The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-19
NEWS " SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Cotton closed in New York with a decline OF 1c
Aiiddling Uplands &C. If u .S' +
Gold closed at 1877 75a1S73. ,:S... =.
At Liverpool Cotton was inactive. NIidding
Uplands 114d; Orleans 115d.
-Four hundred and nineteen deaths occurred in
New York last week. 55 II
The State Librarian OF Minnesota is woman, a
soldiers widow. 49, s.Sl .s.s sg. ,5 @s. "
Al Fy was recently married in San Francisco,
Cal, to Chinese belle, Miss COM Ho. s
The Sultan of Turkey threatens to make war
on Greece for countenancing the Cretans in their
insurrection. @&
Count ScuwABo, Of Boston, has presented the
Howard University at Washington with one thou
eand Volumes Gs.S w. ES
Thirty thousand dollars worth of jewelry was
p1nloined by burglars in New Orleans a day or two
since N Z ~ =s.s. +. SR
An old mnn Of eigllty-four has applied for q di-
Vorce in Michigan. He complains of a system Of
t<ganeral tyranny and miEmanagement."
The cash receipts Of the Comm ission for the
relief Of the poor OF the sonth amount to s16500O,
pf which New York contributes SOL ,OOO and Cali
tornia $40, 600. 4. . .$s jill. .issss$t: I: Il!
About 100 900 pounds Of . good quality Of sugar
made from beet root, has just been received at
Sprngfeld, H., from o mandatory recently
established in Livingston County, in that State.
There is possibility Of the entente cordiale be-
tWeen Spain and Great Britain being temporarily
suspended, in consequence Of the former not
promptly liquidating certain pecuniary claims it
assumes to hold against it, on behalf of its sub
jects. i - :t =. ~ t5 4 s ....S. ..s
~ An interesting item Of news-hghly suggestive
An order was received from Japan for $40 900
worth Of leather to be used for military accoutre-
ments, which was filed by the steamer, and by
this time has been made use of in Japan.
A Western paper contains the following item Of
news: Captain BIAKEsroN, Of the steamer Morn
dng Star, has just been presented with service Of
three years in the penitentary, in consideration of
The distinguished ability with which he plundered
q passenger and kicked him overheard"
The contract fox the manufacture Of cable to
be laid between Placentia, Newfound dland and Care
Breton, SO that the Atlantic Gable may be brought
in direct communication with those that are now
mp between the Cape and New York, has been
closed by.CYRus W. FIELD. 3S . r.: 5iH @ :. g.
The California papers are discussing the COM
parative height Of the mountains in the West, and
claim Mount Whitney,in California, as the highest
in the country, ut altitude Of IL, 900 feet They
Elias $4,000. szI&i! - -.*.ssi&s~
company has been organized in Philadelphia,
and is noS making preparations for the establish
ment OF skating rink, which is to he frozen over
FOR the accommodation Of skaters during the sum
mer. It is said that: the pond will be completed
and in skating order by the 4th Of July. Stranger
things have happened.
Mr.. DUDLEY, American Consul at Liverpool
writes to Governor BRowNLow that the solicitors
employed by the State Of Tennessee to bring suit
for the recovery of $4,000 in State bonds stolen
by BunroH, Secretary Of State under ANDREW
JOHNSON, while Military Governor, have gained the
suit, and the bonds have been recovered by the
State. =
Ayoungster came home after having q glorious
time IN the puddles, his face al aglow,s and his
rubber boots full Of water. The punishment Of
staying in the house for the remainder of the day
didnot seem very hard at first; but as his little
heart warmed up with the recollection Of the tri-
nmphs Of the morning, when he waded deeper
Than any Of his playmates had dared to- he could
bear the restraint no longer, and went to his
mother, saying Please, mother, whip me, and
let me 60 out again !" \ "A
Gen. MosouERA, of the United States Of Colon
bia, who has long been charged with entertaining
dictatorial, and, perhaps, monarchical aspirations,
has ct length carried out his long threatened at
tack upon the Congress Of the Republic No less
than sixtyeight members of the Congress have
been arrested, among them ex-President MuRuxs.
Anarmy entirely devoted to MosQUERA had over
thrown the Constitutional State Government in
Magdalena, and established a new one entirely de-
voted to the Dictator. V .s;;s73a. !,
Gen. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, late Of the Confedar-
ate army says the New York Tribune, is preparing
a history OF his campaigns: JEFFERSON DAVIS VIII
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viii embrace, in addition to record of battles and
marches, philosophical view of contemporary
events, sufficient to give it the character Of his
tory rather than a narrative. Gen. LEE is also.
busy at q review Of his campaigns, which New
York publisher is to take in hand, paying him, it
is reported, about 10 per cent. on the sales
The Norfolk Journal has the following: seTha
-MeTrSzn1c is rather tough customer. :. On Satur-
day last Mr. UNDERDowN applied the match to the
torpedoes placed under this vessel, when mcst
terrifc explosion took place, throwing the water
and fragments Of the vessel to great height ID /
the air. This is the third attempt at reducing the
wreck to a manageable size, and on this occasion
one hundred pounds Of powder were used ssIfWin
require several more blasts to destroy this vessel
80 famous in the. naval history Of the late
Southern Confederacy." 5g FL
The 'sbell-man," " who attended to the signal for
1h1a1lles 1uu 4oWelHS tne plaGlOrm IN the .HOOsic
lMass.) Tunnel, INST his death in singular man
ner ON Saturday last. It appears that a drill,
about five feet IN length, fell off the platform,
which at the time was at the mouth of the pit, and
falling distance Of three hundred and seventy
feet, struck him in the side, passing entirely
through his body, pinning him to heavy plank,
which had to be split with an axe before he could
be released. The mar. lived but twenty-four hours
The New York Gazette says: sDr. q. w. Hos
11ER, who s at present editing the Herald, Is s
striking example Of successful sel9-made man.
He was at first printer in the office of the jour
nal in question, but found time, in addition to that
devoted to his daily labor, to store his mind with
much learning. He became linguist, acquired a
thorough knowledge Of the classics, studied nedi-
cine, took his diploma with all the honors, and yet
oil the while journalist, not losing, during
these years Of study the opportunities for promo
tion in the Herald Office, where he became CORES
pondent, member Of the editorial staff, and final
~, as We said above, managing editor
New York capitalists are very energetic at pres
ent IN their raiiroad sarprises a new road to be
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