The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-21
NEW s SUM M M A IsY

The New York Cotton market was heavy
and lower. Sales 1000 bales at 24sa25c.
AT Liverpool Cotton closed easier, though
not quotably lower. Sales 10000 bales.
"A company has been formed to construct a
suspension bridge across the bay at San Fran
cisco. It will span the entrance to the harbor.
Texas is reported to have five million
head of cattle at present, and to be perfectly
willing to supply the entire country with beef
and hides.
The second unsuccessful attempt to elect
mayor in Portland, Maine, has induced the
ooncressmen from that State to write, urging
UPON the independent Republican candidate
TO withdraw.
The President has nominated John Han
cock, Of Philadelphia, brother Of General
Hancock, tc be collector Of internalrevenue at
New Orleans, in the place of General James B.
steadman, resigned.
"A diamond-studded sword, valued at from
ten to fifteen thousand dollars, on exhibition
at the Patent Office, Washington, was stolen
on Monday night. It was present from the
Egyptian vlceroy to Commodore Blddle.
On the 9Th Of April the Connecticut annual
State election takes place. Last year the vote
stood: For English, Democrat, for Governor,
1855; for General Hawley, Republican, 46,57s,
being majority of 9s7 for the Democrats.
"A New York paper says that the lace dress
worn by lady at receut birthday ball in
Boston, cost s22O, 1000. 1t was purchased at the
Paris exhibition, and another Of the same de-
scription was purchased for the Empress of
Austria.
In New York arrangements have been
made to test the relative merits of the Stafford
and Nicholson pavements, by laying them side
by side on street heavily travelled, 30 that
while both can 90 submitted to a thorough
test, each will be subjected to equal wear and
tear.
The white population of Memphis is be-
tween Al, 600 and $4,000. There are also about
5000 negroes. These negroes gave 4200 votes
at the late municipal election, for their ticket.
There are 1000 white voters in the city, but
$500 Of them are disfranchised, and they only
poled 2400 votes.
In Baltimore, new transatlantic steam
line has been esta bished, connecting that city
with Bremen. The first steamer Of the line.
the Baltimore" is now daily expected to
arrive, and the merchants Of that city intend
to welcome her by grand procession and
other rejoicings.
-Iimburger cheese has been decided to be
a nuisance in Pitssburg, and grocer fined for
keeping it in his cellar. Complaint was made
by citizens Of the neighborhood Of the stencil
that arose from the cheese. The grocer, who
was fined twenty dollars and costs, has appeal
ed to higher court.
"A gentleman who had been justice Of the
peace for thirty-6ve years, was not allowed 10
register in the State Of 'sWest Virginia" be-
cause he purchased horse named Stonewall
Jackson; the registrar remarIing 'that he'd
be ID if any 'trooly loir ..san would own
horse by that name"
The United States Supreme Court on Mon
day granted the motion of the State Of Geor-
gia for leave to file bill of complaint against
General q. S. Grant ct al. 1t is contended that
the present case involves question of prop
erty which will bring it within the original ju
risdiction of the court.
"A Portland paper says that on Wednesday,
all along the shores of the bay there, immense
numbers of frozen fish were cast ashore, chill
ed and dead by the almost unprecedented cold
weather Of the past winter. Such an event has
not been known for many years. Thousands
are piled along the frozen beach.
"A royal commission has been appointed in
England to consider the subject OF uniform
system of coinage, in turtherance Of the plan
suggested at the recent international monetary
conference in Paris. The chairman Of the
commission is Viscount Halifax, better known
as Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer in 1852.
Official reports from the West Indies to
Secretary Seward show that from January 31st
to February 4th there was fifteen cases and
seven deaths in st. Thomas by cholera. There
were twelve cases and eleven deaths in the
country. The cholera broke out December
21st last, and has carried away one hundred
and sixty-seven out Of two hundred and twen-
ty cases thus far.
1t was some time ago announced that IN
order to open the navigation Of the Hudson
River it was proposed to blow the ice below
Albany to pieces with torpedoes. The attempt
was made, but has not resulted satisfactorily.
A case containing seven pounds of powder was
placed beneath the ice and exploded; but in
stead of blowing up an acre or more, it only
cracked the ice for about ten feet sqaare i'm
mediately over it.
To so to law is costly proceeding in Mis-
souri,. Two citizens Of that State quarrelled
about the ownership OF colt and went to law.
Fifteen witnesses on each side swore positively
as to the ownership. The judge being rather
doubtful how to decide, hit upon wise expe-
dent, and ordered that the colt be sold to pay
the costs of court. 1t brought forty dollars;
the costs amounted to thirty-eight, and the re-
manning two dollars were divided equally be-
tween the parties.
The political auguries of the New Hamp-
shire election do not seem, now that the pre-
else results have been ascertained, to be quite
so favorable to the Radicals as was at first as
sumed. They have not even held their own,
having had their small majority in small
State cut down one thousand. This Radical
loss is interpreted by the oracles of that party
to mean the sanction of the American people to
their widest usurpations Of power, and to
warrant the immediate decapitation of the
President.
Professor Agassiz, at a meeting recently
held in Boston to promote the propagation Of
fish, made an interesting address on that SUBJ