The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-11
VIEWS OF THE DAF.

VIEWS OF THE OA3.
Cold closed yesterday at l4sal4+.
The new York cotton market closea &c
lower: sales 566 bales; middlings 26tc. -
.lThe-Ityerpoor cotton market closed
ateady:uplands llad, Orleans lllallsd; sales
TKen:ucky claims to have ane quarry Oh
Mthographlc stone.
The greatest joke of the age is the resoiu-
lion OF Grants oficeholders in favor Of civil
service reform. = 1
The tax and tariff bill passed by Congress
last week does not do away With the payment
of income tax assessed this year.
The system of door letter-boxes which mas
been requested by the recent circular OF the
postmaster-general has been extensively
adopted In New York, and is found to work
admirably.
The New York Herald thus concludes
long article reviewing the political situation !:
..NothIng but an opposition coaltion-Demo-
Gratis included-wlll suffice to make an impress
sIon against Grant and Wilson. and the only
available basis for such a coalition now is the
independent, joint stock, Liberal ticket OF
Greeley and Brown" The friends of Grant
see this and tremble. Why cannot all his op'
ponents see 1t as clearly? -.
- trademark protection societies are now
beng formed In England, and Il Is remarked
that such associations would be useful in this
country. The English society proposes sys-
tenn of registration Of trademarks and labels,
the amendment OF the laws against the fraud
!ulent use and piracy of trademarks and the
prosecution of offenders. This question Is
not merely important to the owners of trade
marks, but affects the interests of the public
and the morality OF trade and commerce. A
trademark In this country is as much the
subject Of property as patent or a copy
are constantly H6t rs eSeuhtaPfsitsd. affatf
Tho brief debate In tha House of Lords on
Thursday night, the announcement then that
General Schenck had given written assur-
ance that the supplementary article was re-
garded by the United States Government as
excluding the Indirect Alabama claims, Earl
Derby's acquiescence in the article, ne being
the leading opposition peer. the stoppage OF
the debate by general consent, and the with
drawal of Earl Russelrs motion that England
should Withdraw from the Geneva conference,
all indicate that the treaty of Washington,
after running many risks, Is at length safe. A
New York letter, of the 7th Instant, says: "The
cable dispatches announcing that the British
Government has finally accepted the supple
mental treaty has had marked influence ior
the better In business circles, under the belief
that arbitration will now proceed without OBJ
struction. The gold premium is down, and
stocks generally are up"
5.tl-A Newfoundland correspondent writes
touching Incident of one of the severe snow
storms of that bleak region, 10 which mother
went forth in search OF her only SOD, boy OF
sixteen, who was ont wood.cutting with seve-
raj others. Alter struggling on several miles
she met the party, who were on their return.
By this time she was utterly exhausted and
unable to retrace her steps, What was to be
Done! She sank down in the snow, worn out
with fatigue and hunger. The little party Of
boys were quite unable to bear her among
would have been death te all. It was agreed
that tfley should cover her as we'll as possible
and return to the village for help. Her son,
however, nobly refused to leave his mother,
though to remain was In all probability GER
tain death. When the lads gave the alarm In
the village number of men, at the peril OF
their lives, went out to rescue the mother and
her son. Their efforts TO find them were for
several days fruItless. They were finally
found under cliff, frozen to death and lock ed
in one another's arms.
The ugly little Town of Nautern, France,
has had revival of its celebration of crown
Ing the rosiere, or most virtu0us girl In the
place, In honor Of Saint Genevieve, long time
ago the patron and saviour oethe French capt.
tai. This ceremony has been passed over for
ayear or two on account Of the war, Bat 1t is
too popular not to come into favor again as
soon as 1t can be afforded and attended to-.
Not only does the fortunate maiden get repn-
tation which Is heralded all over the govern
ment, and thereby soon brings her score OF
suttors, but from the municipality she receives
dowry OF five hundred frarcs, agold watch,
chain and earrings, though she must remain
single yer thereafter to confirm the sincerl-
ty of her good conduct. The candidates this
year have been very numerous, comprising
lanudresses, f1ower-makers and seemstresses.
, The, successful aspirant came from the latter
craft, and was q young lady of nineteen,
named Armandine Moucieunnes, who had
been her fathers honsekeeper since the age
eof eleven. her praises were chanted by the
village choirs, and all the big wigs turned out
to do her honor, with double row OF soldiers
guarding the procession; enough to turn the
Z head of any young girl, no matter how modest
abe might have been before.
The House Of Representatives at wash.
ington was the scene of quite sensational
futter during the passage of Senate bill No
1000, for the relief OF Sarah 8. Stafford. the
daughter of naval officer of the Revolutionary
war. She Is an old, lady of nearly seventy years
of age, and has been prosecuting this claim
for moregthan twenty-five years. The claim
is for services rendered by her father as vol
unteer naval oficer, which were of sYery del.
icate and meritorious character. The bill was
passed by the Senate and came up In the House
to-day, and the old lady, all anxiety, was
seated in the gallery. Attention was at once