The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-20
NEWS OF H DAY.

told CLOSED Id new toth yeoteioaS "sAAs
alls.
The proprtetors of three of the large hotels
in New York city have recently gone into bank
r uptcy.
the spring book trade sale in New York
was a. surprise to the trade. Good, Rew and
8 tandard books brought excellent prices.
The colored cadet Smith, at West Point,
has been kicking the shins OF some OF 1.-THE
white trash" there.
"A Covington lady gave her child hair oil
tor a cough, by mistake, but it worked Just as
well.
. Judge Flippin, Of Tennessee, was recently
compelled, In the line of his duty, 10 sentence
an old school-mate and play-fellow to death for
a heinous crime.
They talk of placing the Queen of Den
mark, the most economical OF female sover-
eigns, on the throne of fashion, in place of the
Empress Eugene, the most extrayagant one.
Indiana jurles evidently do not appreciate
the tenderness OF women's biighted, hearts.
The other day, twelve Of these monsters in
human form awarded only nineteen cents out
of $40, 900 claimed by ayoung lady in a breach
OF promise suit.
in London q season of grand opera is an
nounced to continue thfrty-fve nights, and
the subscription price is fixed for the fashion,
able parts of the house at $ll55 for a seat dur
ing the season. The average price for a sim
gle evening Is thus $S3 in gold.
Kansas City, Mo-, must be a delightful and
secure place of residence. 1t is two miles
,o,,.> 1ontoJ,a an nm ;pboh;to1 fc onI hQa q
force of only nine policemen. Either they
must be a very laH.abiding people in Kansas
City, or else the state of society must be rath-
er unpleasant.
1t will be remembered that some time ago
a description was given OF a unique gold pen
a perfect imitation of a goose quill, and In
crusted with diamonds, which was made ex-
pressly for Prince Bismarck at Phorzheim, and
presented to him by Herr B~issinger, of that
place, who requested that the treaty of peace
should be signed with it. 1t was actually used
for that purpose. and the chancellor related
with manifest qualification the history of this
precious plume to some French gentleman
who happened to be present.
1t is proposed to open in Frankfort a sort
of commercial intelligence office, to be called
a Germsn-American bureau, which Is designed
to supply the German holders OF American
securities with information as to financial
affairs in this country. Merchants, manufac-
turers and emigrants will also be put in pos
session Of such facts about American matters
as they may require, and numerous agents are
-o- - o,toAltoh1. ant fra lofnof nd paAcf
important news. In connection with this
enterprise is to be issued q weekly journal to
be called the Observation-Disclosures Econo-
mist.
I. General Werder, who at a critical period
| nterposed with a handful Of men against
Bourbaki's invasion of Germany. has just been
presented by q number OF American residents
anG so}ourners in Vienna with an elegantly
executed complimentary address, bound in
red velvet, and ornamented with a design In
gold and enamel, representing the Imperial
German eagle and the flags of Germany and
America. The address, which was composed
by some literary American residing in Vienna,
whose name is not given, Is both German and
English. 1t begins with expressing the best
wishes of America for German unity and pros
perlty, and ends by calling for a grand and
welcoming cheer for the German Empire.
France will have to pay 5000, 0OO, 900
francs TO Germany as q war indemnity. This,
i n dve-lranc gold pieces, would weigh $780,
600 pounds avoirdupois. To transport all this
gold by rail, supposing each car to carry
ll,0G) pounds, q train of 5000 cars would be
required. When spread out on the ground,
one touching the other, these fve-franc gold
pieces would reach almost around the globe.
If hve-franc pieces enough to make this
amount were placed one above the other. they
would make a column of gold 1916 miles in
height. If this column, having its base in
Paris, should topple over in the direction of
Berlin, Berlin would be only one-th.rd of The
whole distance reached by the coin at the top
of the column. A quick cashier, able to count
1000 five -franc pieces in an hour, supposing
that he commenced at the age o. so, would be
nearly 70 years Of age before he finished count
ing II, in case he should count eight hours
daily tor 800 dsys every year.
When the ENJOYS of NJ. de Rothschild paid
the wsr contributions of Paris, 20O,O 600, QUO
francs, at Versailles, they let a counterfeit 25
thaler bill slip in mon /: the others. The quick
eye of q Prussian official at once detected it
and the bill was thrown out. Rothschild's
people insisted that it was genuine and must
be accepted, otherwise they would return to
Paris with all their rolls Of notes and sacks of
coin. With that official exactness which is the
glory OF Prussian routine, Count Bismarck was
at once informed of the misunderstanding
He answered "Herr Director, accept the bill.
1 will myself make up the deficit and preserve
the counterfeit note as a memento ofthis great
day. A great war about nothing more tangi-
BILE than q Chateau en- Espagne' has just been
concluded between two great powers; aud I
a afford, just on the heel of ii, to turn
around and declare war with the house of
Rothscnlld, the Sixth Great European Power,
on account of a false Is thaler note ?"
: The sessions OF the Joint High Commits
sion are remarkable in one parlicular-that of
their successful secrecy. The commissioners
on both sides appear to be unapproachable, |
and the most that can be claimed for the re-
ports that reach us is probability. According
to these, 1t is understood that the fisheries |