The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-16
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1872.
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

NEWS OF TIE DAY.
Gold closed yesterday very dull at Z.
The New York cotton market closed
weak; uplands 2lt cents; sales $40 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed steady; upiands
1Oad; Orleans l0ad; sales 1900 bales. ).
The smallpox continues TO spread IN ail
parts of the British Ieles. Cardinal Cullen, IN
pastoral letter, permits the use OF meat on
Friday, for sanitary reasons, on account OF tne
prevalence Of the disease.
The municipal council of Metz has just
sent to Prince Bismarck petition asking
that the CONSUMPTION in Lorraine may De de-
lsyed for five gears Without that, says the
document, the emigration is sure to assume
such proportions that the country will soon
become desert. All
eMshortIy: after the occupation of the City OF
strausbourg by the German forces, the project
ofreplacing the magnificent library destroyed
during the bombardment was entered upon.
Books were sent to the library from all parts
ofGermany, andlit now contains upwards Of
two hundred and fifty thousand volumes, all
collected by voluntary contributions.
The ex- Empress Eugenie is confident that
ere long|she Will returnto Paris as Empress
and In this belief she has written to her friends
in that city that she will be back there before
next March. If she has thus written, it may
be set down as certainty that some underhaud
work of intrigue Is progressing In France In
favor of the Empire, the facts OF which nave
not yet appeared on the surface.
The New York gamins are; making good
thing oft BY selling pictures off. Wilkes Booth
for STOKES, lhe assassin Of jim Fisk Booth, Ia
the assassination of Lincoln, seemed 10 have
crazy notion that he was to attain Immortal re-
nown By the deed. That renown seems likely
to take the shape of figuring as the cheap and
ready pictorial representative Of all the gen.
teel.looking assassins of the future, just as the
picture. of Babe, the pirate, has done duty for
many years To- represent the heavy: Villain In
each new horror.
Berlin, as the capital OF the new German
Empire, is becoming the most expensive city
in which to reside nowadays. Its population
is progressing hard on to million Of souls
surprising in point of numbers Vienna and
Naples, Its rivals amongst continental cities.
The italians had hoped that their census re-
GENTLY taken, would show that Naples was
superior to Berlin in point Of population; but
the Transformation OF the latter city from the
mere capital of Prussia to the condition OF the
chief city of united Germany, has made all the
difference. y
Rev. George Il. Hepworth, Of New York,
who recently geceded from the Unitarian
Church, announces that In acknowledging his
belief. in the, divinity Of Christ, he has no
present intention OF sllying himself With any
sect. He desires to start popular cnurcn'
with a building large enough to put the rent
of pews within the reach Of people OF mode
rate means-a church to which every poor
man. will feel he has divine Fight TO go. and
where all can worship aud work together
without distinction of station or purse. He
SAYS further that he desires to build church
on the basis of those theological dogmas and
methods OF devotion which all Christian
churches have in common.
The Earl of Derby has deliberately assured
smeeting of English workiDgmen at Liver
pool ssthat liberalism has exhausted its vltall-
ty, ana that Conservatism will hereafter pre-
dominate IN all new questions The Earl is
one of the most liberal Of tory or conserVa-
tive statesmen, If, indeed, he can be called
tory at all, having at least once been offered
seat in liberal ministry, and therefore there
would seem to be but little chance of the
lone-talked-of alliance between the mobiles, as
such, {and the workmen. The latter VIII
benceforth, as heretofore, find their best
champions in their own ranks and among the
cultivated and progressive spirits of the day,
which the universities, the press and the great
manufacturing towns tend to produce.
The following particulars Of railroad sig
nails will be Interesting: One whistle of the To-
comotlye means ''down brakes;' two whistles,
ssof brakes" three whistles, "back up" con-
timed whistles, ''danger;' continued success
sion of short whistles is the cattle alarm. The
conductors signal, given by sweeping parting
ofthe hands on level with the eyes, means
.tgo ahead" A downward motion ofthe hand,
ssetop." A beckoning motion, "to back A
lantern raised and lowered vertically signals
starting; swung at right angles or across the
track, to stop; swung In circle, to back. A
red flag waved on the track is asignal OF dang
er: hoisted at station is signal for stopping;
stuck up by the roadside is a signal of danger
on the track ahead; carried unfurled on an
engine is signal that another engine or train
is on its way.
The array of witnesses who, on Thursday,
testified to the good character of Mrs.. Whar-
ton was positively Overwhelming. The wit
nesses were of both sexes, and great variety
of occupations. There were matrons and
young girls, army officers, lawyers and farm
ers-an anxious to testify to the prisoners
virtue, plety, kindness, humanity and amla-
bility, whether as shown during her girlhood,
her womanhood, or her widowhood. Accord
ing to all, she was the most gentle and lady
like person of their acquaintance. The
most celebrated witness was Major
General Hancock, whose appearance Gre
ated an irrepressible murmur Of applause.
The whole occasion was one Of the
most interesting of any during the whole pro-
xress OF the trial. Many members Of the most
distinguished and fashionable society In Balti-
more and other cities were present, either as