The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-27
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MONDAY, FEBRH4RY 27, 1871.
NEWS OF TEE DAY.

MONDAY, FEBhEEAh1 ~, loiL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold in New York, on Saturday closed al
11Ka11H.
Cotton closed quiet; mddlirg uplands l6<e
orleans 15Xc; sales 2oeo bales, 80 -.
In Liverpool, on Saturday, cotton closed dull
uplands 7ssd, Orleans 7Hd; sales II, 900 baass.
Honduras has declared war with San Saliva
dor. general but feeble fight u Rprogresslnss<
The corree crop b short throughous Ceutrs
America.
The negro convention at Nashville, Tenn, asl
protection from Congress. -
The crown Prince talks q publishing work
ON military. matters and the current war when b
Is once more at leisure in Berftn:
The best burlesque New York has seen fe'
months is "Richelieu OF ths Periods at the 0lyfn
pic, w}@ Fox In the idiosy Of Booth and
Forrest.
The United States and Turkey have officially
recognized the Provisional Government Of France
AMI the Presidency Of 4. fhiers. Thus far Eng
land, the United States, I.aly, Austria, Russia
and Turkey have notiaed France Of their recos
milton.
MARX R. De Moftie, OF Richmond, who mar
rled the quadroon daughter OF George T. Down.
Ing, the colored caterer Of washington City, and
who. With his wife, Was recently elected from q
Chicago restaurant on the ground Of objection.
able color, and brought suit against the resta9,
rant keeper for $4,000 damages, got verdict Of
one cent. i',}t sa Ii
with the accession Of the Emperor William to
his new dignity, achange in sae titles OF his fsmi-
ly has beeu neoessitased What these titles afe,
may De judged from the title OF the Crown Prin-
cess, who is now known IS her Imperial and Royal
Hiahness the Crown Princess OF the German EN-
pire and Crown Princess OF Prussia, Princess
Royal Of Great Britain and Ireland.
"A Washington dispatch says: Republican
members from the South have bean caucusing,
and: have decided that they must have fair pro-
porsion Of ta~ offices OF the next House. AS that
of sergeant-atarms Is most profitable, they have
decided to support q candidate for that place.
They intend to make afornal appeal to this effect
to the Republican caucus which meets on Thurs
day night nextn.
The Forty second Congress will meet On Sat-
urday, March Y,at noon. Thus far no Republican
candida.ss fer speaker or clerk have been spoken
or, and Messrs. Blaine and Mcpherson will be re-
elected. Nothing Is now heard OF the revenue
reform movement IN the organization OF the
House, though on direct vore 1t Is quite certsh
that:the anti.tarifr members will have clear ma
jority. The Democrats In the present House num-
ber H. and tn the new House .1o6 being II less
than majority.
-Senatorelect Vance, OF North Carolina, has
Quilted Washington and gone home, discouraged
In hts eort to procure the removal Of his political
disabilities, SO as to enable him to take his seat
in ,hesenate on the 4th OF March. 1t is said that
he WIN resign, and, in the event OF his doing so,
General Ransom would undoubtedly be chosen TO
succeed him. Ransom received within two OF as
many votes as Vance in the convention which
nominated the latter; was strict State Rights
manbefore the war; o staunch Confederate dur
Ing the war; but bis disabilities have been re-
moved, and he could take the seat II elected.
The New York Star, appealing in behalf OF the
new founding hospital in that city, states that
only $4,000 Of the necessary sum OF 100000 Is re.
uuired before the ground can be opened for the
foundation, and adds that since the opening OF
the house in Twelfth street there have been recev'
ed into it nearly 100 babies. Hundreds Of. moth.
ers 1t Is said have been saved by the interference
OF the women who conduct the Institution. Three
thousand dollars month are already expended
In salaries to- outdoor nurses. These nurses are
all Of them poor and needy women. Some OF them
are abandoned wives. Il Is stated that the good
work constantly w.dens It's duties and the money
required to save seventeen hundred babes, some
Of them perhaps from murderous deaths, saves
also many women from horrible life.
There has been an advance OF one] hun.
dred iper cent. In coal in New York since De-
cember, and 1t Is stated that there is only
weeks supply in that city. The retail price,
which was So so per ton on the lst OF December,
now ranges from sl1 to S13 The papers de.
vote considerable space to the subject.
the World says that 30 difference OF from,S5 to
81 ton In the price OF coal means to many thous-
ands OF families in New York and Philadelphia the
difference between decent co ufort and abject
dest!tution. An adjourned meeting Of coal oper-
a:ors, coal carrying companies and iron manu-
facturers was held at Philadelphia on Thursday
last, at which new basis for labor and transpor.
tation was. laid down. 1t remains to be seen
what effect their action will have In reducing
prices"
The arrival OF portion Of the British High
Commission at New York has been briefly an.
nounced by telegraph. On the arrival OF the Cuba
at quarantine she was boarded by the Herald re-
porter, who was duly introduced to the distln
pu,shed gentlemen, and engaged Earle Grey In
conversation. Els Lordship expressed the best
hopes for an early and satisfactory settlement Of
the matters pending, and believed that the Eng
1ish Government will be prepared TO agree to any
thing like reasonable terms. Professor Bernard
expressed similar views. he Said he was hopeful
that the commission would not ret9rn to England
without having accomplished It's object BE felt
however, rather chagrIued regarding the resalu'
ton OF Congress welcoming the Fenlan prisoners
to this country. He thought It was an unfortn,
nate mistake on thepart OF Congress, particularly
at this time.
"A Washington letter says: "The special Senate