The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-30
OH A LES TON.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. OCTOBER 80, 1867.
NE WS SUMMARY.

Gold in New York closed last evening at A.
Cotton closed firm in New York. The sales
amounted to 14OO bales, at 1sA a 20 centa.
Mrs. Muhlbach is writing four books about
Germany in storm and stress"
Sherman is said to be writing book about
the war, to be published posthumously.
Sir Morton Peto has been reelected Vice-Pres.
preasibly gratifying to his creditors.
Charles Dickens will reach Boston early in No
vember, as he is announced to sail from Liverpool
in the Java, on the 26th inst
A Maine base ball club is debating whether to
accept . challenge that has been sent from o club
in Hamburg, Germany. &AE q VI
"A late Confederate officer, once employed at
g.. arleston. s. c.. has taught the Braailians yhow
to use torpedoes in naval warfare '# A. '.At
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is at present in Centre
Village, Vermont, visiting her mother, who ia
dangerously ill. ss rt4
Frederick Hudson, late managing editor Of the
Now York Herald, began in that office as a mes
senger boy, at salary Of two dollars o week.
The Republicans are increasing their efforts
tc crrry New York. They are flooding the doubt
tu counties with money, and making every exer-
tion to prevent their defeat at the polls
The Tennessee Legislature has enacted law
making it crime for common carriers to make
their passengers.
The Georgia State Road is prepared to iqni-
date its entire debt Of $500 600 to the Federal Gov
ornment, and that in few days it will make the
remittance to Washington.
Governor Past0n, Of Alabama, has arranged
for the punctual payment Of the interest on the
State bonds which fall due in New York ON the
Arst Of next month. HiA N'ilt
1t is said Mr.. seward's mission to New York
10 to start new conservative Republican party Ia
that State, to hold the balance Of power. The
mission had the approval OF the President.
The Congressional Committee has discovered
that General Dyer, Chief Of Ordnance, has been
guilty Of the mean trick of appropriating the in
ventionS OF a master workman to his own benefit
and fame.
Seven Thousand Ave hundred naturalizations
have taken place recently in New York city, under
the auspices Of the Democratic Committee, and
five hundred under those Of the Republican Com
mittee.
B. @. Yancey, brother OF the great and la
mented William L. Yanoey, is a member of the
Atlanta (Ga.) Radical ring. It is Of little moment
what party he joins, did he not bear an honored
Southern name. ~
Hon. Jefferson Davis expects to leave Canads
for Richmond about the 12th or 10Th Of November.
to be present Mt his trial. He 10 advised by his
counsel TO be on hand before the gourt opens
but they express doubt il he 10 really to be tried
this fall N.
An intelligent New York merchant estimates
that the shrinking in the value of American cotton
Tor the year, between September, 1867 and 1858,
will be equal to $40 900 or $50, 600, 900, about
one-half of which may be made up by breadstuffs
in the corn and wheat sent to Europe
The Mercantile Library OF New York, in it's
last report, states that it has over 90 O0) volumes
and 10000 members. The local delivery system
by which books are sent to the reside nces of mem
bors, 10 in operation in cnnnactinn With this
library.
A meeting Of cotton and woollen goods manu-
facturers was held in Philadelpeis on the 2sd inst
for tho purpose Of petitioning Congress for re-
duotion OF the tax all industrial pursuits which
come in direct competition with the cheaper labor
and the capital Of Europe
1t is said Messrs. johnson, Cushing, and
James the commissioners appointed to codify the
laws OF the United States, have nearly completed
their work, and will make report to Congress
at the beginning of the session. The patent and
military laws have been greatly reduced and
simplihed.
-One fact connected with the recent Ohio cleo
tion, worthy of note is that seven OF the sixteen
Congressional Districts now represented by Radi
Gals, have given decided Democratic maioritias-
which unmistakably proves that aeven of the Radi
cal Representatives from Ohio are misrepresent
ing their constituents.
1t is said that Mr.. Bancroft, American Am
bassador at the Court OF Berlin, has had an inter
view with Count Bismarck, urging the withdrawal
OF Prussias claim for military service ON certain
classes OF former Prussian subjects now in this
country. The Prussian Minister has promised to
lay the matter before his sovereign.
Miss Nelly Marshall, daughter OF General
humphrey Marshall, Of Kentucky, the 9avorite
suthor OF Kentucky, young, beautiful, and distin-
guashed is to be married shortly to an Eneliahman
or note-Lord william Mosgroye- himself nm AN.
thor. She will sail Immediately for England-her
future place Of residence. a'7l .,ta,, ln
district Attorney Courtney declares chat tho
frauds OF the Bourbon Company permeate the
transactions OF every whiskey house in New York.
Further seizures will be made within sixty days.
NO distillery will be remaining In the State of New
York Commissioner Rollins thinks whiskey
snonld De distilled only where the grain is grown
-The Sorghum crop Of 1867 is failure, com.
pared with the best Of former years. The Sorgo
journal says that from most OF the cane-erownp
regions in the West, the reports upon the oondi-
tion OF the crop are gloomy enough. Excepting q
1ew favored localities, heavy rains have prevented
the canes from maturing In season to escape the
FROST m ""f
We learn from the Eutaw (Ala.) Wing that on
the night Of the 18th instant, Mr.. Simon Altmont,
merchant OF that place. was shot and killed by
Captain Henry @. Claus, agent Of the Freedmen's
Bureau at that post. Mr.. Altmont lived about one
hour after he was shot. Captain Claus made his
escape. The friends OF Mr.. Altmont offer o re-
ward OF two thousand dollars for the arrest OF
Claus.
The Chicago Times dwells upon the loss Of
the German vote by the Republicans in the late
eleetions and observes that, as slavery no longer
sxsts In this country, the fres-thinkinx Germans
will gradually drift back to the Democratic nartvI
which they left because they hated slavery. This,
the Times oontends, they will do because the De,
znocracy are with the Germans in opposition I'd
Sunday Laws and prohibitory liquor laws, and in
advocacy Of the largest liberty. ,@fsyi
Tho Ffeedmen's BureAu will expire NEXT Jf,ly
by limitation. 1t is understood that General
HOWARD VIII not recommend its continuance he
yond that time in case the reconstruction OF the
south should be accomplished. In that event he
viii recommend @ comprehensive system OF educe-
taon for the colored youths South, by tho ostah-
iishment OF an extensive normal school ct Wash-
ington city, For the education of coored teachers
and she organization OF normal schools for the
samo oDIect IN the Southern Statos.
"A cooperative store has Just been opened IN
IT. Louis, which s the frst attempt of the kind IA