The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-16
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Cotton closed duu at 151sc. for uplands; sales
4I1o bales.
in Liverpool. cotton c.osed Gull, with down
ward tendency; uplands T}Ea7sd., Orleans 7%a
TXd. sales TO- 600 bales.
Laura Kee1e and her company, with Mr
Frank Mordannt as leading man, are having quite
asaecessful run OF the drama Of "Hunted Down
at Lima Edwin's Theatre New York city.
The New York Evening Mail says: "Plain hail
is rapidly becoming the fashion. Row sorry We
are for the untortuua te girls whoshave<fuined
their fr mt hair by long course of hot iron anc
crimplng pins. We wewonderit false fronts, such as
o,d ladies' used to wear, will be adopted to hide
deficiencies 2n -r-.,,
The Washington Star says: 'sThe Republicans
who favor the bill TO repeal the income tax are
anxious to have it passed at this session, Tor the
reason that the next Congress will certainly pass
It nit goes over til, then and the Democrats will
them claim ltsas their WORK, on account OF the
additions to that side Of the House, and use Il to
advance the interests OF shat party in the next
campaign"
Mrs. General Robert E. Lee has made an ap-
piication to Congress- proposing to sell to the
government the Arlington estate, containing
eleven hundred acresso aand. The rlnemorla.
contains an elaborate argument to show the un-
coasatutlonallty OF the act OF Congress under
which the property was sold, and the invaldity OF
the sale upon other grounds, resting upon recent
decisions OF the United States Supreme Court.
The owners OF Arlington, however, are anxious to
avoid litigation, and propose for fair consldera-
tion. to make valid tftleto thepropsrty.
What 1t takes to-. feed. the German army In
fn1Inu In
the space OF twenty-fOur hours, each corps
d,armee consumes $4,000 loayes, Weighing shree
pounds each; l2o cwt. Of rice or pearl barley, 70
oxen or 12o cws. Of bacon, 1s cwt. OF salt, 80 cwt
Of conee IL cWt. OF OATS cwt OK hay, $500 quarts
OF spirits, and $500 ounces Of orange essence, or
some other bitter tncture -aken with the spirits.
To this gigantic. repast add go cwt. of tobacco,
llo0.aao ordinary clgars, and $4,000 officers
cigars for each ten days. II you multiply these
figures by "A, or perhaps Is, you have the SUM 70.
tai Of the consumption oca single day, or, as re-
CARDS tobacco, OF ten days, Of the'troops In the
ned.
The narrow.gauge railroad Is Increasing in
favor both in this country and In Europe. A road
with a three.foot gauge Is IL operation between
Akron and Massiilon, in Ohio. Another road OF
this kind Is to built between Piqua AID Celina,
In the same Stlte, a company having been organ
Ted for the pnpose. With capital Of .sioo, 900.
The right Of way is 10 be fifteen feet inste ad OF
forty,the usual width, and the locomotives are to
welaK i've tons instead Of thirty, and to be capa-
bic OF drawing from ten to twenty loaded freight
CARS, eachTof TWO ana hal. tons capacity. A
passenger car on this road viii hold twenty peo-
ple. The projectors OF the Buffalo and Springfield
* ofco INIT az oAo q
gauge railroad. The Eestiniog railway, in Vale,
the nrst built Of the roads-of this description; ts
tWenty.tnree aud ahuif inches wlde.7
The proceedings in The impeachment trial Of
Governor Holden, .of North Carolina, are growing
interesting, and the charges against him are be.
Ing fully proven. Holden was charged with hay
ing recruited and armed body otmen contrary
tytne laws Of the State, which he dsni q, aver
ring that such armed men were only the regular
militia called into active service according TO law.
The muster,rolls, however, and the testimony OF
Tennsssseaus, show that Kirk, Berge9r Yates and
others, the chief, officers Of the "mfitia;" were
all citizens and residents Of the County OF Wash
ingIonsln che. Ssate;of Tennessee, and were men
notorious for their cruel brutal and merciless
chasasEsE apd that$7o,Goo OF the State fundsMere
pald5Rer tSthese fnerchess plunderers. Busfor
the timely interference CT a Federal Judge, their
prisoners would have been oours.martlalied and
executed. The chief-justice, though q Radical
himself IS presiding with strict imparttality, and
inh rulings gives general Satisfaction.
-AeorrespoHdent OF the Pail Mall Gazette de-
tails circunastan.ial!y the history OF Napoleon's
overthrow, showing that the wsr wss forced upon
him by the Coure, which held up constantly the
,t,li, x;cfo n f,u fha n
Paris with their cries Of "a Berlln;" that he ex-
pected disaster and took the young Prince with
him thtcngh dread OF a separation, and that Nc.
Mahon, on his arrival lrpm AFRICA, declared to his
wife that France was lost and his future ruined.
he declared, moreover, that Napoleon made all
preparations for the impending disaster, by re-
moving from the .Tuilerles all the jewelry Of the
Empress, all the silver plate, the magnificent gold
and silver table services presented to the Emperor
BY the Sultan, the Gear Alexander and the Vice
roy OF Egypt; the silver cradle Of the Prince In
pertal, rrssnteds by the Town Of Lyons, all the
treasures Of art In tie palaces OF St. Cloud and
Compeigne-none Of which were found when the
Reptblican mob sacked the palace From the
very day when war had been declared, the raul
wsy stations OF the Norti,ao Strasbourg, and OF
oneans tur Spain,) were cramned With gigantic
Boxes, bearing away to various destinations the
'tpersonap' property Of the Imperial family.
AAWashlnston dispatch. Of Monday night to
the Baltimore Sun, says; The determination OF
tho Republicans In Congress to force through
supplemental enforcement act was shown oJ q
vote in the Honse ts day; axng upon Wednesday
next for the passage or the dill under party whip
aud spur, after allowing but four hours debate
thereon. The Democrats demanded greater
latitude FOR discussion, bus were unable secure
mo1e time. The bill comprises eighteen sections,
but 1t may be briefly summed up as q measure
making the federal election law Of last session
more stringent In most every respect by imposing
pensities OF fine and aimpris0nmen regarding the
registration Of voters, extending its op ratiousto
siicises whose population exceeds twenty thou
sand Inhabitants, provided two citizens shall ap-
py to the Judge orthe United States Circuit Court
inwhose circuit the town or city may be located,
that they desire the law to be enforced In said place
and requiring said cour. 20 provide for the appoint
ment OF federal inspectors and supervisors Of eec
tions to attend all registrations OF voters and
elections for representative or delegate to Con-
gress, and to remain In session while the acts
being enforced to transact bu iness under Il.
Elaborate powers are given TO the inspectors to
Inspect, at all times on the day Of election, the
way tho voting is done. and the way the registry,
tally books and Isis are Kept, and to personally
mi Il folo ,hot