The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-17
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAY:

In New York, yesterday, gold closed a
IotaI04.
1.-The New York cotton market closed firm
er; upiands. 3sae, Orleans 2sac. i.i'
The Liverpool cotton market closed quiet
upands lltarl4d, Orleans ll3d; sales 10000
hales. :. =
The navigation of the Mississippi be;o"
ST. Louis is no longer impeded by Ice.
--One of the Columbus (Ga.j cotton 1acto,
ries has iust made its fourth annual report
showing proAtlast year of s2o4, 600.
LA novel scheme for the endowment OF
college has been proposed in NewsEngland'
Kfs that on graduating each student shall get
h,s,lifs insured for one thousand dollars: the
amount to'be paid to the college on his de-
cease. - - q
In the tariff which has been submitted 10
the French Commission on raw materials, 1t
issppoposed Ito levy duty on raw cotton ac'
cotdi1g to grade OF 81 40. 81, and ss per hun
dped kilogrammes, or two hundred and twenty
rounds m ab ..si1.i ,..-.. .'''@ .'i...'' :
,-asoid Probabilities," it seema, does not
find his task an easy one 10 all quarters M An
Indignation meeting was recently held at Lake
ViIlISe, Florida, at which : resolution was
adopted, Rlt6.scarcely. adissentipg voice. to
drive Away The 5llgpal service observer at that
plade ssbecause It was believed that Ais instrue
ments caused 1.-The ufeYampled bad weather
and large amount Of rain which has fallen
latelY.n 49,: - - = 0'
The New York Herald hears it whispered
In washington that eMr. sickle's private plea, plea;
snra ssnra kip to ills country Is very much like the
tSnr Of relaxation from official caresiwhich N.
Calstssaazly j ss now taking towards .Russ'a. In
: othsrMords, teds insinuated that the Spanish
Goyernment has dsllcately intlmated to our
State Department. that his recall would not be!
regapdsd In the light Of an i1reparable mis-
foftnRe.s M 81
1.-The commerce of Pensacola, Florida, Is
not Small. The Mail! !ssys: ave now have an
citSfed In the bay thirty -four ships, sixteen
basks, seven 'brigs and twenty-three schoon-
ers, mskiugan aggregate of eighty vessels.
Fro6m tue lst Of. December, 1871, there have
cteaped arom this port ffty-one vessels, and
sixsEsix have arrived, with; an: aggregate OF
sa.988 TOMS These vessels have carried $780,
OH feet of lumber, t76, ,5sl feet of hewn timber,
sS,7ls sawed, $50 sash and doors, 100, 600 laths
and basss ofeofton. ~ y = - -
An attempt was made to bring the subject
otthe Alabama claims before the British House
Of Lords on, Tuesday for debate. = Baron
Redesdsle proposed 10 the government the
following Question: II A and B, partners, sue
Gsi6rs fraud, aud the defendant G proves that B,
one Of the plaintiffs, acted with him in com.
mlttiBg the fraud, whether such proof would
notibe complete answer, and debar all dam
agess Applying this to the questions al
issue with the United States, he argued that
thsNorth and South were now partaers 10 the
Alabama claims. II the law 10 the case ofper-
sonawa good; 1t ought to hold tn regard 10
natIops. Earl Granville said discussion Of
the tfeatyo OF Washington att'the present june
tuss was undesirable, and he declined to an
swer the question put by Lord Redesdale.
sM4The late gale in England exceeded in vio-
lence any tempest known there since 1912.
Ole Of the tall pinacles of the bultress of the
central tower Of Westminster was blown down.
The mass, weighing over TWO towns, fell into
the street, and smashed stonework and mas.
siyeiiron g,rders 10 its descent. The South.
western Railway was choked by the crumo-
ling entertainments, and, travel was entirely
stopped. Many OF the villages near the se-
yern wers almost submerged. The flood In
the Vale OF Glamorganshre Is greater than
sheen experienced for forty years. Trees
were torn up by the roots in various places
and9carrIed considerable distances. Many
vesse!s,on the coast were sunk at their moor
ingsfand great damage was apprehended iu
theNorth Sea. Telegraph poles went down in
audhecuons, and there aiding Of the barome
ter when the gale was at lis. height marked
2s.3O-lower than has been recorded for many
q long day. The destruction OF chimney tops
and tiled roofs In London and other towns is
described as prodfguous, and may buildings,
public and private, were seriously Injured.
1.-The latest mail advices from India to the
London Times indicate clearly the condition ol
affairs Immediately priorto the assassination
OF Lord Mayo. They are dated December II,
and state that Lord Mayo was to return from
Delhi In time TO meet the King Of Siam
Rumors were in circulation, but were mo-
credited, that the governor. general was about
toresIgh; also that her Majesty had, In con
sldera,ion Of his lavish expenditure during
the visit Of the Duke Of Edinburgh, requested
him to continue In India couple Of years be
yond his,term Of Office. The great case Of The
wahabee eonspirators had just come to an enc
after prolonged trial Of eighteen months; ant
Ameer Khan, the principal criminal, had beer
sentenced to transportation for life. The cour
beld.thst Ameer Khan's connection with The
Patna, conspiracy had been clearly brought
home to him, aud said that 1t was to be hoped
that we should now hear no more Of The
grievances of Ameer Khan, out OF which 81
much capital had been made. The man haG
been proved traitor 10 the government
under Whichihe lived, and he might consider
himself fortunate that his lot was not cast il
earlier times or under any other rule. How
futile these hopes and admonilions were few
brief weeks were sufficient to show. A DELI
correspondent also states that there was
panic among the Mohammedans OF that place
He says that q large number Of families hay
lefe the city. Treasure and jewels are buried
and the people are in terrible state OF fear