The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-05
NEWS OF THE DAP.

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NEWS OF THE DAP. :
--In New York, yesterday, cotton closed
weak but not lower; uplands l5kc; Orleans 15xc.
Gold dull at 1oHa1oH.
The Concordia cleared on Tuesday from Bos-
ton for Falmouth, England. 1t is supposed she
takes oat a cargo Of arms and war material 9es-
tined-fpr France. e-a%F
"A full bench of the Supreme Court of New
York, Judges Ingaham, Barnard and Cardosa,
on Tuesday decided that United States bonds
could not be included in personal assets In reck-
oning property for local and State taxation.
This is the style In fnueral notices in Boston
now: "Funeral services at his late residence,
street, Wednesday, at II O'Clock. Relatives
and friends invited TO attend. Burial at conve-
nience OF family"
Versailles, the present Prussiau capital, Is
now one OF the most strongly fortified positions
in the world. Since the seat OF government OF
Prussia has been removed to that town 1t has
been transformed Into fortress.
Letters from Versailles say that King William
has always expressed the greatest horror Of per-
mitting the Partisan population to starve, and
the investment OF the capital has worn upon him
more than has all the rest Of the war.
The Washington Chronicle, OF Monday, con-
tains the valediotorJ Of its late editor. Colonel
John W. Forney. The reason he assigns forfe-
firing from the Chronicle is that the expanding
interests OF his Philadelphia paper, the Press re-
quire all his attention. He makes no alpsion In
his valedictory to the President. y
- correspondent inside Paris writes to the
happy family. General Ducrot and General
Blanchard have had words. The latter, In the
course OF the dispute, said TO the former: ifyour
sword were, as long as your tongue, you would be
awonderful warrior indeed.'n
The Chicago Republican records the case Of
couple who actually desired a divorce, and prov.
ing fictitious residence Of year, got 1t. The
wife soon repented and got the decree set aside
BY exposing The fraud In the "residence,' but In
short time again changing her mind, appeared
in the same court and obtained her divorce Sec
ond time. =. >, .,.,,.,c-.
All the officers and entire crew, except six, OF
the French bark Eewyille, Penelope, from Maico
for callao, *itha cargo OF coolies, were murdered
on October 10th by the coolies, who rose en- nadSSe
air resistance The vessel was
thsff#boat one fdndred ana afty miles south OIL
the Ladrone Islands, and was navlgated into the
harbor OF Tinpack by the survivors OF the crew.
The Orspins CT New York still maintain a bold
front, and have commenced the fitting up OF one
OF their sto es. Seven factories are now pro ected
By thsm-sx to be owned exclusively BY CIlspins
and one to be open to subscriptions Of all the
trades unions. The employers are confident that
the enterprise will fail through want OF capital
and commercial experience. The employers also,
cite fourteen recent failures in the shoe trade In
Philadelphia, but no thought OF failure seems to
daunt the courage of the Crispins! number Of
manufacturers whose hands are out have had
their work done by another manufacturer, but the
work I,ngernnless the arrangement is broken up.
The SUBJECTS under cen Iteration.
There is man living IN the mountains Of
North Carolina, not more than forty miles from
Greenvtlle 8. Co. says the Tarboro' Caroliniau, who
has reached the extraordinary age Of LAB years.
At the time OF Braddock's defeat he was twenty
years old, and had wife and three children. A
gentleman at Greenville states that this man. who
has come down to rs from former generation,
has always been In moderate circumstances;
lived upon coarse vegetable diet; that he has
(, never drunk any liquid but spring water, and
bids fair TO live many years longer. He enjoys
perfect health; possesses all or manhood's at.
sributes, aud wishes to marry. BE has survived
seven wives and having lost his last one about
sixty years ago. ne now begins to feel quite lonely
The Boston Advertiser says that during the
past year the manufacture ofsboots and shoes he's
been quite successful, and the business Of 1870
3 win prove as relnunera,lve to the manufacturer
and as profitable to the workman as for any year
since the close OF the war. The increase in pro-
due:.ou has been greater than Is indicated by
the shipments from that market, rs, during the
fsu season, the demand for boot, was so urgent
that shipments were made direct from the lacto-
ries instead OF from the salesrcclas in tn city,
as fs usually the custom. Southern dealers who
have purchased largely Of brogans in former
years. have not been SO good customers, partly
owing TO the low price or cotton, but more TO
the fact that the negro population, which former
" wore those goods exclusively, are fast substi.
tuting boots and the fancy sorts OF shoes for hat
description which reminds them Of their days Of
bondage.
The annual message Of Governor Hoffman. Of
New York, which was sent to the Legislature on
Tuesday, counseis retrenc1ment In eype d,turcs |
and says the entire State debt is $32 4oa l4+ re-
ducsion of So AS, 3o4 during the year. IT recon-
mends that all the militia be armed with breech |
leaders; reaews former recommendations as TO
canals, including an appropriation for the last OF
various proIec ed methods for the use OF ste I'M;
supports guardediy some plan for an elevated |
railroadin New York; asks continuation OF the |
powers Of the commissioners to prevent the
spread OF the cast;e disease: disapproyes OF the
administration OF Feleral finances. and gives
some adyice to Secretary Boutwell,; charges shat
the Federal Government has assumed to interfere
directly, by is officers and armed forces, with
elections in New York State; arlalgus the Presl-