The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-23
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2a. 1871,
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There were no gold or cotton markets
held in New York yesterday.
in Liverpool, at noon yesterday, cotton was
teadiug down in consequence Of large receipts
uplands 7xd, Orleans 7Nd; sales $1,000 bales
There are at present thirty-one theatres IN
Berlin.
The hog crop OF the West for this season is es
timated 1T 100000.
William @. Gibbs, Govenorof OF Rhode Island
from 1921 to 1924 is dead, aged elghty-four.
General Arnold Ezey. OF the Confederate ser
vice. Is dead,
The committee of New York nave transmitted
q credit OF 10000 for the relief OF suffering
France.
The Presidents order to the c0mmsGiant at
Little Rock forbids the use OF troops in aid OF
either party. They are simply to enforce order
At the raising OF the siege the street convey
ances at Paris had been reduced n 300 cabs, 500
onnibuses, and about 100 private carriages.
New York iaments the number OF unoecuped
houses to be found In irs streets, and landlords
zloomiIy anticipate reduction OF from Is TO 20
per cent. in tho rents. Trade s very dull there
Senssor Revela has Saved enough from his
$4,000 salary, added to Sis former economizing
from church management, to purchase $50, 900
plantation.
Seven Scottish fremen on the steamship
Ismai at New York, were sufocated yesterday
from burning charcoal. Five Of them are dead,
and there Is little hope for the others.
.opotna ond fOO Freight cara loaded
with horses, sheep, hogs and meat, went through
bridge fourteen miles east OF S:eubenVille, Ohio,
on the Pan Handle Road. Three men were injured.
No guns were dred at Berlin In celebration
OF the fall OF Paris. 1t Is said that this by the
express order of the Emperor William who for
warded telegram directing that the salute
should be deferred till the conclusion Of peace.
Queen Victoria has developed curious philo
logical tendency In decreeing, through the Court
Journal, that the name OF her daughter, the Pcin
cess Helena, must be pronounced Helena, in
stead Of Helena. II her Majesty were conversant
with Greek, she would know that it should be
pronounced as II spels Helena.
"A hurricane on Friday night, 18th instant.
destroyed or demolished most OF the buildings at
Helena, Arkansas, and inflicted severe damage
on Pocahontas aud IuSa, Miss. At Helena,
widow named Stewart was fatally injured, aud
her little son was instantly killed. The loss at
Helena Is estimated at S75,Ced to S10G,00o.
"A large number Of French prisoners conaned
In fort at BarsbecS tunnelled theit way out ull-
der the wall, but unfortunately tunnellea into
the fosse that surrounds the for. The result was
that the water poured in on them through the
:aperture, and they were in imminent danger Of
sguaTds to their rescue.
Dreadful are the sufrerings Of the sick and
wounded French prisoners whom the Prussians
have permitted TO make their way, as best they
can, to their homes. They are wholly democrat
lied, and, with wan and ghastly looks give inco.
herent answers to the simplestque tions Long
suffering, hunger, home sickness, want Of news
from home, and despair have made them almost
lunatics. The Gaseous especially. arc nearly all
absolutely insane.
The wharfage charges at New York city, it Is
stated, have gone on gradually increasing until
they are now so cNorbitant that ship owners are
compelled 10 resort to Jersey City, Il boken,
Hunters Point and other PAGES in New York har
Dor. At the latter places, also, the charges are
going up, aud application hos recently BEEN made
to the New York Legislature to pass laws regua''
ting wharfage rates. As q reason for this mea
sure, it Is asserted that statistics show that the
share OF the foreign commerce falling To New
York has steadily declined.
M. Jules Grevy, the newly.elected president
OF the French National Assembly, Is moderate
Republican in politics. He was born In the DE.
partnent OF Jura, In 1870 and is lawyer BY pro-
fession. From early manhood he tsroused the
cause of Republican ism, and took an active part
In the revolutions Of 1850 and ls4S. At the time
OF the breaking out OF the war, lie was q member
OF the Corps LeSslatlr, anu was distinguished for
his opposition TO the Bonapartes. He Is only
luke-warm friend OF the Orleans party. H. seems
to orepreSentin his person the Idea OF republic
modelled after that OF Switzerland.
"A Washington letter to the Baltimore sun
says: "It is pretty evident that the required two
thirds OF the Republican senator's do not intend to
vote for the removal Of the political disabilities OF
Senator elect Vance, OF North Cafolina, though
ieadiag members OF the party In both houses are
willing TO vote ior him. Their good in;e tion
however, will be defeated by delay, anil by the
efforts which Senator Abbott Is making to secure
the seat to which Governor Vance was elected
Mr. Abtott's claim is that he received tue hishes
number OF votes cast Tor an eligible candidate
and, therefore, ought TO be, seated. In This mou
strous claim he has; the support orRepuolican
,senators, though, it is believed, not sut1cient
,number to avail anything"
"A Memphis letter to the Cine nnati CONNER
Gial says: jefferson Davlshas taken up his per-
manen abode in :hls city, after drifting around
at hap.hazard for the first few yeais after tile
war. He has rooms at the Peabody Ho'el, where
he transacts the business devolving upon hilu as
president not of the Confederate States, but OF
the south Carolina Insurance Company lie re.
celves salary five thousand dol ars year. but
mo great amuunt OF work farls to his lot. His
name Is what the Insurance company wanted
more than his business capacities. Mr.. Davis Is
remarkably rescrvei concerning the Condition
OF the country 1t Is useless to mention politics