The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-19
Tbe GbafleSto,1 ae'ws,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAK.

Gold closed dull on Saturday at l0talO3.
in New York cotton closed quiet AMI
strong; nplands 2sa cents; sales PSI bales. !!
n:-The Liverpool market closed hrm
uplands lliallld; nearly due from Charleston
lid; sales 10000 bales.
Thomas A. Scott has been elected presiden
or the Texas Pacific Railroad, vice Marshal
O'Roberts resigned.
&sGentlemen from the North have recently
been in Fredericksburg, Va, examining Inc
water power there, and looking for desira
bic site for cotton factory
The number OF conscripts to be drawn
f,orI Xlsace and Lorraine for the German
Amy In the ensuing drawing is to be hmltee
ths flrst year TO FIVE thousand TWO hundres
and ninety.sIx men,
llNparties implicated in the New York City
Ring frauds have offered to compromise WIFE
fur millions. Their. prosecutors demand BIZ
millions. A compromise is probable upon the
disagreement Of fvemllllons.. -,
taaYhe extraordinary proposition Of secre.
tafy, Boutwell, to revive American shipping BY
the medieval plan of bountles is7hit upon the
head on all sides by the press. The Western
paners merely laugh at 1t, and IL they renecl
He,sentIment Of Western congressman, there
Is an end oftheopro}eet. =
IT now. appears that the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis, at present In this country. ,s
betrothed to the Princess Mary Elizabeth Of
Prussia, eldest daughter of Prince Frederick
Charles, known by the soubrlqqet OF the "Rea
Prince because noflhisl red hair and beard.
The engagement is shortly to be officially an
nouneed.a. G = Il. :; ,,,..as .g.
1.-THE Norfolk (va.) Journal says that there
are now several cases of. smallpox at the hos
pltal in that city, ,<al colored persons, aud adds
that strong prejudice against vaccination
exists among thatolass Of the population. 10
cdnyeddence Of this prejudice an ordinance
has.been introduced in the city council making
vaccination compulsory, which has passed one
branch. -, -''. az ~ ..,-r....z
emperor william Of Germany has pre-.
sented his nephew, the Car Of Russia, with
the original plan of the Prussian campaign
against France, written, In General Mollkes
own; HANDWRITING, ediately latter the de-
clstation of war against France. The Car re-
ceiyefi .it.;with The acknowledgment That he
considered it the most precious document that
heeould place among the Imperial collection
ofcelebrated autographs. - :.
THE Columbus tGa.) Sun Is reliably In
formed that the Pennsyvanla Central, having
obtained co atrol Of the East Tennessee and
ViEeipis lines, and also OF the Memphis; and
Charleston Road, which now gives it con-
tinuons line to Memphis and Arkansas, Is now
looking to. an arrangement with the Selma,
Rome and Dalton and connecting roads, that
will, give 1t a line to Selma, Vlcksburg, New
Orleans and Mobile, via the Mobile and Selma
RoadI now building. - ~,
THE Question as to the origin Of the North
American Indians Is revived by the fact OF .
Japanese junk having gone ashore in Alaska,
With three live natives on board. Twenty
tHfes ofthe crew had perlshed from hunger.
Forty years ego, it Is said, q Chinese vessel,
with living men on board, drllted ashore at
the, mouth of the Columbia River. AS the
jnnks al present In use by eastern nations are
noimpEevement on those OF one thousand
years ago, 1t is quite possible that, long before
Columbus sighted Salvador, natives of China
and Japan had been drifted to the shores Of
America.
Detailed accounts of the Mardi Gras cele-
bration at New Orleans are at hand, and show
It to have been one or the most unique and
successful demonstrations ever attempted on
the continent. The weather was charming,
ana no accident occurred 10 mar the festivi-
ties of the day and evening. The procession
was very long, complete and elaborate, and
was viewed BY the Grand Duke;and his suite,
together wlth.the city magnatea, with evident
delight First came Doric temple, followed
byParts and Helen, with Venus In back
ground of golden clouds, typifyrg the origin
Of the Trojan War. This was succeeded by q
great number Of cars filled with the different
Greek and Trojan warriors. Next came the
trials of Ulysses, commencing with Polyphe-
mus. Il Circe. scylla and Charybdls, the syrens
and Hades followed. Next came Calypso,
then the Court of King Alcinous; the house,
hold OF Ulysses, and finally Penelope and the
sultors. Three cars were devoted to the cele-
brated "Ratte ofFrogs and Mice" the first re-
presenting The frog, The second the mice, and
third the crabs. The last car bore represen-
tatiyes Of the deities to whom Homer address.
ed bis hymns. After the exercises on the
street, the tT'Krewe" proceeded to the varie-
ties Theatre, where three grand tableaux
were given. The first illustrated the sAward
Of the Apple OF Dlscord;" the second showed a
combat between the Greeks aud Trojans, the
goddesses appearing in the background bya
transformation; the third Contained nine
scenes, indicating the trials of Ulysses; aud
the last scene was a repetition OF the Battle
ofthe Frogs and the Mlce.nn with the crabs in
the background. The festivities at the Varle-
ttes ended with grand dress ball. Grand
fancy-dress and masquerade balls were also
given al the opera house, ST. Charles Theatre,
the Academy of Music and at almost every hail
in the city.
AS the snow blockade across the cont.
nent is being continually alluded to, it may be
Interesting to give a brief sketch of the trol,-
BILE this wiater. The first blockade occurred
October 18th, near RaWlins. Since that time
with brief intervals there has been succes.
sion of SNOW and wind storms of great vic.
lence. The greatest depth of failing snow on
the. line Of the road across the mountlin Is Bt
,ty.four inches. But the detention OF the trains
has bpen canspd by d. filing and not by falIinc