The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.


uplands sastd., Orleans s3asad.; sales 1900
bales. 1x
The Boston Post is now in anxiety about
pr. Livingstone, and Is Of opinion that his
clothes must be worn out BY this time.
The Tredegar Irol Works, at Richmond,
Va, are reported as turning out i've tons OF
iron now to every one turned out before the
war.
The Emperor of Germany has raised forty
three officers of the army and navy to the
nobility for their services in the French war
Hardly any;generals remain commoners. :
in Boston next month q very large sale o1
India rubber boots and shoes is to be made
Six manufacturing companies have united to
put on the market $4,000 cases, containing
100000 pairs of shoes.
Tho Vienna press, circulates the following
saying, imputed to King Victor Emanuel, d.
rected, by means of his representative, to the
Popes ~ have not hesitated topass the Rnbi-
cohior thesaae of Italy, buteye1foE Italy
snail never pass the Tlber." The Significance
of this declaration il true, lies in the fact that
the capitol buildings are on one side Of the
1lUcI duu tuC FoLlSo11 VII L00oeAS1'
"A notice in the obituary column OF the
London Times records the death Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Abel, in her maiden. days Miss Balcombe,
known to every feader'of the memots Of tile
first Napoleon's. career as the young lady
whose sprightdness and sympathy were
among the few things which rendered his lat
ter days in exile at st.. Helena supportable.
hon- 0f that
captivity more than a quarter OF century
since, when she was often to be seen In the
Bouapartlst circles In London.
An important conference ofthe Democratic
politicians Is to be held at Saratoga, New York,
next week, to "take soundings," as the
phrase Is, with reference to the next Presi-
dency, with particular reference to the South
ern element. The presence ofso many South
ern politicians In New York. at present., 1t
seems, has been the means Of ellcltlng an
anxious inquiry as, to the position Of the party
at large relative to the s6-called "new depar
ture," and 1t is to satisfy that inquiry that the
New York leaders have agreed to meet them,
Informally, ut the time'and place referred to.
Last week Mr. Samuel J. Carrlngton, of
the Exchange and Ballard Hotel, In Rich
mond, Va., purch ased the lot on the east of
Eighth street, adjoining that on which the
Spotswood stood. This lot is fifty feet front,
running back about the same dlstance, and
Mr. Darlington paid for il sS24l. This secures
saficiency Of ground, With the old site of the
Spotswood for new hotel, and 1t is the pur-
pose OF the Messrs. Darlington to erect the
next spring o house which in every respect
will compare with the 1rst-class hotels of our
large cities.
Anew York letter of Sunday says: "The
boat from Long Branch this morning brought
up good many families, who say they could
notstand the cold weather down there for the
night or two past. The ladies were unpre-
pared Tor 80 Violenta chapgs,i the tempera-
ture, and rather than endure 1t they would
seek refuge from 1t in their OWE snug homes
In the city. Whit most OF there unhappy
ones, however, there will doubtless be new
departure Ina day ortwo-afor Saratoga, or
Sharon, or Rlchfeld, or some other island re-
sortIremoved from the arctic influences Of
the seacoast."
The Connecticut Senate has passed bill
which renders null and void all business deal
ings for liquors enables the purchaser even
of o glass Of whlskey tn recover back the ten
cents he pays for 1t declares null and void
all sales, transfers, contracts, quit claims,
mortgages, attachments and liens, made In
consideration .(part or whole) OF the sale Of
any spirltuous liquor; makes null and void all
leases Of premises If liquor Is sold on them;
Furnishes by fine Of 500 or month In jail Tor
both) the sale of liquor to any % nor under
eighteen years of age; makes the person who
sells responsible for all damages done by
drunken men, and permits any taxpayer to-
sue such seller whenever the drlnker abuses
his family. Other stringent provisions follow.
Louis Napoleon has some friends yet in
Paris, and especially among the soldiers OF the
regular French army. A caricatare of the ex-
Emperor having been exhibited recently In the
picture shop ofM, Gouipil, in that city, repre-
senting Napoleon at the battle OF Sedan as sit
ting in his carriage and smoking quietly, with
sardonic smile upon his lips, while the
barouch was driven rapidly through the dead
and wounded soldiers whose bodies strewed
the field, couple Of dozen ofinlantrymen who
had paused to look In at the window, became.
highly incensed at beholding it, and exclaim.
ing That 1t was unjust, as they had been at Sc
dan and had seen the Emperor fighting brave
ly. in the middle of the troops, entered the
shop and compelled The proprietor to re.
move tt.
There are 10000 tenement houses in New
York City, and in these, 1t is said, fully half a
million Of people are crowded. TIE greater
portion of them are huge barracks, Uttered all
over with dirt and fostering humanity. There
are $4,000 persons living in such as these in
New York City, according to the report of the
board of health. The death rate, taking the
average of all these, is seven per cent. per an
mum, while the rate of social destruction
crime engendered by the pestilent assoc:a-
tlons among the mass-is beyond calculation.
It is probable that seven-tenths of all the
crime committed in New York Cit7-the mur-
ders and burglaries and those other demoral-
izlng crimes that are included in beggary and
prostitutlon-sprlng from the training of tene.
ment houses. One Of these tenements, Goth
mn court. is being rooted out. Upwards of 81