The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-21
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold at New York yesterday closed at lO5.
The New York cotton market closed bare
" steady; uplands q! sales 1889 bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed steady; uplands
llid; Orleans 11td. Manchester adVices 10
vorable.
What is believed to be the most laconic
address to the jury" on record, was dellVereu
by Mr.. Montague Bere, Q. G., at Bristol, the
other day. The recorder summed up the case
In. the following words: gentlemen OF the
Jury, which of the parties has spoken tne
truth p
An offer Of q reward of $4,000 gold, has
been made by Lady Franklin for the recovery
of the whole of the journals or other records
of the Sir John Franklin Arctic Expedition,
which are believed to have been deposited
near Point Victory, in King Williams land, oy
the survivors ofthe expedition, In ls4s. Per
haps some tidipgs Of these lost papers may oe
obtained from some Of the participants IN the
present expedition to the northern latitudes.
"A gentleman was staying at little French
country inn, and there was melancholy y-look'
ing OWL which hoped about the garden, and
had only got one Leg. Two or three days alter
his arriYalshe had some eibieri tGameJ for din
ner. The "game" was very small, but he enjoy
editimmensely, and the next day he missed the
owl from the garden. "Where has the OWL
gone tog' he inquired of the landlord. "Aon-
sIeur had little dish of gibier yesterday" was
the answer, to the CONSERVATION Of the travel
ler. "Why, did you kill the owl for my din
nerr' he next asked. ~ kill owl, msieu!
no, be die himzelfn
The German Government has devised
schemEe that; promisss TO be q create IN
the history Of architecture. 1t Is intended TO
build new house of Parliament at Berlin,
and the desire is to make 1t q model structure.
To that end the architects Of all nations on the
globe are invited to compete BY submitting
plans before the 18th of April next. A prize
of $4,000 will be paid for the best design, and
prizes of $1,000 each for the four next best.
Ail:the plans will then be printed IN an I'M
mense book for the use of architects. sucn
volume cannot fall to possess great interest
and to be of vast value to the art.
The total number of emigrants VINO ar
-rrvcurn evururJ-rrv ffTeIPooi uuiinS
the past year, showed large increase over
those In 1870. There were fewer Irish and
Scotch, however, as the ports from which
steamers now sail, In the North and South of
Ireland, and Glasgow, Scotland, are more easl-
" reached by these class Of emigraRts than
Liverpool The number of vessels from these
places has also largely increased, and those
seeking passage abroad naturally avail them
selves of the opportunities presented to them
nearer home. During 1871, the total number
Of emigrants leaving Liverpoo! for the United
States was l34,ss5, of whom Ss,6Os were
English, 26, ,4l4 Irish. 24s3 Scotch, and 37,479
from the Continent Of Europe. The total num-
ber In 1871 as compared with 1870, shows an
increase.of over 5000.
The postal card system has been In opera
ton for several months in Canada, and has
proved. as popular there as in Great Britain,
where. it originated. Upon the face Of the
card are ruled lines for thel address and the
stamp. The reverse is blank, with space suf-
ficient to write twelve or eighteen lines OF
correspondence. The cards are used for many
purposes, and are rapidly taking The place OF
printed circulars for mail distribution, rs they
are much cheaper, and save the trouble and
expense Of folding, and dalso the cost OF enVel-
opes. They are freely used for purposes Of
correspondence where privacy is unnecessary,
and letter writing in the Dominion has been
greatly stimulated By their introduction. An
almost indelible pencil Is used, and it has be-
come custom for nearly, everybody to keep
his pockets supplied with the cards; commu-
nicat,ons are jotted down and thrown Into the
letter boxes in the street and at railway sta
tions as commonly as letters are written IN the
Office or dwelling under the old system. MIR.
Hill, Of New Jersey, has introduced IN Con-
gress bill providing for the Issue of cards on
similar system here.
Prince Carnival held merry revel In
New York, Thursday evening, when the great
Iiederkranz Ball monopolized the "Cata-
combsn and absorbed the live-long night.
The festivities did not fairly begin until II
o'clock, when the academy was one sea OF
masks, and it was with the utmost difficulty
that locomotion was secured. There being
some delay in forming the procession, the i'm
patience was allayed by the apparition OF
'Bil Tweed,n who emerged from behind
curtain and ran wheelbarrow around the
parouet. Aside from slight stomachic exag-
geratiop, the Illusion was perfect, and aroused
much merriment at last the motley process
sion moved, the advance guard being six men
bearing the stars and stripes. A rubber man,
enthroned, came next, after which stalked
half dozen foxes, q deformed stork and seVe'
raj human CANNES. Four frogs drew chariot
containing hyena, q wolf, boar and
panther. An elephant with the head of Tweed
trotted at the rear of the chariot. An ass,
bull, an OK, a bear, tiger, an OK, giraffe
and two big roosters ended the procession.
Then came the dancing, fast and furious,
which continued until morning. The ball
was specially noticeable for the attendance OF
fashionable society. Fifth, Madison aHd Lex
ngton avenues were well represented. The
political element formerly 80 conspicuous was,
however, comparatively scarce.
The publication of the Dundee Weekly In |
Illinois has been discontinued. This is the |
sixth time that the Weekly, under successive |
propriesors, has come 10 an untlmely end;