The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-22
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAT.

uplands 1885,; sales 2SoO bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
9ad.; sales IL 900 bales.
The New York Tribune nomnates oswald
Ottendorfer, the German leader in the reform
Democracy OF that city, to the mayorally.
United States Senator Carl Schurz, OF Mis-
souri,. is in New York, and will lecture there,
it is stated, on civil service reform, this week.
Mrs. Laura Fair, during her Imprisonment
for the murder of Judge Crittenden, Of Cali
fcrnia, has dramatized Owen Meredith's poem,
Lucille"
The Norfolk VrgiCian considers tnat IL
has enriched our language with another WORD
when it calls Governor Scott, of South Caro-
lima, ''Tweedite."
.-ODonoyan Rosa Intends to contest
Tweed's election as senator from the Fourth
District OF New York City, on account o. bal
lot-box stufing, repeating, and The intini-
dating of voters by armed ruft1an5.
The Chinese residents Of Sacramento have
petitioned the board Of trustees TO allow them
the privilege of holding their annual exorcis-
tic ceremonies, and to construct frame build
ing in which they may be observed. Their ap-
plicalion was granted.
The Lexington Gazette says that the cnape
of Washington and Lee University will soon
receive large and costly organ, now being
constructed In New York, as an Offering to the
memory of General Lee, from certain ladies oi
Texas.
The New York Tribune complains that
one of the scenes at the Academy OF Music.
in that city Is made to do duty for the Ker-
messe. tor Richmond Fair. for Scotch VII
lage, for the suburbs OF Seville. for the Nile'
the Rhine, the scheldt and the Mississippi.
The creeping baby is the latest Invention
in the wsy of q mechanical toy. It Is moved
by clock-work, and initiates live baby, NOV
ing on its hands and knees in the most anus
ing manner. Nothing better adapted to please
the little folks has been brought out for long
time.
-Bnenos Ayres advlces TO October lst, via
Brazil, are to the effect that Congress mad
passed the law authorizing construction OF the
Tennman railwsy (three hundred and thirty
seven miles) on the narrow.gauge system, at
cost of eight and halt million hard dollars,
instead Of fourteen millions, as contemplated
when making the recent loan in London.
On some Of the best managed European
railways electricity is more and more taking
the place Of human watchtulness and the Or"
dlnary interventlons Of machinery. For ex-
ample. on several lines there are contrivanees
by which the passing of train Is automati-
cally announced to neighboring stations. The
cars pass over connecting wires, and thetrain
ecords itself before and behind, so that It's
progress and appearance are alike indicated
The workingmen Of Great Britain have
organized committee for promoting the
separation of Church and State. In their ad-
dress to the working classes, this committee
declares: /. That religion Is matter OF con-
science, with which the State has no right 10
Interfere. 2. That the establishment In Eng
land has failed as badly as in Ireland, and the
one has no more right to exist than the other.
8. 1t is expensive, obstructive, aud source OF
national weakness.
Prussia believes that her sholdiers should
be as well acquainted with the art Of onstruc-
ton as they are with that Of destruction.
Since 1869 number of her troops have been
detailed for instruction In the art of building
and managing railroads. During her recent
military man9uvrss railroad line nVe miles
In length was built and in use ten days after
. It was begun. for the transporton OF troops.
Just think of transporting troops from one
part OF a battle ielt 10 another by means OF
railroad constructed entirely while the work
men were ''under fire.
"A Pt,sburg dispatch records the marriage
BY proxy, in that city, on Saturday last, OF
Ferdinand de Guinnez, Spanish Charge dAf'
faires at Rome, and Miss Lelie Addison. The
bridegroom was represented by a. substitute,
the late Prime Minister, avaiiing himself OF q
privilege granted under a law Of the church,
having appointed brother of the bride to
represent him. 1t is stated that this is the first
ceremony Of the kind ever performed in this
country, although not uncommon in Europe.
The lady sails for Europe in few days.
A Washington dispatch says: Since the
Republican victories in the tall elections
some of the leading members of the party
who have visited Washington state that o
growing feeling is evident that Ithe party can
elect most any one for President, and that the
necessity of renominating Grant is no longer
discussed. The advocates of the one-term
principle nave taken lIesl Coul aSo i.o'i tneSe
facts, and the friends OF Secretary Boutwell,
intend to make his name more prominent, so
that it will at least go before the convention.
Within q day or two some of the passive
Democrats" announce that movement is on
foot by the Conservative Republicans to nomi-
nate CHARLES Francis Adams or Senator Trum-
bull as candidate for President"
The New York papers of Saturday report
the resignation OF Rev. Mr.. Ever, of Christ
Church, tEpiscopal,l in that city, upon the
ground OF dissatisfaction among the congrega.
ton with a state OF facts which is stated as
follows by the Commercial Advertiser: at
has been proved, and admitted by DR.. Ever,
that eight ladies have been accustomed to
come to daily confessional. This has been kept
q secret An ex-vestrvman first made affidavit
that his wife, a beautiful woman, had been in
the habit of making daily confessions to DR..
Ever, and one OF the names of the other ladies
came out Many laymen were fearlully indg-
pant, and iu fact the whole church was thrown
inio state of CONSERVATION and alarm.'
= "A cable dispatch announces the sailing
from Ensland, on Saturday, OF the first Roman
Catholic IN SIS on ever dispatched IRON England