The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-03
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1870.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday at llt.
I'm New York yesterday cotton closed at
15Xtga15Xc; Orleans 1910.
lin Liverpool cotton closed uuil; uPianus oo'
orleans eXd; sales 10000 bales.
4A.-oueen victoria is president OF German Aia
Society in England, which has devoted over one
million dollars to the German wounded.
Mr.. White, N. p, Of England, declares thaS
Great Britain spent 6: 100000 more than Prussia
last year, in warke preparations.
Trained skirts already fashionable Tor thc
nromenade In New York, and the press joins all
sensible men and women In crying "e"wh Win
these Berlin fashions"
Over Gfty New York street car conductors
have been arrested this week for wlthhoiding
part OF the fares they collect. Women were en-
Moved rs "spotters" TO detect them.
E-A San Francisco letter says: 'There IS not
solitary opening IN the State OF California, vast as
II IA. for another clerk, bookkeeper, salesman,
halr.educated doctor, mining stock broker or gen.
eral adventurer."
.-Lee-Fouk. Wing, Esq, manager OF the Chinese
laborers on the plantation of oakes Ames q Co..
has presented a long petition to the New orleans
city council, wherein he ''boweth obsequiously TO
the,dust In token OF loyal homage and humility" J"
and after deploring the waste OF who esome 1oou
IN the destruction Of vagrant dogs, Offers 70 ouy
all such from the city at Is cents PEI hea SILVER.
The Boston Advertiser says that the expert
rnent or employing Chinese laoorers IN one OF the
leading manufactotles OF New England Is likely
to appear speedily In many, other parts OF the
Eastern States and the subject Is likely TO be-
come pro nirent element In the discussion OF
the political campaign In Massachusetts and else
where, ....ss,,..
On Tuesday, at special meeting Of common
council Of Philadelphia, the ordinance esfaollsn-
ing paid fire department was passed by vote
of 81 TO r. The council amended the original
draft OF the bill by providing that no drc commits
sioner shall hold any Federal State or municipal
ONCE during hls term, by striking out the appro'
priatlon Of $4,000 for the lease and purchase OF
apparatus, and authorizing the commissioners to
lease said apparatus for three years.
..-Carbines, ri1es, ,revolrers, artillery, cart.
ridges and other war materials are being shipped
from this country by the millions OF doiarS :
worth, for the use OF the beligerents III Europe.
The manufacturers of these articles are at pres
ent making more money than fell TO their lot dur
ing our own bloody troubles. AT present all Eu.
rope Including the powers not engaged In nos
rinties) is avery heavy purchaser OF American
weapons Of destruction.
General Colllnieres, late commandant AZ Metz,
has written letter TO Be.glan paper to vindi-
cate his part in the surrender Of that fortress.
HIs4anguage favors the belief that SaZ:ne allowed
political considerations 10 innu' nee his military
movements but the General admits tnat the CO.
pItulation was resolved on br countil OF war.
General Oof1ueres repeats that he was always OF
opinion thatth fortress OF Metz had interests
distinct from the army outside the walls.
"A New York letter OF Tuesday says: "The
news from London that English BANKERS have
agreed to take the new German loan was the topic
of conversation In financial circles this afternoon.
Politically, as we'll as financially, the proceeding
Is looked upon as highly important one-set-
ting, as 1t does, that the Prusslans can have un-
wishstanding their enormous outlays within the
last few months, their credit IN the money market
Has good as ever. The German bankers IN Broad
STREET are highly e'ated at the news, and say It
viii be equal in its results to another great VIC
tory In the feld.n -
The New York World OF "Wednesday says
.Miss Nj lsson's presence in Mrs. Dorcmuss floral
temple, at the French Charity Fair, on Saturday
evening, made that charming spot very shrine,
and brought it endless votive offerings. One
worshipper was fortunate enough TO secure
rosebud from the golden tresscs OF the enchan-
ress for the trivial sum OF $780, Asanga's knight
In the old story would have given more for
prize less werthy. For the happy possessor OF
this Is.Scandinayian rose bausht With !t the ines
timable privilege, also, Of comforting one knows
not how many desolate souls in the ruined towns
aad villages Of what was the garden OF Europe"
The new Broadway Underground Railway IN
New York City Is said TO De success. portion
has been completed and put into operation: The
bed Of the railway Is twensy-one feet below he
surface OF Broadway, and the diameter OF the tun'
mel nine feat. The passenger car is about the
same size as the ordinary street cars. The car Is
run by esrlph; the wheels at certain points on
the routepressa a telegraph key, sending signal
to the engineer, who turns valve, ana tr!7 re
verses the air current. without stoppaSe OF the
mschlaery. The aolor or blowing machlne by
which the air current is produced, consists OF {.
pair Of great wings, geared together and turned
by steam. 1t Is capable Of dischargng 100000 Gu
bic feet Of air per minute. The general plan ,of
the company Is to lay double line OF tubes from
the South Ferry, uuder Broadway, the entire
length OF the island, with q branch at Union
square, under Fourth avenue to Harlem River.
Such road would have capacity for carrying
40, 900 passengers per hour. The rate OF speed Is
to be thirty miles per hour.
The report Of the financial committee OF the
New York board Of education, adopted at. re-
cent meeting, presented the estimates OF the
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