The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-10
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1871.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.


NEWS OF THE DAY.
in New York, yesterday, gold closed al
1OAaIoX.
Cotton closed firm atl5Ac.
in Liverpool, yesterday evening. up!ands were
quoted at 7Iafzsd, and Orleans at saS1sd.
:-on the ponds near Boston they are gathering
beautiful Ice, fourteen inches thick.
The amount OF ink product OF this country Is
estimated ut about 10 0Oo 900 gallons annually, all,
ori'nearly ALL of which is consumed within our
own limits, besides which we import large guam
tity from England each year.
The London Tines Berlin correspondent con-
firms the assertions Of other writer's that Paris
has meat enough for two months yet. The foun-
tain.head OF these reports appears to be the Rus
sian military attache, who has just quilted Paris.
The silS manufacturers OF Paterson y. j., an.
ticIpate an unusually busy and prosperous year.
Nest Of the silk mills are now working over time
The cotton manufacture, however, isat stand
stln and likelyto remain so.
BY the latest returns, the North Carolina Sen
ate consists OF fifteen Republica' and thirty five
Democrats. one more than enough to convict Gov
ernor Holden There Is only one more than
enough, because conviction requires two-thirds
vote, and certain Democrats VIII not vote.
The South African brillIauts are scientifically
pronounced to be not genuine A London jewel.
ler has found them to be Jumps Of translucent
quartz, and thereby won the hatred OF such as,
making haste to be rich, we're gathering bushels
OF them.
The New York Democrat discredts the theory
that the employment OF female telegraph opera
tors will tend to lessen the amount Of profanity
that finds its way over the wires, and advances
the opinion that when women can veulllate their
feelings by wiggllng their fingers, they'll swear
as much as men.
The London Post asserts that negotiations are
stiR in progress to bring about an armisice, With
q view to q congress and the termination OF the
war. These negotiations are approved Of by the
neutral powers, and their success will altogether
depend upon the disposition Of the Prussian au-
thorities at Versailles.
Mr.. Charles H. Sweetzer, formerly editor and
proprietor Of the Round Table, and founder OF the
New York Evening Mail, died in Florida, where
he had recently taken up his residence, on Sunday
last aged twenty nine years. He was gentle
man OF fine culture, OF superior social qualities,
and withal person OF great resolution and
energy.
The English Parliament meet on the eth OF
February. One of the first works OF the session
will be the consideration Of estimates to be SUBJ
mltted, with view to an extensive increase and
Improvement in the army and navy. The discus
sion on the occasion is likely to include some
bitter assaults upon the cheese.p1ring policy OF
the present government.
Our western exchanges generally speak Of
trade as unusually stagnant, just now, but are
hopeful OF Lrisker times soon to come. At Gin
cinnatl, Chicago Louisville and other centres OF
business, money is scarce and dear. 1t Is ad
mitted, however, that II fnobody is making money,
but few are losing 1t. Speculative ventures are
In disrayor, and the old motto "slow, but sure"
Is coming to be better thought Of than 1t used
to be-
"A ALendon paper thus describes the process OF
road making now general adopted In the larger
places Of both England and rance: The road is
first prepared by being loosened with pckaxes,
then covered with ordinary granite, above this
dressing OF sand is laid, the whole is then water
ed. An immense roller, propelled by steam, Is
then moved slowly over the prepared surface. 1t
exerts pressure OF twenty-eight tons, and the
result Is that, In an unusually short time, frm
and compact macadamlZed road Is formed.
1T is reported that at the Dover tEngland)
customhouse seizure was recently made OF
case OF one nundl cd and forty-four watches, di-
rected to the United States but which had been
brought from some village on the continent,
where theAames .: the best English makers had
BEEN raTetl on the inside plates. The cases
were made Of good gold, bat the works were Ut
terly worthless 1t Is asserted that large numbers
OF inferior watches bearing the name and trade
marks OF English makers have beeu manufactured
on the continent OF Europe and then shipped to the
United States by way OF Great Britain, 80 as to
deceive purchasers in America.
Governor Geary, tRepubllcanl In his ana ua
message to the Pennsylvania Legislature, thus
dlsapproves OF the employment Of Federal troops
to 'assls" In holding Ssate or local elections:
''The employment Of Unlted States troops:at ele.
tons, without the consent OF the local and 5; ate
Governmsnts, has recently received considerable
attention and reprehenston It Is regarded az an
intsrlersnce With the sovereign rights Of the
States which was etcontemi plated by the found
ers OF the general government, and, II persisted
In, must lead TO- results disastrous to peace and
harmony. The practice Is one SO serlou, in its
character, and so injurious in It's tendencies, as
% merit prompt ooaslderation-and decisive ac-
tion. no. only by the General Assembly, but by
Congress-
The vexed problem OF Chinese immigration Is
likely to solve itself, without troubling philoso'
piers or politicians. The mines OF California no
longer hold cut inducements for the Immigration,
and the completion: or she Pacific Railroad has
thrown thousands OF the Celestial laborers out OF
employment, so that the demand for these cheaper
worHmen from other parts OF the country can be