The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-10
Tbe GbafleStnat NemS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1871.
NEWS OF THr DAF.

steady; upands 7la7sd.; sales 10000 bales.
Tie Southern Baptist Convention meets at
st. Louis to-day.
Mr.. Corcoran's condition is more unfaVor-
able. There is now little hope Of his recovery.
The ship Young Eagle, from New Orleans
for Liverpool, was abandoned lately at sea-.
The crew have arrived at an English port.
At the base ball match on Monday between
the Bostons and the Atlantics of Brooklyn, the
Bostons scored Is, the Atlantics nothing.
Sir Edwin Landseer's condition is sucn
that it is feared that he will never more be able
to paint
1T is stated that Louis Napoleon has rented
St. Johns House, near Ryde, England, for
residence.
An organization is nearly perfected IN
England for inaugurating great emigration
movement from that country to the British
American possessions.
Weston, the pedestrian, has been walking
tor three days, ten hours day, on wager
that he can walk two hundred miles in forty
one hours.
The managers of the Hollywood Memorial
Association, Richmond, have fixed upon We'd
nesday, May 18th, as their annual memorial
day.
All the New York city railroads have re-
solved not to employ any applicants, either as
driver or conductor, who comes with politl-
cal endorsement and without business letters.
"A speaker in the New York National La
bor Convention, on Saturday, declared that the
workingmen of New England would run can
didates for President and Vice-President OF the
United States at the next election.
Hon. Horace Greeley addressed the Ma
tional Labor Convention at New York, Satur-
day, in opposition to free trade, and will leave
for the Texas State Fair at Houston, Thurs
day, to speak on what he knows about per-
simmons.
The revolutionary tendencies Of Paris are
productive of some queer names for news
papers, Among the latest exhibitions In this
line is the establishment of journal In that
city called Cain and Abel-Abel being intended
to typify Paris and Cain Versailles.
"A resemblance between the kepis worn by
the Breton Mobiles and those in use by the
Commune troops has recently caused some
fatal mistakes, the Versailles troops firing into
the former. A change has been made in the
headsear Of the former in consequence.
"A proposition from the Paris Commune TO
the Versailles Government to exchange the
Archbishop of Paris for NJ. Blanqui has been
refused by the latter. as Blanqui, who is one of
the principal revolutionary leaders Of Paris, Is
under sentence of death, pronounced against
him by the. council OF war.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company now
lights thaty.afe PASSENGER cars Wth<eessand
additions to the number are being made as
RAPIDLY as possible. Each car takes with 1t
enough gas for sixty hours steady burning.
They have FIVE burners, and are so brilliantly
lighted that reading is an easy matter In any
part Of the car.
The latest novelty in the way Of acc0mmo-
dalton for travel IN New York is the placing OF
line Of palace horse cars on the Third avenue
street railway They are marvels OF splendor
and comfort, quite rivalling in their way the
celebrated Pullman palace sleeping car. and
are said to be proftaby patronizod, notwith-
standing the Increased price charged for riding
in them. :,
The British bark 'sSkimmer of the Sea-
arrived at Richmond on Friday to take aboard
q cargo of flour for Rio Janeiro. The Dispatch
finds in this an evidence Of the revival OF
Rlchmond's former prosperous trade with
South America, and, with the facilities to be
afforded by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
is confident that, within year, Richmond
will distribute return inward cargoes OF coffee.
Prize fighters are queer folks. When notl-
fed of his wife's death, Joe Ioburn returned
at once to New York A representative OF
Mace waited on him TO say that it should be
optional with him whether the fight should be
postponed or go on as agreed upon. Coburn,
in view of the large amount OF money at stake,
and possibly in indifference to his bereavement,
decided against further delay. Coburn will be
in readiness for the contest on the morning OF
the 1lth of May.
The New York brokerage firm OF Wood
hull & Clahin is in some trouble in conse-
quence of certain charges brought by the
mother of these ladies against Mr. James H.
Blood, said by the local papers to be silent
partner in the firm. The charges are made
public by Mrs. Clahin through an affidavit, in
which some scandalous allegations are brought
forward against Blood. Nine Woodruff de-
nies the truth of the alleged facts. which will
be investigated at the Police Court. Family
dissensions appear to be at the bottom OF the
troubles.
A tragic affair happened lately at the
Prince Humbert Theatre, in Florence, during
the performance OF ballet pantomime, where
by youth. seventeen years OF age, printer,
and a supernuInerary in the piece, was in
stan,ly killed. During the pantomimc q con-
ftict with firearms takes place between party
of briyands and detachment Of soldiers.
After the voey had been fired, one Oi the
former fell so promptly aud effectively as to
draw loud applause from the audience for the
realism Of The fall. But in few moments the
pleasure Of the instant was changed into q
scene of terrible excitement, when it was
known that the lad had been shot dead, q bull
let having penetrated his brain. The play was
instantly stopped, and all connected with The
performance were arrested prior to q legal in
yestigation of the affair, which Is believed 20
have been the result Of deliberate purpose to
murder. The King was present in the royal
box, with some ladies'.