The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

known to the public as the author of the spec.
tacular drama of 1.-THE Black Crook" ends
remarkably successful career. The play re-
ferrea to was the only one of any consequence
produced by Mr.. Barras. but this alone was
suficient to yield bim large fortune.
The Marquis of Butte has refused to grant
the tenaptry of his estates an extension OF
time for the payment of their rents. The
tenantry represented that the unprecedented
rainfall OF the past year had caused the crops
Of potatoes and turnips to fall, and that the
wheat and barley had been damaged In har-
vest time, and in view of these disasters they
begged for postponement of the payment.
They now have the alternative OF paying i'm
msdiately or vaeaing the lands.
The scenes in Wall street, New York,
during the gold panic when 1t reached its
climax rivslled In confusion and excitement
those of the memorable Black Friday ITSELF
The bulls were In their glory and the Gold
Room fairly rocked with the surglDg of the
excited throng of wondering buyers and sell.
era. The panic reached its height on Non
day when the gold indicator touched 1ls3.
A babel of voices followed this movement of
the Indicator The shrekers rising On their
toes bought for new note in the human
voice. They extended their hands as If they
wers exponnding the most exciting passage
In war defamation, 1hile the typical broker
put forward bis longest arm and proclaimed
In stentorian tones the latest quotation.
Doubts az to the legitimacy Of the sudden
rise caused many 10 tremble and to shake
andevery one was seeking for trustworthy In
formation as to what had given rise to the
sudden panic.a There were those who stoutly
maintained that 1t was owing 10 heavy impor.
ratiuns, while others said, with equal conf.
dence, that the movement was Influenced by
the announced treasury sale. The wise ones
aaid they knew Ine rise was coming, and that
1t was inevitable 30 long as the present ruin
ousi policy of the treasury Is continued. All
manner of explanations were offered In The
midst: OF the excitement, and, notwlthstand-
ing the uncertainty as to the cause Of 1t, the
brokers rushed into the Gold Room Wild in
their excitement, lrrepressible In their fun,
and quick to catch the bid or offer OF every
fresh operator who dashed up to the railing.
The settlement Of the long ltrike of the
golfers In South Wales, which has already
been announced by cable dispatches, was at
tended with display of independence on the
part OF acknowledgment that commanded ad-
miration. ,Afew days previous to the settle
ment the officers OF The union had appealed TO
the colliers to continue their resistance until
they OBJ, aimed their own terms, and were
promised assistance from unfailIRg sources 10
enable them to. malntalR the contest. The
good sense, Of The. WeR overcame any tenn.
pofary feeling iq favor Of protracted strike,
however, ss the situation of ruinous ldleness
VISA becoming simply intolerable. The spec
tscle of the workers going to and from theii
work az the mills and forges by hundreds sngg-
gsstedsto some of the cooler heads that
would be wiser for them TO do likewise than
to persist In the vain struggle. A deputa-
ton waited upon the employers and assured
them that they had come With serious and
honest Intentions to effect settlement. The
employers received them respectfully and as.
sursd them of .theIS sympathy and encourage
ment. Many OF the workmen addressed their
friends after the settlement had been effected,
and improved the occasion hy administering
advice as to their future conduct, all of them
expressing the hope that the strike wouid.be q
Lesson which would never have to be repeat
ed, but would lead to better understanding
hereafter between employers and workmen,
and to she growth of sentiments of goodwill
and confidence on both sides. After giving
vent to their feelings in this way, resolution
was proposed and carried, accepting the offer
Of the company to return to work upon terms
which would secure to them the restoration
OF the old rate Of wages.
As stated In TIE NEWS few days since,
1--WE millions Of the new postal cards author
lied by Congress Will be delivered to the post
master-general for issue by the Morgan En-
yelope Company of Springfield, Mass, on the
first proximo. It has been stated that there
viii be two kinds of cards-one ruled, and
the ether without lines-but such is not the
case. There will be one klndof card, and
that will be of % cream color, FIVE and one
eighth inches In length, and three inches In
width. =: One side of the card (the one Intend
ed for the message) Is entirely plain, and the
other bears an ornamental scroll WORK oor-
del, one-eighth of an inch In width. In the
right hand upper corner is picture OF the
Goddess of Liberty, surrounded With scroll
work border, In which are the words, ~. 8.
Postage-one cent" In theleft upper corner,
and extending two-thirds across the card, are