The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-19
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, ls7l.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Cold closed yesterday at l3als!.

In New York cotton closed Irregular and
rcaina': u, lands 1890; sales 400 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed ilat and irreg'
ular; uplands s3d, Orleans lod; sales 10000
bales.
Cotton is grown in California, and make;
a good weld, and is said to be profitable
crop.
The Secretary of War has directed the
comman ling officers to give such aid to the
Wisconsin sufferers as they deem advisable.
Real estate dealers in New York say the
Chicago disaster has untavorably affected thai
branch Of business, owing to the diversion
40 much capital westward. The number O.
dwelling houses to let and for sale has larsel!
increased within the few days past, and rents
are undergoing noticeable reduction.
The Chicago Typographical Union has ad
dressed a circular to its brethren of the craft
In which it says: 1--WE want Immediate pecu
niary reiiei-all you can spare" The subordi
nate unions of Washington, D. c., Cincinnati
Kansas and New York are already reported q.
having responded.
The United States Commls- ..ner at VIII
mington, N. c., has decided in case under
the civil rights bill, where colored men pros
ecuted q saloon keeper for refusing to sell
LIQUOR that the complalnants could not pur
chase without a contract to that effect, and
tbatit was impossible to compel any person to
dispose OF any property without his consent.
The Legislatures of Alabama and Missis'
slppi have chartered ship canal from Mem
his to Mo5iie, which will be 456 miles long.
and make route 344 miles shorter than the
river distance to New Orleans, and bring Mem
phis 1900 miles nearer to Liverpool than by
the mouth of the Mississippi. The completion
of the canal Is, however, problematical.
The Joint committee of the two houses of
the Episcopal General Convention to deter
mine whether any changes are required In the
ritual of the church embraces some of the
ablest representatives, of both high church
and low church views. The high churchmen
are well represented by Bishop Whittingham,
of Maryland; Rev. DR.. Haight, of New York,
and VIM. Welsh, ESQ.,, Of Philadelphia; and the
EvangelIcals by Bishop Coke, OF Western New
York; Assistant Bishop Bedell, Of Ohio, and
others.
The Chicago calamity absorbed public at
tention last week to such an extent that the
returns from the important State elections,
held during the week, almost passed Without
notice. Returns are not yet complete. but
those already received show Republican ma
iori,ies of 40, 900 In Iowa, 5000 In Pennsylva-
mia, and 1000 in Ohio. In the latter State the
Senate is reported to be o tie, while In The
house the Republicans have thirteen majority.
In California, full returns give Booth (RePo
5o6s majority for Governor.
1t is represented that the daring and Willy
Bismarck holds at present the mercantile exis'
tence of England in his hands, the result OF
having humbled France In the dust. No less
q sum than twenty-five millions sterling Is now
in his possession in the shape Of bills drawn By
French on English capitalists, anu should he
think of presenting them and converting them
into gold, all the specie in the Bank oi Eng
land would not suffice, as 1t possesses little
more than twenty. one millions In all. The d.
rectors of that institution have endearored to
avert a crisis by raising the rate of discount to
five per cent, but this will not prevent the ca
lamity if he chooses to Insist on payment OF his
bills, for they are bound to give gold for their
notes on presentation, and he could thus rem
der the establishment bankrupt In day, or
reduce to a similar condition all whose paper
he holds.
-Telegraphic dispatches state that contri-
buttons continue to be made mall the prlncl-
pal cities and towns, and the estimated aggre-
gate oscash subscriptions In this country and
Europe is now between four and five mill
lions The cash subscriptions from all sources
in New York foot up over million and
half. and half million more, 1t is estlma-
ted, has been given In supplies Of all
kinds. The church subscriptions In that city
Sunday amounted to sl7,s5S. The total
amount raised by Brooklyn to Gate Is
sl2l.4OO, including s25,4O0 collected in the
churches on Sunday. The Philadelphia church
es gave $50, 1000. Enthusiasm Tor the sufferers
continues in Europe. Cable dispatches state
that the Mansion House subscription In Lon
don amounts to 100000 Manchester has
given s46OO, Americans in Paris $4,000, and
Frankfort, Germany 10000 forlns. All tine
Immediately outcoming steamers from British
and continental ports will bring over large
supplies of clothing and money. Refugees
continue TO arrive in New York, Philadelphia,
st. Louis, Baltimore and other cities, and
prompt measures have been taken to provide
for them.
Such season Ct desolation as now pre-
walls throughout the Northwest has never be-
fore been experienced. Chicago has sad com
pany in its misery, for all along the shore OF
Michigan and through the villages OF Wiscon-
sin fire has swept with even more terrible and
fatal effect than in the streets of the Garden
CITY. The burning of the business portion
Chicago, with its fine buildings and large
warehouses, is calamity more Immediately
thrilling in its character; but In Wisconsin
whole villages, in considerable numbers, have
been absolutely annihilated, and In Michigan
the whole lake shore has been depopuated
The flames llrk in the woods spring
ing out upon villages and settlements
and licking them up with the sudden
ness of lightning. The immediate loss o
property in Michigan is estimated at one hun
dred millions, but the loss of life is even more
terrible So sudden has been the advance o
the Irresistible element that streets are slrewr
with the charred bodies OF villagers ralnly en-
deayo ing to escape the flames, and families