The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-23
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAT.

cents; sales 2925 oales.
in Liverpool cotton closed strong; uplands
saa9id, Orleans sgd; sales $4,000 bales.
At second meeting in New Orleans 10 ao-
vance The scheme of building iron oarSes LOT
river transportation, several $4,000 suoscrlp-
t,ons by Insurance companies were reported.
The Jews of Chicago have given Inc use
or one of their synagogues to the Sunday
school of St. Paul's Church until Its VesIry Is
rebuilt.
Country merchants in Alabama are hegln-
ming 10 adopt the rule OF buying no cotton IN
1ess quantities than bale-the OBJECT oeinS 10
break up petty thets Of the stapl'
The Messenger Franco-American OF Satur-
dsv publishes numerous signatures to petl-
ton. which went by the steamer Washington,
asking pardon for the Communist General
Rossel. =.
The cultivation Of tobacco is spreading in
North Carolina, especially west Of the Blue
Ridge. which regiod is found to be highly
adapted to the production OF the finer quail
ties that bring the highest prices.
"A Down-I,ast paper alluded TO an eminent
citizen as "a noble old burgher, proudly ioV-
ING his native State;" which neat little com
pliment came from the competitors hano
reading, "a nobby old burglar proving
around Ia naked state"
"A Prusslan engineer has. 1t is SAID, ln-
vented machine which will manufacture ice
without chemicals, merely by compression
and expulsion of air. machine makes Two
tons of ice per day, and the capacity can Dc
increased to twenty tons.
Bullock, defending himself from
the outcry agalnat him, denies that he mas
nro6ted to any material extent by the pecula-
tions In which he took hand. II had to wink
at the stealing around me-" he says, lana
pretend to take my share. II hadn't done
40. the knavish carpet-baggers ana scalaWags
with whom I was forced to associate would
have stolen me bodily /"
Only few days before the great fire, the
. president of one OF the largest OF the Engilsn
insurance companies (the Imperial, OF Lon
don was in Chicago, with view OF estao-
iishing an agency there, but he Was SO ln-
,,rossed with the precariousness of the silua-
tion that he declined to yield to the temptation.
II cannot do It." said he; 'you have some nne
buildings, but you have them surrounded oy
verv had ones. The first time circumstances
combine against you. your whole city Will burn
nnn This experienced underwater had hardy
time to get out OF the country before DIS pre-
dictIon was terribly verified.
The Bois de Boulogne, the famous park OF
Paris. in Its devastated parts, 1t Is reportea'Is
10 be replanted with forest trees OF hiteen
wears, growth. This plan is remarked upon IN
the French Journals as something wonderful,
brt trees of even older growth have been
,ransplanted both in England and America.
The only point to be considered Is the cost OF
the operation. In England, the Duke OF
Devopshire moved several full grown OAKS
from distance 10 the magnificent PARK sur
rounding his castle OF Chatsworth, at an eX-
pense of 5000. The rich manufacturers OF
Birminghamand Manchester have also ADORNED
their newly acquired estates with matured
trees, regardless OF cost.
The Governors of New England and the
Northwestern States will meet in convention
at Detroit, on Wednesday, the 18th day OF NO.
yember, fur the purpose OF Inducing congress
IN take measures for the construction OF
continuous water and steam navigation route
of maximum capacity from the Mississippi
Valley around the Falls OF Niagara to The
American side, thence by the way OF Lake
Ontario. the River ST. Lawrence, Lake Champ-
lain and the Hudson River, BY the nearest,
cheapest and best route to the Atlantic ocean;
and that Congress shall have exclusive con-
troll OF all the works along the proposed route,
80 as forever 10 regulate the rates Of toll and
and transportation thereon.
The most determined suicide Of which We
have heard lately is that Of one Lafayette
Fisk. in New York, last week. 1t appears
that, for several days previous 10 his death,
he exhibited symptoms OF alteration OF MIND,
and Wednesday morning appeared violent.
His wife dressed herself 10 so OUT, when FISK
followed; but falling to overtake her, ne re-
turned to his room, and, procuring Hniie,
stabbed himself in the neck. Then, taking
pistol, he shot himself in the breast, and then
rushed to the root of he house, which Is four
stories high, and .!aped to The pavement, fall
inp unon his head, crushing the skull, and
canslng instant death. Tae first knowledge
bis wife had of the dreadful occurrence was
when she returned home few hours later.
TO Judge from present appearances, In
land navigation will close very early this year.
The recent "coId snaps" seem to have warn
ed the boa,men and shippers on The lakes and
canals that they must prepare to close their
business, Tor this season, before many days
The bulk of shipments OF grain East from The
lake ports will obably cease about the 25ln
instant, after which time but little will be
shipped. 1t is expected that The grain busi-
ness on the lakes will close week earlier than
last year. This is, however, not altogether
due to the threatening weather; the trade has
not vet recovered from the blow it received by
the Chicago fire, and the shipments by the
lakes aad canals which yet remain will not be
nearly so large as usual. The merchants Of
the rising city are confident, however, that at
the reopcning Of the trade next spring they
will more than make up for what they and
their city have lost by the late disaster, and
even now Efforts will be made TO keep the lake
and canals open for navigation as long as pos
sbe, to accommodate much freight, besides
grain, which is already on lis way from and 10
the West.
In two la;e cases OF application by women
10 be a.1ni ted to the bar Of Ill!.o:s, has The