The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-09
gbe GbafIeStnat aems.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1871.
NEWS OF TILE DAY.


Gold closed active yesterday at loslot.
in New York cotton closed active and
arm; uplands lsa cents; sales s772 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; upiands
old, 0rleans l0alotd; sales 16, 900 bales.
ECharles Reade is engaged upon another
new novel for the "London Society
Miss Esans, the author Of ''St. Elmo" Is
TO write biography Of Alexander Il. Ste
phens = : s4,
Anthony Trollope has finally lost his suit
against the German publishers who reprinted
his works. E-a S..
-Tne German Government invite the archi-
tects of all nations to furnish designs for the
new House of Parliament at Berlin.
Smoking Is very much on the decline In
England. At the universities not one man IN
nye NOW smokee, whereas q few years ago at
least four In i've did. -,
An emigrant agent writes from Gotten
burg TO the Atlanta Constiiution that in De
.cember he will arrive withuearly two hundred
lrst-class Swedish servants for Georgia.
hats n' the kind just now worn by ladies'
are said to be reproductions Of the styles worn
for the last hundred years By the women ofthe
swiss Cantons.
-Bg-wag Of Increasing the city revenue,
thew have commenced in Richmond the sys-
tenn of iping baby carriages found on the
streets to the tune Of one dollar, on the ground
that they obstIuct the sidewalks.
A prisoner in cell at ahe Jefferson Mar
ket Police Station, New, YORK, was frozen to
death Monday night The officers ofthe prison
say their applications to the authorities for q
FIRE have been dlsregardea.
Hon. Henry Wilson'S. History Of the Rise
and Fall or Slavery ia America" which has
been running in the Indepepdent for a long
while, isto be published by the osgoods In
three volumes, the frat Of which is in press.
The present number Of cardinals is very
small, and 1t isreportea from Rome that in
short time fftyAof, as some say, eighty-new
bishops will be created, and NO doubt one or
two cardinals hsts win be distributed.
.erhe Legislature Of North Carolina endor-
ses the project lately brought forward BY Conn.,
modore Matthew F. Eaury, for a comprehen-
ave system Of international meteorological
observations, and recommends 1t 10 the alten-
ton Of Congress.
The Empress Engepis's History OF Mary
Queen of Scots, 1t appears, was actually witt
tan by Professor Petit, Of Beauvais. nthe'
book ID successful 20 madame, 1t is presumed,
belongs the honor; but If not-well, that's
another matter.
-Darwins new book on the Facial Express
SION nof Animalsa win be freely illustrated, and
Will enSeavor to show that dogs and monkeys
can laugh, smile, sneer, look cross, or rthrowa
deep pathos Into their speaking countenances.
It win probably not appear before next spring.
-Tne Senate OF North Carolina on the I'd
instant adopted resolution instructing the
attorney-genneral to proceed by haoeas corpus
TO test the legality Of the, arrest Of certain
citizens Of North Carolina 'i11hf kYn State,
without varrant BY seldlei 5e United
States operating in south Carolina:
The return Of the French Assembly 10
Paris is seriously spoken or N. Theirs favors
the remoYsL and hopes that the Assembly will
decree IL. one Of the principal reasons why
this should be done Is the dampness that pre-
yails In the court theatre at Versailles, where
the bedy aow holds Its sessions.
-xTne aSetaboa3 Of tbs national guards Of
FrsneehSs been disbandsd. Contrary 70 the
general impression which some months ago
prevailed, that trouble would eneue upon this
Important change In some quarters, the dis
armament of the entire citlzeu-sodiery of
France has been effected without any disturb
ance.
While the New York Times editorially an
noupces the retirement Of Mr. Secretary Fish
from the Cabinet, and the New York Tribune
names Mr.. Edward Pierrepont, Of that State,
as his successor, the Washington corIespon.
dents will have it that Attorney General Aser-
man is also 10 60, and at the Presidents re-
quest. ---F - -.rs-a-- Z
-Catlotta, ex-Empress Of Mexico, Is sill
hopelessly insane. She constantly imagines
herself surrounded again by the court OF Maxi
milan at Mexico. This lady of her suite is
made grand mistress Of the palace, that gem
tleman minister Of State, and SO on. Often,
wheI. alone, abe places the chairs around her
In order, hangs dresses upon them, and asks
question: and gives answers to the strange
ladies Of honor. s -
-Tegarof, manager Of the Opera Bouffe at
81. Petersburg, has engaged Schneider, to
sing for three thousand dollars night. The
story goes that the manager in vain attempted
to beat down her terms. She remained mex
orable to ali attempts, and maintained that
they were in no degree exorbitant. When, as
slast resource, he told her they were higher
than the pay of marshal Of France, she re-
blind: "well, then, get marshal OF France
to sing for your And as he doubted whether
Bazaine, McM.hon, or even Louis Napoleon
himself, would draw as well, he was obliged
TO acquiesce.
Mrs. Tnarton was arraigned at Annapo-
liz last Monday for the poisoning OF General
W. Scott Ketchum. The courtroom was
crowded With people, most OF whom were Ia
dies from the upper circles of life. Mrs
Wharton was pale, and showed traces Of her
four months in Jail, but was calm AID collect
ed, and answered to the indictment, "Not
guilty" In clear and firm voice. Her daugh-
ter Nellie sank down on the dais at the foot of
the criminals box, and remained there during
all the session ofthe court. Eugene Van Ness,
whom Mrs. Wharton is accused of poisoning,