The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold was quoted in New York, on Satur-
day, at l2ja12s.
Cotton closed dull; uplands 182 cents;
sales 4Ol bales.
Right Rev. Modesto Demers, D. D., Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Vancouver Island, died at
Victoria on the 2sth ult.
Complete returns from all but six counties
in Kentucky make Leslle's majority $4,000,
and that Of the other Democratic candidates
$4,000.
-Mr. A. T. Stewart never once sat for por-
trait or photograph. Nothing Will induce him
to do 30; and q personal request from The Hon.
John Bright was politely, but firmly, refused.
Some time ago the Lecturers at Surgeons
Hail, London resolved to. admit women stu
= Ssltsst6 sheir lectures. Since that time, how
ever, they have reconsidered that decision,
and now the women will not be admitted.
King Amadeus, of Spain, is indeed sur
rounded with difficulties. He is not only un-
popular with his people, who cannot under
stand him, since he cannot speak their lam
gnage,, but having no private fortune, he Is
compelled tolive on his civil list alone.
Papa Jesse r.. Grant, according to the
Cincinnati Commercial, expresses Wiling
ness, IN view of the pressure upon him, TO re-
sign the Covington posto flee, but insists upon
naming his successor" II this privilege Is
granted him, a Mr. Miller, clerk in the office,
is represented as the favorite individual, Who
viii probably isdivide."
Mr. John Hopkins is reputed as the richest
man south Of Mason AMI Dlxon's line. He is
the largest stockholder in the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and worth ss,Ooo,00o, much OF
which he has given to endow the John Hop
kins University, on the outskirts Of Baltimore
City. He commenced life in Baltimore many
years ago as small grocer, and by industry
honesty, and perseverance, amassed his colos-
sal fortune.
"A new and timely toy has been invented
by an ingenious mechanic of New York City.
1t is miniature steamboat, the machinery OF
which, on being wound up, explodes by means
OF q spring, scattering portions of the boat
and the Iitlle men, women and children by
which it IS occupied In every direction. The
object OF this pleasing toy Is to familiarize
children early with the contingencies OF steam
boat travel. ~
"A New York letter, OF Thursday, says:
ssCotton is in something of a furry. Some Of
the bears estimate the nexe crop as high as
$3.50, 900 bales, and there is no doubt large
stock of cotton goods on hand, for which the
demand is for the moment small. But no mat
ter. With . crop even half q million bales
less than last year, Europe will pay tenpence
per pound for her share OF it, and planters
may: govern themselves accordingly. We are
down to export figures. and our stock Is being
rapidly shipped to Liverpool. The close to.
day vas rather flrmer."
The great tunnel through the Sierra Ne
vada Is TO bs FIVE miles long, nineteen feet
high, and twenty. one feet wide. Its cost is to
be es15, 600, 900. The contractor for the work,
Colonel Won Schmidt, is an engineer of some
renown, whose principal works in this coun.
try have bsen the excavation OF the famous
San Francisco Dry Dock, blasted In ledge Of
solid rock, and the demolition of Blossom
Rock, San Francisco Bay, by submarine exca-
walton and blasting. The Sierra tunnel will
permit the passage of the Central Pacific Rail-
road track and canal to supply San Francisco
with water from Lake Tahoe.
steamers are Iast superseding sailing yes
sells in cotton carrying. There are three steam
lines now employed between Europe and New
Orleans-one to Hamburg uia, Havana and
Havre; and two direct to Liverpool. The Liy.
erpool feet Is soon to be augmented by the
addition of four new vessels to one OF the
lines. They are named the Memphis, Vicks-
burg, and Mississippi. The first Is ready, the
other two are on the stocks, and the fourth is
not named, but will be afloat before the end of
the year. The departures Of this company will
be fortnightly. In addition to these, another
company has just been formed at Liverpool,
with steamer under way. The Hamburg
line employs three vessels, and the Liverpool
companies ten, which, with the five contem-
plated, will make deet of eighteen steamers
regularly plying between New Orleans and E,,-
rope. The Liverpool steamers are specially
adapted to the Mississippi trade, being OF lighl
draft, and capable of crossing the bar at any
etage Of the tide.
"A special correspondent of the New York
World writes from London, Ohio, on the 10th
instant, the following account OF the latest
scenes in the Bufenburg. .Colburn poisoning
case: "The Bufenburg poisoning case cuImi-
mated here to-day BY the arrest and bailing of
Mrs. Colburn on the charge of poisoning her
former husband. Accompanied by Mr. Col
burn her brother-in-law, Wesley Eackers, her