The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-29
Tbe GbafleSto,t 9ems.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1871.
VIEWS OF THE DIY.

Gold at New York closed at 145al4s.
The New York cotton market closed firm;
uplands 1916; sales 1857 bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
slassd, Orleans siasld; sales $4,000 bales.
English sparrows are now getting to be
very numerous in the large cities OF this
country,
The Democratic Governor Parker, OF Now
Jersey, means to declare himself in favor oi
the ''new departure"
The late Edward Everetts sister and John
C. Breckinridge's cousin are said 10 be living
az sisters of charity in New Orleans.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Sun says it has learned
that the Pennsylvania Central Railroad has
leased the Atlanta and West Point Road.
-Ameetlng Of Italians was held in New
FORK, Sunday. to make arrangements for The
formation OF an italian immigration bureau.
Captain Luther Libby, whose storeheuse
during the war became notorious as Libby
Prison." died recently in New Kent County,
Virginia.
-Bulwer says poverty is only an idea, in
nine cases out of len, and that there Is really
more happiness among the working men in
the world than among those who are called
rich.
The premium of 100000 to be given by
New York State for the best method of propel-
ling canal boats, is to be held open for compe-
tition by inventors until the close Of the year
1872.
rufianism was developed at a
boat race rowed by women on Harlem River,
abreast of New York City, on the 25th instant
The contestants and their friends mutually
s.fouled,n shrieked and swore.
An employees Of Lowell corporations who
refuse to be vaccinated are promptly dis
charged, the mills having had 10 be run with
more tnan one.fourth less than the usual COM
plemeIt of help on account of the injection.
The same scarcity prevails in Fall River, Law
renee and other centres Of .sEtile manaiac-
lures. f.,-- ""
The New York Tribune says: "The yell
low fever exists at New Orleans In malignant
form. There is hardly a question OF tnis,
though the New Orleans papers deny 1t, and
the board Of health of that city conceal the
presence Of the epidemic. The news Of the
existence of the yellow fever in New Orleans
as adj epidemic was sent to New York by
lady, whose son is travelling agent for large
business house here. The information had
been obtained by the lady from her family
physician, prominent member OF the board
.ofhealth. She entertained from him that the
board of health had discussed the propriety OF
making the matter public; that one of the
members had advocated the publication Of the
fact that the disease existed In order that the
people In other sections of the country might
be warned of the danger, and enabled to take
such precautionary measures as they deemed
advisable, and that the opponents Of this policy
based their claim to have the matter kept
secretion the ground that any excitement re-
sulting from the matter, becoming known,
would be detrimental to business interests,
Diamonds continue to be rumps In South
Africa, and correspondents write home the
most dazzling descriptions Of the riches that
are waiting to be gathered up on these far-off
coasts. The Cape Standard says that the dis
coveries are now simply enormous. Steam
engines are now used for sitting cart, to get
the precious stones, and, II seems, With sue
cess. gentleman writes from Du Ttil's Pan
that he sees newly -fonnd diamonds of from
twenty to sixty carats every day. at one
place some men bought claim Tor
five hundred dollars and In less than
O month took out of it slxt three
stones, including some OF fifteen carats
and over. poor man came out froa Eng
land with barely money enough to he p him q
fortnight. In three months he went home
worth a quarter Of a million Of dollars
Another correspondent writes that he is' pur-
chasing all the stones he can f1d for the
American market. There are abo:t twenty
diamond merchants on the field now, and
there is no difficulty in the miners selling their
ssfnds" at good price on the spot. Already
they have bowlins-alleys, markets, &C., and
co6Dany Is abont to Introduce system OF
water-pipes in the various farms" This
reads like description of Ell Dorado, and the
only danger Is that the ardent imaginations OF
the lucky fellows may indirectly lead many
hundreds OF less fortunate ones to rrin.
The London press continues to discuss the
aspect OF the Continental situation. The Times
considers 1t unquestionabie that there may yet
be chance for the Bonapartes, but regards
the action Of the church and the decline OF
military prestige in France as VI avorable
omens for Napoleon. A correspondent de-
scribes the Imperial meeting at salzburg, and
afirms that the result was not so great as
imaginative people have Supposed it, and yet
enough.Sas done to guarantee common poll
cy for the future, and this without making
formal alliance, offensive or defensive. King
Amadeus seems to have made successful
thing ont of his royal tour. His pro-
gress has been attended with enthusiastic
popular demonstrations; but on one occasion
he had to submit to hnmiliating snubbing.
administered by the bishop and clergy Of
Valencia. Prince Napoleon's new pamphlet,
according 10 the London Echo, is useful con-
tribulion TO the secret history Of the recent
war. II shows Denmark TO have been The first
aDdItaly the last hope of the French Emperor.
The Echo also gives an interesting sketch OF
the Communist refugees'in London. Their
"club-room' is within bow shot Of Oxford
street, and therc,i they peet-doctors, editors,
students, traoesmen, all under The same ban
converse with teverish enthusiasm, and drink
deep toasts to Universal Fraternity. One
plays, another recies Barbler's burning
themes, or sings tender. old French love songs,
while others hurl eccentric diatribes at la Re