The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-20
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF TIE DAK.
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Gold closed yesterday at loa.
-r-In New York cotton closed quiet aud
steady; uplands 23a cents; sales 1887 bales. -
-4fhe Liverpool cotton market closed frm;
uplands l1ad,; sales l5, 900 bales. The arrivals
<of cotton. from the United States since Satur-
day comprised Sc, 900 bales.
Says the Memphis Appeal: "EVery train OF
ears from the East brings negroes to the ~est
and south. Their destination Is the low coun'
trv of the Mississippi and Arkansas. The COL
nred populations curlously gravitate towards
the black landslide cotton, sugar and rice
helds.p
i.4The Mobile Register learns that Wnlte
man Is .swindliag the negroes Of Mississippi
With the statement that the emancipation
proclamation by Lincoln had been Durneo at
Chicago. and that it would require large
amount Of money to get up another; and tnat
unless the thing was done soon slavery would
be restored, and they would all go back inoo
ssrSi,nde - . --isi i.!:.Ai; .! - .
hsagAiC cleveland inyentor has just brought out
al auutomaton side door car, to afford means N
of escape to passengers In case of accidents
which throw the car from the track and over
turn It. The arrangement is such that when
the carryeers over, and becomes supported
only by the wheelsof one side, the opposite
side of the car opens promptly, thus allowing
the passengers chanceto escape.
Tie board OF aldermen Of Cincinnati have
passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale of re-
served seats after the doors have been opened
for an entertainment. 1.-The difficulty has been
that managers of shows have been in the habit
of marking the best seats taken" where
they,were uotreeerved, thus obligipg holders
at peneral tickets to take poor seats, or pay
EXTRA prices for others. The practice has
probably been in vogue in other places than
{ Cincinnati.
Chicago Is indomitable even In her misfor.
tmes. She ;elaims TO have packed twice asi
many hogs during the present season as Cln-
cibnsti, who has hitherto borne the proud
fttie bf Porkopolls, and three times as many
as St. Louis, her emulous rival In all material
greatness. Her number OF slaughtered swine
has beer: i; ;075, ,l67. The Imagination loses it
selrzfn the sublime contemplation of these
cords Of ham, acres Of chops, miles OF saus-
ages, and leagues Of trichlna.
Ion recent evening, a BrooElynite was
walking along Atlantic ayenne, when he was
jostled and passed By stranger. Soon after
ward, discovering thai his watch was gone, he
hurried after the stranger, presented revol-
yer at his head aud grimly said: "GiVe me
that watch.n The stranger "forked over at
once, On reaching home the gentleman be-.
gan. telling the story Of his adventure to his
wife, when she interrupted him by saying,
.sWhy. John, YOU left your watch on the ou-
reau this morning, and have been wearing
.itaIl day"
5e!Eour latest foreign files, down to the 1st In
slant show that all the London journals are
taking an active interest in the discussion Of
the American. scase," and all are quite OBJ
streperous. The Telegraph says that mo such
pretenslons las the American demands) have
been or can be for moment allowed" and
commands the British Government to show
that the nation is .s.wllling to do Its duty, but
resolute to uphold its right" The Post at
tacks the British high commissioners and &C.
cuses them OF incompetency and carelessness.
Il considers that If they did not act adV1sedly
with regard to the contingency Of remote DAM
ACE. tit VIII be difficult to excuse the manner
iIwhich the treaty was drawn up" 1t does
not blame the United States for constituting
the treaty as it does. The Pail Mall Gazette
takes nearly the same view. It belabors the
much-endurlng government and high commits
sioners with much JUNCTION, and then allows
that II the indirect claims come within the
terms of the agreement, 1--WE must accept the
responsibility forced on us By the negligence
and incompetency of our government. and pay
the bill" Butlf not, not. The vigorous Mr..
Otway, M. p, does not mpce matters at all as
the newspapers do. In sspeech at Chatham,
hedeclared yehemently on the subject of the
American s.case," and declared that he would
fight rather than pay. Which bellIcoss Vatl.
cination elicited ear-splitting cheers.
The election In New Hampshire takes
place on the 18th of March next, and that in
Connecticut on the lst Of April. Notwithstand-
ing the importance OF these political contests
neing the first to come of in this, the Presi-
Dental year-there have been as yet no popu'
lar demonstrations by either party. lis but
the calm before the storm, however, as secre,
electloneering is said to be going on prepara.
tory to active and exciting campaigns in both
States. II New Hampshire last year the vote
stood: Weston, Democrat, s4,7s7; Pike, Re
publican, 1882; Temperance and Labor Re
form candidates, ll32. The Republicans hope
BY extra exertion to turn the scale this year
but the Democrats will not give up their hold
upon the only New England State they
have. without q, severe struggle. The
present legislature removed some restrictions
in the way of naturalization, and the Demo
Gratis expect to gain one thousand five hun.
dred voters by that means, and assert thai
they can count TWO. thousand Democrats OF
more who didn't vote last year, but will hi:
spring. Tney talk Of re-elecung Weston by al
least two thousand majority. The campaigr
commences this week in earnest, and grea
efforts will be madesby both parties to secure
the Legislature. In Connecticut last year tht
Republican candidate for Governor was elec
ted by barely one hundred majority over ont