The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-14
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1872.
NEWS OF THE D4Y.

-AtItVerpooi cotIou Sioeou a''' up
11.d.: nearly due from Savannah or Charles
tod lid. shipping at New Orleans llad. Man
chester advices less favorable.
q ssL-Tennyson Is writing poem on the subject
nfthe Prince of Wales's illness.
The Nilsson troupe during her engage
ment of thirteen nights at Cincinnati received
$4,000
The sentence of Watson, the English cler'
pymsn who murdered his wife, has been com
muted to penal servitude for life.
1T ia stated that the London Tablet, Catho
lie official organ, announced on the very
morning of the death of Archbishop Spald'
inp that he was to be made cardinal.
Eliza Bennett, of Cape May, NewJersey'
was burned to death one day last week by the
upsetting of q coal oil lamp, which she mao
set on; the floor before her while anlacing a
boot.
"A Boston physician says he has patient
i,1g charge. married at fourteen, and who al
thIrty.seyen had been the mother Of twenty
dye living children, and never more than one
child at q birth.
There is q prospect of lively contest be-
tween Mast, with his administration cartoons
In :Harper's Weekly, and Morgan. the new
acquisition of Frank Leslie'5 Illustrated News
paper, with his anti-administratlon carica-
lures. Morgan Is no mean rival OF Mast, and
a fair fight may be expected.
The number of deaths in Philadelphia, last
week, from, smallpox was one hundred and
eiekty.three, which is'a considerable Increase
ossrthe previous weeks report. The whole
number Of deaths from all causes last week
was seventy three more than the previous one.
Under the head, ''AaRevolution IN Paris" J"
the London Globe says: 1.-THE Frois Freres
Proyencaux has closed in consequence Of the
expiration of the lease. This simple announce
mert will cause more emotion among Euro
mean and American eplcures than could the
destruction of a hundred palaces or monu'
ments."' ...z5
The friends of amnesty seem to have
renewed confidence in the success OF the
House bill now on the table OF the Senate
They do not doubt that Sumner will again
Offer his civil rights amendment, but they
think that sufficient number will be found
TO vote it out as not gernane to the Dill, ana,
having made their record on The question,
WILL furnish the requisite two-thirds vote.
The Japanese Government apparently IN
tends to become intimately acquainted with
tba a4nllitary systems Of various countries. Not
only are youthful Japanese to be Initiated Into
the mysteries Of West Point, but the Charge
dInaIres Of that country at Paris has recently
made application for the services OF body OF
French officers and soldiers to proceed to
japan. The French Government has acceded
tothe request, and those desrous OF going are
reuuested to enter. their ;names.l The pay
offered is attractive.
!--Cincinnati has retail trade protection
agency, the office of which Is to collect "litte
billsn for small tradesmen. Inextreme cases,
the agency "wagons" man, the process being
to'send to the debtors residence or place OF
bGsiness gorgeously painted wagon, con-
spicuously lettered, "Protective Agency-Bad
Debts Collected" accompanied by two COL
lectors big enough to deter the mortified VIC
tim from attempting personal violence. 1t Is
claimed that a few applications will "fetch"
the worst cases.
The great Boston peace jubilee is fixed
fact. Mr. P. 8. Gilmore, the great jubileeist,
ssys 80. His visit to Europe to recruit for
Ininsrels has exceeded expectations. The
English Grenad,ers are coming. P. 8. G. also
received the strongest assurances from the
monarchs of Belgium, Austria, Russia and
Prussia that their best military bands will be
boxed up and sent over In due course, to add
their brass to the native production. In June
next-always providing tho 100000 are guar
ahteed-all Boston will gather to the Colise-
nun, and the doubters Of the grand enterprise
Will hide their heads In shame.
Il Paris letter OF January 18th, 10 the Bos'
ton Evening Journal, says: "Much surprise
was manifested among the Americans on Fri.
dsy last, when 1t became known that the cele-
brated DR.. Helmbold, Of Buchu fame, had been
conveyed TO the insane asylum at Charenton,
and 1t Is said at the instigaton OF his wife. Two
French physicians pronounce him insane,
while one of our celebrated American doctors
is of an opposite opinion. During short con-
yersation with the doctor few days ago, he
expressed himself as being weary, and thought
he should 60 to come retired place and endea-
vor to recruit. Excepting peculiar express
sion of the eye, ne showed no symptoms Of in
sanity. Various rumors are, of course, being
circulated"
Late English newspapers report the as
semblage In London of a meeting OF employ
ers in the shipbuildlng, machinists and iron
trades, at which over three hundred leading
firms were represented. They came from all
parts of the kingdom, and from statements
made by each, Of the number of persons en-
ployed BY his establishment, it appears that
che aggregate was over one hundred thous-
and men. They determined to constitute
themselves Into defensive association, to re.
slst strikes BY their employees. They an
nounced that in their action they would be
.'strlclly but resolutely defensive" Atpresent
the hours oflabor In England amount TO fifty.
four week, and the workmen in various
place. have demanded reduction to eight
and half hours day, this being preliml.
nary movement to demand for eight hours
as days work. The action of the employers
is believed to have been taken with view t
resist these demands.
The musical critic Of the LouisViile-Cou'
rier journal is making himself Ill over the de-
,,a,iure of Nilsson. Hear him: ut has beer