The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-25
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER rs, 1871.
NEWS OF THE D4Y.


and weak: uplands ls3; sales 1890 bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed fat; uplands
9ad, Orleans 9ld; sales 5000 bales.
Seven of the lighthouse keepers on the
Atlantic coast are women.
1t is sai6 that l,5O0, 900 Of the Inhabitants
of Germany can read English.
Efforts are being made in dif; rent quar-
ters to have both the Democratic and RepuD'
lcan National Conventions held In Cincinnati.
Last Sunday the Roman Catholic churches
of Boston and vicinity contributed Sl5,o17 for
Chicago.
Letters received from Chicago since the
fire have their postage stamps merely marked
with pen and ink instead ofthe usual date and
cancelling mark.
Prince Alfonso, of Spain, son Of queen
Isabella. is to be sent to an English Roman
Catholic college. He is fourteen years of age,
and his mother thinks he will yet be King Of
Spain.
The Ottawa correspondent Of the New
York Express says the case of the schooner
Horton, which was stolen by Gloucester fish,
ermen, is simply regarded as violation of
the customs regulations.
During three weeks of October, nine hum
dred and torty-two cases and one hundred and
ffty.one deaths took place in Philadelphia
from smallpox. The disease is abatiDg, but
Thousands are vaccinated daily.
John Taylor and Miles Freeman, the two
colored men who were under arrest upon the
charge Of having fired the town Of Goldsboro',
N. O., by which it was nearly destroyed, have
been bailed by the Radical Judge in the sum Of
two hundred dollars each.
The New York detectives have arrested
Harry Young, whose aliases are B. S. Donnar,
J. q. Ransom and Samuel E. Collins, who has
for long time been successfully operating
throughout the country, altering and forging
checks. he has been identified by several
victims.
The proceedings against the Mormons
turn out to be farce. Judge McKean's In
structions regarding the trials now progress
ing in Utah are to simply record his judgments
against the peculiar institution OF the Saints,
but not force them if the people make any de-
termined resistance.
"A New York letter notes that A. I. Stewart
l. Co.. advertise more at present than former
". They are becoming thoroughly convinced
of the importance of the printed column as
well as that of plate glass and fine archltec-
ture.- Readers of the New York city papers
will notice vast improvement in Stewards
column as well as an increase in its extent.
We have already noticed the Identified
ton of the body found in the East River, New
York, as that of young Pryor, son OF Roger
A. Pryor. It Is not known in what manner he
came to his death, and prehaps the mystery
may never be cleared up. ecuiar sadness
attaches to this severe domestic afdictlon in
the bright promise of the manner and loVeable
character Of this young man. He had but q
little more than year ago graduated at
Princeton with higher honors than had ever
before been won in that institution by the
most distinguished of lis Alumni. The inter-
vening period has been spent by him In
greatpart at Cambridge, n England, where
he won prize in mathematics. few months
ago he returned to the United States, and has
since been prosecuting the study of law In the
Office Of his father.
Mr.. Blondin seems determined to invent
feat in his rope-walking which shall finish him
at last At late performance to be given at
the Crystal Palace at Sydenham-it had not
come of BY last accounts-the tall masts that
support the rope were to be covered with fire.
works from the ground to the top. When all
these WIRE well going, Blondn was to walk
forth on the rope bearing great piece Of pyro-
techny weighing about three hundred
pounds" which he would forthwith proceed to
discharge from 'the altitude in the centre of
the rope.n At the same time shells and mines
were to be exploded in every direction, and
the advertisement announces with much gusto
that Blondin twill thus be encircled with fire
for nearly ten minutes" This will doubtless
prove a charming spectacle TO all who like to
see man killed.
The New York Journal of Commerce says
that that city has 'the finest fire department
in the world, not excepting that of London,
and of Paris under the Empire" The depart
ment in New York is one that, By long ex-
perience of the workings tf paid system,
has been brought to high state of efficiency,
although probably this has been accomplished
at heavier cost than might have been the
case elSGWueIo. 1to ouOptiVa uoS ocSWSu
several advantages which are plainly visible
to all classes. The rush of vast crowds to Ires,
filling up the streets and impeding the opera
tions of the fremen, has been done away with.
The men themselves work with energy and
skill. There Is not such reckless waste OF
water as heretofore, and, in connection with
the insurance patrol, the exertlons 10 save
goods and protect property from injury meet
with marked success. 1t is gratifying also to
note the diminulion in the number OF fires.
"A Washington telegram ofSunday nigitto
the Baltimore Sun, says: 1.-The advices to the
Department OF Justice indica.e that the work
of military arrests In the martial law district
of South Carolina has not been fully inaugu-
rated, though many persons whose imprison-
ment has been threatened are leaving that
section. A letter has been received here,
signed by the radical State senator from Marion
County, protesting against that county being
Included in the presidential proclamation, on
the ground that 1t is in state OF profound
peace and quiet, and has never been disturbed
by the go called Ku-Klux organization. This
official answers that Marion County Is included
by "a typographical error or other mistake in
the proclamation. But it is he who Is mis-
taken In that particular. Marion County was
reported 10 the President by the ku-kiax CON-
nj. IL.