The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-04
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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in Liverpool cotton closed dull uplands
93d., Orleans 9ld.; sales $4,000 bales.
Gold is at present quoted at two per cent.
premium in France.
Chicago is to have new law court to set
tie disputed land titles arising in consequence
of the recent fire.
The capital employed in the wine trade Oh
France Is $3.50, 900, 900, while that embarked In
the cotton trade is but S40,OOO,O00.
The Massachusetts mills have seat an
agent to Hong Kong 10 employ coolies for
operatives. A cargo Of them is expected at
Salem.
Russia has new mitrailleur, invented by
General Gorloff, which kills men twice as fast
and twice as tar as the French affair killed
them.
The nail manufacturers of the Atlantic
States have decided to advance prices fifteen
per cent, in consequence Of the loss OF 100, 600
kegs by the Chicago fire.
Eugene declined oil public honors while
travelling in Spain. She replied to King
Amadeus's proffer of civilities by saying that
she returned to Spain as an unfortunate
woman, anxious to see once more the land OF
her birth, where she had been so happy.
"A good instarce Of "sharp practice" Is that
of o man in Ohio, who was acquitted OF muir
der on plea of insanity. He had secured his
lawyers by giving them mortgage on his
farm, but now repudiates the mortgage on the
ground that he was insane when he made 1t,
according to the showing Of these same law
yers.
The fortune of the Princess de Metternlch
between whom and her husband, Prince de
Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador to
France, divorce ls now pendlng-ls appraised
at sixteen million forms. The Princes own
fortune, which was very large, Is nearly all
gone, it having mostly been spent during
his twelve years. residence In Paris as Aus
trIan Ambassador under the Empire. A great
part oft was expended in the lavish proiusion
of the Princess de Metternich while seeking
to rival the Empress Eugene as leader ct
fashions in the French capital.
-Phosphorescence in animals, and espec-
ally in fish, 1t is stated, Is due 10 the slow oxl-
dation of the fat which is always found to DO
present when this phenomenon Is observed.
In the case Of fish, the oxygen Of the atmos-
phere very readily penetrates the skin, and
actssupon the subcuaneous fatty tissues. The
phenomenon, 1t Is stated, is promoted by plac-
ing the phosphorescent substance In oxygen,
but Is entirely arrested by placing it In car
bonic acid fresh water, alcohol, or any solu-
tlon not containing oxygen. Immediately
after death the phosphores cence usually COM
mences, and continues until decomposition sets
in with the dsengagement of ammonia, when
1t Immediately ceases.
The following, dated October 9th, is o
translation OF information received at the Navy
Department from DR.. a. Peterman, OF Golha:
"The telegram dated October 3, 1871, which
announces the return OF Captain Weyprecht
and Lieutenant Payer, OF the Austrian army,
states that in The month oi September an open
sea was found from AZ degrees to GO degrees
east of Greenwich, to the northward OF 70 de-
grees north latitude. The northernmost point
reached was 70 degrees north. On the mer-
dian 4s degrees east was found the most favor
able state OF ice towards the north pole, with
a probable connection with the open sea north
of Siberia towards the east. This appears 10
be the most favorable route towards the north
pole"
The National Zeitung," In commenting
upon the growth of Berlin, says, that except
ing the cities OF North America, no other me-
tropolls of Europe has progressed In anything
like the same proportion as the chief city of
Prussia. In 1870 Paris held population OF
800, 900 inhabitants, while Berlin at the same
period had about 100000, having Increased
from 20, ,0c0 souls in thu century which elapsed
since 1890. From the population of
Berlin rose only from $4,000 to $4,000, but
in the next twenty years 1t amounted 10 3s0,-
600. Had the population continued 10 aug
ment in the same ratio from 1851 to 1871, Ber-
lin would now contain 630, 900 persons, but 1t
was shown By the census OF 1864 that at that
date the population had risen to G32,000, and
in 1867, although war had interviewed, IL was
found to be 100000. The National Zstuns"
argues that the immense influx Of peop'e and
the natural increase OF the population will, in
all reasonable probability, give 800, 600 inhabi-
tants for Berlin when the census returns OF
1871 are added up. 1t is also contended that
Berlin will exhibit still more extraordinary
increase during the next ten years, after it
has become the capital of the new German
Empire.
KAISER Williams speech at the opening Of
the Reichstag, as appears from the iull text
thereof was unexceptioEable In res. ect to one
important point, namely, brerity. In the few
words which he allowed himself, he touched
upon only the more important topics, and his
R.ghness was dutifuly cheered both at his en-
trance and exit. In regard to the budget, he
hoped that the Reichstsg would be able TO re-
lieve the Federal States from their former
pecuniary advances, by the employment of a
portion Of the means secured by the war. He
thought that the time had arrived Tor laying
the foundation of q new organization OF the
coinage, and for securing line Of railway
connection between Germany and Italy. The
policy which had been adopted respecting The
evacuation OF the occupied departments was
defined, and the Imperial desire 10 make the
new German empire "a reliable shield of
peace" vas expressed. The Emperor then al
luded to the reconciliation with Austria, and
characterized the friendly relations existing
between the two nations as beirg OF such a
kind that stheir reality shall be undoubled in
the public opinion of every county" That
this was so, he affirmed, was specially pleas
ing TO his heart. anu with hi3 hand upon his