The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-01
NEWS OF THE DAT.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold at New York closed at l25al3.
The New York cotton market was active,
but closed quiet; uplands 1890; sales 3l7l
bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed quiet and
steady; uplands s}assd; sales $1,000 bales
The life insurance companies In Berlin,
Prussia, are insuring lives against the cholera.
Mexican advices, via Matamoras, 'epre-
sent the election of Juarez more doubtful than
ever. Revolutions and disturbances are
threatened throughout the State.
The Welsh colony in Patagonia is said to
be the modern Utopia. They have M lunat-
les, blind, deaf or dumb, and no palpers or
poor law. There is no taxation.
Mrs. F. S. Chanfrau, wife Of the celebrated
comedian, is said to be the handsomest woman
on the American stage. She Is equally distln-
guished for the purity Of her character and the
brilliancy OF her talent.
Among the articles exhibited ct the San
Francisco Mechanics Fair Is the California
pitcher plant, which has been grown in
country places, where flies are abundant,
with great success. Flies seek the interior OF
Its blossom, but stick there and their career is
ended 2.Ga ..-1s
fees paid 70 ttfrs Junior counsel in the
Tichhorne case, now on their way to AIstra-
Liza, we'll illustrate the nature Of the exl enses
attendant upon this gigantic suit. As each
gentleman receives 500 guineas and his ex-
penses, the cost Of this trip will be upwards of
sl500. =,
The prominent physicians to whom the
State Department sent samples of the famous
herb cundurango, claimed to be specific for
cancer, have generally made their report to
the department. stating, as the result OF their
trial, that the new drug is of no value in cur
ing this malady.
During the delivery of General Buffers
recent speech at Springfield, Mass, several
spoons enclosed In an envelope were passed
up to him. The general tore open the enre-
lope, saw the corner Of one of the spoons and
the Joke at the same time, and, hastily Slip
ping the package into his pocket, proceeded
With his address.
At Wallack's, Saturday night, Lydia
Thompson delighted the large audience with
her spirited acting. In the famous song, "Ii
ever cease to love-" she introduced the fol-
lowing; OK ia.
s,-s III ever vvase ~ ,Sse,
1feyer cease 10 love,
Nav Grant return the lot
or presents that he's got,
,- ..ye III ever cease &c .::TTe."
This brought the house down, the tumult
lasting for fully half minute.
The London Times has been figuring up
the miles OF existing telegraph wires on the
globe at the present day, and with the follow
ing result: There are 10000 miles OF SUBJ
marine cable; lsO, 900 miles OF wire in America,
North and SouthD 45O,O00 miles in Europe
and Northern Asia; 900 in India, and 10000
In Australia. 1t Is also estimated that additionaI
lines are now being constructed at the rate OF
cue hundred thousand miles per year. The
total length at present is 6s4, 900 miles, and, at
the above rate OF Increase, 1t cannot be many
years before nearly all communications Will be
made by telegraph, and as cheaply as they
were conducted twenty years ago by mall.
1T now comes out that when tho French
were making enormous purchases Of arms in
this country to use against the Germans, Baron
Gerolt, the Prussian Minister at Washington,
secured q iortnlghts delay until he could get
instructions from Bismarck. By putting up
twenty per cent. he could have stopped the
entire shipment, and he wanted to know, also,
whether the conduct Of our government In
allowing the deportation Of arms was consid-
cred to be in good faith toward friendly
power. Tie answer came from Bismarck that
he did not care where the French bought their
arms nor who sold them. AS consequence,
some S5O, 900 rifles were shipped, mostly Rem
ington's, and Mr.. Remington sold also one
hundred batteries Of artillery. He Is still de-
liverlng twelve hundred rifles weekly, the con-
tract not having yet expired. Bismarck's
policy seems to have been to take the guns at
nothing apiece from the French. They were
cheaper on the Loire than they were in New
York.
The fact has already been mentioned that
the Pope had written letter declining the
golden throne, and title Of "the Great" Offer
ed him by committee of fervent Catholics,
headed by the Marquis Cavaletti. In the
course OF 1t his Holiness says: "In regard to
the precious gift Of a golden throne, 1t has all
ut once occurred to my mind that should EN-.
ply the sum which may be collected in re-
releasing young ecclesiastics whom sim
lister law compels to military service. The
clergy ia the golden seat that sustains tha
church. So it is against the clergy that the
efforts of the present rulers are directed. They
.rn,or .no,;o,;on ond nersecntion. they study