The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-02
;Tbe Gbafleston 9ems.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1871.
NEWS OF THE DAF.


-Gold closed In New York, yesterday, at IL.
Cotton closed dull and downward at 15hc.;
sales 1855 bales.
i'm Liverpool cotton closed with downward
tendency and dull; uplands barely I'D; orleans
7xd.; sales 5000 bales.
Iii Is calculated that two months will elapse
before Paris will be properly provisloned again.
Bismarck has been decorated with the Iron
Gross Of the frat grade.
One hundred and sixty large guns, captured
at Metz, arrived In one day at Berlin.
S-Thsex.Q queen Isabella intends to nx her resi-
deneein Austria, and is negotiating Tor the pur'
chase of chateau near Vienna
The steamer Rob Roy, from st. Louis to Keo-
:tuk, exploded her boiler, killing negro and
blowing two cames overheard.
The Germans Of San Francisco are preparing
fora grand celebration in honor Of the conclu.
sion OF peace between France and Germany.
Before the siege OF Paris there were 100000
horses in the city. On the 18th Of January there
were still sa 900 horses In Paris Of which $50 were
consumed daily.
Fate seems to frown on France from all drec-
tions. The cattle plague is said to oe making
havoc along the French and belgian frontier, on
both sides OF the line:
The cigar-makers Of Havana have held a
meeting, and pe;itioned Spain to repeal the mon
opoly passed last January, as 1t anects the topac
60 interests untsyorably in Cuba.
The inventor of the Bavarian mitrailleur re-.
ceiyes $4,000 for the invention, and an additional
sum of sl2o as royalty on every mitralleur
which leaves4he government mandatory.
A son was born to Marshal Bazaine recently,
which, although 1t saw the light in Germany, was
still born on French "sol," as the marshal had
taken the precautIon to bring with him into his
canffyfty q long chest full Of French earth.
&2Four Prussian officers and several privates on
duty at Versailles ara engaged to be marrledto
certain lively demoiselles OF that town, and are
only waiting for the close Of the war to commence
extensive nuptial festivities.
The Cleveland Plaindealer thinks that Bowen,
the marrying carpet-bag Congressman from
South Carolina, ought to do something handsome,
for that Juror who stood out all night in favor Of
acquittal, against the other eleven, and suggests
that hetransfer to him one OF his wives.
E>Hlle. Schneider, the great interpreter Of ope,
ro oo1ge, is coming to this country very soon.
At leastwe judge 80 from the fact that's report OF
her death was sent here by cable the other day,
to be followed, as soon as her obituary was SUI
aoiently published, By denial containing assur'
ances that there Is no diminution IN her several
poWers. These show fellows are up to all sorts o1
freA eASdyaasing dodgss.
ITS said that Mr. Charles Reade has chosen
as the heroine of his new novel "AGreat Tempta-
tion,n notorious courtesan;; who has been the
talk OF London for several years past. MIR. Reade
is nothing II not sensational, but he Is shrewd as
well. Next to gossip about tnelr own neigh
bors, the majority OF persons most enjoy an IN.
slghs into the lives OF people and especially OF
women .1iving on the other side OF the line."
General BourbaN was thus described six
months ago by correspondents "He Isl Won
drous,swordsman, and often, 1t is said, performs
the feat with which Sir Walter Scott rendered;
Saladin famous-laying silk handkerchief on,
tile blade Of his scimitar and shredding 1t IN two
with an almost imperceptible movement OF the
arm. It is said that General Boarbaki can even
exceed the dexterity Of Musa, the Saracen chief,
made so renowned by Lord Lytton."
The 81, 900 men under General Bourbaki, who
have taken refuge In Switzerland, swell the
number Of French prisoners and Of fugittves
Inferred In nelghboring States to more than
million; $4,000, according to the North German
/. Gazette, are prisoners Of war, inclusive, OF
course, of the garrison Of Paris; nearly 10000
fed into Belgium after the battles Of Metz and
Sedan and more tnaa $4,000 have now crossed
the Swiss frontier This ENORMOUS total Of 1,o34,-
coo, remarts the Gazette, is unparalleled In his
tory.
The Paris Gaulois Of February describes the
scene around the Paris market .on the DAY pre-
vious, when for the nrst time since the COM
mencement OF the siege fresh fish was expose
for sale Three cargoes OF fish were orougn5 III
during the day, and were sold In trice. All DAY
dense, struggling, excited crowd, maddened by,
the sight OF tine treasures Of the deep and by the
salty sea-smell Of the fish, poured into the mar
ket. The sight OF soles, turbots, mackerel and
herrings was provocative OF q wild deliriun that
battles description. Everybody was there-the
rich, the poor, merchants, workmen, soldiers,
sailors, gentlemen, and even ladies OF quality.
The fine Cathedral OF st. Denis has suffered
but little from the bombardnent Every precau-
tIon had been taken to protect 1t with ssnd.bags,
The stained glass Is Intact, or oil but Intact. Only
four shells have penetrated to the Interior OF the
building. One Of the elaborately. carved crosses
on the top OF the buttress has been Ipntered on,
aud a coping.stone has been shattered. This
sums up the evil done to the cathedral by the
snells of the enemy. The splendid carving on the
arches around the great door has not been harm
ed In the least, although there have been some
very narrow escapes. The aspect Of the cathe-
dral inside Is very strange; the ombs OF the kings
bave all been protected by sand bags; the Interior
may be called one great sand bag.
Prince Mits FustmL uncle Of the reigning EN-
peror OF Japan, with seven attaches. sons Of the
nobility, Jago, 4. g., Logd,l Ariaori 4orL Charge
d,Anaires from the Government Of Japan to that
OF the United States, with two secretaries and an
attache, and eighteen youths, from 18 to 23 years
old, sons OF prominent men who have come to