The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-23
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Gold closed in New York, on Saturday, at
1oKaiox
Cotton closed quiet and unchanged; uplsnds
15Hc. ;sales $500 bales.
In Liverpool, on the 10th, cotton was steady;
uplands 7Xd.; Orleans sHd.; sales 1000 bales.
The postal card system Is 70 be Introduced IN
Canada.
The, Jyai "carpetbaggern Is what they call
the new King Of Spain.
Gladstone IS reported to be almost worn out
with anxiety and overwork, and to be suffering
from hesr5 disease.
Tue Germans are making great preparations
for spring camp ign. Exemptions are no longer
granted, and all young men hitherto spared are
called out for mastering this month.
The colored men OF Richmond are about to
issue call for convention to memoriaze Con.
gress for q reduction Of the tax on tobacco in
order that they may obtain emoloymene-
-On the 18th Of last month Chilli was shaken by
the most severe earthquake that has been known
In that region for twelve or ufteen years. No dam
age WRS QOne, altROuku uusolsdi h!Sus 4Souit-
ed from the shake.
The washington Chronicle Is authorized by
Mr.. Edwin Forrest to deny the recently published
statement that be is about to retire from the
stage. Mr.. Forrest does not propose to leave the
stage so long as he is able to tread the boards.
The grooersin the Northern cities are adver-
tisng the marking down OF prices in groceries
under the reduction OF tho tariff and among
items that are set before customers, Is the fall IN
coffee from thisty.dve to thitty GEMS pound.
The result Is that tho shrewd ones who do sdVer
tlee are picking mp all the customers.
The Secre airy Of War and General Sherman
have Just issued. a general order, setting forth
that the Uni ed States Army being now re rgan-
ICED and contormed to the present legal standard,
officers Of all grades and la all branches OF duty
are called upon 20 address themselves with re.
newed energy to the task OF raising the military
establishments to the highest degree OF discipline,
e1leiency aud economy.
THE returns published by the British Govern
mens, show that the United States have now
quite eohpssd Russia In the English wheat mar.
ket and focwasd to the United Kingdom more
than third OF its whole supply. In nveyears
the Increase amounts to onehundred and twenty
three per cent. the largest Increase In proportion
to the quantity scot having been in the
import from the Southern pOrs on the Atlantic.
For the present, the United States return to the
second place on the list OF the countries who sup.
ply England with cotton, British India being still
at the head. .5 r. ,,.-, e.. -. ,
The Methodist Book Concern committee
brought their deliberations 70 close 10 New York
on Friday evening. The following Is the sub-
stance Of the resolutions arrived at: The charges
made by Dr.. Lanahan and the replies hereto have
been withdrawn, and DR.. Lanahan Is to be retain-
ed In his position. sub cnmmi te. OF four, OF
which Bishop Scott Is TO be member, Will be ap.
polluted, whose business 1t will be to investigate
the general management OF the Book Concern,
and also the method OF bookkeeping In use in the
establishment. They will be authorized to call to
their assistance two experts, to be approved Of
by Bishop Scott and should any quest ION Of law
arise 1t Is to he referred to Judges Reynolds and
Faucher for decision. The sub-commite are to
report the result OF their abors 70 the next Gene.
raj Conference.
80 in Brashear City, L., . few days since,
Eoyess Crescent City CIRCUS was exhibiting. when
1t became necessary to eject two drunken aud
unruly negroes. In the course OF an hour the OF
l6u0S[S EeluI neuf oNoomPthsSo W q hOo VI wv
or three hundred negroes, armed with snut. guns
and other weapnns, VINO surrounded the tent. A
young man named Wilson, a c g.dancer, be-
coming alarmed. started to run out and was shot
dead by the black miscreanis. The next morning
five or six negroes were arrested for completely
in tie murder, and temporarily coufn"d III the
hotel About mon another mub. rumberings 'nlc
three or four hundred n"groe-, invaded the town
all armed with shot guns, mu>kets aid revulv:rs
and alta ked about forty OF the ATTACHES OF the
circus assembled upon the wharf, who we're load.
Ing the show material upon The Matagorda
wounding two 81 Chilly. The ci' Gus me, hastily
Jumped aboard the steamer, which INN m.diately
slipped It's cables and stood out IN the nay, under
q dropping 1re IRON the assaiants. The negrors
then marched ont OF the town, urIpg or guns aud
shou ing like demons The trials OF shOwmen
among the nations wards are m .ny and sore.
The leading editorial srdcl- or the New York
Post OF Tuesday, tells sad story, illus rative OF
q peculiar phase Vt New York life. TIE facts,
condensed, are as fol Ows: A few lays ago a
brllNsnt weld ng was solemnzrd In one OF the
fashionable churches. The bride anu bridegroom
were weli-known In sosiety. The 70 mrr was
connected with one Of the leading families. and
the lasser was an agreeable ladies' man. at par
tiles, receptions, DC. The pair had spout but u
few days together, when the husband,
after an interview with bis, young wife,
which. left her almost craze In. mind,
hastily called ss lis late bachel rroons, which
he had NOT yet given up burned a large humber
of papers, packed up few precious arti lrs.. aid
suddenly disappeared, and no one III his friends
now knows whore he Is to be found.i 'But one
dreadful truth reached their ears roo quickly and
tina. was that the man had already been several