The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-20
NEW 8 sU M M A r Z
= Gold closed in New York yesterday &

Sales $500 bales at 24c.
Cotton was buoyant in Liverpool yesterday
and prices again advanced. Sales 10000 bales.
Middhng Uplands s5a9sd.
The Register, a Republican paper recently
commenced in Richmond, Va, has suspended
publication.
The Washington Chronicle announces that
"every interest of the Republican party is sup
porting or satisfied with Grant"
General George B. Mcclellan has been
offered by President Johnson the mission to
England, as successor &c Mr. Adams.
There are now on Wards Isl md, New
York harbor, one thousand able-bodied emil
grants, living upon the charity of the commits
sioners Of emigration. Strong efforts are be-
ing made to induce them to settle in the South.
Hon. Philip R. Fendal died in Washing
ton Sunday afternoon, aged seventy-three. He
was one Of the most distinguished members
of the bar there, and was district attorney un-
der the administrations Of Presidents Harri-
son, Tyler, Taylor and Fillmore, and was one of
our most respected and prominent citizens.
The majority Of the Florida Convention had
to be protected from the violence of the more
Radical minority and their negro allies, by s'ie-
bel" police officers Could any more convinc-
ing illustration Of the absurdity of entrusting
political power to such hands be exhibited than
this? The srebels" actually have to prevent
the two extremely "loyal" factions from devour-
ing each other Like the Kilkenny cats
James P. Thomas, barber, and Antoinette
Rudger, both colored, were married in st. Vim
cents church, st. Louis, on Wednesday. The
ceremony occupied two hours and half, and
was imposing. The bride has $4,000 The
husband has nearly the same amount. He
presented the bride check for $4,000 as
wedding gift. The bridal veil cost $3.50, and
the bride wore earrings costing $4,000.
An association calling itself the London
National Society for Promoting Womens Suf-
frage is canvassing for signatures to petition
for the end proclaimed in it's rather awkward
title, and it is said that upwards Of 1000 temi-
nine autographs have already been obtained.
The association urges women freeholders and
householders to register, as, it is said, they
can then legally claim the right to vote.
On Saturday Judge Kelley presented, in
the House Of Representatives, memorial from
three thousand colored people in Mississippi,
asking Congress to make an appropriation to
carry them to Liberia. They say they see no
prospect OF success by remaining among the
whites. The latter, they say, have all the
lands, and refuse to give them fair wages for
their labor, and they therefore wish to emil
crate.
of John M. Daniel, DR.. Bagby says she
was not fop, but he was fond Of dress, he
had an eye to appearance, not only in person,
but in print. He had horror Of all slovenli
ness. carelessly written editorial. was his
abominstion. He used to say that a man who
goes into print ought to remember that he is
making his appearance before the very best
society, and that he owes it both to himself
and that society not to appear in undress."
The Tennessee Conservative State Conven-
tion, on Saturday last, resolved that Andrew
johnson is the choice OF the Democratic and
Conservative people Of Tennessee, and, if
nominated, he will receive their cordial sup
port. They will, however, if some other good
man, true to the constitution and to the rights
and liberties Of the people, be nominated by
the National Democratic Convention, cheer
fully acquiesce and yield him hearty and en-
thusiastic support.
"A London correspondent writes: "TheTe
seems to be no abatement in the terrible pov-
erty and privation in this metropolis. 1t is
said that when the late Count Cavour visited
London, he had the curiosity to make night
expedition to the east end Of it, in company
with an inspector Of police, and the result was
80 shocking that the Italian statesman thanked
Heaven that, poor as his country was, it could
not supply, from one end to the other, such q
hideous amount ofinisery and proAigacy. Bad
as things were then, they are now infinitely
worse. Not newspaper but contains enough
to make ones heart ache; details shaming our
selfish and one-sided civilization"
"A partial trial Of the modern improvement
Of steel rails on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad has led the president of
that road to express the opinion that "true
economy demands their substitution for iron
as rapidly as the receipts of the road will al
low" There are many indications that eteel
rails will eventually be adopted by all the rail-
ways in the country. On the score OF dura-
bility snd economy the demand for them may
be expected constantly to increase. Very few
orders for rails are now being sent in to the
iron districts in England, while the makers of
those Of steel were scarcely ever buster, and
they are being fast put down on some Of the
longes. lines Of England and manufactured
for immense railways in India and Canada.
The total disappearance Of the iron rail is now
considered mere question OF time.
-Wm. NJ. Swain, one Of the founders of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. died there on Sun
day morning, after a long illness, aged fifty
nine years. He was also o.e OF the proprie-
tors OF the Baltimore Sun. Mr.. Swain was
native Of Onondagua County, New York. He
was one of the most thorough masters Of the
printing business and successful newspaper
publishers in this country, being the first to
recognize the great value Of Hoes rotary print
ing machine, and the first press of that kind
was used by him and his partners in the Phila-
delphia Ledger Office. For eighteen years he
was President of the Magnetic Telegraph Com
pany, and for many years director in the
American Telegraph Company. He was large
ly instrumental in orgam zing, perfecting and
increasing the telegraph system Of the United
States; and was man Of great intellectual
ability and force Of character.
The merchants of st. Louis have common
interests, and they are exposed to common la