The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-30
Gold at, New York, yesterday, closed

NEWS OF IdE Odxs
Gold at New York, yesterday, closed at
13ial3sc.
The New York cotton market closed ouil
and lower; sales 22O0 bales; uplands l6sc'
At Liverpool cotton. closed fat and irregu-
lar: uplands SD; Orleans cd; sales 5000 bales.
The Crown Prince of Russia is to visit the
United States next spring.
1t is now estimated that the English crop
of wheat will fall short of that Of last year by
nearly six millions Of bushels.
Margaret Waters, the London ''baby farm
err having been found guilty of the wiltul
murder of forty infants, has been sentenced TO
be hanged.
A correspondent of the Church Journal
speaks of a noted Episcopal Church IN New
York, (st. Albans.) the proceedings at which
are shalt church, half joss-house."
This years cotton crop in Mississippi pro-
mises to exceed anything ever heard OF in the
State since the famous crop oil lsG0 ii, indeed,
It does not exceed the one OF that year.
"A New York letter Of Monday says 1.-The
money kings of Wall street to-day give up all
expectations of peace for the present, ana the
German bankers do likewise. Gold, accord
;ipely. is on the upward tack again"
"A New York dispatch of Monday says: "A
French gunboat came into the harbor to-day,
and sailed around the German steamer Her.
mann. and then LETT 1t is said that the Her
mann is to be armed to goto sea Immediately.
The Railroad from New Orleans to Mobile,
one hundred and thlrty.eight miles in length,
is rapidly approaching completion, ffty-elght
miles of the eastern and twenty-five miles OF
the western end being finished and In running
order.
"A correspondent, writing from konigs-
berg states: sin the battle of Metz the soldiers
of our Forty third regiment, as protection
against the continual showers Of bullets that
the enemy poured upon them, fastened their
knapsacks across their chests. After the bat
tie many of them were convinced that THESE
tactics had saved their lives In them they
found no small number of bullets, which, in
stead of striking them in the breast, had only
entered their calfskln cuirasses.'
The war Is sending glove prices upward.
.uAlexandre,n one of the largest manufacturers
for this country, has stopped shipments, IN
consequence of his cutting factory being be-
sleped in Paris. Gloves have accomplished
much for Mr. Muller, who stamps his given
name of alexandra upon the glove. He
owns a hotel in Paris fora winter residence,
and possesses LAGRANGE, with It's sixty bed
rooms and fifteen hundred acres oil land, dls-
tinpuished In former years as the home OF
LAFAYETTE. His hospitality corresponds with
these important dwellings. He manufactures
his own champagne, claret and brandy, each
of a fine quality.
The Northern papers announce the death
ON Monday last, al Philadelphia, OF ex-Judse
Robert C. Grier, who only a few months ago
retired from the Supreme Court OF the United
States. He was In his seventy-seventh year,
and his growing infrmities had for some time
before his resignation seriously intertered
with the discharge of the duties of his office.
He was native Of Pennsylvania, the son OF a
clergyman, who was also schoolmaster. lie
was liberally educated, and was admitted to
the bar in 1877 After many years OF practice
he rose to the bench of the State, and In ls4G
he was appointed by President Polk to the SUI
preme Court.
The Minister Of the North German Union,
at Washington, has received from the Ger
man Consul in New York on account OF the
attempt of the steamship Hermann to so 10
sea on Saturday last and her virtual detention
by g French gunboat, said to be lying within
the marine league instead of without, as re-
nuired by International and maritime law. The
captain of the vessel declares that the French
man was not lying off shore more than one
league, thus rendering it unsafe to take the
Hermann out to sea. This condition Of things
is protested against by the German Consul MS
being in violation Of law, and the attention Of
this government Is to be called to 1t. 1t is
further alleged that this French gunboat was
in New York harbor till two or three hours
before the Hermann sailed from her dock.
"A romantic incident of the warfare in Al
SAGE took place In small.hamlet not iar from
Wasselonne. A poor old woman lived there
with her two grand-daughters, aged eighteen
and twenty, and her grandson of fifteen. Dur
ing the evening of the 2lst, two Badese
dragons alighted at the house, called for
meat and drink, and ordered beds to be pre-
pared for them. The women were forced to
obey. When the soldiers had gorged them
selves with food and wine they commenced
playing with one OF the girls The young
peasant, seeing the danger to which her sister
was exposed, went up into the garrett under
the pretext of fetching some sheets, took a
gun which had belonged 20 her fataer, loaded
and cooked 1t, aud then waited behind the
door; presently one of the dragons rose and
advanced toward sideboard to take some
wine, when she fired, killing him on the spot
The other, Terrified, and believing in an attack,
rushed to the door, and jumping on his horse
galloped Off
1T seems probable that if Russia comes up
to the expectations Of some Oft newspapers,
and makes war upon Turkey tor possession of
the lons-coveted Dardauelies, Greece, encour-
aged by Russian intrigue, will become thorn