The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-13
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TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAT,

NEWS OF THE DAF..
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
12ial2l.
Cotton closed strong; uplands 2ot cents;
sales 1852 bales. 4 :
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
.s3asid, Orleans slas3d; sales 10000 bales.
-2Enalsnd has reduced It's debt some fifty
odd millions within a few months, and made
nc fuss about Il.
The modification Of being compelled to
wear copper-toed shoes caused q little girl Of
New Jersey to seek oblivion In a mill pond.
Commercial relations between Germany
and France have been restored to the same
footing as bsSore the war. The postal service
/. Is also completely restored.
The climate: of England does not agree
with the ex.Emptess Eugenie, and she is said
to be very anxious to go to some southern
country, but political Considerations cause her
to remain at ,Chiselhurst.
The cadets at West Point had q decided
treat the. .etEs.: day. They were visited In
their barracks by Miss Nilsson, who sang for
them, and, some of the audacious young Eel
lows had the temerity to sing back, Benny
Ravens, Oh" being their best hold.
NO wonder that Miss Nilsson likes Amerl-
..ca and .proposes to remain. Since the days
~of Danae there has not been such goioeh
shower as has falleninto her lap. One nun
dred and, Afy-tWo, thousand dollars for her.
sell; and besidc- that, strakoseh has hie hat
and pockets. flh 4 the overflow. Two hun
bred and fifty thousand. dollars, prooaoiy,
since last fall, have been realized for singer
and manager.
American owners of estates In CUBA are
still making their complaints heard at wash
intton. They state that, through the efforts
ofthe Spanish agents at Washington, taelr
claims are constantly. misrepresented. me
encouragement continues to hold their prop
erty, inspite of the orders of release ron the
Madrid Government, and this for The MANIFEST
purpose of realizing N the crops. Some OF
The larger Of these estates have furnished
crops that have been sold for s9ee, Oos to $780,
600. Estates that have been released have
had to; pay large amounts of blackmail. The
United States Government is.asked to request
Spain to enforce her commands upon the cap
tain.general. W
-Experiments in firing ~afceea-inch guns
have recently been tried at Fortress Monroe,
under the direction. Of Generals Quincy A.
Gilmore aud John Newton, of the engineers.
Massive platiorms,o Of granite and cement were
puHt about two years ago, and to test their
efficiency AID strength, the firing of the fifteen
inch guns was ordered. The gansat eacn
successive discharge were eleEated.frem point
blank range to thirty degrees, and the expert
:ments, it is stated, proved that the platforms
were equal to the severest test, the increase
of strain corresponding to the Increase OF ele-
yation.. The gun-carriages were na1anuiactpr'
ed Of the best w~roaght.lron, aud OF. the most
improved forms, and yet one Of them was pad
ly strained after the sixth shot
,sS1lThe German Correspondents Stern, which
boasts or being unusually wen Informed on all
ofaciai and military subjects, contains IN It's
latest issue a llstSco Of the total losses OF the Ger
man forces duapg the late war, from which
We reprint the following condensed resume:
Thessum total of the ioeses, 1t Is now ascer-
aained,, amounts to 1890 officers and ll2,oSS
men, distributed among the various States
which now make up the German Empire, az
follows: Officers ~kined-North Germany, sls;
Bavaria. l5S; Wurtemberg,i36; Baden, 20; Hes
sla, A-altogether, 1165. Wounded-Sorth
Germany 1872; Bavaria, 5e4s Wustemburg, "a;
Baden, 1872; Hessia, 6s-altogether, 1895, Miss
1ng-North Germany, 30. Warrant officers and
men kiaed-North Germany, 1889; Bavaria,
1s26; Wurtembarg, 6s4; Baden, AS; Hessia,
bu: Wounded-North Germany, II, 1872; Bavs-
ria, j O,2l7: wurtemburg, 1883; Baden. 257s;
Hessia, 1857. MissiHg-North Germany $500,
and Baden 1853. North Germany has thus lost
:ss3ea99cers and, 81, 5s5 men; Bavaria, 72o ON
Gers and liza men; Wurtsmburg, 80 officers
and 1852 men; Baden, l54 officers and 1854
men, and KessA l07 officers and 2l4s men.
From this It will be seen, that great and signal
as;were the vicsories Of Germany, yet greater
and more bloody were the sacrifices through,
whichthey were acquired.
The German Federal Council proposes to
deal with the French Indemnity in the follow
dng manner $40, 100000 thalers are to be
appropriated to the military pensions fund.
The nest 40, 900, 900 are TO- found q war treasure
eutsof which to cover preliminary ezpensestn
the event OF future wars. The next item pro-
ytdss . fund for the current expenses Of the
Impefial Chancerory. Fourth, the owners OF
captured vessels and cargoes will be compen-
satsd according to rules specially laid down by
the. Council. Cities and villages damaged by
bombardmcnt are likewise to, receive com
pensation. ;strasbourg will receive 5O,e00.eeO
francs; schlettstaadt z, 800, 900; Breisaeh l,3oO,-
600 francs, and ThionVllle 5000 francs.
Sixthly, there will be the services rem
dered by the Germans and Alsato-Lotha
rinssans to the German army to reward, such
as provisions; delivered, horses and wagons
Impressed, &c. The next item is the repair
and enlargement of .he' fortresses OF Alsato-
Lotharingla, which are to be made almost i'm
preRiable. A sum of 1000, 900 francs has been
allotted to the assistance Of expelled Germans.
A considerable amount win remaino over, the
sum to be distributed among the German
States, each State receiving in the proportion
of the number of men and horses supplied to
the common army.
MIR. Seward was resumlng his perennial
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