The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-31
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DIY.

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Cotton closed strong at lS3c. for uplands;
ales 27so bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed steady; uplands
9sasad, Orleans 93asld; sales 10000 bales.
st. Louis is said to be full Of young men,
clerks and drummers, lately In the employ Of
Chicago houses, seeking places. St. Louis
merchants are sending them out as fast as
possible to the old customers Of the Chicago
trade.
1t is intimated that new effort will be
made, during the coming winter, to induce
Congress to pass an International copyright
law. Those who have the project In charge
claim to have assurances Of thorough co-ope-
ration In England, France and Germany.
"A French translation Of "The Battle OF
Dorkipgn is having great success In Paris.
The Idea of London being subjected to the
same bitter humiliation as that lately Inflicted
on the capital of France is highly agreeable
to Gallo taste.
The chairman of the Chicago Relief Aid
Society makes further appeal for aid Tor
the sufferers. He says that they are now car
ing. for over forty thousand eeople, with a
very small stock Of vegetables ON hand, and
very little coming in.
Another fearful explosion has occurred In
a coal mine near Newcastle, England. Thirty
three men were in the pit at the time, and, at
the date of the last accounts, there was scarce
ly o hope OF saving o single life. All the tor-
mer scenes of distress among the families OF
the victims were being renewed.
1t having transplred that Duke Alexis IS
to 90 to the Greek Chapel in Lexington ave-
nue., New York, on the Sabbath, the pastor IS
overwhelmed with applications for ad-
mission, the chapel being private one.
He pays NO attention to them, but the pres
sure for admittance has admonlshed him Of
the necessity for applying for policeman or
two to preserve order at the entrance, which
application has been granted.
u. B. Lippincott & Co., Of Philadelphia,
have purchased, at large price, the advance
sheets Of the "Lite of Charles Dickens" by
John Foster, the distinguished author of the
"Lie Of Goldsmith" the Life Of Landor,"
DC. Mr.. Fosters intimate relations with Mr.
Dickens lead us to expect work Of great In.
terest and standard value. It will be lllustra-
ted with portraits and fac smiles from steel.
The financial transactions Carried on In
New York by '.agents" on behalf OF the State
of Georgia are matter Of some anxiety as
well as mystery to the people there. Accord
Ing to the Atlanta, Ca, Sun, early In the cur
rent year the firm Of Henry Ciews & Co. an.
nounced themselves "agents" for the State to
sell its bonds. Lately State Treasurer Angler
wrote 70 Clews & Co., requesting an account
of their operations, and that firm replies that
the Fourth National Bank Of New York Is the
financial agent of Georgia, and adds: sour
fSa has never held that appointment"
The reported alliance between the English
peers and the worklngmen is said to be not
80 improbable as it seems at first thought. On
more than one occasion, as at the time OF the
passage Of the factory act, and The act short
enipg the hours of labor, similar coalition
has been made against the commercial classes,
who have steadily resisted most of the claims
OF the workingmen. The latter have a vene-
ration for hereditary estates and titles, and are
only opposed to invested and active capital,
and they are quite willing to Join the aristo-
cracy In order to gain an advantage over their
employers.
The anticipated arrest Of Supervisor
Tweed, the Tammany ringleader, In New
York, In connection with tue stupendous
frauds upon the treasury of that city, took
place on Friday, and, as stated BY the tele-
graph, he Immediately obtained release by
giving bail in the sum Of 100000. This Is
the first act in the drama, which will doubtless
disclose more villany than has ever been ex-
hibited before the courts OF New York or any
other tribunal on earth. The Developments
which have been made BY the committee who
have examined into the frauds for which Tweed
and his associates are held responsible show
that during the last two years and eight
months half the entire revenue OF the city ana
rouuSy Of New York for that time, and nuch
more than the entire tax levy, mas been divert
ed. or, as is charged, stolen by the ring. The
amount thus diverted foQtsup over 81 ,ooo,ooo'
The details of the Union torpedo explo-
sion at New Orleans, last week, are at hand'
and confirm the telegraphed accounts OF It's
terrific violence. The Immediate occasion OF
the accident was the collision of street car
with the dray that was transporting the tor
pedoes from the dock. That vehicle became
at once compete wreck, fragments Of 1t be-
ING scattered about tor fifty yards and few
scraps of pasteboard, white pine spllnters and
sawdust being all that was left to tell OIL us
cargo, The driver, Comes. was instantly
killed, every particle of his clothins
save a portion of his undershirt haV-
ing been literally torn from his person.
and his right foot torn from his leg,
lust below the knee, and hurled through
the air to Jackson square. Mr.. Comes also
had his skull fractured ,one ortwo ribs broken,
several bones broken in different parts OF
his body, and every tooth knocked out. The
stores and saloons In the Vicinity were severe
" damaged. The force of the conclusion tore
down plastering, shattered windows and glass
doors, and broke bottles on the shelves by the
score. Eight individuals were severely wound
ed. It was shown In testimony before the
coroner that the shippers had represented the
cases as containing ordinary merchandise
The consequence was that no extra care wa
taken of them on the voyage, and 1t was onl!
by the merest chance or good luck that thu
vessel arrived at her destination without OIL
explosion.