The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-10
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871.
NEWS OF THE. DAP.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871.
K.Ws OF THE DAY.
Cold at New York yesterday closed at liz.
1.-The New York c5ttod market closed STRONG;
sales $500 bales, at 14xc. -.
AT Liverpool noon. cotton was steadser; up
lands 7xd; Orleans 7Kd. and closed steady at TX
a7Xd; sales 14oo bales. :,
50 much Ice has been stored away In New
England this season that the Ice dealers there
fear the pilce, Will be 30 low that they WIN lose
neasiys -.
"A large bequest OF 100000 has recently been
let to the American Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals by Louis Bonard, French
,gantleman residing In New York.
The new plan OF keeping the resdfassrecm pt
the Mercantile Library open on -Sundaysin-cin-
cinnati has operated 80 satisfactorily. mat the
school board OF 4tnst city has voted, 70 tom to
open the public library also on Sundays
--Disraelii is reported to have said that ne m
tends towrite three more novels, aud then re-
tire rrom the aeld Of authosship.. They win al be
political i i sonieotnred, and one q them VIII
asssinpt to show yhat England pgstda 70 retain
haf prestige. 80. .s.-r,., s-.-..
Another line ot steamships is soon 70 begin
itstrips between Germaay and New York. They
VIII run Eom the Pomeranian port OF Stettin, on
a tha0der, and Wn sbe appropriately named the
Baltic Lloyds The hrnsT steamship will leave
.Stestin some time next month.
TSseqeral BraxtoA Bragg has brought. suit In the
UIited States circuit Court agsthst parties who
livatn France, for possession of his old Green
wood plantation; Claiming 900 'dansges for
destruction OF Yfopefty, andaalso for nve hundred
srd.efehtysseven shares, each for~$1o6, Of stock
In'the Citizens, Bank OF Louisiana.
EA'New YORK letter says! Forrest, who has
dragged through miserable engagement. threw
up the sponge In disgust Monday. he was to play
.Spartscus antiJaek Gade the present and coming
week, but business ana support were so poor, the
olIhero gathered the robes q Richelieu about him,
shook the hoary locks OF Lear as his enomies, and
LEFT the theatre OF hs last discontinue sthe
Theatre. Franchise, Fourteenth street, Y -
,-YaeAcrew steamer Egypt, recently launched
ON the Mersey, it Is stated, Is the largest vessel
anoat with the exception Of the Great Eastern.
TheEsyptts 44o feetfn extreme length, aud 4s5
f6et long "a the load line.- sh61s a. feet beam,
and the depth ofhold IS SO feet, with 8 measure /
mssne Of $3.50 tons: tEae engines are cspable Of
working up t6 $500 horse POWER, and II is anticI
mated will driye the vessel at speed or knots
an hour during ordinary weather.
s4s.one sim q What some people are pleased
tocak..prcgfess, y we mss mention that amefk
Der OF the English Parliament is said to be about
torbrfdg tr,6 to legsaze marriages for lrmi.
ted period, and that Mr. Mohcure D. Conway has
printed In London a book, in whtca he argues
that marriages SHOULD be tecmina abie at any time.
Marriage according this gentleman, is hered-
4tary monastic morality, '.snd also a grim Idol
about whom nearly all our social superstitlons
are intreBehed with his blood d-reekng 'altat's
SIX immense steamers are being constructed
at Belfast, which VIII constitute anew line be- |
tween New York and. Liverpool. The pioneer,
the Oceanic Is nearly finished. She is 44O feet in
length d-built mainly. OF iron, with engines Of
5000 horse power, capacity Of 5000 tons burden.
The engines are the most powerful ever used In
the merchant service. her screw Is foar:baaded
and of STEEL The Oceanic .is built to carry Do
cabin and 1000 steersge passengers, q number
that In SO large vessel Will nud ample room.
"A very inauspicious condition Of affairs for
the hotel proprietors Of New York is satd toexist
at present. Hopes OF brisk SEASON, that had
been founded on the predicted business revival
OF the past fall and winter seasons, hsge proved
fallacions, and the majority OF the hotels are do
ing 30 little business thatthe prospective RESULT
not cheerful. The Metropolitan Hotel has been
sold. The New York Rotei will be. soon pulled
down to make place for new ssruetnre- The
Everett House has been sold out atauctton, while
the Asror House, the Grand and Grand Central.
and the St. Nicholas Hotels are doing very poorly
indeed. Dallness in tradeis the cause OF: this |
stagnation In. the hotel business
( LAlettef dated Februarysth,. ISf1,- from. Com.
manler Thomas O. .Salfrdgete q private gentle
man, in reference to the -Dsrien ship Espal, says
he Is quite sangutne that he has found q. practi-
cable and profitable route for "a caoah, After
briefly describing ther routes from the Atlantic
and fromsthe P1cr6 to ths-centfal ridge, he says
that he crossed the watershed ss o height of.not
more than 500 feet5th basesan srough esttmate,
not being over ,fhileand a half wide and being
ITO feel above the. level of the sea. Heasserts |
that there Is plenty Of warer for q lock canal, (
though his prelsrenoe isioya through cut. unless
the estimate reaches too high fl1ure. The fcan-
dation OF the hills, he says s-ca1nposed Of easily
worked trap, .s,:s = ,.ssa,
Peter Cooper. ESQ, the widely known phifan- |
thropist or New York CITY. on-February 18th, nav-
ing that day completed his elehtteth year, made |
a donation OF 100000 to the "Cooper Unien," |
benevolent Institution established By him several
years ago., The trustees are requested to keep |
the fund securely invesred and to use oae-half OF
the interest arising therefrom for the formation 4
OF i srererence aud lending library, fGr the use OF
all classics ei working, men and mechanics Of New
York ottr. me other half Of the iuterest can be
used Ter any. purpose which the trustees believe
uIn moie eaeomsDy promotetke hiphesk good Of
the Cooper Union. Mr.. Cooper iureher authorizes
the trustees to draw on him OF bis representa-
ttves for the further sum 200 as soon as the
trustees can wisely use hishmount In the forma-
tion and arrangement OF the worsing mems Il.
brary.
Mrs. Elizabeth oady stanton Writes to Mcs.