The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-06
NEWS OF THE DAP.

Gold closed yesterday at1u4a1os'
In New York cotton closed quiet; uplands
2sa; sales s47 bales.
The Liverpool cotton market closed quiet
nplands lid, Orleans ll3d; sales 10000 bales
"A St. Louis servant girl claims TO oe
cousin to Nilsson.
Hon. ]. B. Grinnen and other prominent
citizens of Iowa, opposed to corruption ano
military supremacy" have called mass con-
yeption, at Davenport. to appoint Stale dele
oates to the Cincinnati Convention.
The German element 10 the United states
is Increasing relatively faster thaRany other
and the Increase appears likely to prevail dur
ING the coming year. The Hamburg papers
state that the spring emigration 10 the United
States is likely to be very large. The move
msntftom Mecklenbergis said to be Of such a
remarkable character that many villages are
likely to be depopulated.
1.-The bill introduced In the House Of Repre-
ssnsatives torefund the cotton tax paid In the
years 1866, 1866, 1867 and 1868, provides LOT
the anpoInsment of three commissioners to
determiue the SUM due to each claimant the
x,nounts determined to be due are to be paid
In four and oue-half per cent forty-year oonos
or certificates for small sums commntable INTO
srSch bonds, which are tobe used as banking
capital for additional national banks IN the
Southern States.
Il Washington telegram says: "The Lo-
eral Republican politicians here are to-day
talking of nominating, at Cincinnati, Senator
Logan, of Illinois, for President, and e4-GoV-
efnor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, for Vlce-Presi-
dent. The latter will be here In about fifteen
daya, having virtually resigned the mission to
Russia to come home and take part In the
campaign against Grant. AdVices were re-
ceived here to-day from Austin, Texas, that a
delegation OF one hundred Liberal Repuhi-
cans have signed cali for State convention
to send delegates to Cincinnati. letter from
California also speaks of delegation from
that State"
The sWeEknown cavern. "Ho!e III the
Walj.n having been used as headquarters by
the Republicans Of London, has been refused
license by the authorities. New rooms have,
in consequence, been secured fvr their meet
ing by the London Patriotic Society. Hon.
John Stuart Mil has sent letter 10 the presi-
dent OF the association, enclosing twenty
pounds sterling as contribution towards Inc
expense of ils change of quarters, and e4'
pressing approval Of resistance of the orsanl'
zation to an attempt by The government TO
prevent, by Indirect means, discussion Of sub
jects which 1t is thought too hazardous to
openly suppress, '.&t-.-s 8
.sMlss Grundy" writes some entertaining
particulars respecting the Japanese "Prin-
cesses,s who are now luxuriatipg on alter
nate hard.boled eggs aud Ice cream at the
national capital. The young ladies', or girls
rather, are cred,tably simple and quiet IN
their tastes and habits. not forward and pert,
but graceful, easy and polite. They all seem
to be content, and not aflie: al in the least by
home-sickness. AL the Japanese visitors are
remarkably neat, and, as rule, aostemious.
They cannot bear either butter or milk
but discover q fondness for oysters. When
they take cold, as they seem inclined
to. they go to bed and remain there
until recovery comes. The girls dress
nov In American style, and are comfort
bly at,ired and shod, but they dislike pedes
trianating, aud it is difficult to persuade then
to take even needed quantity OF exercise
Notwithstanding this they appear bright an(
healthy, aud their compilations are clea'
and rosy. Their schooling will not begin unit
autumn. OF the young men, those who are te
study law will thoroughly investigate the
codes Of the United States, England, France
Russia and Germany, after which they will re-
tnrn to japan, where they will unite With
seven native law students. and togetherin con-
sultation with the chief justice, will decide
on code to be universally adopted in japan.
"A correspondent of the World has had an
interview with the O'Connor family in their
wre.ched home in one of the most obscure
parts of London. Ars. O'Conuor, the mother
of the crazy boy who attacked the Queen, was
drawn Into conversation with some difficulty,
but flually said that she had friends In Amer
lea, and would like them to know what she
and her husband thought, and how they de-
tested The crime OF which her boy had been
guilty. She appeared utterly overcome and
broken down under the weight of her afff G.
tion, the burden of which is increased by the
unkind suspicious against b ,rself and her hus
band. They both assert, in the most emphatic
terms, their entire loyalty, and dscounection
with the Fenian movement. Their sons
violent action is as much puzzle to
them as 1t can be to others. They say that he
Is not insane, and never was heard 10 declaim
against the Queen or In favor of the Fenians
at home. The mother thinks he must have
imbibed his wild notions in some secret con.
clave, and that the sense Of extreme person,
poverty, AMI the sight OF the contrasted mag
n:hcence observable on thanksgiving day,
must have impelled him to take this .olist
and culpable step. The father is as stern as he
mother Is heart-broken, aud attributes hi.
sons freak to the influence Of trashy reading
and pugnaclous, uugovernabIe spirit. Boil
the parents are disgusted with life in England
and asked eagerly for information regardin:
the Elys,um of America, where they might g
and be at peace when their boy is restored tc
them.
The Rev. Brother-fn-Law Cramer. who l.
our ambassador to Denmark, and who recent
" gave such a. brilliant INSTANCE OF his di! 10