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

NEWS OF THE DAY
Free use OF the Atlantic cable, 1t Is said'
has been offered to the Smithsonian Institute.
The late Edwin Forrest left diamcuds to
the value of ten Thousand dollars.
Kentucky State Library Lottery cleared
1000. How much Of that Is out OF your
pocket, young man
The death is announced of Father Jandel,
the general OF the Dominican Order.
Edmund Yates has been offered large
salary as Vienna correspondent OF the New
York Herald during the Exposition.
Two Euglish vessels, schooner and
b,leantlns, arrived at Norfolk, Va, last week,
to obtain oysters to be planted on the Britinh
coasts.
"A Swedish countess wants to 60 in
search OF Livingstone. Mrs. Livingstone has
besn dead long enough to justify the expedl-
tlon.
Somebody saw Jsnsuschek's baggage in
Baltimore the other day. She gets her ward
robe into eighteen mammoth trunks and two
big baskets.
Mr.. Orton's little corner In New York
Tribune stock netted him $7S, 900. Not so bad
\ weeks work, even for veteran Of the
Stock Exchange.
Tho ribbon manufacturers Of st. Etienne,
France. are disturbed by the contemplated es-
tablIshment OF great ribbon factory at stras-
hourg, which Will be able to procure the raw
material cheaper, and will have the special en-
coursgement ofthe German Government.
The Introduction of gondoles Is talked OF
In Chicago. They are to be eighteen hum
dred feet In length, and worked by engines
of Two thousand horse power. 1t is expected
that these light akifs gliding over the canal
orriYer will have very picturesque effect,
and give to the city quite Venttan aspect.
Tue Metropolitan Record, q weekly DEM
ocratic paper, published In New York, has
ceased to exist. The Record was originally
started some twenty years ago as the official
organ OF the late Archbishop Hughes, bat OF
late years 1t was devoted organ OF Tammany
Hall.
"A Washington telegram says: Army
circles are somewhat agitated over the Dill
lust brought forward by Senator Ames. In
1885 Congress passed q law providing for four
regiments 10 the regular army, the enlistmentg
in which to be opened exclusively to eolored
men. These regiments were designed for
service In such portions Of the Southern
States, where the peculiar temperament of
the black man enabled him to withstand more
successfully than the white man the enervat-
ing effects of the climate. There are forty
regimental organisations in the army. and
Mr. ,,Ames, by his bill, proposes to do away
with the distinctive organisation Of the founs
eolored regiments and throw open the whole
forty to the enlistment of men OF that race"
Ex-senator Reagan, OF Texas, who was
the .pcstmaster-general Of the Confederate
States, has petitioned Congress to remove his
political and legal disabilities. Heretofore
some prominent Cofteaerates have had their
disabilities removed without preferring a for
NAL request But the leading Radicals of both
houses have now laid down the positive rule
that no man shall be relieved who, according
TO their view, Is not sufficiently penitent to
sue for the favor. Ex-senator Toombs, of
Georgia; Governor Wise, of Virginia, and q
!, number of other prominent 1-Confederates,
disdsin to make any personal application, and
their expressions on the subject have done
much TO harden the hearts OF the msgnates at
the capital. Hon. Thomas Hardemsn has re-
auestsd that his name be stricken from the
Georgia disabilities bill, In consequence Of be-
Ing charged With being an "unrepentant
rebel,n and to stand out OF the way OF others
In tina BILL.
Tho total losses ofthe Massachusetts insur.
ancs companies by the fire In Boston are
ash,7Oo, 900, Of whlch the joint stock compa.
nies lose about sso,000,O 900. The only mutual
fire marine company losing was the India,
which lost $s45,OOO The distribution of losses
outside the State Is about as follows: New
York companies, s7,5oo,ooo; Pennsylvania
companies, $2.7so. 900; Connecticut companies,
about $1,000, 900; Rhode Island companies,
little over $l,Oo0,000; foreign companies,
1850, 600; Maine companies, $500, 600; Ohio
companies, $250,oo0 New Hampshire, I'LL
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California to-
gether lose less than $3.50, 900, and New Hamp-
shire gets or with $780,. Twenty-elght COM
panies have been admitted to do business In
the State since the fire. Under the general
insurance Law, recently enacted, twelve new
companies have been organized aad charter
cd. and niue have already begun business.
The New York World, in commenting on
the alleged fraud against the cpstomhouse OF
Kew York by Phelps, Dodge 4 Co., state
msnt OF which has heretofofe appeared, says:
"rhere is q reticence In speaking Of the case
In every quarter but one, and that one on the
mart of the firm, who. however, explain that
it Is only triaing difference of opinion, yet
the difference Is Of enough importance to.
warrant the law ofacers OF the government In
bringing q suit against the frm, charging
them with dsfraudlng the revenue to the
amount Of at least 81, ,o0o, 900, and which Mr..
Special Agent Jayne says amounts to several