The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-30
N e w s s U M M A r Z.
Gold closed in New York on Saturday firm

tive and excited; 4a1c. better. Sales 1900
bales, at 26ba27c., closing quiet. No buyer
over 26ac.
In Liverpool cotton closed on Saturday &C
tive and excited at further advance. Sale
$4,000 bales. Uplands 1Old.
The Irish population of New York is tw'
hundred thousand.
-Wurtemburg has chosen delegates to thu
Congress of the zolIverein, who are opposed tt
the policy of Prussia.
"A slight shock of earthquake was felt a
San Francisco on Tuesday, causing considera
BILE excitement, but no damage.
The steamer from San Francisco for Pana
ma this week has 1913 600 in treasure and 250(
barrels OF -four for New York.
The farewell readings of Mr.. Dickens II
New York, are announced. On Wednesday
April 22d, Mr.. Dickens will sail for Europe.
The EPSON (Engish) races commenced
on Wednesday. Bluesk;n won the Metropoi.
tan stakes, and Clemence was the winner Of
the Prince ~ Wales stakes.
Hon. Je 'ersoa Davis and lady left Balti'
more on Tuesday evening, by railroad, fol
New York en- route to Canada, there to await
the next call for his trial.
Governor Fenton, of New York, has finally
decided to refuse pardon to Edward B.
Ketchum, the young millionaire, Wal-street
gold gambler, and defaulter.
Mr.. Stanton has now been enduring self
Imprisonment in the war ofice for over one
month, and still continues to hold out in his
determination to remain till the Senate has
disposed of the President.
Heretofore no colored persons received
tickets of admission to the impeachm ent trial,
but it is now stated that Senator Sumner as
issued tickets for the admission of one colored
gentleman and two colored ladies'.
-Une of the on dis afoat in Washington is
that the Presidents counsel will summon one
hundred prominet lawyers, Of both parties, to
testify upon the legality Of the tenure OF Office
law.
"A project is under consideration in LONDON
to establish telegraph communication from
England to India, China and Australia, by
submarine cables. The government will be
asked to assist the enterprise.
Ben Wade is rather ashamed, after all, OF
his intention of voting himself into the Presi-
dency, and swears-iterally swears-that he
will kick anybody down stairs who comes to
ask an appointment before he is fairly in.
-Telegraphic communication can now be
had directly with Havana. The wires have
been laid from the coast to the city Of Havana,
and carried up to the palace Of the Cap
tain-General.
The division of Texas into three States is
measure said to be determined upon in Con-
gress. This will be done in direct opposition
to the will and wishes Of the people Of that
State. The sole object is to add to the repre-
sentation of the Radical party in Congress.
The Democratic majority in Harrisburg,
last Friday, was four hundred and forty-six,
against one hundred and eighty-four last fall,
and they elected all the councilmen. Lebanon.
Pa, went Democratic, on Friday, for the first
time in twelve years.
A Liverpool shipping firm, it is announced
has given free passage to about $50 Irish per-
sons, of both sexes, to Rio Janoiro, where they
will get land at shilling per acre, and have
five years to pay for it. Brazil has over fifty
10000 colonists, chiefly Germans.
-Maximilian's bondholders in Paris recent
ly held meeting, at which it WAS stated that
the total amount Of their loan to his short-hved
empire was s5s,2SS,424 in gold. This they
think the French Government ought to pay, as
it set up and guaranteed the Empire in Mexico.
Women are steadily gaining foothold in
pursuits heretofore restricted to men. On
Monday evening the commencement OF the
New York Medical College for women was held,
and, in the presence of a large audience, eight
ladies received diplomas of graduation, the
address in presenting the diplomas being
made by lady, Mrs. D. C. Lozier, who is
dean Of the college faculty.
The steam man that has made so much
talk is now denounced by Newark man, who
seems to understand the case, as an unmiti-
gated humbug. 1t never has walked step
since it was made. II was carried from the
shop where it was made to an ice-cream gar
den; then it was propped up, 80 that its feet
did not touch the ground, and set agoing. Its
legs swung back and forth in the empty air,
but that was all.
-Forney grows bolder as impeachment ad-
vances, and charges the President with 'tsu-
preme audacity in asking delay upon the trivo-
lous excuse of preparing to defend himself
He furthermore announces that the "case is
made up and disposed Of" which may be
honest, but is certainly disgraceful in any
one-but Forney.
Grant is said to be afraid Of Butler since
the latter loomed up IS grand panjandrum OF
impeachment, and to regret the epithet OF
s'bottled," which Rawlings and Badeau put in
the Generals mouth. A correspondent says:
ssHe and Butler speak to each other, and
Grant never refuses any request that Butler
may make; but the old bald swivel is long
hater."
Queen Victoria held Drawing Room' at
Buckingham Palace on the 18th ns:., and it is
again noted in the Court Circular that ''thc
United States Envoy was absent from una
voidable circumstances" The unavoidable cir
cumstances" are the absurd law Of Congress,
prohibiting our foreign ministers from wearing
usual dress upon state occasions, and Mr.
Adams was too much of gentleman to intrude
in costume which was not appropriate to the
occasion.
-Advices from Mazatlan, Mexico, report