The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
l2lal2s.
Cotton closed strong; uplands l9S cents;
sales 5000 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
9aasSd., Orleans s3d.; GALES $1,000 bales.
The passengers of the Juanita have arriv-
ed safely at Key West.
Colonel Yerger, Of Mississippi, is about to
start new daily paper in Baltimore.
Isaac Rosenwig, wealthy citizen Of Erie,
New York. has been convicted Of selling forged
tickets over the Erie Railroad.
Paul Bulgar, aged sixty-four, was beaten
to death by three rufians at the corner Of
Fourteenth street and Avenue A, in New York
City, ON Thursday night.
AT Halifax, N. s, yesterday, six boats
started for single scull race. sadler, OF the
Tyne crew, won by two lengths; Brown, Of
Halifax, second; Kelly, third.
"A tornado passed over Labette County,
Kansas, on Sunday night, demolishing two
houses and moving several others. Mr..
Scott and daughter were killed.
Three treasury clerks sailed from New
York on Wednesday last. In charge OF the iron
safes containing the bonds Of the new funded
loan for Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co.
The Union Republican general committee
met in New York yesterday, Greeley presiding.
Tue day for holding the primary elections was
fixed, but there YVES no other business.
"A Philadelphia justice has decided the
long-mooted point as 10 whether it is crime
to steal an umbrella, in the affirmative, by
holding an alleged umbrella-thief TO bail.
Some fears are entertained for the life OF
Count Won Moltke, owing to an attack oil
gout, which, taken in connection with his
age and his fa,igues during the war, promises
badly for the old man.
Plus TX is said TO have elgned brief
regulating the mode OF procedure by which, In
case Of his death, his successc" may be elected
within twenty-four hours, nd without any
meeting of the Conclave. -
The ship Richard Robinson, from Liver
pool, reports spoke August 29.h, bark Alice
Campbell. from Guttenourg for Philadelphia,
with iron, in sinking condition, from COLI
. sion with the ship Hamilton Fish. Tie crew
were brought to New York. =
"A somewhat curious story, which rlay con
tain the germs OF truth or else may be rejected
as unworthy of belief, as The reader chooses TO
take II, makes mention of the arrival Ia New
York, by late steamer from Liverl oo, Of
several well known political English ag tators,
who have come to this country to consri with
the Fenian leaders here upon the subject OF
their cooperation in Revolutionary move
ment in England, which movement S contin.
gent upon the condition Of the Queer 8 health.
According to the report, the Engli'h Demo-
Gratis of the Oiger stamp have prepared for
general and simultaneous rising all the
principal cities OF the three kin: sdoms, the
signal for the revolution to be the death of the
Queen, whose lease of lie is considered, in the
natural course OF events, as being more or less
precarious. In order 10 make success o!
this movement-which is said already TO have
the secret cooperation OF certain government
officials in England, filling military and naval
positions-the practical aid OF the Fenian ele-
ment In this country is desired.
The recent imperial and ministerial meet
ings at several places in Germany, and more
especially the conference between Bismarck
and Won Beust at Gastien, have given rise, as
has heretofore been shown, 10 variety OF
rumors. A treaty between Austria and
Germany, treaty between Germ any and
Italy, and triple alliance" to which each Of
those powers subscribe, have sererally and
collectively been set forth either as the &C.
complished or prospective results OF these con-
ferences. To-day the report assumes more
extended shape, and according to the Free
Press OF Vienna, "a league for the preservation
OF The peace of Europe has been tSrped, and
Austria. Germany, Italy, and perhaps Russia,
are Its adherents." The latest previous dis
patches gave quite a different view Of the
situation, placing Russia outside of the ring"
and exhibiting a combination designed 10
nentralize an alliance Of France with that pow
er. It is evident, however, that pacifcation is
the great object of these conferences, and not,
as some journals persist III maintaining,a mere
royal game OF chess.
The sentence Of Agnes Norman, at Lon
don, to ten years. penal seyvitude, recalls the
remarkable story of her crimes. She was SEN
fenced merely for having attempted to stran-
gle little boy named Paratt; but this deed
was only moiety OF her murderous actions.
She was accused OF having murdered children
in various houses in which she had been maid
servant; and it was also stated that her mania
for killing extended itself to parrots, dogs and
other animIy. What is definitely known ls
that certain young children. whom she had
under her care, died suddenly AMI without ap'