The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.


cago last week were iron fire and burgar-proo
safes.
"A. T. Stewart, the New York papers say,
will tender the Grand Duke Alexis grand
banquet in his new marble palace on Filth
avenue.
"A physician states that he has the means
of knowing that five hundred children were
born on the prairie and on the streets OF Chi
cago during Monday and Tuesday nights ol
the fire.
"A correspondent Of the New York Tri
bune, in speaking OF Inc appearance OF the
Chicago fire when at its height, says "all the
adjectives in the language would fail to con-
vey the intensity Of its wonders
1t is stated that Rev. Robert Collyer's son
was to have been married in Chicago on last
Tuesday week, but house, church, furniture
and all were burned the day before. On Wed
nesday the wedding took place, the young
bride being dressed in calico gown, the only
dress saved.
The New York Herald, referring to the
proclamation declaring martial law in South
Carolina, in the course of an editorial on The
subject, has this to say: "Coming upon US just
at this time Of universal charity and good will
among men, it jars upon the public ear as an
unexpected and unwelcome sound"
SO dense is the smoke from the burning
forests of Michigan and Wisconsin, which COW
ers Lake Huron and Lake Superior, that the
steamer Arctic, the crack vessel of the upper
lake trade, on her last trip down, was fifteen
hours in finding Marquette after she was of
that harbor by clock and compass. Such thick
darkness did the smoke establish, that the
steamers lamps were kept burning all day the
same as at night.
"A Washington telegram to the Savannah
News says ''Since the attempt Of certain
South Carolina clique to effect the removal OF
United States Marshal Johcson, that individ-
ual has been endeavoring 70 lDgratiate hln-
self at the White House by wholesale arrests
of Ku-Klux. The most petty cases OF assault
are by this truly loyal official magnihed into
organized combinations to compass the over
throw Of ''the best government the world
ever saw
a recent decision of the Supreme Court Of
Illinois restored to Gen. S. B. Buckner pre-
perty in Chicago of the estimated value OF
81, ,00o, ,O0O The losses by the late lire are
stated at $3.50, 900, partly covered BY insurance.
But the property remainin, Untouched is said
to yield rental of $4,000, and the judgment
referred to restores not only the properly out
the rents and profits which accrued nom the
time of its transfer by Gen. Buckner 10 Henry
Kingsbury in 1861.
"A Washington telegram to the Baltimore
Sun says: s'It is understood that no more
troops will be sent into South Carolina In the
districts covered by martial law, as suficient
military force is already there to cooperate
with the civil authorities. in making arrests,
or, in fact, to act independently OF them and
commit to prison. In November the United
States Circuit Court meets at Columbia, when
the trials Of those now in Jail at SpartanburS
will commence. 1t Is intimated here that sew
eral prominent persons will now be arrested,
including the son of an ex-governor OF the
State. Unless affairs improve in certain por-
tions of Mississippi, it is believed that the
President will also declare martial law there
II ever newspaper genius "let itself out"
1t was during the Chicago excitement. Fire
flendsn seemed to prevail over everything else.
The rain was announced ia startling head
lines as "a pluvious blessing" "The fame-
swept city" was tavorite. One paper ven
tured on "Curious Chicago" "Flame-eaten
Chicago cried another. "Deiving among the
debris" aillterated third, and so on, ad ndu-
seam. As the city begins TO recover from the
disaster, "Chcago redlvvus" Is standing
Joke, though There's life in the old thing
yet" is not very far behnd. We suggest that
"Charred Chicago give way to the more ap-
propriate lead line of ''Chawed Chicago"
The Nav York papers contain very flatter-
ing notices of the debut Of Mrs. Charles Moul-
ton, the new soprano, Monday evening. She
fulfilled the popular expectation in every re-
spect, and stepped at once and victorious.
into the front rank cf singers. Her voice is
described as being limited mezZo. soprano,
the conspicuous attributes Of which are its
very fine quality and hex:bi!ity. The upper
tones have the clear resonance OF a silver bell.
Her method is also admirable. and her execu,
tion of even the most difficult passages is not
only brilliant b1t almost absolutely faultless.
In all the groces of expression Mrs. Moulton is
an adept, and her "tri!l" is especially men,
toned q, being marvel of accuracy and bril-
lancy.
The New England fishermen seem dis
posed to keep this country in aperpetual broil
Recently, for some violation ofthe fishery resu-
lations Of the Dominion, the American schoon-
er E. A. Horton was captured by British
cruiser and taken into Gaysboro, Nova Scotia,
for adjudication. Her owners, who resided at
Gloucester, Massachusetts,, did not approve CT
this, but on the contrary they sent a party TO
Gaysboro'. who got on board the schooner and
made of with her TO parts unknown. This
Yankee trick naturally incensed the Canadians
and there are rnmors of British gunboats be-
ing sent to theNew England coast to recapture
the schooner, which is supposed 10 have been
taken towards Gloucester. On the other hand,
an American gunboat has sailed from Charles
town Navy-Yard to prevent any recapture OF
the schooner in American waters, although
should she be intercepted on the high seas the
British vessels will probably have their own
wav. In the prospective contest thus lndi-
Gated is to be found speck of wa which it is
hoped that The early consummaton OF the pro-
visions of the Treaty Of Washington will pre-
vent arising in the future.
st. Paul papers contain full details Oh Inc