The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-03
NEWS OF TIE DAP.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, Al
12tal23.
Cotton closed dull and nominal; uplands
lsS cents; sales 302l bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
SD, Orleans s3d; sales IL. 600 bales.
The corporation of Vermont University
has voted to admit women.
Marriages between cousins are permitted
in Kentucky, and the result is an increase il
the idiot and insane population Of the State.
Mr.. Charles Feohter proposes to become
the lessee of the fourteenth Street Theatre
New York, for the ensuing fall and winter
season.
-Bismarck's schwarzenbeck estate, pre-
sented 10 him lately, is estimated at about
s2,loo;oe0. in gold, but yields at present only
about $4,000 in gold as rent.
Elections will be held the coming fall IL
the following named States: New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Iowa, California, Kentucky
wisconsin, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Yer
mont, New Jersey, Maine, Maryland and ILL
nols. ,.g.sg ~
There is an overstock of ice in Maine-be-
tween zoe, 600 and 900, 900 tons are said to be
still stored, mostly on the Ksnnebec. Over
400 600 tons of ice were cut within radius Of
fifteen miles of Boston last winter, and CON-
petition has brought down prices to lower
figure than at any time during the past five
years. The article isnow furnished at least 80
per cent lower than last year.
Prince Gortschakoff, of Russia, declines to
cede to Sweden the islands of Spitzbergen,
now barrepfeld of Ice, because he has heard
of the DETECTION of the great Gulf stream,
which, dividing in mid Atlantic, sends its larg-
est half up into the Arctic Ocean, whereby, he
thinks, this now valueless country may eventus
ally become valuable for agricultural purposes.
Sweden wants it for station from which to
take scientific observations.
1t is reported from London that the Per-
sian minister has made an. explicit denial OF
the published accounts of the ravages by
famine and pestilence in Persia. He admits
that there has been lamentable scarcity OF
food among the poorer classes, bnt says that
they have oeen subslsted by the government.
The food has been supplied to them in the
cemeteries, where alone there is room for the
crow. If applicants, The attendance Of police
to preserve order has given rise to the reports
of thelrhaVing been employed to prevent the
disinterment Of the dead, He believes that
the late horrible statements emanate from
commercial agents.
-Tha International Society OF Europe, al
though quiet, is by no mea >s inactive. One OF
its agents was detected recently In Paris,
where he had gone from London to reorganlze
the branches In that city, and where, before
his flight, he had sworn. In several hundred
members. There are in Paris over 30, 600 mem.
bers of this society-the great majority OF
whom are workmen and clerks-lrrespectiVe
of that large number of the working classes
who were lately concerned In the movement
/. of the Commune, and who affiliate with the In
ternationaI Several new journals, to be de-
voted to the advocacy Of the principles of the
society, are to be established, and the chief Or
gan, the Paclhcateur, will be published IN
Paris. Reports from Switzerland, Spain, Ger
many, Italy, England and Austria, concerning
the society, indicate that 1t ls gradually III
creasing its membership ana power As tne
International does not hesitate 70 announce
that its creed must % acSsoteo ss. " tne naAonS
OF Europe, IN oraer 70 secure 'na' uu.,eisa, ,.
fraternity wn'on 1t aoyocases' its oonsln..u
efforts at extending lts power oooes w eo'u "
the peace OF those countries. -.
Notable events are tfanspirins N passing
way In the walks OF :Engnsn foyaity. farila-
ment has just votea IN laVor Oh PROVISION iol
Prince Artnuf ana u mas oeen s'a.eu as amons -.
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