The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
@TdE PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION
FOR THE "DAILY NEWS" is NOW
EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
= ~ q. 8 8
NEWS OF THE Day. :;

--$~~$$--
NEVIS on THE DAY.s
Cold at New York, yesterday, closed at
loXalOx. r E
The New York cotton market closed quiet and
weak; sales 1900 6alessat l5xc. = -
AT liverpool on the 18th, at noon, cotton was
unchanged; uplands sgd, Orleans S'zaSzsd; sales
10000 bales.
There are still one hundred aad fifty Semi
noles In the Ecrida everglades.
William H. Aspinwal of New York, has been
buying tract OF eight thousand acres in Vir-
ginia.
Trouble Is brewing In the German Parliament.
The Democrats OF that body have resolved TO vote
against thewar expenditure. They hold that the
war was commenced as a defensive war on the
part of Prussia, and was originally necessity,
but that now 1t is waged as war OF conquest
against the French Republic. - =. :, }ga
-Adispa,ch from Jackson, Miss, says: trThe
grand jury found a true bill against F. NJ. Yerger
for mansaughter, at the last term Of the court,
thejudge virtually debating the finding OF the
bill; but the Mayor and Aldermen, Radical ap-
pointees, have recently iallowed the claim Of
yerger against the, CITY, which was the cause Of
the difficulty resulting; in Cranes death.n
The North Germaa CORRESPONDENT OF November
25th says that only England, France, and Austria
are pledged BY treaty to support the independence
and,integrity or.Turkey- Italy and Prussia have
not, like these powers, guaranteed the neutrali-
zation OF the Black Sea. They are not, therefore,
affected by the question whether the steps taken
by Russia TO put an end to the neutrality OF these
waters, from caSuS belt or not.
-Dejszet, s,he; octogonarian French actress
nowdna London, Ia playing q little comedletta,
srfhe Marquis de Luzern," in which she pcrso-
mates i've distinct characters-asa stammerlng
pedans, sporting cavalier, timid youth, and
dissipated baron. This popular French actress
displays the qualities that;have made he, famous,
and sings with more than youthful grace and de-
licacy.
The New York Sunday Mercury suggests
among the probable works In Grants library:
"Green on gift enterprises and gambling =
"Thomas Jefferson on the appointment Of rela-
tives to ofice;Y History Of the gold pool New
York, illustrated with portraits OF A. r. Corotn,
GenerarButterfeld, and others;' "The abandoned
canine or the dog that was refused on account OF
freight"
That the Germans expect to spend Christmas
in or near Paris rs shown by the posto11icc notice
Issued ut Berlin. 1t states that In order to effect
the dispatch Of Christmas presents TO theiroops In
France the field post parcel service will oe main
tanned in its present extent till the evening OF the
sth OF Decenrberi when the reception " parcels
will besuspended, anttthe pubiloiarew arndd that
under present circumstances the tra!slt may oc.
cupy a fortnight, >6r In some cases even three or
four weeks.
1t Is reported that President Grant and Ad mi
raj Porter have been reconcied, and that &c neral
Sherman has been acting as peaceIlaker. II is
argued by Admiral Porter's friends that as Gene.
raj Sherman was promoted before the rank OF,
general of'the army was abolished, 80 Admiral
Porter should be allowed to succeed to the oftice
made vacant by the death OF Farragut, before ac-
tion is taken onGeneral LoZan's joint resolution.
Much curiosity has been eynced In regard to the
original manuscript OF Porters letter to Welles.
1t is now on file in the Navy Department, but it
is asserted that it has been recently put there 1t
is marked private"
The English journals are exhibiting great
alarm in consequence OF report that the Rus.
slams have already nfy iron:clad monitors Grsw-'
ing under eighteen feet of water at Nlkotaier.
This town, acan,ts called the "Portsnaout IS
OF Russia Is situated on the river Duieper, which
flows into the Black Sea through the basin called
Dnteper Llman. 1t Is stated that for some years
back every difficulty has been thrown in the way
Of foreigners desiring to visit Nkolstef, and that
Russia has refused permission TO have any Eng
llsh naval of1cers attached to the British mbassy
at St. Petersburg. 1t is reported that the forts Of
Kertch and I'enikale, at the entrance OF the Sea
OF Azof have been fortified In such a man Ter as
to be thoroughly impreguable.
"A London letter to the New York World gives
the following Items OF personal gossip: 1.-The
Bishop OF BrechIn-the Rt. Rev. Alexander Fon-
rose Forbes, second son OF the late Lord Medwin,
and Bishop OF the Epscopallan Church in Scot
land-has resolved to vacate his See, and to re-
tire for the remainder Of HE days into relg-
ous house, His Reverence 1t Is said, has be-
come impressed with the belief that the orders Of
the Episcopalian Church are invalid, and that he
is not in truth priest. !sThe religious house.
into which he Is about to retire is understood to
be Roman Catholic monastery near Gl asgow,
which the bishop will enter as lay brother.
marriage Is about to be celebrated between the
Duke Of Norfolk and Marguerite, Princess Of Or.
leans. Thus the representative OF the oldest Ro-
msn Catholic family In the British peerage Is to
be allied to the daughter OF house famed, above
all, for its pietY. 1t has been decided (oerween
Lord Granville and archbishop Manningl with
the appreciation Of the Queen, to appoint. Lord
Howard, OF Glossop, uncle OF the Duke OF Norfolk
as the, English representative at the European
Congress regarding he Roman question"
Anew York letter says: '.By no class is the
approach Of winter. dreaded more than by the
poor girls OF this city. This class numbers at
least thirty thousand, and includes s)ms very
worthy characters. Indeed there are frequent