The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-18
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER is, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAT.

Gold closed in New York, on Saturday,
at l4al4t.
Cotton closed quiet In New York; uplands
81 cents; sales 46s bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; up
lands ssd, Orleans sId; sales Is, 900 bales.
Black silk stockings and pumps are COM
ing In at New York.
-Hoyle, the apostle Of whist under the old
dispensation, Is said to have died 'full OF years
and of honors."
John G. Breckinridge Is hard at work at
his profession in Kentucky. He finds that law
pays better than politics.
Iron ore has been found In Augusta Coun-
ty, Virginia, in sufficient quantity to supply
the wants of the State for many years.
-"Ould Nata banghaw, . hero of the Eng
lish prize ring, who had the reputation OF
being the only man who ever defeated Tom
Sayers, died at London September !.
The Prince Of Wales, 1t is asserted In GER
tain English journals, has not read book
since he left college, and declares himself
unable to keep awake over the cleverest novel
for more than five minutes. The Princess
Alexandra, on the contrary, is constant read
er. and follows with interest the literature of
the day.
w. W. Corcoran, having been rendered a
complimentary dinner by some citizens OF
Washington, re,,ies my failing vision, su-
peradded to other physical disabilities under
which l have for some time labored, will, In
conjunction with multitude Of pressing en-
gagements preparatory to my departure in a
few days for Europe, necessarily preclude my
acceptance of the honor conferred upon me"
The Petersburg, Va, cotton mills publish
a statement showing the financial operations
of the establishment for eleven months oil the
wear ending August 81. The net profit Is shown
to be equal to twenty-five per cent. on the cap.
ital stock. The company pays rent equal 10
two and half per cent. on its capital stock
The managers believe that no other cotton
manufacturing company In the United States
can make showing of profit equal 10 Its own
and invites comparison.
Another clergyman in New York, the Rev.
Mason Gallagher, announces his secession
from the Episcopal Church, and his adhesion
to the broader form Of faith set forth In the
amended Prayer.book. He occupied the pulpit
of the Rev. Mr.. Thrall, in that city, on Sunday,
the latter gentleman having gone to Chicago
to assist DR.. Cooper in the opening OF anew
Episcopal church in that city, in which the
old Prayer-book is 10 be displaced by the new.
So the Prayer.book schism bids fair to grow.
Meanwhile the ecclesiastical dispute between
Bishop whitehouse and Mr.. Cheney exrands
in Chicago and some folks have begun to talk
about the latter as the ''healhen Cheney"
which is rather bad pun.
The increase in the funded and temporary
New York City debt during the two years and
half since Mayor Hall has been in office, ac-
cording to his answer in the pending lnjunc-
ton suit, is not sixty-three millions, as charged
in the complaint, but only iorty-four millions.
Modest sum The Tribune asserts that "cer-
tain prominent bankers of that city have asso-
ciated themselves together with the determ!-
nation to ferret out, on their own account as
taxpayers, and also for the benefit of the pa
tent public, all the property, of whatever ma
ture, in the name or under the control of the
members of the ring, intending 10 put the
whole of the claims into one immense suit,
and force the thieves 10 dlsgorge their i'll
gotten gains"
Some English astronomers have OF late
made the planet Mars the object of their un-
usually careful study and inspection. and as
might be anticipated, with several very inter-
esting and curious results. The oceans are
easily distinguished hom the continents, the
former generally wearing green blue tint,
while the latter are of wel-marked reddish
hue. Al times large masses Of clouds, or what
the observers considered as such, were seen
to float over the seas and continents, cov-
ering tbese with whitish light until
after Meir passage or disappearance, the
originaf colors OF the body Of the plan
ct became again apparent. By comparing
the observations Of two different astron-
oners, taken during the same period, it
was found that certain well.known sea was
partially concealed from view by great cloud.
mass spreading over many thousand square
miles of its surface. But as the hours passed
the clouds seemed to be melting away, whelh
er by the heat of the sun or because they had
fallen in rain, it was, of course, impossible to
say. Referring these phenomena to the day
of the planet, it was ascertained that the
clouds had come up in the early forenoon and
disappeared about noon. 1t would also seem
from these observations that, as rule, the
mornings and evenings upon Mars are misty,
and that, as on earth, winter is more clordy
than summer.
The tragedy which introduced old John
Harper anew to public notice was horrible in
deed. While the owner Of Longfelow was
away with his horse, preparing to wipe out
defeat with new victories, his home at Mid