The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-05
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE S, 1872.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1872.
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Gold closed yesterday at l4sal4f.
The New York cotton market closed un-
changed; uplands 273c.; sales lO26 bales.
THE Liverpool cotton market closed hrm;
uplands 1laallsd.; sales $4,000 bales.
.-Cespedes, the Cuban reVolutioniSt, mas
recently hung several traitors In his force,
heads downward.
Nine steamers left New York Saturday for
Europe, the largest number that ever started
hence tor the Old World in one day.
Lone person Is born in London every fVe
minutes, and another dies every seven minutes
in that great city.
Governor Palmer, of Illinois, puts the case
plainly. In speech the other day, he said
that Democrats must vote for Horace Greeley.
I won't ~ shouted voice from the crowd.
"Very well. then" said the Governor, 'Vote
for Grant" - 5,i's-.s--.
The Lucas cotton mill, one of the largest
establishments of the kind in the vicinity OF
Rouen, France, was totally destroyed by IRE
on Saturday. The loss is estimated at one
million of francs. Nearly one thousand opera
tives are thrown out of employment.
-Thisis the florid style In which the iollew-
,np announcement Is made by Scotch news
naper: "It is whispered that the Duke of
Edinburgh is about to follow the example of
his sister louise, and select partner from
his mothers subjects. The young and lovely
daughter of one of the wealthiest and proud
est English Dukes Is spoken of as the in
tended" az -
A Texan tells this story of lost opportuni-
ties: SNOW, you see," said he, "land was
cheap enough at one time In Texas. 1 have
seen the day when could have bought
square league of land, covered with fine grass
and timber, for pair of boots" "And why
didn't You buy 1t ?" asked his companion.
s.Dldn't have the boots" said the Texan.
AT the National Agricultural Convention,
held at st. Louis, No., a resolution was offered
and referred to a committee, asking Congress
to retain six sections of forest In each town.
ship Of the public domain for the purpose of
producing the necessary rainfall. Also, to
memorislize Congress to raise the rank OF the
commissioner Of agriculture to that of cahi-
net officer, and the department of agriculture
to be requested toscatter its statistics broad
cast over the land. The next convention WILL
be held at indianapolis, Ind.
-A' most complicated case has arisen In
England, which bids fair to puzzle the lawyers.
A certain Mr.. Allen married woman and she
died, whereupon he married another woman.
The latter wife not dying with sufficient
promptness, he married niece of the first
Mrs. Allen while hls second wife still lived,
and was prosecuted for blgamy. The niece or
his first wife being within tn prohibited
degrees of relationship, his marriage with her
was void, hence he claims it was no marriage,
and therefore no bigamy. II on the other
hand he was to be tried for marrying within
the prohibited degrees, he could show that he
had wife living, and hence that was no valid
marriage within any degree.
"A concrete Is being used in Chicago for
building purposes, composed Of one part
Louisville cstnent and three parts sand, ashes
and the finer particles of debris from the
burnt district The concrete Is mixed some
what thinner than mortar, and is poured into
the pine board mouldswhich shape the wall,
ana at the same time broken brick and stone
nom the ruins are imbedded as thickly as
may be In the mass, which sets firmly In forty
eight hours. 1t Is then coated over with
Portland cement, Of which also all the trim
llings are composed, the surface being 30 cut
and pointed as to be almost indIstinguishable
from dark gray sandstone. Walls are built OF
concrete two feet In thickness. The advan-
taQe claimed for this material is that unskilled
laborers are perfectly. competent to do the
work under proper supervision, and much ex-
tense Is thereby saved. Experiments were
made several years ago by the British Govern
ment In which similar concrete was used In
the construction of army stables, the labor
being supplied by soldiers who had no previ-
ous experlencein such work. The result OF
theexperiment was reported 10 be satisfac-
tory In every way.
An interesting question has arisen be-
tween II. Thierss government and the French
press. The administration, 1t is stated, pro-
poses to compass law compelling the jour-
nails to publish the official abstract Of the pro-
ceedings of the Assembly whenever a a'news-
paper deals with the proceedings OF that body,
and TO print the report in "leader" type, and
gi7ait prominent position In the paper. The
reason for this action is found In the fact that
the French journalistic method of reporting
the deliberations OF their Solons Is to drama
tize, ss. 1t were, the scenes, incidents and
speeches of the sessions, and TO present them
In a highly -garnished shape and full OF spicy
details. This may not be regular, but 1t
makes very entertaining reading for the pub
Lie, especially, as Is often the case, when some
pompous rural deputy is shown up In all his
ridiculous pretentiousness. In response to
this proposed law the Paris Journals, cores
pondent says, will ignore the seven hundred
and twenty deputies entirely. This will indeed
be severe punishment; fer If there Is any
hing that the average N. Gogo of legislation
becomes restlve under, it Is to find himself ig
nored by the morning paper, which preserves
provoking silence upon his eloquence of the
day before. Neglected by the press these
deputies win, in certain way, have ceased to
exist.
-nno of tho attractions of the Industrial