The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gold closed in New YORK yesterday a'
,lsaal6s. s.r,. ,,n,,rds
Cotton in New York was hrm; uplanus
-,ez cents; sales l40O bales.
IN Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplanos
eassd,: Orleans slas;d.; sales $4,000 bales :,
The peanut crop of Virginia this year win
he 4oe. 900 bushels, while Tennessee raises
aoo, ,ooo bushels, and Georgia and the Carohnas
from 10000 to 175,c.o.
IF is estimated that there are $50 SOFA
fountains running in New York City ana l9e
In Brooklyn. Some OF the larger ones on not
days draw 5000 glasses. The average daily
consumption of mineral and soda water ID
New York City is 100000 glasses, for which the
people pay 10000.
Mr.. Henry Wallack died in New York On
Tuesday. Mr. Wallack came to this country
from England many years ago, and was the
oldes. manager In the United States. AT Inc
celebration OF the opening Of the Erie Canat
he was the manager of the Lafayette Theatre.
he had been an invalid for many years. BIT
Wallaek was seventy years OF age.
The hottest summer for ninety-tWo years
"a that of 1870, by the records of Yale College.
From July 10 to August Is, 1870, the mean dal-
iy temperature was. at New Haven, 50; anu no
season since lT7s has shown so many consecu-
tive hot days The highest temperature was
sruiy ~ noted at ss degrees, and this has been
exceeded only four times during the period
above indicated, at New Haven, the thermonl-
eter rising to 100 degrees one day each year in
1854, 1900 and 1915. IL -795 it reached lol.
We ear that the heat Is not yet over.
"A correspondent among the lakes of Maine.
writes that he asked boy which was the best
of several small lakes for fishing. The boy an
swered Plssaquattisaquaqu quapassamoQulddy-
nixcunn: Atthls point the correspondent walk
ed away, reached neighboring lake, hshed
three hours and returned. On his way home
he met tie boy where he had left him, still
looking on the ground, aud Just finishing the
o!oosikuhugeunisuuggl The writer
dated bis letter at Lake Munkatunkooaogsq
roitakoolo -.
THE statement that Jennie June has eight
children; which has been going the rounds Of
the papers, Is contradicted by the lady herself.
She writes: s.Now, I have no objection to
eight. or even sixteen children, i'll could sup
port them, and society sanctioned so large
family, but New York objects to children as
strongly as Boston. and the reputation Of
hayins eight would destroy my character with
the landlords Of the quiet houses and al! re-
spectacle servant girls, If it should happen to
get ina New York paper" She begs, there
fore, that the statement may be corrected by
substituting three instead of eight.
-Btsmarck, in social life, is genial and witty.
Few would recognize In the brilliant conver-
sationalst the veteran diplomatist. Nor would
the casua. observer, who, without knowing
the man, listened to his sprlghtly badlnage,
realize that this captivating perslfeaf was tie
great administrator of government and war,
the Richelieu OF the nineteenth century. his
private character is irreproachable. No suspi-
clon of corruption ever attached to him. A
trait which inspires the respect even OF such |
enemies as are unable to appreciate his higher |
qualities is his personal courage. He has an
absolute contempt OF danger. He never krow |
fear.
Edmund About, in his letter from Saverne,
states that the Prussians on entering that
TOWN, which has 1891 Inhabitants, made re-
ouisition for either $1,000 three pound loares,
or the sum of $4,000 In money. This requisi-
ton was not complied with, in consequence of
the inabllity.of the inhabitants, and second
reonlsitiou was made for 10000 loaves, OF three
pounds each, 60 bullocks, of 500 pounds,
already killed, 10000 pounds OF rice, $500
pounds Of roasted coffee. 1900 pounds OF salt,
1000 pounds Of tobacco, or 10000 cigars Tor
the soldiers, $4,000 cigars OF superior quality
for the officers, $1,000 quarts Divine, to Wit:
10000 quarts for the soldiers, 5000 quarts of
superior red wine for the officers, 1000 bottles
of Burgundy, 200 bottles of champagne, 200
pounds Of sugar for the ambulances. SO