The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-14
NEWS OF THE DAP.

NEW OF THE DAx
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
lo3a1Os.
Cotton closed dull at 145c; sales 1875 bales.
In Liverpool cotton closed dull; uplands
Ysds7ad.; Orleans I'D. ;.sales 10000 bales.
General Changarnier, the French veterao;
10 years old this moath, is stated to be so
much oppressed by the troubles OF his unhap-
py country thai he Is sinking rapidly, and his
death may be expected any day.
-Sam Collyer has wagered 500 to walk
from Richmond to Petersburg, Virginia, twen-
ty-two miles, in three hours and a quarter,
In two trials. He has made the first trial, but
failed.
-Washington's fowling- piece-a Grenoble-
carried by him in l751-55, Is to be presented
to the Virginia Historical Society. The gun,
which Is OF the stub.ald.twist composition,
has the name OF Washington on the stock, and
has his .well-defned profile engraved on the
fron-work near the lock.
in Indiana a jury recently selected a singu-
lar yet effective way to agree upon verdict
awarding damages. Each juryman wrote on
a slip of paper the sum he thought proper, the
whole were added together, and then by di-
viding by twelve the average was obtained,
ands1e serdiee awarded vas $l408. -.
The body of a drayman who died at At
lanta, Georgia, a few days ago, wasfollowed to
the grave by q long procession of empty drays,
his fellow workmen thus testifying to their
respect and regard for him. There may have
been more imposing funeral professions, but
It is doubtful If there ever was one which
showed more hearty good viii and tender re-
greet.
A package Of Chinese tea seed has recent
ly been received from North Carolina by the
commissioner of agriculture at Washington.
These seeds, 1t is stated, are the products OF
plants originally imported from China, and
sent several years ago to North Carolina. The
plants seem to have proved sufficiently hardy
to resist the changes of climate in the Caro-
linas. 81
-QueensOlga, of Wurtenberg, the ',ushter
OF Nicholas of Russia, was to the last moment
strongly opposed to Wurtspberg's accession to
the German Confederation. When the king
told her that It was unavoidable, she exclaim-
ed Indignantly: "When. I bestowed my hand
on your majesty, I thought married a real
king, and not a mere satrap."
"A convention of the German teachers OF
the United States is to be held in Cincinnati
during the first week Of next August. Teach
ers are expected from all parts Of the Union.
The German teachers Of Cincinnati are max
ing preparations to receive the visitors. Phis
Ia the second national convention Of the Ger
man teachers, the first having been held at
Louisville last year.
On Monday the House Of Representatives
again passed (l3O to 2l) a resolution declaring
that the true principle of revenue reform
points to the abolition of the present Internal
revenue system and the repeal Of all laws i'm
posing stamp duties, except modified ones on
..so,rits and tobacco. A resolution to this effect,
1t will be reme6tefsd.cwa$ passed In Decem-
her. but did not Come up IN the Senate.
AT a meeting OF various Radical and Dem
ocraAc ,sssodaaoas n iOhddn. hAedS 1t the
Wellington Music Hall, Brooke street, Hol-
born, under thepresidency of Mr.. George 3D.
ger, a resolution was adopted by reclamation
declaring that s'a republican form of govern
ment is the only one capable of developing the
: great resources 81 fhe country, andsRortsy of
the confidence and support Of all true Demo-
Gratis"
Cardinal Cullen has published a pastoral
on the state of Ireland. His Eminence con-
dennis the esprit of resistance TO authority"
which is abroad, and sbad newspapers and
other dangerous publications" Secret COM
.sbinations. be adds, see the cause OF. tbs great
lest evils; "they Introduce a reign of terror
into every part of the country" and lead to
crimes 'as detestable as those OF Mazztni and
SGaftba,di.D D.. .fiEy "a s2?3 =
The effect of strikes in Great Britain, 1t Is
asserted, has been e drive business away
&SocmIthat. coantly ANA iiany manufacturers,
1t is stated have closed their establishments
in England, and haye, organized others In Bel
pfun, where the med wrl work on acceptable
terms. English capitalists, it is reported, now
contract with the establishments on the Cont
nent of Europe for machinery an. iron work,
of which, ten years ago, England enjoyed the
entire monopoly.
The latest version of the alleged secret
Treaty. D6CWSeu huSSt8 dhu kueoio . SiFCn ~
the Monday Review of Vienna. No actual
treaty, it Is said, exists, but an exchange OF
written declarations is alleged to have taken
place between Prince Gortschakof and Count
Bismarck from the 9th up to the 18th Of July,
1870. These declarations embrace five points,
the last OF which stlpulates that Prussia leaves
to Russia the choice Of the moment for de-
mandlng the abrogation Of the restrictions IN
the Black Sea, and that Prussia guarantees
her support Of this demand on the part of
Russia under any circumstances
The tounlaln designed for the boulevard
at New Orleans is finished. It will throw a
cascade,o OF water with six feet fall into a broad
basin, from which spring tweaty more sspa-
rate Jets; this overiows through four large
orifces, represented as the mouths OF dol
phins, pouring into a sub-basin of larger size.
In the latter reservoir, which is about the
height; OF a mans waist from the ground, two
life-slze swans, moved by clock. work, which
runs forty-eight hours, will appear to swim
around; aud a miniature steamship, which is
so arranged as to fire a gun every hour, will
also sail around the basin.
The Chinese, it is asserted, will. in the fu-