The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-24
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FRIDAY, MARCH "a, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAP.
Gold at New York yesterday closed at
llal1s.
The New York cotton market closed steady
at lt3c; sales 1854 bales.
At Liverpool, noon, cotton was frmer; up
lands 7ia7ad; sales $4,000 bales.
Mr.. W. D. Mann has sold his interest IN
the Mobile Register to Mr.. Isaac Donovan.
Hon. John Forsyth remains its editor.
"A merchant in Indiana who recently cele'
brated his s'wooden wedding" was presented
among other things with 10, 900 feet OF LUMBER
and thirteen large poplar logs.
The New York Tribune truthfully remarks
that the Presidential campaign of 1872 Will De
.sthe most iniuriated contest" we have ever
had, owlrg to feuds existing in the Republican
ranks.
The health of Chief Justice Chase is i'm
proving slowly, but not the less surely ana
steadily. The hope of his complete recovery
seems certain to be realized before the meet
Ing of the Supreme Court next winter.
"A bill now before the Wisconsin Assem-
bly, provides that whenever eleven Jurors, I'm :
paneled to try any criminal case or civil ac'
ton, shall agree upon verdict, such agree
ment. duly announced In court, shall be TAX en-
and held to be the verdict OF the whole jury.
Robert Chambers, the celebrated publish
ar. who has lust died In Edinburgh, worth, 1t
is said, some s60O,OeO, began life as poor
boy, entirely dependent on his own exeruons'
layine the foundations of his fortune by open
tnr o small circulating library with little
borrowed money.
st. Louis, No., it is stated, has become the
great depot OF Brazilian coffee for the suppi!
OF the West, the importations being maue oy
wav of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.
Coffee brought by this route, it is said, can oe
sold from quarter to half cent per pound
unfer the prices of the Atlantic cities.
The Richmond Dispatch says that the WORK
of cutting out ani deepening Buffers caual
across Dutch Gap has fairly commenced ihe
contractor who has undertaken the work obli-
gates himself to.finish it in ninety days. This
will shorten the distance to Norfolk by river
about seven miles. -
The New York Sun, which Is nothing it not
erratic and sensational, proposes Charles Sum-
ner as the Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1872. 1t says: "He would carry all
the New England States, all the southern
States, and pretty nearly all the remaining
States Indeed, we cannot name State with
any confidence which would vote against him
If he were the Democratic candidate"
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a billlately introduced In the Assembly of that
State to enable the losing defendant In dis
vorce suit to marry again, at the discretion OF
the court, after three years have elapsed from
the date OF the decree. The virtual effect OF
sueh,a measure, 1t is shown, would simply be
to fegalize the moral and social leprosy
known as free love- New Yorkers will soon
not need 10 60 to Indiana to get all they may
want In the way of divorce facilities.
Judge Bowling, of New York, has COM
menced to send to prison the bogus green
back otherwise called the ''sawdust" swim
dlers. This neiarious trade has fourished so
long in New York that citizens began to doubt
whether they ever would be suppressed, and it
is, therefore, a source OF pleasure to know that
the good work has commenced. If it were
only possible to imprlson those who encourage
these swindlers, the jails would be almost
filled with precious lot ofscoundrels.
The area of the oyster beds OF the Chesa-
peake and Its tributaries is computed 10 en-
brace 5000 acres. These beds yield to COM
merce about 25, 100000 of bushels annually,
and it Is stated that a sufficient quantity be !
sides is taken to form the chief provender OF
10000 persons. We learn, from review OF
tbeseyster trade of Baltimore for the last year.
thasthe capital employed In that city in carry
ing on the canning alone of the oyster Is Sl0.-
600, 600. About 100000 bushels of oysters
are consumed by the packers. one-fourth of
which are packed raw in cans and shipped to
various points, packed in ice, while the re-
malnder5 are steamed slightly and sealed her
metically in cans of one, Two and three pounds
each. The manufacture of packing cases, tin
cans. the printing Of labels, &C., constitutes in
itself an immense revenue and gives employ
ment to thousands Of persons.
"A Washington dispatch Of Tuesday last
says: To-day Senators Robertson aud sawyer
accompanied D. H. Chamberlain, attorney
general of South Carolina. and l.. c. Carpenter
to the Executive mansion, The TWO last named
having been delegated By the Governor OF that
State 10 visit the President on the subject of
affording protection to the people in the upper
counties of South Carolina, near the North
Carolina line. Mr. Chamberlain represented
the condition of affairs In that section, and de-
sired to knuw how long the lour companies of
cavalry, now on their way thilher. would re-
main there, for, he said, ii their sojourn was
only for brief period 1t wond to nure harm
than good. The President listened patiently TO
the representations made 10 him. aud assured