The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-16
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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gold closed in New York yesterday at liz
alls.
Cotton closed strong in New York at I6
cents; sales 1915 bales.
Cotton closed In Liverpool active; up
ands 7ld; Orleans I'D; sales l4,sOo bales.
EAmusements usually begin at P. III. in
Germany.
Barney Williams has contributed $500 to
the new Catholic Cathedral In New York.
Gladstone Is reported to beln straitened
financial circumstances, through living be-
-yond his means.
-Tennyson, the poet, is said to have dis
ease of the, eyes, and it is feared he Will be-
come blind.
Poor old Mrs. Busque, the only lacy In
Paris. who at her restaurant furnished genuine
Yankee pumpkin pies. gingerbread, buck
wheat cakes and slapjacks, and hence was
popular among the Americans, died February
10. The attaches of the American Legation
attended her funeral.
The Taylor will case in New York has
been decided at last. The decision afiirms the
genuineness of the disputed will, and is fave
rable to Mrs. Taylor and adverse to Mrs. How
land, the grand daughter of the deceased, who
disputed the legality Of the document. The
amount of property involved Is over l,oa0, ,ooe.
I, There were 634, ,346 French prisoners in
Germany, Switzerland and Belgium at the
conclusion OF peace. and twenty-three great
battles and hfty-one important fights were
fought during the whdie-war. ofsleges there
were twenty-five. Number of dead on both
sides about 100, 900 men, besides 200 o09 woun-
ded. The bloodlest battles were fought at
Mars Ia Tour and Gravelotte. The former is,
next to Eilau and Borodino, the bloodiest day
ofthis century.
Much of the European travel from York
York at. present is composed of Germans, who
are going home, now that the war Is over, to
visit the Fatherland. The Rhein, which sailed
Saturday for Bremen, has about 100 In the cab;
in, nearly all of them of that nationality. The
City Of Antwerp, for Liverpool, likewise has
many of the same class, and the Steamers to
leave this week have few besides Teutonic
names on their books thus far.
"A New York letter says: "a new move
ment is now spoken of here among the Pres
byterians, which may call to New York shin
ing light Of their church. There are seVeral
wealthy gentlemen ia this city who are strong
lsIeavened with kind feelings lF the South,
and realizing the success of DR.. Deems's'efort
among his Methodlsts, desire also to establish
a congregation that will represent the South
ern Presbyterian Church. These wish to call
DIR. Palmer, of New Orleans, to this city. He,
is Carolinlan by birth, and distins uished
throughout the South for his eloquence. The
Presbyterian pulplts are generally very well
supported here, but DR.. Palmer's advent,would
be warmly welcomed by host of friends"
"A Washingtoa letter OF the 18th instant
ssSs: ''The San Domingo commissioners are
expected in Washington by the 25th instant,
but it is very evident that Congress does not
desire to continue the session to await their
arrival, though 1t is not improbable that the
President viii ask the Senate to remain in ses-
sion to act on treaty, provided the commits
sioners have negotiated one. The statement
In prominent administration paper that the
annexation project is considered dead, does
not find much approval In executive quarters,
where its success is regarded as even more
probable than was the removal week ago of
Mr.. Sumner from the craftsmanship of-the for
eign relations committee. The friends of the
scheme boast with great confidence that the
commission will be unanimous, and that they
win be sustained by nearly every person who
went out with the expedition, thus securing
ontside Of those officials fair and impartial
endorsement The principal opposition is ex-
pected from Messrs. Schurz and Sumner, who
are arming themselves. constantly with facts
and figures. AS heretofore frequently stated,
the policy of annexation by joint resolution
vas long since abandoned, as it Is manifest
that 1t could nos pass the House. A treaty,
therefore, which requires two-thirds of the
Senate to ratlty, will'be the process" !
The President is reported as in high glee
at his victory over Senator Summer, and his
military family are ohuckliug at what they
style the humiliation Of Mr.. Sumner before the
very eyes of the British lion whose tall he 30
recently twisted. II is the glow OF the first
hours after the combat before he feels the
wounds, and different mood must follow.
All except the little band OF fatterers about
the throne make no hesitation in forecassing
his defeat and that OF his party, while other
troubles beside the purposed Impeachment
by Mr.. Sumner crowd upon him. There is
+hat West Point affair, In VIII ch the House has
enacted that a prince of the blood must be
tried by court martial The President refuses
to appoint the court of inquiry demanded by
the act of Congress, andis indignant at the in
suit put upon his family. Commissioner VIII
son, OF the land Office, too, does not submit to
removal without telling what he knows; and 1t
must be another thorn In the Presidents Side