The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-12
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Gold at New York closed active and ex'
cited, but towards the close it declined tc
sssass5
The New York cotton market closed dull
and lower. Sales 800 at Sic.
AT Liverpool, cotton closed fraction
easier. Sales 1000 bales; uplands 12dal2td
Orleans 12ida123d.
THE lecture aAcross: the Continent" it is
reported, has produced ten thousand dollars
forspeaker CoIfa1.
THE. names Of ell the locomotives on the
Hudson River Railroad are to be painted over,
and hereafter the engines will be known by
anumbars only.
The hew Mormon Tabernacle, at Salt Lake
City, contains ten thousand persons, but is too
small for the congregation. A gallery, capa-
BILE Of holding six thousand, is to be erected.
in London champagne is made out of pc
ftroleum, and is sold at eighteen cents dozen
bottles. At this rate it will probably supercede
the genuine article, if any of that is left.
81 -Itals,Yas well as Germany and Ireland, is
contributing its quota Of emigrants to America.
During March twelve vessels sailed from Ge-
noa, carrying one Thousand and sixty-s1 emil
grants to America.
LIN manufacturing cartridges for the French
Ghassepot rifles large amounts Of silk are used,
and the demand is at present so great as to
have caused consi lerable rise. in the price Of
silk in France
THE vendors Of dewberries in Baton Rouge
are divided into Dewberry Radicals and Dew
berry Democrats. The latter claim to have
voted the Democratic ticket at the late cleo
ition, and theYget all the custom.
Hare isa terrible Copperhead sentiment
ftdm Dana1s Radical Sun: .tEyery man who
pays the income tax pays an unconstitutional
tax levied contrary to law, and which could
not belegally collected ofhim."
Cornar Ioungers in Chicago are fined twen-
ty-fve dollars for the first offence, fifty dollars
for the second, aud one hundred dollars for the
third, and for further violations Of the ordi-
nance, any sum in the discretion Of the magis-
trate.
The last slave Of Rhode Island was buried
. In that State ON April 26th. The deceased had
OF course been freed long ago, but had lived
for many years as faithful friend and inmate
OF the family Of the master.
ss-In England, Q newspaper has st length
discovered the line dividing q distinction from
difference. It says that 50 little difference
Z frequently makes many enemies;;" while,sssa lit
tie distinction attracts hosts Of friends to the
personon whom it is conferred
"A young lady with bluegaiters, blue dress,
blue sacque, blue lace collar. blue hat, blue
feather, blue parasol, blueian, blue kid gloves,
blue stockings, blue eyes and turquoise brace
let, necklace and earrings, attracted attention
a day or two ago ON one Of the New York ferry
boats.
In the Paris Exposition, comparing the
number Of exhibitors with the number Of
Awards made, it appears that ifty-fye per
cent Of the French exhibitors, ffty-two per
csnt. ot the United States exhibitors, forty
I seyen per cent. OF those from Germany, and
tHenty-six per cent. Of those from Great Bri-
3 tain received awards.
Mrs.. Disrael, at an entertainment given in
London, since her husband became Premier,
yssiituary abtazeof diamonds. She wore
head-dres Of black velvet, quita covered with
clusters Of them; and strings Of diamonds,
slcer: in their places by emerald and diamond
butterflies, fell over the body OF the dress.
ss-Mr. Thsckersy, it is reported. never COM
mencsd writing without procuring quire Of
letter paper. Half Of this he would cover with
comic drawings; fourth he would tear up into
minute pieces. and on two or three slips Of the
remainder he would do his work, walking about
the room at intervals with his hands in his
pockehss and with perturbed and woe-be-gone
expression Of countenence.
In Russia, it is stated that the number OF
inhabitants has doubled within the past sixty
two years, and at the rate the population is
progressing, it is expected that the empire
will contain 15O oOO 600 people by the year 1900.
Russia is said to have more young persons un-
der the age Of twenty, in proportion to her
population, than any country in Europe, whilst
the proportion of those between twenty and
sixty is less.
os-It is related by Western paper that gen.
tleman who was owing another one hundred
dollars borrowed from the same creditor an
equal sum, promising to settle for both in a
few weeks. He then used the loan for the pur-
pose Of going through bankruptcy, and wrote
to his conAding friend that he had redeemed
his promise. The poor creditor got not cent
Of either debt.
Clothing and other goods can be procured
for low prices in England. The Derbyshire
Gazette contains an advertisement Of dealer,
in which theprices Of various articles, convert
cd into american currency, are the following !:
OYercoats, 81; mems boots, 81 rs; women's
boots, 81 IS; full black dress suit, SIS 50; blau-
kets; good size and all wool, 50 rs the pair /;
sheets, very heavy and good size, 80 cents the
pair; good gray calicoes, 7cents per yard.
The details Of the war in Paraguay are
quite horrible. The number killed on board
the Brazilian squadron at Humaita was un-
usually large, and in one instance boarding
party were deluged with hot water from a
monitor. It is worthy of note that three Bra
lillian iron-clads English built) survived for
forty-tYo minutes the combined fire Of one