The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-14
washington News.

S. O., FRID
| Washington News.
! WASHINGTON, December 13.-Gen SHERIDAN has
telegraphed to Gen. GRANT that the act Of Gen
SEDaW1oK had given rise to no complication. Es
CoBEDo had asked SHERIDAN not to hold SEDaw1CE
responsible for it. The CANA1Es faction having
been submerged, SERBIAN says he was enabled tc
release ORTEGA, upon EscoBEDo's promising tc
look out for him. There is not q city or State il
! Mexico which takes issue with the JUAREz Coy
ernment.
Col FoRNEY has written letter withdrawing
from the candidacy Of Senator from PENNSYLVANIA.
and eulogistically suggests that THAD. STEVENS is
the proper person for that honor, believing that
this selection would promote lasting harmony in
their political household
Ihe case OF SANFORD CoNovER, alias CHARLES A.
DUNHAd will come up tomorrow morning in thz
United States Criminal Court, Judge F1sHER pre-
siding. The District Attorney, CARR1Na1oN, will
reply to the argument on the demurrer, after
which Judge FISHER Will decide whether the case
Will be proceeded with by the Criminal Court, OF
be turned over to the Court IN bcnco.
Many communications from the Postofice De-
partment addressed to former incumbents Of post
Offices in the South, with view to ascertain their
pecuniary relations with the Government, at the
close OF the late war, having failed to elicit any
response, the Postmaster-Gener intends giving,
IN similar cases, official notification Of the discon-
tnuance OF these Offices, which will not be reopen
ed until sufficient proof Of their necessity is pro
duced. In the State Of North Carolina alone near
y $50 Offices have already been discontinued
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The Georgia Legislature.
MHLEDGEvHLE, December 13.-Both Houses
fhaG Torp1 1o o& o;-~ll IL
veto. The Senate tabled, by very heavy vote
the memorial resolutions introduced Yesterday To
appoint Commissioners to visit Washington, and
see on what terms Congress would allow a com
plete restoration Of the South
The Bill to farm ont the penitentary passed the
lie gislature.
Domestic Markets.
NOON DISPATCH.
New YORK, December 13.-Gold 37a. Cotton
finn and quiet at 34a@s5 for Middlng Uplands,
and 36 for New Orleans
EVENING DISPATCH
Gold opened dull at 1874 and after selling M 10
!, receded TOD. Coin is plentiful for delivery and
per cent. has been paid for carrying the chief
transactions, without interest. Loan market easy
at 6@7 per cent on miscellaneous collaterals: 5M6
on Governments. Discount demand quiet, and
choice bills pass at 63@8 per cent. Stock market
opened with more animation the activity did not.
however, extend to Governments.
Sales Of Cotton 1900 bales Uplands s4@S5 Or
leans 35a Flour 10@15 cents better, with more do
ing; State s7.s5@1l1o; Ohio s1O@12.75 Western
&sa sa1sR1a3s9 q a5od Paay ala a
ira S12.50@16. Wheat rather more steady Corn
without change; sales 100000 bushels; Mixed
Western $1.09; White Southern old, s1.07 Yellow
Southern, old, s1.11a Oats without change. Beef
quiet and heavy. Pork active and 6rrner sales
0,4OO barrels; Mess s215@224. Lard frrner at
12@1S. Whiskey quiet Rice dull at sA@82 for
Carolna. Sugars more active; sales 1000 hhds.:
Muscovado 1O3; Havana-100O boxes sold at 93@
10. Coffee dull. Molasses quiet; 200 barrels New
Orleans sold at 76@si4 100 hhds. Of Demerara at
163. Naval Stores quiet Turpentine 65@67 !; Rosin
$45@1O. Freights to Liverpool scarcely 40 firm;
Cotton I'D.
=. New ORLEANS, December 13.-Cotton active: ed
vanced ! cent; sales Of 1900 bales; low middlings
30@S1c; niddlings SIC. Sugar firm; fair 94c Mo
lasses, upward tendency; fair sic. Tobacco firm
and unchanged. Flour, superfne, s11. Corn ad-
yanced, and quoted at 81 O5@1 10. Oats advanced.
78c. Hay firm; Ohio River s27 Pork dull and un-
changed. Bacon unchanged. Lard easier at
$123@13}. Sterling 40. New York sight checks
{@4 discount. Gold 1874.
MOBILE, December 1s. Sales Of 1900 bales Cot
ton. Middlng 31@313. Demand confined to few
buyers Factors nominally refusing under rates.
Gold ls73@1ss3.
ST. LOUIS, December 13.-Flour more active,
with unchanged prices; super ss single extra $40;
triple extra $14{@143. Wheat-receipts light;
fall s2.6o@2.so; spring 81. Corn firm; choice old
white $1.04; new white at elevator 78c. Oats dull
and dropping, 7s@76c. Cotton 293@soc. Whiskey
irregular at s2.20@2.22. Pork active and frmer at
619.75@D. Lard unchanged. Hogs S6.50@6.55
State Items.
ARREsr.-One Samuel Harper was arrested near
Pendleton on Friday last for passing counterfeit
he was lately engaged in the employ Of a tobacco
MIST trading through this country, that he bought
the coin with greenbacks in North Carolina. sOn
the District Court, on q writ of habeas corpus
Upon hearing Of the case, the Court ordered that