The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-12

NEWS OF TEE DAY.

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Gold at New York yesterday closed alto,
aI0s.
The New York ostoam market closed steady
uplsnds Is cents; sales 4o5S bales
AT Liverpool cotton closed quiet; upaand
sa73d.; sales 10, eOobafes.
lThree fine new steamers have just beer
built for the North German Lfoyds. They On
8 eyerally called Kendg Wilhelm, Kronprin'
Friedrich wilhelm, aHd Graf Bismarck.
Laura Schubert a popular operate SOU
brette of Vienna, Is engaged to marry the
Roumanian Prince GhIka, who is as rich a.
Dives, and probably as wild asa Tartary horse
The French schools in Afsaee arerander
going a thorough government inspection by
the Germans. Under thenew regime the Ger
man language Is to be used exclusively in the
schools for familiar conversation.
The student association calling itself ssRhe'
nanen," lately met at Bonn to celebrate ITS
anniversary. Itaaw4s then ascertained that out
of twenty-two associates who had enlisted in
the army, all had been killed eKceptefght.
Contrary tothe opinion OF swtnburne, Ten
nyson does not recognize wait Whitman as
even apoet. Theiaureate Is still more severe
upon Emerson, whose writings he is said te
describe as "grdsI electrified"
THERE'S q taSTderlfst In New York who
manufactures, to order, goraias Of the most
fabulous size and hfdeous features, aRdto this
basepurpose does he frequently Apply the
hide Of the matronly, rumlRating cow.
The President has given up hts proposed
trip to the Pacific slope on account of the con
tlnuance ofthe session Of Congress. he will
remain in Washington until about the, middle
OF June or the first Of July, when he viii goto
Long Branch to spend the summer With his
family.
1t is asserted that a royal marriage has
been arranged. between Cadet Grant, the hefr
apparent, and Miss Kitty Felt, of Ga1ena. The
New York Home journal also announces the
Interesting Infringement Miss Nellie, daugh-
ter OF President Grant, Is engaged to ayopng
naval officer of prominent name and s'unex-
ceptionable pedagree." ! -
ANEW forkccntemporary anhouneesthat
ssparehtal' opinion Is divided as to the best
method-of dispostng Of little children. There
are those Who think that letting Them play
with loaded guns tsthe most e%fectual, though
sliding them down STAIR bannfsters in a six
story hoteih has its advocates; In fact, threettn-
stances have been.reportef within a few days
In various parts Of the country. where this
later method worked with complete success.n
The fofiowfngfs the latest programme iss'
sued for the observanceof wedding anntyersa-
ries, VIZ: First anniversary, iron; fifth ami
vefsary, wooden; tenth anniversary, TIN; If
teenth anniversary, crystal; twentieth anniyer-
.sary, china. twentysnftr anniversary, silyeri
tSirIeth anniversary, cotton; thfrty-dfth anni-
versary, linen; fortieth anniversary, woellen;
:forty.fith anniversary, silk; fftieth anniver-
sary, golden; seyenty-ffth anniversary, dia-
mond.
The New York snatpers are catching more
~gudxsons. The circular reads (: "Dear Sri
Fave something Of the greatest importance to
reveal Is you. Unlocking over records I have
come across your name. Please answer the
Following question: What was your mothers
maiden name +? Kiswer Immediately, and In
close twenty-five cents for answer and trouble.
Iremain, sir, yours Respectfully, Frank Lewis,
1os Ludlow street, New York City. P. $40
attention wfl be paid II twenty-five cents Is
not tnclosed.w
"A sensation was created in the financial
circles Of Keihphis, on Saturday, BY the dis:
coVery that stformsr officer of the Memphis
and Ohio hatlroad, and lately an Important
ncao.ol ,0kno~ 49, trvtnor IN Sou N laron
amount q bonds previously alleged to'haye
been burned. On examination Of the books a
false entry was fdundto have been made yes.
terdsy, he having LETT fresh blotting paper
lying by the book, showing the entry. Legal
proceediBgsh have been instituted.
"A certain undergraduate at Cambridge
was under examination, and among the Dues
lions contained in one OF his papers was the
following: "Why win not a pin stand upon
its pollt' The examinee was not very
strongin his subjects, but as there a moth
ing like putting a good face on the matter. he
set to work to answer the question in as
formal a way as possible. The interesting re-
suit stood as follows: l. A pin will not stand
ON it's head, much less is it possible that it
should stand on It's point. 2. Apoint, accord
ing to Euclid, Is that which has no parts and
no mss1lsade. A pin cannot stand on thst
which has no parts and no magnitude, and,
therefore, a pin cannot stand on its point. 8.
It With you stick It III :
-Te deums we're sung on Sunday in the
German Catholic Churches, of New York, aid
special services were held in the Lutheran
Churches. There was . general illumination
of German houses on Sunday night. The
resolutions adopted at the great New York
peace jubilee on Monday are to be sent to Bis
marckand thepresldent Of the Rdchstag. The
resolutions congratulate the German people
upon the conclusion of peace, the disarming
of the enemy who prevented German unity,
the union of the North and South German
stateeythe possession of the Reiehstsg, elected
by universal suffrage, AND express confidence
that Germany will provide fol-, invalids,
widows and orphans, and promise assistance
from this country, and trust that the people of
Germany will repplse, with the same strength
used against q foreign enemy, any attempt by
the rulers to abrldge their rights, and express
the hope that Alsace and Lorraine will be won
back to Fatherland, and that al alliance may
be formed with the United States, where so
many Germans hsEe.tound q new home.
LII would seem from The following extract
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