The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-03
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, loio.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, a
1lal1H. ".l1ii
Cotton closed heavy and dull at 1871 for ur
lands.
In Liverpool, yesterday. cotton closed urn; up
lands shae4d; Orleans s1iashid.
Horses, 1t Is stated, are among the articles
in Paris which have been most greatly depreci
ated by the siege. At the fashionable horse ba
zasrs, animals which before the war brought from
$500 to $1,000 are selling as low AS from SIS te
$40, and the miserable jades Of the facres, which
are too small for military purposes, sell rs low a;
from three to twenty cents.
Here Is the last slap OF the Tribune's At Whit.
temore: .It is announced that the cadet peddler
Whittemore, who was driven from the c.. 4vass
for reelection to the House OF Representatives, Is
now candidate for the United States Senate.
Before the Legislature OF South Carolina considers
him In that gh, 1t would be well for II to remem-
Der that he Is also candidate for the peniten.
tiary, under plain law OF Congress, the viola.
ton OF which he does not deny, and the penalties
otwhich are explicit"
TO illustrate the necessity for coolnes' during
action, IN anecdote is-rclated OF stan officer
who produced an excellent eject upon whole
column OF men under fire by carrying an order
quietly through hot bombardment with cigar
between his lips. And similar story Is stold OF an
officer in one OF the battles before Metz His men
were suffering horribly, and he was unable to
steady them TILL he saw q soldier smoking. He
was struck ,by the effect produced on his own
mind, and was wise enough to walk up to the
man and ask If he would give him light for his
cigar. Courage Is as infectious as fear.
"A Prussian soldier but just returned from the
frcnt. was sta ding in the centre OF listening
group, detailing to an officer his narrow escape
from death By one Of the chassepot bullets. He
took out his watch and showed 1t pierced through
by the ball, which, having thus expended Its
strength on the solid metal, inflicted but slight
wound on his breast. The people pressed around
to get look at the watch, and one citizen, tmpul'
s;rey taking out his own gold time-Se'per, put It
into the hand of the astonished soldier, saying:
"Hcre, take this one 1t Is good one. Yours
Will never 20 again F'
The manufacturers Of fixed ammunition and
arms In New York and vicinity are unable to
manufacture metallic cartrldy yes enough to supply
the prcs,.nt d. mand from abroad. One company
isturniag out from 25oooo to 100000 OF these car
tridges daily and are unable to MI their contracts
even with this rapid production. The French
Government will not receive arms from contract
log parties unless each piece Is supplied with at
least 40 rounds Of fixed ammunl lon, which
(. makes the demaud here Very active Some Of the
agents II Ea.tern factories report their works
running night ard day, aud are still unable 10 fls
oritrS
in the hui at VI enthusiasm for III" m IN, ard
gust OF o. Inretiou for tae women Ct Vf:gluia, the
ed: :nr or tie Petersburg Index SAYS: "Dut, after
all, the grectesr point Of Virginia agricultural
fair, tn. grealcsI exhibition It can make, Is Its
show Of people, OF Vlrgnians, OF foks.' Now,
people are one thing, folks are another and Viz
ginta produces folks You can ind men and
women everywhere, but hardly, except 10 Yir-
gnia, shall you see folSs.' Genial SOCIAL, gene
rous, careless, hopeful, old fashioned, good.hu-
mored, Quick-tempered withsl, and thought
lazy abstrscted fond OF theory, though less given
OF late to politics. prejudlced obstinate, talsative
fu Of an, cdote, logica In argument, often cranky
In action. goodeaters, hearty lovers, impractical,
seldom growing rich, but helping one another,
/. and with bark ever worse than th.ir bise-such
are the folks Of Virginia."
The fears now so prevalent that the lombard.
ment OF Paris VIII destroy the art treasures In
that city. 1t Is stated Will be dispelled when 1t Is
known that the Palace OF the Louvre is situated
about three miles from any point OF the encelnte
or encircling wall. It's further mentioned that
the detached forts are from 1900 to 500 yards be-
yond the walls, and that the German army now
lies from one to three miles beyond the for:s. II
is believed that the works OF art will not suffer
sScepti In case street fighting should commence,
when injury might be done by ;ocAc,s or hand
grenades. Il Is mentioned "a 3 curious circum-
stance In the history OF art, that pictures have
suffered lit. lie by sies u modern times. The
cldenta fire ia which Titiaa's Peter the Martyr
persisted. has, 1t is alleged done more injury 10
the art ofpaiuting than all the wars OF this ceI-
tury.
The grand .estaurants at Paris no longer dis
pay those attractive bills o! fare for which they
are celebrated the world over AS far as France
is concerned the supplies Is totally cut on. and
Strasbourg cannot send her savory pates de foie
gras; Perigord cannot transmit trpffies, Fun-
tainbleau frogs, nor burgundy snails. The dell
cacies OF foreign countries are also embargoed,
and Russia has stopped sending its woodcocks,
hazel.hens and partr!dges; Italy its kids, larSs
and pheassnts; England It's grouse and macke.
rel; Norway its salmon and snipes; Germany its
hares and hams; Spain Its quails and olives; Bel.
GUM iss oysters and pigeons, and Holland its
turbo.s and herrings. In times bef,re the war
the great absorbing question In Paris was "on
what shall one dine" but nov the qaes.i N Is,
''Shaa one dine at all ~ And correspond mt
says that as the early bird obtains the first worm,
soft the early diner at the restaurant alone who
can secure the beefsteaS with mushrooms
"A Mutual Assurance Assertion asaius, r;aks
arising out OF the Siege, has been established in
Paris upon the following plan: The city is divided
into three zones, and premium Of one per cent.
Is charged on property situated within the inner,
eNo per cent. an the middle, and three ptr cent.
-.on tue cutter s.ne. Halt OF the premium Is p,ya.