The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-13
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Cotton in New York closed dull, heavy
and almost nominal. Sales 5000 bales at 2,
cents.
-Ins:ead of Sci US smile, they say in Wash,
inston let US impeach."
-Four colored men were elected to tht
Councils OF Memphis, Tenn, last Saturday
The 'Israelite," the Jewish organ OF the
West. dcnounces General Grant.
There were fifteen hundrcl people askln g
for charity food il New York one morning las
week.
Major s. Il. H:llycr, formerly of the Con-
tedera:e army. lately committed suicide in Ala
bama.
Edward C. Marley, well known printer
and publisher of Philadelphia, died recently in
Florida.
-Thad. Stevens has not been able to leave
his house for several days. He is reported to
be failing rapidly.
The election in Memphis, on Saturday, re-
suited in the success OF the entire Republican
ticket, b. from hf!ecn hundred to two thou
sand majority.
1t is stated that Julia Dean died in child
birth. Shc left very little property, her first
husband having souandered the fortune she
possessed when married.
Chief Justice Chase is credited at Wash
ington With saying that it would be strange
thing 20 impeach man for difference OF po-
litical opinions.
William Cole, an Irishman, died in Hart
ford, Sunday evening, nearly one hundred and
eleven wears old. He was never sick, married
three times, and had nineteen children.
"A manufacturer in New York city is filling
an order for two hundred thousand thimbles at
eighteen cents per dozen, for the managers OF
popular gift enterprise. ''No blanks Every
ticket entities the holder to PRESENT.
Cleveland having gained great reputation
for the excellent care it takes of its poor, is
paying the penalty. An old vagrant of seventy
six has walked all the way from Connecticut to
Cleveland to be taken care OF.
"A horse-aesh banquet is 10 be given In
New York city, to follow the example of Paris
and London. II is to be hoped that If horse
flesh is introduced in America, it will cause
reduction in the price of beef.
E-The Boston Traveller says: cat private
dinner in this city few days since the table
presented most unique and beautiful appear
ance. There was solid mass OF flowers from
one end of the table to the other, leaving just
room enough for the plates at the edges, the
guests being served from side tables"
Henry Deringcr, the inventor OF the pistol
which bears his name, died recently at Phia-
delphia, aged 81 years. He won the friend
ship OF President Jackson, who was his guest
at times, and of subsequent Presidents and
notab.es at Washington, among whom we're
prominent, Calhoun, Benton, Rusk and Sewer.
In the London Times Of February 2lst,
decarati ton is published by over two thousand
Irish peers and gentry who give their sigma
lures n f.I, and who assert that they arc aS-
erievei by the present ecclesiastical settle
ment 3f Ireland. The list OF named fills more
than three columns of that paper, and the de-
clarat: on is considered to be an important
movement against the present Irish Church
establishment.
-keltucl;y has gold mine, and the news
napers there a:e very jubilant but very mystic
rious aDout it, as the following, in Louisville
QeWsclDCr, SUOMS- 1tiC llSCO'(tS O- " IN"
gold mining region, superior TO that of Cali
fornia in It's palmiest days, within fifty miles OF
Loui. ;iil:, in hcatucky. will shortly create an
excitement Tar beyond anything ever witnessed
in this section. We are not at liberty to name
the locality at present.
In Paris there is dealer in old clothes
who belongs to the aristocracy of the trade.
He sells only the clothing of celebrated per-
sons. Among his present treasures arc men
toned belt of AbJ-el-Kader, o hat OF Guizot,
the lace handkerchief which Nine Rosine
Stoitz tore to pieces III 1913, when Paris Kissed
her in the opera OF ''Robert Bruce" boot
once worn by Dejazet, and petticoats formerly
belonging to Taglioni and other stage celcbri-
ties.
"A Washington letter to the Baltimore Ga
zette says: new movement among our poll
tical managers is being developed, intended tc
bring forward Chief Justice Chase as the Con.
servative candidate for the Presidency. These
managers contend that Judge Chase was oriSi
nally q Democrat OF the strictest school, anC
seceled from the party on the abolition issue
but as that issue is no longer in existence, ht
now occupies fair position to be made aYail
able IN the next Presidential contest. Such i:
the talk among those who in great measure
run the party machinery, and very decided
feeling is being created in favor of Judg'
Chase as the nominee of the Democratic party
In the meantime the Radicals are not back
ward in expressing their distrust of him ~
the presiding officer in the Court of Impeach
ment. ard their fears are that he will We
spoil their game, ard allow the President t.
escape.
The case OF the Confederate ram Stone.
wall, IL which the United States has instituted
az action against No..rs. Arman, ErianScr ali
Others, vi! come OF IL the civil tribunal O
Paris in 4 few days. N. Amman is membe
OF 5le Corps Lc9is;aJ:t and 4 shipDuilGer, aut
it Was - VINO contracted, in 1868, to build ant
ann tUr steamers ostensibiy ror the Pacif
trade ont which were to be paid for by Mr
Sid y. and were destined ior the Confederat
service. Their delivery was prevented by tn
interference OF the United States Government
and the vessels were disposed Of to Prussi
and Peru. But another contract was made
the same year, FOR two rams, which wcr
finished and equipped. one of which, undc
tbs pretext OF . sale TO the Danish Goy