The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-25
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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1871.
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Gold closed ID new 1orh, .estetoaS, q
1ls@1i.
Cotton closed strong, with uplands at l6i
cents; sales 9463 bales.
In Liverpool cotton closed frmer; uplands
7a@7td.; Orleans 7l@7id.; sales $4,000 bales
Canada Is to issue postal cards next month
-Ex-SecretaIy Seward was at Bombay last
April.
The recovery of Mr.. Corcorar, at Wash
ingtou, is said to be now regarded by bis ply
sicians as not unlikely.
On the first of July 2ext uniform postage
stamps will be introduced in the pcstof6ces OF
Germany:
The New Orleans Plcayune ridicules the
scheme to ''lift" vessels over the bars at the
Mississippps mouth, which has obtained the
approval OF the st. Louis Board Of Trade.
There is aproposition at Berlin that Prince
Bismarck should receive large present from
the whole of Germany, in recognition of bis
services, the amount to be voted By the
Reichstag.
Present prophecies from Delaware and
MARYLAND are that the peach crop will reach
a,5oO,0 baskets-abouI half million more
than were gathered in 1863, which was the
champion peach year. From 300, 900 to 400, 900
new trees have been planted this season.
"A court martial at Washington sentenced
Captain Trumbull, of the Third Artillery, 10
dismissal from service, for striking negro
wita stick at Key West The secretary Of
war commutes the sentence to eighteen
months suspension from rank and pay, with
an allowance of fifty dollars per month.
Admission to the legal profession In New
York has recently been subjected to more
stringent regulations than formerly prevailed.
By authority OF the last Legislature the Court
OF Appeals has just prescribed sefies Of rules
for the admission to thehbor,. under which
every applicant must have served q clerkship
OF three years in regular attorneys office.
clerkship OF two years, however, is only ne
cessary when the student has besides attended
course of lectures for one year in law
school. The applicant must also pass an ex-
animation. Hitherto the passing of an exam
nation was the only requisite, without regard
to the period of study.
In Vermont, ont OF every twenty-one
couples who are married, one is destined to be
divorced; in Massachusetts,, one couple are d.
vorced out of every forty y-four; in Ohio, one
ont of every twenty-seven; in Connecticut,
one ont of every eleven; while in Chicago the
number of those divorced far exceeds The num-
Der of those married. for the reason that dis
contented people from every part of the world
take up their residence in that city in order to
be relieved of coniugal bonds which have be-
come irksome. Wisconsin, however, must
soon become great place OF resort Tor those
who desire TO be divorced, since it appears
that in that State mere incompatibllity OF
temper is sufficient reason for annulltnS all
obligations OF marriage.
MIR. L. q. Reavis, the distinguished cap-
tal-mover, publishes letter in the st. Louis
Democrat telling the public whatis necessary
to create successful newspaper. Having
been approached by gentleman who wished
him to write for new paper he was about
establishing, Mr.. Rears at once asked MIN
how much money he had to back his enter
prise, and was informed that he had none, his
object in starting the paper being TO make
some. As the gentleman proceeded to use his
name Us O contributor without authority, Mr..
Reavs thought IL incumbent upon him public
lY to say that he considered man fool 10 go
into a newspaper without three things :!ame
ly: first, mint of money; secondly, very
peculiar and superior business ability; and
third, brains Some people would have put
brains first, but that is a question of taste.
Governor Tod r. Caldwell recently pub
llshed card in the Raleigh Telegram, in
which, forgetting the dignity Of the position |
he occupied, he called Mr.. Josiah Turner, edi- |
tor of the Sentinel, ia liar.". That gentleman, |
lt Is said, demanded satisfaction. aud went to |
South Carolina, accompanied by Ex-Governor |
Vance and other friends, to await the coming |
OF ehl- man. The Governor, however, not.
fancying the warlike aspect of affairs, and be-
iAg man Of peace, hastily came to the CON.
cluson to apologize, aud published another |
card, N which he expressed deep regret at
having been thrown so much off his guard as
to permit his temper to get the better of bis
Judgment and betray him into using the in
sulting expression he did use in the heat OF
passion in connection with the name of Mr.. |
Turner. 1t was very undiguifed in 80 high
functionarv, and he admits it. So there will |
be no fight alter all.
The Commune of Paris has recently pub
lished formal statement Of its receipts and
expenditures from March 20 TO April 80. In
these forty days the total expenditure was
s5,o27, 600, OF which s4,Oll,2O0 were spent by
the war office, s3S2. 500 by the departments,
and $3.50. 1000 by the mayors Of the different
municipalities, $4,000 by chief OF police, and
$4,000 by hs national printing office. The
other disbursr rments were in small sums. To
meet this expenditure the minister oil finance
obtained from various golfers which he
specifies 1881, 600; from the octroi duly or tax
on articles brought into Paris sl,693.200; from
the sales OF tobacco 1851 300, and from stamps
100000. The Northern Railway paid s60,G00,
and to make up all deficiencies the Bank Of
France loaned sl,55o,000. These items, to-
gether with amounts from miuor sources,
make upa reTciue for the fsrty days of s5,-
100000 The receipts derived from seizures
amounted ouly to sl7s6. chiefly taken from
ecclesiastics. On May l, the Commune had |
balance in the treasury OF sl75,OOO, which,
by payments from the Lyons, Orleans and
Eastern Railways has been raised to $780,
900.