The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-14

TUESDAY, MARCH IA, 1871.
NEWS OF EHE DAY.


NEWS or FHE DAY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at
l13alls.
Cotton closed firm, with light offerings;
uplands l4s cents; sales 44i1 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed quiet but
steady; uplands 7ia74d-; Orleans 7sa7sd.i sales
1900 bales.
-ene firm in Boston receives over $500, 900
worth of paper stock per month from the
South, New Orleans being the chief point OF
collection.
The Empress Augusta, of Germany, has
sent an Autograph letter to the Ladies' who
raised funds for the German victims Of the war,
which Is being. photographed.
-Ex-oueen Isabella has at length -susren-
dsrea all hopes OF restoration to the throne Of
Spain, has purchased a fine residence in
Vienna, and intends 10 make that city her
permanent residence.
"A New York working girl writes to the
Sun, oferingte sell her hair to some one who
can better afferd.te wear q good head of hair
than she, for $l0O. It is a yard and quarter
long, thick, and of a light brown color.
New Yor4 issandous to know where Its
new promenade is going to be. The sacred
precincts Of Fifth avenue above Twenty-slxth
street are invaded, and Fashion can't stand
Trade.
"A Richmond LAZY recently interviewed
Governor Walker on a railroad question He
asked her whicif side shewas on, whsn she re-
Piled that she was on the fence The Governor
gaIlantlyresponded 'Then, Madame, I wish no
-nyru- agreeable position than to be sitting by
your side.1
;s-Judge Barnard, OF New York, has decided
that If a man and woman publicly live tegeth-
fas husband and wife, and acknowledge the
marital relations, 1t is net necessary. that q
formal marriage ceremony should have been
perfermed to sntitle the reputed wife to all her
legalrights.
Victoria, vile of the. Crown Prince OF
Prassia is declared TO be as economical as her
mother, the Queen Of England; and to be
greatly assisted IN her financial conservation
BY her husband. The prlneely pair are report
ed to save nearly million thalers a year out
of their income.
The chaplain on opening session of the
Legislature, at Albany, recently, very appfo-
psiatslepraysd that '!the men who are in the
habit of lettering about the halls Of the egis-
latnre with bribery in their hands might be
) induced TO see the error Of their ways, and
that their wicked designs, if.they had any,
might be thwarted."
mr. -(So,,>,~,c oxo.tlad fror,. ENro N oa d,,r
ing the recent waas IL Is estimated, amounted
number to 10000. Tie average indemnity
for direct losses suffered by this expulsion is
placed at $500 head, so that the entire dam
ages arising -tpom this harsh war measure
amounts to seventy-two millions Of dollars.
The New York Star states that, at He
brew wedding In that city, some days ago, the
bride wore conspicuously' the diamond set
once worn by the wife of the late President
Lincoln, and which was purchased by the hus-
band Of the present owner on the occasion OF
the sale OF Mrs. Lincoln's wardrobe, on Broad
way. several years since.
The RothsehHds are saidto have lost from
$4,000, 900 to $4,000. 600 by the result OF the
Franco-G German war. They all believed at
first that the French would be victorious, but
two weeks after the Germans had crossed the
Rhine they saw their mistake, and made new
Investments which prevented them from
losing thrice as much as they would have
done had they not corrected their blunder in
good season.
The specie tn France to answer the de-
msnds under the treaty ofpeace with Germa-
ny, is the subject ofinvestigation among STA
tisticlans. AS one element Of the calculator, 1t
Is said that since 1875, when the decimal sys-
tenn was introduced, there have been coined
$3.50, ,2sl in silver, anf st,427, POI in
gold, making a total OF 81. .393, ,502, 49,. On the
other hand, 1t is stated, that twelve millions of
francs, or two thousand four hundred milliards
Of dollars, must be taken into account for
money called in and recoined money sent
abroad from France. The quantity of gold
coined in the world since l84S is placed at one
thousand four hundred millions of dollars.
Tho English newspapers repoct proceed
1ngs In equity brought against Gambetta,
member OF the French government, to enforce
payment under acontract for the supply of
twenty batteries Of guns, which contract, now
the war Is over, Gambetta seeks to repudiate.
AS security Gambetts deposited 81, ,2e0, 900 with
q abaating firm, and an injunction was asked
for to restrain the bankers from parting With.
this sum until the clalnf was settled. 1t was
alleged that 100000 Of ttds amount had been
sent over to New York. where The contract
was to be carried out, and from whence the
,,,,noy tuare r., no shtnnad T,is statement was
denied, and an injunction for the luf sum was
granted.
In the Roman Catholic churches of Lon
don, on February 10th. pastoral letter from
Archbishop Manning was read. This docu-
ment says that the chief sin OF England Is
A'prlde of life" No nation, it was asserted,