The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-31
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1871.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gold at New York. yesterday, closed at IL
a1lx.
cotton closed quiet and weak; uplands 151ac.;
sales 1900 bales.
In Liverpool, yesterday afternoon, the oMsaal
quotations were: Uplands SID. Orleans ssG I'd;
but prices are actually shade lower.
.-superlntendent Kelso, OF New York, is omi.
nously close.mouthed on the Nathan murder.
Portions OF the Suez Canal, 1t Is said Will nave
to be reconstructed to secure the permanent use
fulness Of the work.
The New York Tribune has commenced hgur-
Ing upon the next electoral vote, aud squeezes
out twenty-five Republican majority.
The Louisville Courier.Journal Is OF the opln'
ion that there is virtue that is Its own reward
that OF having married into the Grant family.
Hereafter no one will be received Into good
society In New York whose wedding cards are
not sealed with wax and stamped with the family
crest. Engrarers keep family crests on hand.
"A cabin boy on an English vessel lately
proved to be girl, and was put ashore. 1t Is not
strange that soon after the schooner "mtssed
stays"
Still another way Of killing cat has been
fonpd. One died recently in New York from
licking the face Of a lady who had Just dressed
herself for the street and had improved her COM
pleXion.
The North Adams Cinnamon have mostly
adopted "Mecan" dress, but retain their cues.
They are good workmen, and many OF them rood
Methodis.s, and Mr.. Sampson considers his im-
portation entirely successful and rem lucrative.
The Louisville Courier Journal OF Friday last
says that the whole State OF Kentucky as EVIL
denced by the decided tone Of the press, is waking
up to the necessity OF putting short and COM
plete stop to the Kr-Klux outrages that have done
so much to mar its fair fame.
The inscriptions found on Easter Island,
which have been supposed 20 present traces OF
the lost tribes Of Israel, have been decphered By
Professor Huxley, who finds In them Impressions
from moulds used by the Polynesians in printing
patterns on the tapa cloth, the ancient drcs; OF
Tahiti.
Cincinnati has its theatrical troubles. On
a recent evening, as the Lingard troupe, then
playing there, were supping, Mr.. Aloertson, re-
cent English Improvisation, insulted Miss DlcKy
Liugard, aud she left the table In tears. William
Horace went for the youngster and put an iliumi
mated title.page on him, after which he dismissed
him from his service, with choic. collection OF
epithets more forclble than elegant
"A curious lawsuit has Just been commenced
In Illinois, against the Belleyile and Southern I'LL
nois Railroad. lady who was shortly expect
ing IN addi ion her family was travelling on it,
and was SO jos,led and troubled by the roughneSs
eor the road that the event occurred much sooner
than had beea expected. In the suit which she
has brought against the company she lays the
damages at $4,000.
"A recent inquest in London affords remark
able Illustration OF the lengths to which vanity
will carry woman. a domestic servant died sud-
denly. The doctor could not account for the
death, and made q poSt.n,ortena examination,
which showed that the stomach had bcea reduced
to the size Of e baby,s, and the heart pushed out
of its proper place, through tight laclug. The
coroner, a medical man OF great experience, mad
never seen so aggravated case OF the Sort
"A correspondent sends Us the following ac-
count OF remarkable spring in Texas: about
sixty miles north OF Galena near the Town OF
Liberty, there Is spring, the water OF which IS
quite acid, resembling lemonade, and those WHO
taste 1t like it so much that they drink 1t almost
immoderately. When you feel hot, 1t Is quite de-
icious; and under any circumstances, whether
you are hot or cold, the drinking OF It produces
persplratIon, with no unpleasant effects alter
ward. The spring has no apparent outlet OF Inlet.
1t is probably sixty feet wide, and 1t is covered
with white froth or foam which upon close eA-
animation appears like cream ot tartar on a wine
cask. It kills insects, worms. and other small
animals that come near and use II. NO fSh or
other evidence OF life is seen within It's waters"
New York Is in e:stac!es over its uuwonted
treat Of sleghing. and the papers give lively ac-
counts OF The brilliant scene on the Harlem Lane,
the Park and other resorts OF the stunning turn
outs. Among those attracting most attention on
Tuesday were Bonner, who enjoyed quiet drive
after Peerless. When he let tho mare out. as he
did occasionally, there was no use in the boys
shouting ''houp la" or anything else; they soon
had an opportunity Of gazing at he lnu fled figure
OF the celebrated driver a. he whIrled away in q
cloud Of snow. Colonel James Fisk Jr., had out his
fourth haud sleigh, with falling top. which was
built for him by Wood rothers, and which has
equipments for eight horses. The coloners "a
NOUS ponies looked we'll, and seemed to enjoy the
-ypors as much as their handsome owner. The
gold bells on the horses cost 500. Jay Could was
ont with his famous ST. Louis team, hltched 10 a
handsome Portland sleigh. Helmoold drove
gorgeous team OF dve horses, two to the po'H md
three tandem The sports OF the Lane had SAD
interruption n terrible accident to James wat
son, the county auditor, who was driving mag
nifcent span, when another driver caressly COLL
ded with MIN, aud Mr.. Watson was thrown under
the horses feet receiving probably fatal injuries
tOne Of Mr.. watson's mares, valued at $4,000,
was Killed by the collision.
freddy, the Blacksmith" whose fatal shoot
Ing OF Jim Haggerty our New York telegrams de-