The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-20
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Gold att New York, yesterday, closed ct
1oxa1ox.3 .3'r&
The New York cotton market closed quiet at
15Xc; sales a4oo bales,
"A car load Of California cotton was shipped
Eastward on Wednesday.
Peter Richlngs, the veteran actor, and father
of Mrs. Caroline Rlehlngs; Bernard is dead, aged
seventy years.
"A scientific writer On hunger ventures the as
sertion that II every girl In Paris should tie her
gIrdle querter Of an inch tighter every day, the
city could hold out month longer. The tnVen-
ton OF q galganic or electrical process. by which
the now useless leather trunks could be regenera
ted and eaten In the fashion Of stewed tripe,
would add twoer three months more.
Tho severe cold sensibiy sggrasates the SUI.
ferlngs of the German troops. The poor sick and
wounded especially, Hho frequently have to ride
ands or French prisoners standing closely to.
gether, on accoanI OF wans Of rocrn, on uncover:
ed caal wagons, without warm clothing and sum,
ciert nou.tshment, sufer terribly. The number
df allstck, wounded AID prisoners in this fright.
ful war IS SO large that even With the best dispo-
sit.on It is unite Impossible to observe snch meas
ures Of humanity as would otherwise be reason
ably expected
The question how long the provlsI OF Paris
win hold out, Is every becoming Of more and
more interest. tits now aoout four months since
the city was closely invested by the Prusslans,
and as yet the1unibftants SHOW no signs OF dis.
tress ffonh hunger 1t IS noticeable, however,
that NJ Frederic Gaillardet, writing from Brussels
on the soth 81 December 70 ene Courier des Etats
Tnis; Of New York City, mentions that correspon-
fence then recently received from within the
lines nxed the duration Of the supplies at the lss
Of February, and that on intercepted letter OF
GenefaI vrnoy was reported. which confirmed the
immiaence OF famine
Under 4se heading ga Permanent Invest
ment,n the New York Post'says: "The Conreder.
ate cotton loan, fedeemabls in gold by Nj. Jsfer-
sen DghsB government ID 1853, is still bought and
sold on the Loadon stoeH exchange. There are
E2 1876 TO OF it In the London market, which cost
the subscribers about 1fnery per cent. OF It's NOM
inal yaius., Sir Henry de Houghton Is sad to
have :sss6oo0, which cos, him nearly par. Sales
we're actuaIy made during December at from
three and s-qaarters to nye per cent, closing
at tbehtghest rate. The oniX value Of the stock,
1t appears, lies In the hope Of the sanguiae ppr
chasers that the United States Will one day re-
aeemitn 80. ..L.-...,.yt ....s. "a ,..,>.,
"A dispatch from Paris stases that chrla.mas
To
ChrIstmss Of other years, with the exception that
an gaiefy and indications Of featsily were omit
ted. rEhe weather seems to grow more inclement
every day. The consumption Of wood for fire has
been given over to the AMI Qthclal
. notice has been given that the supply henceforth
viii be limited. The troops; are suffering cruelty
from the cold. Several cases Of frostote have oc-
Cured, and In consequence General Trochu has
ordered that all soldiers not emp.oye On The for
tifcations be kept within shelter 1t has been de-
clded also TO- distribute food and establish soup
Kitchens under the direction Of the Governor.
AS the railways no longer suf1ce for the. trans
PORT OF the; e;enormous reqn5 n5emeuts IN munitions,
clothes aud proYisons ofe the SIX hundred and
hfsy thousand German troops at present on
French sod, long tralasof wagons have again, be-
gun to traverse ihs roads. Trains OF one hun.
dred and nfty or two hundred two-horse wagons
repeatedly pass through Cologne bringing oats
direct ffoan Dresden and Leipsfc to the troops be-
fore Paris From Dresden TO Nancy takes for
such wssorS afouf and hsrf weeks, and from
Coaogueto Versailles ,fourteendass, sathafanout
seven weeks elapss before, lhe TRANSPORT reaches
is destination. one may Imagine che eaormous
expense Of such e transport.
Foreign mali advices bring the fpn text OF
Blsmarck's dispatch to Herr Scnweiutz, the North
German Ambassador at Vienna, relative to the
treaties arranged between the North German Con-
Federation aud the South German States, which
/, indu oed htm!te explain TO the Imperial Austro-
Hungarian ,Geyernment the standpoint which
the government Of his Majesty the King Is now
occ1pJlng In connection with the reorganization
Of Germspy... he says the South German States
shave sunply endeavored to eject the Anticipated
national closer relations with North Germany by
means 81 the Zellvefein and other mutual cove
nants. That these arrangemeL ts should result in
the present treaties and In the constitution OF q
new German federation through me sheer force OF
national sentiment, evoked by an unexpected
French attack, lay beyond the scope of human
: calculation" and concludes by hoping "that Ger.
many and Austro-Hungary will look upon each
Z other with sentiments Of mutual good will, and
, 20 nsnd-in hand In promoting the wei-oeing and
the prosperity Of 10th countries"
Georgia representatives have been ad-
mltted to their seats, but the SENATOR'S beth from
that State and 1rom North CaroiInss are still in
trouble In the case OF, the Georgia senators,
there wtAprobably. be two reports from the Sen,
ate Judiciary committee, the majority giving the
seatsto Hill and Miller, aud the minority throw
ing over the whole troop and recommending a
new caoice. 9Aflerfs not engbIe,!Eut be papes 70
have bis disabilities removed because OF ispolitt
cslpentenee. Hill Is acceptablefo the party 10
power. SBfodsettwh Is BulIock'a candidate, and