The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-25
NEWS OF TIE DAP.

Carolina.
NEWS OF TEE DAH
Gold closed Saturday at stalo
The New York cotton market closed quiet;
uplands 22f cents; sales l075 bales.
:, In Liverpool cotton closed qulet; uplanos
Id, Orleans ll3allid.; sales 10000 bales.
-sickles has not resigned as Spanish minis
ter.
Punch says he has observed that the
unfortunate mans friends live long way or.
Paul Morphy, the chess-player, now keeps
a grocery store In New Orleans.
The United States Senate was not IN ses-
slon on Saturday, and the House was engaged
listening to buncombe speeches.
governor Curtin, minister OF the united
States at st. Petersburg, has resigned that
position.
The Emperor Napoleon was greeted with
tremendous enthusiasm at London on Inc
occasion of the recent Thanksgiving festival.
"A San Francisco relative of Matilda Heron
denies the alleged cause OF Byrnes separa-
tIon from her, but gives no particulars.
.,-.tWhy didn't the Marquis Of Lorne ana ms
wife attend the thanksgiving ceremonies !" is
the great question In. London society.
The Japanese attended the opera martha"
at.PhIladelphla, and pronounced It's tuneiul
melodies unutterably discordant.
The English Government tn India Is taxing
pfecautlons to prevent the extermlnalion OF
the race of elephants BY sportsmen.
The Cambridge crew won the UniVersny
boat race in England, on Saturday, BY q ienglh
and half.
The British Government have granted
pension Of s5OOO year 10 Lacy Mayo, and one
OF 42o, 600 to, her children.
An exchange announcea q Wild serial en-
titled "Quick as sLightning, or the Chemists
Journey; tale Of nitrc-slyceIine."
The italian feet has been ordered TO Dc
ready to sail for the Spanish coast. IN order TO
nroyide for the not improbable contingency OF
King Amadeus's sudden departure from SPAN.
The Chicago Post misanthropically re-
marks that "Nilsson has Invested her s4oo,ooo
in America because she loves the country, ana
tha rates of interest are 30 much higher than
In Europe"
-Tt Ia now said that when the restoration OF
the Column Vendome takes place the "classl-
caln statue which crowned 1t will be replaced
by the .LItt.e Corporal" in his famous gray
coat, as appealing more strongly to the popu-
lar sentiment.
The souabble between the proprietors OF
the st. Louis Democrat has ended In the pur-
chase of the paper by Fishback. one OF the
disagreeing partners. The price paid was
s45o. 600. There will be no change In politics.
Mccullough remains the chiet editor.
The rate of taxation In North Carolina Tor
the coming year is less than four mills on Inc
dollar, or 3s4 cents on every one hundred DOL
lars, worth of property. This tax is levied by
a Democratic State Government. whose econ
omy has enabled it to Impose 80 moderate q
burden upon the people.
1T is said that John Russell Young, for
merly of the Tribune, writes the leaders In
the Herald sustaining Grant. He Is IN wash
inglon, and most of his articles are for
warded by telegraph-after being duly can
vsssed over cigars and old Bourbon at the
White House.
"A curious confirmation Of the truth OF
Thackeray's assertion that lady could not
write letter without underscoring some OF
the words was shown In Queen Victoria's
recent letter to the people, acknowledging
her qualification at The enthusiastic reception
with which she was greeted. In 1t three
words were underscored
-Hackett, the actor, before he died, mar
rfed his Irish maid.servant. She was good
wife, and ls very estlmable woman. He was
seventy years old when he married her, and
she was about twenty-five. The fruit Of the
marriage is son. Hackett's will has just been
admitted to probate. He leaves the bulk OF
his property to his son, entirly ignoring Re-
corder Hackett, is his son by his first
wife.
"A careful calculation as 10 the number OF
human beings addicted to canniba!ism at
the present time gives total of only FLAG
,,on inside of two millions, which actually re-
nresen.s the six hundred and ninetieth part
ofthe whole population OF the globe. The
motives assigned beyond mere hunger, IN
duced by dearth of other animal food, are the
passions of revenge and hatred, as well as re-
ugious sentiments and gloomy superstition.
Mr.. Charles R. NJ. Moulton, husband OF
Mrs. Lille MoultoD, who has sung in concerts
during The past season, died at Cambridge,
Mass, last week, at The age of forty-three
years. He had been in delicate health TOR
some time, but his death was quite unexpect-
ed It will be remembered that Mrs. Moulton
cancelled her engagements once this season
on account of his falling health, but twas
thought he had temporarily recovered, and
she began her concert tour again. This has
now been abruptly ended.
In the rapid progress of political events
those who lag behind must necessarily be ne
elected or forgotten. But there is one name,
the omission of which by presidential prog
nosticators at the present time may surprise
many. 1t is that of Chief Justice Chase. But
the truth is, Mr.. Chase's health is so extremely
poor that he may be considered confirmed
invalid. This truth he does not attempt TO
conceal, even from himself, and he acknoWl-
edges that "human anbi'ion has become
dead sentiment to him.
The New York Tribune, of Friday, says