed July Ii,
1870, the bankrupt law was so amended that
discharge can now be granted on all indebted
ness s'created prior to January l, 1869, without
the Hitg per ceItum on the dollar On all
debts created since January I, 1869, atty cents
must be paid in order to receive discharge.
The effect Ia that on all debts contracted be-
fore the. .1stof January, 1869, discharge can
be obtained where there are no assets upon
thspayment simply ofthe court costs, as ua-
detthe original law '-'.'.a'.
Cyrus q. Mccormick, Of reaper fame, has
contracted with Alvin Clarke. of Cambridge
port; Mass., to make a telescope Of o similar
size with that to be made for the United States
Naval observatory, and for that purpose pro.
poses to pay s5o, 900 in gold instead OF curren.
cy, as agreed by the government, This will
enable Ar. Clarke TO produce the finest instrI.
ment ofthe ktndev made. 1t is not known
what Mr. Mccormick intends doing with his
telescope, but it is generally believed that he
proposes to donate it to tine University of Viz
ginia, he being native of that State.
Since the breaking ont of the war between
France and the North German Confederation
the amount Of business done at the United
States Legation In Paris has been much great
er than ever before known. Not only has tn,
legitimate business of the minister, Mr. Wash
burne,as connected with HIS own countrymen
been very much increased, but the protectio
OF the subjects Of the North German Confed
GRAFTON, Saxony, Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha an
Hesse-G Grand -Ducale has devolved upon h:r
great labors and responsibility. The nrinhe
of Germans In Paris We have heard estimate
ss high as 100000, and although the French
Government has huerally extended to then
permission to remain In France aud pursu
their business as long, as their conduct give
no cause OF complaint, yet there must he 0
course much TO be done in their behalf.
Washington letter says: ':Great prepa
rations are making for the reception of h;
Excellency, President Grant, whenever h
shall deign to revisit his capital. Among othe
arrangements notice those OF our popuio
theatrical manager, Mr.: SpauldiDg. He a
nounces that his theatre. has been fitted up s
thatthe President. while witnessing the pc
formauces, can, without any great ado, carr
on the government between the acts, and
the same time indulge in the luxuries OF u
season. But let me give the very words OF u
worthy manager: The upper boxes on tie ca
aide will be fitted up handsomely for The use
the President and family, and the partitiO
Will be 30 arranged that 1t can be taken OF