The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-03
NEWS So M M A r Y

25s; Gales 1000 bales.
Cotton closed in Liverpool firm; sales l5,-
600 bales; uplands 11!d., Orleans 1lsd.
Herds Of buffalo dispute the passage OF
trains on the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
-Prussia meditates the abolition OF capital
punishment. ,--..s..'
ANestern paper says that Maggie Mitchell
is forty three years of age.
Weather prophets tell us that focks OF
wild geese are flying southwark earlier than
usual this year, and this, they add, is sign OF
q hard winter.
Alderman Mechi, the great scientific farm
er, Of England, is challenged to farm, under
drained upland, in competition with undralned'
acre by acre, and at any expense he may name.
The Iowa Agriculture College, which opens
this month, receives pupils without distinction
of sex. While the young men learn farming
the Young women learn to cook and keep
house. 49,.
1t takes ten thousand dollar initiation fee
to enter the regular board of the New York
Stock Exchange. A resolution to- this effect
was adopted on Friday. The fee heretofore
was three thousand dollars.
MIR. Everett, in 1858, described the South
ern States. after travelling over them, as hold
ing "a population as intelhge ent. as prosperous,
as moral, as religious, as any to be found on the
surface OF the GLOBE"
The new peanut crop is coming into mar
ket. The yield is good, and the quality OF the
crop excellent. There is large demand re-
ported at Norfolk, Virginia, for the article from
the North.
The bronze doors of Crawford for the Sen
ate entrance to the National Capitol have
arrived in Washington. They are pronounced
artisticalIy inferior to the House doors by
Rogsrs. but are said to be better cast.
The smoke from, the recent volcanic erup-
ton in the Sandwich Islands was seen one
thousand miles from the islands, and at half
that distance was 80 dense that officers OF ships
were prevented from making astronomical OBJ
scryations.
Victor Hugo's new novel, Par Ordre du
Roi, "By the Kings Command" "is to be soon
published by the Appletons. They have
purchased the advance sheets Of II. Lacroix,
the European publisher, who pays the author
800, 900 francs for the copyright.
The City OF st. Louis has been sued for
$4,000 damages, caused by the explosion Of
bombshell-the ground Of the suit being that
. one Hood had been engaged some eight days
in opening such dangerous instruments of war
-dpon the sidewalks. and was not hindered by
the city authorities. -..
The city clock Of Galveston, Texas, was
raeently sold on an execution for debt. There
upon the city papers announce that the city
finances are in terrible "mudde," denounce
the mayor, and call upon him to resign. The
question is, what will the purchaser do with
the clock?
The Hanlons have introduced the Parisian
novelty of velocipedes upon the American
stage. Not the least exciting OF their per-
formances upon the boards at the Chestnut
street Theatre, Philadelphia, is spirited race.
in which these daring acrobats exhibit their
skill in managing these two-wheeled pro-
pellers. - ~.
The Department of Agriculture has issued a
report Of the condition Of the crops in October,
which says the full promise of the early sum-
mer has not been realized in the wheat harvest.
The increase is scarcely more than three per
cent, and hat is obtained mainly from the
Pacific coast. The decrease in production is
chiefly in Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
.chusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabam
aud Texas.
The New Orleans Crescent Of the Gath ul-
tino says: &c friend Of ours, recently re-
turned from trip through st. Charles Parish.
tells us that he rode tbirty-four miles through
the parish, and in that time he did not see
woman or child, On asking the reason Of this,
he was informed that the negroes in the par
ish had assumed so threatening an attitude
that for their own safety the defencel> ss por-
ton Of the population had been sent to the
city"
"A correspondent Of tho York Demo
crat, writing on the 25th ult., gives the
following account of the recent riot in New
Orleans During the past few days it has be-
come moro and more evident that the insolence
OF tho Radical elements III this quarter was in
creasing, with the purpose of forcing col
2 lision between the colors.f They put forward
their negro dupes, with instructions to incitc
q riot. These have used every means of ag-
gravation, from personulin to incendiarsm,
and desperate attack with firearms. At last
the forbsarance of the citizens received o
shock that set every feeling OF reTense on
their part ablaze with excitement and fury.
Last night several Democratic (white) Clubs
marched to different places to receive banners
and decorations. Their route of procession,
&C., were advertised for several days before
the time appointed, and not the slightest fears
Of any interference were entertained concern
ing any danger of attack from their political
opponents. But last night the Radicals got
up al impromptu mass meeting, and numer-
-ous negro clubs, as usual, appeared or the
streets. These marchedin such line and man
ner as very soon gave evidence Of their sinister
intentions. They menaced particular Demo-
cratic Club throughout march OF half
q mile, and finally, when passing
the corner Of Carondelet and Canal
streets, they began to fire on the Working
mems Club, that was behind thom. Quickly
following thor shots, they faced about AID
rushed furiously on this party, the greater
number of whom were unarmed. Tho few who
had arms, and several persons on the banquettc,
Immediately poured into the ranks Of The negro