The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-27
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1872.
VIEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF IdE Dd4s
Gold closed yesterday ut 94ass.
in New York cotton closed firm at 2lsc
for uplands, with sales Of 207O bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed strong; up
lands 10sd, Orleans lo2d; sales $4,000 oales.
An Ingenious New York girl has written
to the Grand Duke, appealing to him to give
her lover niue thousand dollars, so that ne
NAV be able TO pay his debts and marry her,
ST. Petersburg gossip states that the Em-
peror OF Russia intends to resign next spring.
owing to The enfeeblement Of his constitution,
and that he will pass the remainder OF his lie
in the Crimea.
"A new house of parliament Is to be erect
ed at Berlin, Prussia, and the architects Of all
nations have been invited to compete IN the
presentation of designs. The plans must be
sent 10 Berlin before April 18th. A prize OF
1920 will be given for the best design, and
priz.s Of 1914 for. each Of the four next best
designs.
The North German Gazette-as Is an.
nounced in cable dispatch from Berlin-de'
clares that the friendly relations between Ger
many and Brazil have been resumed, and that
the difficulty between the two counties has
been settled, owing to the conciliatory De-
Aavior of Brazil. These words, ''conciIlatory
lbohayior Of Brazil" means o great deal, and
afford good evidence Of the spirit which now
rules In the conduct of Germany to other and
weaker powers. Prussia has grown 30 great
that she must now be ''conciiiated." Europe
should take warning fiom this utterance of
the North German Gazette.
The official gazette Of st. Petersburg, OF
late date, In the course Of an article oa the
foreign .,olicy of Russia toward Turkey and
Austrla-the purport Of which is to give as
surances of the peaceful intentions OF Russia
makes mention of an observation OF Prince
Bismarck to q traveller, to whom the follow
ing remarks were made: "When did all IN
my power to obvlate war between France ana
Germany, it was not because doubted the
issue. We were too strong to render deieat
probable. I was convinced that war, once
begun. would spread over half century"
So far, happily, Bismarck's prophecy mas
failed, since the war that commenced ut For
bach ended with the fall of Pa:is.
The draft for one thousand dollars which
the Grand Duke gave 10 the Mayor ofMontreal
TOR the benefit of the POOR ol that city has been
curiously misapplied. When Alexis was there
the Mayer became responsible to the hotel
proprietors for their bill After his departure
the City Council refused to appropriate any
money for such purpose, which throws the
whole upon the Mayor. That official there
upon impounds The one thousand dollar dralt,
and declares his intention OF applying IL 10
the discharge of the hotel bill unless The Coun-
Gil reconslders Its vote In the matter. This Is
the state Of things at present, and mayor aud
aldermen are endeavoring to throw upon each
other the responsibility Of depriSing The poor
of The money given directly to Them, and
especially needed by them at this time.
-Of all the sensational performances Of
the present day that of The Prussian Hercules,
Herr Hollum, at the Holborn Amplthea.re, is
described as the most striking. There have
been many performers of the gun trick, but
the cannon of Herr Holtum is not trick, but
areality. A siege gun, drawn into the arena
BY two horses, is loaded by an artilleryman,
and in sight of the audience cannon ball Of
twenty pounds weight. is inserted. Then Herr
Holtum walks to the opposite side, and, stand
ing face to the muzzle, gives the command
Fire p' and sure enough, after flash and
boom, which shakes the building, the cannon
ball Is caught By the Prussan Hercules. On
one occasion-eilher through some slight er-
rorin the management of the gun, or owing
10 the charge OF powder being too great-the
cannon ball passed over Herr Holtum's head,
instead of into his hands, and, as If 10 prove
that sslhere was really no deception" carried
away a portion of one ofthe pilaster'.
"A somewhat curious festival was held in
the River Serpentine, in England, on Christ
mas DAY. It was no less than swimming
match of one hundred yards distance In the
Icy river by thirty all the-year-round
bathers.n Notwithstanding the GOODNESS OF
the temperature and the water, We are as
sired by the London papers that the mach
was great success, and gave the most ample
enjoyment to the participants in It, After
their Icy bath, the irrepressible water.lovers
partook of liberal supply Of rum and milk,
In which they pledged the health Of the Queen
q 10 VI WalSS. Ouc olu SaoPs Wu0 oo-
ongs 10 this association, has been in the GUS
tom, for years, of taking daily bath In the
river, and, whenever the ice inte:feres with
his natatory exercise, he cuts his way into the
water with small hatchet.
Two hundred and sixty-fve prominent
English physicians and surgeons have signed
a memorandum certifying that alcohol, 10
whatever form, should be prescribed with as
much care as any powerful drug, and that the
directions for Its use should be so framed as
not 10 be Interpreted as sanction for excess
or the continuance Of lis use when the occa-
sion has passed. The signers expire SO the firm
conviction that the large amount OF drinking
of alcoholic liquors In Great Britain is one of
the most hurtful evils of the day, destroying,
more than anything else, the health, happi-
ness and welfare of the working classes.
Taese physicians say that they will gladly sup
port any wise legislation which would tend to
restrict within proper limits the use ofalcohul-
ic beverages, and to introduce temperance
Among the signatures are to be found the
names of distinguished physicians and sur
geons in extensive practice, army surgeons of
high rank, Inspectors general of hospitals,
professors In medical colleges and members of