The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-28
NEW 8 8 U M M A R z.


Gold at New York closed at SAT, with ade-
elining tendency.
AT New York cotton was less active ano
scarcely so firm. Sales 2s00 bales, at 25s cents.
The Liverpool cotton market closed hrm.
Sales 1900 bales. 'Uplands lid; Orleans n4a'
s-Brookl yn, from its numerous boarding
houses, is called aHashtown," according to the
Boston Post.
governor Seymour addressed an immense
meeting OF the Democracy IN Chicago Saturday
night. .,-
Real estate. speculators, operating for
fall. have got up new dodge in New York
State. They try to frighten house owners Dy
circulating reports of earthquake shocks.
1t is authoritatively denied that MIR. Pen
5Feton advised or desired change OF candi-
dates on the Democratic ticket, or that ne ever
wrote or telegraphed on the subject, as stated
in some Of the papers.
.-Aboy attempting to crawl through q hole
in which an iron shaft was revolving at the
rate OF one hundred and fifty times minute
at Providence, K. L, recently, it caught hls
clothes and stripped them from his body. he
clung to the shaft until the engine was stopped
and escaped unhurt.
Pennsylvania has a greater length OF rail-
road than any other State. The first fjur are :
Pennsylyania, 4S11 miles; Ohio, 1888 milee;
New York, S245 miles; Illinois, 1924 miles. In
1890. Pennsylvania was the fourth State, haV-
ing only 25sS miles.
"A young man, pastor Of Baptist Church
in Kenosha, Wisconsin, could not find any one
in town who dared to perform the necessary
task of painting his church spire Accord
.iuely he raised ladder to the top of the spire,
tied rope round it and round his body, then
boldly swung of, and painted the spire himself.
The Franklin Telegraph Company, In con-
.nection with tho Pacific and Atlantic Lines to
Memphis, Tennessee, have been completed and
opened Tor business to New York. The Frank
lin Company reduced the rates as soon as COM
munication was established from 50 so, the old
price, to 81 25 for ten words.
The last and most interesting series OF
base ball matches, played by the English crick-
.eters, took place last Saturday ON the Union
Grounds at Morrisania, New York, the occasion
being testimonial to the English Cricketeis
by the base ball fraternity of New York. The
American nine was composed of players from
the Union, Mutual and Active Clubs. Six in
nings were played, and the game resulted in
another defeat for the Britishers, the score
,being-E England, IL; America, 20.
Further details from California represent
4 the earthquakes which have taken place there
.as much NOR extensive and ruinous than at
first reported. A wide extent OF country was
oonvulsed, and many towns entirely ruined,
Others partly 80. Clouds of dust and steam
and volumes of water issued through assures
in the earth in many places The custom
house in San Francisco is o complete wreck,
and the damage done in the city is estimated
by some at 100000. In the State OF Nevada
the shock was scarcely felt.
"A terrible disaster occurred on Monday
night last to the express train from New York
on the Hudson River Railroad. The catas-
trophe occurred three miles below Greenbush,
and was caused by broken rail. The train
consisted Of twelve cars-four passenger
coaches, five sleeping cars, a freight and bag
gage car and an express car. Three coaches
and two sleeping cars were thrown from the
track and are completely wrecked. lady
passenger was killed outright and John David
son died the next morning. Some forty per-
SONS we're injured. The disaster was caused by
.asplintered rail
"A New York letter Of the 22d inst. says:
-t'A singular occurrence in the financial world
lends force to the not uufrequent statement
that there is something rotten in the none
tary Denmark. A Wall-street firm drew q
check for s218,000 in gold on one Of the most
substantial banks, as was thought, in this city.
On presentation, the bank officers said it
then went to the bank, said it was good, and
they would certify it. On this the truth came
-out. The bank did not have that much gold,
nor could it command it. The matter was
finally settled by s16s. 900 in specie then, and
the balance, s5O,OO0 thereafter. There has
been much talk over the circumstance. Anoth.
or thing to be noted is that nobody knows how
much the national debt is. Only the recorded
debt is given in the monthly statements, and
some say there are at least 1000, 100000 of
outstanding liabilities, war claims, etc. Cut
this down one-half, and it is awful; cut it down
even seventy-fve per cent, aid yet it is dread
full to think Of such an accession to the pre-
sent load"
This little history is given in California
paper Of the process of engaging the Japanese
juggling troupes, and decoying them from Ja-
pan. The process involves much '.red-tape
diplomacy" and affords numerous opportuni-
ties for swindling parties who seek to contract.
The first step to be taken in the game OF 'bag-
gingn Japanese troupe to take abroad is to
secure the services of broker, who charges
per cent. that is nearly equivalent to the prin-
cipal. This broker then secures the aid of an
interior Japanese broker, who is also a heavy
'sper CENTER The Japanese broker scours the
interior and brings in troupes for inspection.
The collected troupes give exhibitions of their
skill before the party desiring to contract, and
q selection is made. Single members of diff
.ferent troupes cannot be engaged. If one or
two striking performers are observed in an
otherwise Indifferent troupe, they cannot be
had unless the entire troupe is engaged, as
single performers cannot be induced to break
frop: their respective troupes. After choice
IT, made, contract has to be entered into with
the government, and passports taken out
through the Japanese Customhouse. By the
time the contracting party is fairly embarked