The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-22
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DIIF.


Gold at New York closed at l4lal43.
The New York cotton market was easier
sales 1874 bales; uplands zoe.
in Liverpool cotton closed dull; upland
9aa9Ad.; sales 5000 bales.
"A cotton exchange was organized In Gin
clnnatl on the 18th instant, Matthew Addy
president.
The Prince of Wales is to command bri
pade of cavalry in the military movements a.
Aldershott.
The Mayor of Selma, Ala, has given or
ders to have all young men found loaDng On
the streets arrested, unless they 60 to work.
1t appears that the University Library OF
North Carolina has been sadly pillaged by the
Republican officials who have had 1t in charge
Mrs. Wharton's health is said to be deciin'
ing; but she is anxious that her trial should
take place soon, having apparently no fear OF
its result.
in the Aldershott review, in England, 1t is
designed to put an army of 10000 men in the
field, and keep them at military movements
for month.
-Adoph Theirs writes with extreme sloN
ness, and never punctuates his manuscript
Nearly all the copy for his numerous books he
dictated to German, licob Grosch, who has
been his amanuensis for nearly forty years.
The Republican campaign in Massachu-
sets for the nomination ior Governor has be-
come quite exciting. OF the delegates to the
: Republican State Convention thus far<shosen
General Butler has AZ, Rice Z, Loring l, Jewell
], Washburn 20, and are uncommitted, but
anti Butler. The towns understood 10 be
most strongly tof Genera Butler have already
chosen delegates, and they ere jIciaded IN the
AZ. Jewell has Withdrawn from the canvass
for the sake Of party harmony, leaving four
candidates in the field.
"A journal of San Francisco claims for that
city that 1t will hereafter be the great receiy-
ing depot for tea. While this is very probable
from the nature of things, it is not so clear as
to which Eastern city will receive the lions
share of trade in the transportation OF this
commodity New York Claims this, but Chi
cago and st. Louis contest. In the meantime
tea Is arriving in San Francisco in great guam
titles, and Is being sent across the continent
by rail. During the week ending the 25lh of
August eighteen hundred tone, it Is stated,
took that direction, and 1t was expected that
In Few days thereafter twelve hundred tons
would follow.
-Apropos of the programme Of the English
Republicans, as announced by Mr.. Odger, The
Democratic leader, when he said at Leicester
that the Republicans twill take care that the
Prince OF Wales shall never ascend the throne
of these realms" the London Standard, which
Is not an alarmist, remarks " we
may be prepared for the worst terr' Las
been put to monarchical institutions IN Eng
land. Our only security for the throne is a
life tenancy. Advanced liberalism, speaking
through the mouth OF one of its elected cham
pions, has prepared our destiny The tale OF
the ancient line of English kings draws 10 an
end" 1t may be that the Standard does not
entirely believe what it here states, but 1t is
well to ''be prepared for the worst"
Saratoga gossips tell this story: WAS it
not good thing" says one, "that she got all
his money" They were engaged and were to
have been married in October. They were to
have grand wedding, but she was such co.
quette that he was afraid Of losing her, and so
he persuaded her to be married secretly, and
promised not 10 claim her until the day fixed
for the wedding arrived. So they were mar
ried, and here short time ago he fell over
board from a river steamer. He was sick and
had been asking the captain or somebody for
medicine, and went of and was never seen
again. His hat and coat were found. When
it was said that he had been drowned, every.
body was saying, "Oh, just to think how that
poor girls prospects are blghted;' but now il
turns out she's rich young widow, and so It's
all right. That is how good society views the
matter.
"A lady of Hon. James Brooks's party il
Japan looked into japanese boudoir, ant
this is her inventory Little or 40 furniture
no chairs; no bedstead- nothing but mats tc
sleep on. A toilet box was on the floor, neal
the wall-aoout the only article Of furniture IL
the room. in this box there were five draw
ers and two lacquer basins on top. In the tor
drawer Of this box there was metallic mirror
like our hand glasses. In the second drawer
she kept her powder, paint. wax, brush,
tooth powder ana brush. Two little drawers
came next; in one she had her false hair, and
in the other fancy pins, gilt paper and other
fixings tor her hair. In the lower drawer was
her pillow, which Is placed under the neck
when sleeping on the mats, SO as to prevent
the hair from being rumpled. 1t Is made Of
wood and covered with paper on the top,
The powder looks like starch, and when they
use 1t they mix little water with 1t and rub II
in like paste, and they have two brushes that
they use 10 rub it off with. The paint looks
green, and turns red when put on the lips and
cheek.
An interesting case has come up before