The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-15
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MONDAY, JANUARY Is, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAK

weak; uplands 22t cents; sales 24s2 oa;es.
The snow blockade on the Pacific Road
continues. The Whereabouts Of several trains
are unknown.
The Liverpool cotton market closed ac-
tive. uplands losd, Orleans 1O5d; sales $4,000
bales.
The Russian feet has beeng ordered to
Pensacola, whence Alexis will embark after
his Western and Southern tour.
The Richmond papers announce the death
the Hon. VIM. d. mcfarland, one Of the most
prominent citizens of that place.
1t is rumored that the United States MIN
lister Delong 6as accepted mission TO tne
SGreat Powers from Japan, similar to Burlln'
games from China.
Dublin advices state that O'Donohue asked
to resign his seat in Parliament, his views re-
pardIng the Home Government being opposed
to those of his constituents.
The Erie Railroad Company already has
new yice-president in place Of the murdered
Fisk. The gentleman selected to fill this posi-
ton is Mr.. o. d P. Archer, one of the direc-
torso of the company.
A test suit against ex-Collector Murphy,
of New York, to recover assessments made
from the salary of an employee for political
purposes. has been commenced. If successful
many similar suits will follow.
The citizens of Rhode Island who are dis
franchised by the property qualification LOT
suffrage are signing petition to Congress,
aaking the National Government to enforce In
that state the amendments TO the Constitu-
tIon of the United States.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Times states that an augmentation OF the
already vast armies of the Fatheriand has been
decreed. ssThe yearly contingent will be annu-
ally increased by o number sufhclent at tne
end Of twelve years to place new army Oh
$4,000 men at the disposal OF the war ofhce.
This ls the reply of the Germans to the dreams
of revenge which haunt the people OF France.
The Richmond Enquirer recently announc-
ed that "a builder of this city, who has been
inconyenienced for the last eight or ten days
by the weather in the erection Of house
which he has CONTRACTED for, yesterday tele-
graphed to the Weather Bureau at Washing
ton to know If the fine weather then existing
was likely to continue throughout the week,
AID was answered, Yes; 90 ahead The gen
r.eman has so much faith In his Information
hat he has made preparations to recommence
his work to-day"
The death Of Major General Halleck redu-
ces the number of major generals In the army
to three. This Is the number which the law
of 1870. consolidating the army, required that
il should be reduced to before any vacancies
should be filed by promotion. The military
division of the South will be abolished In con-
sequence Of the death of General Halleck, but
the two departments which now constitute It
that Of the South, under General Terry, and
that of the Cult, under General Emery-wlll
remain as separate commands.
-Ths Grand Duke Alexis was snow.balled
In St; Louis last Tuesday. While riding around
thecity with a party of friends, a gang of boys
was encountered who instantly recognized the
imperial visitor. With chorus OF yells,
"There's the Jukew and "Gve 1t to the son of
a CARR the mitrailleuse of snow.balls was
discharged. Royalty dueked beneath the fast
descending missiles, but ducking aVailed not,
and Alexis smiled grim smile as the Demo-
cratic snow trickled down his neck. The
mind of the average American gamin Is notup
to a decent respect of royalty.
The Society of Commercial Travellers in
New York has issued circular calling atten-
tion to the decision Of the United States Su-
preme Court in Ward vs.. The State OF Mary
land. which, they say, "mekes null and void
all license laws of any State or city IN the
Union relating to commercial travellers" This,
of course, is not correct statement Of that
decision, which was to the effect that no State
can impose any different tax on citizens OF
another Slate than 1t imposes On ils own citi-
zens for the transaction of business. These
who approve maintaining and enforcing. If
possible, the Virginia statute imposing IL
cense tax upon commercial travellers, con-
tend that that statute does not discrim' nate
between citizens Of other States and those Of
Virginia; that, in fact, an equal tax is laid on
both. Two test cases are understood 10 be
made up, which may perhaps reach final de-
cision In the course of a year.
The officers of the steamer Florida, which
has arrived at New York, confirm, under oath,
reports that that vessel was overhauled and
searched by Spanish cruiser. At eight
o'clock a. N. the Spanish war vessel Vasco
Eunez de Balboa, which had been watching
the Florida in port, was seen passing Water
Island under steam and sail, directly in track
of the Florida. At I30 A. n. the war
steamer bore down on the Florida, and at
Las A. N. the smoke OF steam vessel was
seen to windward, when the war steamer
hauled to the northward, in parallel course
to that {. the Florida. The strange steamer
proved to be the Halifax and st. Thomas mail
boat The war steamer then bore down on
the Florida, with her crew at quarters and her
guus run out ready for action. When lhe
war steamer was in speaking distance, she
fred blank shot at the Florida, and lowered
boat to nearly the waters edge. The United
States flag was then holsted on the Florida.
Ten minutes after firing the first gun. the war
steamer fired second gun, and the shot was
seen TO rlcochet astern Of the Florida. The
Florida was then hove to, and the war steamer
came towards her.
Mrs. Writ Skies, or-as she still chooses to
be known In professional liie-Oliye Logan,
is ont with card, disclaiming all sympathy
with the "altra:mogressAnists of the age in
regard to marriage" The somewhat impo-
lite hints that have been thrown out in GER