The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-02
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SATURDAY, MARCH 2,
NENs OF TIE DAY.

uplands 223 cents; sales 2224 bales.
In Liverpool cotton closed heavy az lle
for uplands; nearly due from Charleston lia
sales 10000 bales.
Mr. Seward, who was cordially received II
Japan: has invited the Japanese embassy te
visit him at his home In Auburn, New ork.
III is fashionable in New York for young
ladies to invite their gentlemen friends e 6
breakfast, instead OF dinner or tea.
General Wade Hampton has accepted the
invitation OF the Frederick tMd.) Agricultural
society tos deliver the address at the e1Moi'
ttion in October next. :,
"A great astronomer in Switzerland NJ
Plantamour by name, predicts a comet more
gigantic than any heretofore Observed WHICH,
With indescrIbable velocity, is heading 1or tnis
unfortunate world, and will arrive on the LIN
day Of next August. -,,.,
The great parliament OF the gipsles, Wnien
IA held once every seven years, took place this
vaar- ON the third off, February, at Canstaft, in
Germany, out of difference for, the g'psy king,
Joseph Reinhsrd, who is ninety. eight years OF
ACE. and not able to undertake any long jour-
Now York is seeing the last Of the old
Wallack's Theatre Company. WITH the close
of the present season that institution will
caase tc exist. Mr.. Wallack has disposed OF his
interest TO Mr.. sothern, who intends "taklng
hold, In October, and running "DaVid Gar
.ffckn for an indefinite time. Various mem
sbers of the present Walackian troupe WILL
Join Mr.. Dals's company.
The London News has an article showing
how aome of Dlckens's earlier works as
aPickwlck," OF "Nicholas Nickleoy," OF "oll-
yer Tgistp-are already becoming antiques
anlthat the readers OF the next generation
will find difficulty in comprehending the
meaning of those uurlvalled pictures OF LODI
don life. The News thinks Dickens con-
scordsnce will be necessary ina few years.
-Apropos of the Alabama claims, the pall
Mall Gazette says: ''We are informed that
ADMIRAL Sir Alexander Milne, G. G. B., who
was naval commauder-ln-chief on the North
American station, and Rear Admiral Dunlap, 9;
r. who was second In commanu uur1ng tne clsl'
war In the United States, have been OF late In
freouent consultation with her Majesty's Gov
ernment on; the cost which may be supposed
was Incurred by the American cruisers "nue
In search of the Alabama"
The Daily News understands that pending
the arrangement of the misunderstanding re.
latiye to the Alabama case, no turtDer steps
will be- taken With view to secure inter-
national copyright between Eugland ana tne
United States. The arrangements Tor present.
inc a memorial on the subject to Lord Gran
vile had been nearly completed, and the me-
: mortal itself, which was characterized Dy
very friendly tone towards America, mad re-
: celved, 1t Is said, the adhesion OF the leaoing
authors of that country.
! "A pious Rhode Islander has hit upon the
! happy thought Of printing on the reverse OF
our national paper currency appropriate
scrIptural texts, such, for Instance, as ina!
concerning the Impossibility of simultaneous
ly se rylng God and mammon, or Pauls peril
nent remark, 'ssave these bonds" Whether
these religious documents are intended, like
ordinary tracts, for gratuitous distribution
among the poor, We are not informed; out II
) they be merely meant TO follow ths Datural
], course of exchange and revert TO the treasury
DEPARTMENT, their new Endorsement is mol
likely to lead to redemption, either pecuniary
or psychological
The large clock at the English Parliament
house is the largest one in the world. Ihe
four 6lals of this clock are each tWenty'tWe
feet in diameter. Every half minute the point
of the minute=hand moves nearly sever
inches. The clock will go eight and hal
days. but 1t only strikes seven and half, thuI
indicating any neglect In winding 1t up. The
mere winding up of the striking mechanism
takes two hours. The pendulum Is ffteer
feet long; the wheels are of csstiron; the hour
beIl ia eight feet high and nine feet In diane
ter. weighing nearly fifteen tons, and the
hammer alone weighs Tore than four hun.
dred pounds.
-. An Irritating story of bankte!ler Is aoW
told In the newspapers. He had lived IL
Hartford, Connecticut, and having saved
GOOD deal of money, retired, bought fine
farm. stocked 1t, and went to live upon it like
a financial Diocletan. The directors Of hll
hank were 30 pleased that they voted hin
thanks and q money gratulty; whereupon HI
went to their next meeting and calmly inform
ed them that he had made bis little pile b!
specuatlng with the funds Of the bank, AMI
he also cautioned them 10 keep good look
ont for his successor, who might not be so sue
cessful as he had been. 1t Is not probable
that the directors considered these remark
to be either grateful or complimentary.
-"Consortium" Is the latest speculative
coinage OF the New York Stock Exchange
There was an advance in Chicago and North
western common shares from 74} 10 773 OF
Monday, and in the early hours Of the day l
was reported that q "consortiumn had beel
formed in the stock, with a capital of sixt!
thousand shares, On the English "limited'
plan, and that the treasury of the ''consorti
um" was already in possession Of thirty-hv'
thousand shares, OF little more than one
half of the total amount of stock which thu
.sconsorliumn is limited to buy. The head
nuarters of the Northwestern "consorlium
ara in william street, and 1t Is said that it
operstions have been interfersd With to som
extent By the outside operations OF lts mem
bers. who have purchased freely OF Northwes
10 sell to the s'cohsortium' when the price
run up little higher
-Detsiled accounts of the recent ra!lWa
disaster on the Louisville and Clnclnna'