The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-27
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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAK.
Gold closed yesterday at l0sal0s.
Cotton closed quiet in New York; uplands
29a cents; sales 1906 bales.
I'm Liverpool cotton closed dull; upianos
1llall3d, Orleans 1lad; sales 10000 bales.
( Seth Boyden, famous strawberry raiser,
:aaid if he could live twenty years he could pro-
duce strawberry as large as pineapple, anu
as delicious as the best field strawberry.
This Is the latest recorded spur 10 gooa
behayior: The more fractions OF the prison.
ers mt to work on the streets OF Moolle nave
an immense spur attached to each ankle. 1t
IA q sure safeguard against escape; the prison
er Is compelled to move carefully 10 prevent
.wounding himself.
Fourteen young Chinese, belonging to the
,nob,est families of the Celestial Empire, have
lust arrived in Paris from Canton, sent oy the
Emperor to be instructed at the expense OF
the State. Every year fourteen young men
are to be sent to France.
"a very simple device has been suggested
by French In genuity for perpetpating the Ill
feeling which is one OF the legacies Of war.
II Ia proposed that all documents connected
with new taxes shall be endorsed with the
words Expenses of the war against Prussia,
ls7o-ls7l," and it is said that the Assembly
approves the suggestion.
A London paper thus speaks OF the last
bal Gopera at Paris: "a fayorlte costume was
one compromising between the symbolism OF
mourning and the fact of shamele<sness.
Imagine black pair of stays, rounded on oya
sNort, tightly fitting; black silk bathing draw.
.ers. coyersd with Jet beads. Add to this single
garment cap and boots OF the same color,
and imagine the limbs to be encased In slate
Ii coIiored tights, and black plume trailing from
the hall. and you have q very fair Idea of the
popular female dress sof Saturdays oaI Gopera."
Journalists are appreciated and UNDER
stood In the Golden States. The California
Assembly has ordered to engrossment, prepa-
ratory to passage, bill exemptiDg them from
Jury service. The passage of the bill was not
asked for by the journalists, but 1t was con-
ceded them as a matter OF right, upon tne
ground that they were engaged In public
duties quite as necessary, and even impera-
tive: as Jury service. Practically the courts
eyerywhere make discrimination In favor Of
journalists, but formal law Is more to the
point.
The proposition to establish great gam
bling houses In Paris is likely to be adopted.
The advocates Of 1t have just brought forward
their strongest argument, namely, that the
Germans are extremely uneasy at the prospect
of the Paris gambling tables causing the
Baden-Baden Ems, Homburg and Wiesoaden
establishments to be deserted. 1t Is well
known that the German Government has de-
termined that the houses in the empire shall
be closed, but there is an idea that little spite
can be shown by setting up rival rouge'et-
noIr tables, and now the whole population OF
France will be in favor of 1t.
During Lieutenant Frederick Grants
stsy at Nice, balls, parties and breakfasts sue
ceeded each other in bewildering confusion.
Admiral Alden was in attendance on the
youthful army cadet with the frigate Waoasn.
The officers of the Wabash gave reception
on board that vessel. The dancing lasted
from two to five in the afternoon, and the
luncheon Is said by an appreciative CORES
pondent to have been too delicious and mag
niflcent for descriptions; and he kindly refrains
from tantalizing our sorely-burdened taxpay-
ers by giving detailed account of the feast.
The Brooklyn and Shenandoah, two United
States war vessels, ran race for the amuse-
iaent of the lieutenant and his visitors, which
was won by the Brooklyn.
nEBy the contemplated marriage of the Mar
ouis of Butte With the daughter of one Of the
towards, will be united the two most power
full Catholic families Of the English realm.
The Young Marquis is a comparatively recent
convert to the Catholic faith, and since his
conversion he has distinguished himself by
his princely expenditures Of money-he Is
possessed of vast rlches-in endowing and
assisting Catholic institutions. He Is the
ssLothair" of Disraell's novel, and for TWO or
three years has been prominently before the
English public In the gossip columns OF the
newspapers. His father-in-law that is to be
oomes of one of the old historic families of
England, going back to the time of the early
history of England. The Howards of old.
Dukes Of Norfolk, were almost royal In their
power, and In the grandeur Of their state and
influence. Through many vlclssltudes they
have retained their high character and posi-
tion, and are. to-day, for many reasons, among
the most interesting houses whose pedigrees
adorn Burke's or DeBretL's peerage.
"A curious business Is said to have sprung
up In London to reduce the cost Of telegraph
Ing to distant points. The charge to India,
for instance, Is ninety shllings for twenty
words, and the address is included. A firm In
London agreed to take and forward all mes
sages at ten shillings word, more or less.
The address will generally use from Elk to ten
words, and frequently messages need consist
of only two or three words if cypher has
been agreed upon. The message packers" "
as they are called, have their own cypher, and
send all messages to their own agents in Cal
cutta. In atwenty word message they may
thus send, in some cases, as many as ten sepa-
rate messages, receiving. from their custom
ers ten pounds, and making profit of FIVE
pounds ten shillings. Their customers, on the
other hand, have paid altogether but ten
pounds for what, under ordinary circum-
otonnes Wonld have cost them foriy-Oue