The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-13
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MONDAY, MARCH 1s, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cold closed i'd New York, on Saturday, at
1ltal14.
Cotton closed quiet and unchanged; up
lands 142, Orleans ISL cents; sales 1900 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed dull; uplands
It'd, Orleans 7sd; sales 10000 bales.
1t is stated that Tennyson will write an
epithalamum on the occasion of the marriage
of the Marquis OF sLorne and the Princess
Louise.
-Hark Harrison, the Wiscon.in artist, has
sold his painting of the Yosemite Valley to o
gentleman in New York city, for the sum OF
.$500O
Something Of the old activity Is manifest
1np itself in Alsace The Industrial establish
ments of the province have resumed work.
They. are now working every day, and in many
places every night.
"A New York letter speaking OF the I'M
movement of freights at that port says: ''The
any or sixty North German vessels, which
were laid up ip port during the war, have
nearly all sailed for home, and the market, to
that extent, experiences decided relief"
One of the results of the Emperor Will
liam's residence at Versailles, during the siege
of Paris, is that he has takena dislike to his
own summer palace at Potsdam, and now pro-
poses to pull it down and build one In It's place
similar to that Of Versailles.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: lone OF
the ablest earpet-bag judges, having the full
confidence of the Radicals OF North Carolina,
is eminently qualified for the criminal depart
ment, having served four and half years Ia
the Ohio State Prison for burglary"
Bismarck Is said to have kept complete
diary of all public events and bis personal re-
Iatlon thereto, for the last thirty years, and he
intends to prepare, as soon as the continental
troubles are over, history of his own times.
He Is q clear, terse and forcible writer, and
his style is well adapted to such work.
General Beauregard's only son has gone to
the West, and the Mobile Register compliments
him highly forit, saying THAT he realizes that
there are no longer such opportunities for get
ting on in New Orleans, his native city, as
there formerly.were, aud thac he proposes to
establish himself In Kansas City, Mo-, and, un-
tded, make bis way IN the world.
The Legislature of Mississippi proposes to
pay the repudiated debt of that State, andre
store her to her long forfeited place among
solvent, debtpaylng Commonwealths. The
twelve millions Of bonds, principal ana inter-
est, will amount on July l, 1871, to $50 AZ, 900,
and interest on the unpaid coupons will make
the total Indictment OF the State on ths ac-
count something more than thirty millions.
The comptroller of the currency has pre-
pared.a circular to the national banks stating
that the Secretary Of the Treasury will receive
subscriptions for the new loan from the banks
which have $40 bonds deposited in Ae Treas
ury as security for their circulating r ,.es, and
accept such bonds in exchl 2ge for bonds Of
the new issue, and that In lieu of the cash pay
ments of two per cent. required from ordinary
subscribers, he will accepta an order for the sur
render of the $40 bonds upon the deposit OF
the new five per cents In their place.
Few eminent Frenchmen have done more
to Involve France in WAR with Germany, and
suffered more severely in consequence, than
Emile de Girardin. For calling upon the CON-
mander of Paris 10 let loose upon the German
soldiers the wild beasts of the Jardin des
Plantes aud calling William the First fool,
blood.thirsty monster, apd The modern Attila,
Girardin has been indicted In Baden, and his
beautiful villa at Baden-Baden has been seized
by the authorities. His three houses in the
suburbs of Paris were destroyed during the
siege, and the circulation of hi paper-La
Llberte-has dwindled down to few thou.
sand copies.
"A Washington letter Of Friday says: 1.-THE
President has again been importuued to-day
by senator's and members to know If he in
tends to send a message in on Monday which
will prolong the session, and has replied that.
If he had any assurance that bill could be
passed through the House to SUPPRESS disorder
In the South, he would send in one; but having
been advised by leading Radical members Of
the House that there is no prospect. he adds
that he Is disposed TO hesitate about sending
such message, but prs.~rs to let Congress
take the responsibility OF acting on the special
committees report on Southern outrages. He
>Intimates, however, that he will certainly
send message to Congress OF q character that
will not prolong the session.
The London Echo relates tha. when Gen.
eral Faidherbe, the commander OF the French
army of he north, was Governor OF the Col
ony OF Senegal, he was greatly harassed by
the continual attacks Of one of the African
chiefs, whom he at last reduced to suujecliou,
and compelled to give hostages for his future
tranquility. The chief, as proof OF his faith,
gave up his son and his daughter. The Cen
"eral, touched by this mark of confidence,
treated;his captives with every attention, and
provided for them the best education the col