The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-02
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Cotton closed firm, with an advancing ten
dency, at Liverpool; Miudlings, in port, TIA
It; to arrive, I'd.
Olive Logsn's idea Of 'full dress" in
America is "a diamond necklace, and as little
else as possible"
The New York Snn states that two hum
drsd clerks were discharged FROM one drapery
house in Broadway, New York, on the 14tn ult.
The present proprietors Of the Atlantic
Monthly have made two hundred thousand
dollars out Of the magazine since they took
charge Of it.
"A young machinist of California Is about
applying for psteur for steam plough which
pulverizes the soil and at the same time plants
and harrows.
"A lady has recently died in Bristol Eng
land, who during q life Of eighty-four years had
never tasted animal food, and enjoyed good
health all the time.
Prussia teaches seven languages In her
primary schools. They are, in the order OF
the number Of children studying them, Ger
man, Lithuanian, Wend, Moravian, Wauoon,
Tcheque and Dutch.
As an indication Of The dulness Of trade in
New Bedford, it is sgated, that on Monday last
the first transaction in whale oil for over two
months past, was made in that city. Six hum
dred barrels were sold.
BY recent experiments, it has been ascer-
tsined that bullet passing through glass at
q very high velocity skaters the pane as Dluch
~ at q l,w velocity. Between the two there is
q point where the ballet makes round hole OF
the same diameter as itself.
Tho system of laying railways without the
use Of sleepers, by placing the rails directly on
the ballast, which has been in operation for
some time past in Prussia, is said to be quite
successful. In that country it is a rule on the
railways that every fifth wheel Of train must
have brake.
in Ohio, the State authorities are srrang-
ing claims caused by the Morgan raid across
the Ohio river during the var. A large item In
these CLAIMS is for property taken foI public use
By Union officers during the raid. fLis branch
Of these Claims, which the United States Gov
eyn IL Expected to pay, amounts to $500, 600.
"A horse belonging to Boston steam fire
engine was removed to another stable on sun-
day night. in order to give q newcomer q
chance at ths Iooss. Taere was an alarm du-
sing TIE night, and the old horse kicked down
shs stalls and everything else his heels could
torch, in his anxiety to get out and go to the
fire.
Mr.. Burwel Lanier, who has California
experience, estimates the yield Of the gold
found In CIsburne county, Alabama, at 96 per
cent. he aad Captain J. NJ. Cunningham, OF
LauderdaIe, have leased the land. The Hunts
vile Democrat says: 1.-THE gold is found in
the northeastern part Of Cleburne, in quartz
vein running from northeast to southwest, and
: 10 believed to be very rich and extensive. At
point twenty miles southeast, parties with
very imperfect machinery, have obtained q
very large per cent. Of gold from the qusrtz."
The New York Times says: Congress has
assumed control Of the whole Southern ques-
Hon. It denied and violently resisted, resent
ell and defeated the authority which the Exec
urive attempted to assert and exercise over 1t.
Rightly or wrongly, it took into its own hands
The whole business Of dealing with the South
OF providing such governments as will COM
mand confidence and secure the peace, pro-
Rress and prosperity Of the Southern States.
And Congress must expect to be held respon-
sibls for the results"
General N. G Evans teaches school in
Cokesbury, s. c., and 'Live Oak" Walker is
Assistant Principal Of the st. Philp's-street
Public School in Charleston. Generals Gary,
Butler, Hagood, Kershav, Conner, Kennedy,
Bonham and MCGOWAN are all practicing law
in this State. Wade Hampton is planting in
Mississippi. General Ellison Capers takes
orders, and is now minister Of the Episcopal
Church in South Carolina. General Manigault
is planting. General Logan is practicing law
in Richmond.
IA proof of the scarcity Of money in
Georgia, we have the following account OF
sale Of property in Honesville, the county
town Of Liberty County, Georgia, on the 10th
instant: A Colonel Quarterman died recently,
and his executor was compelled to close the
estate. The property was advertised, and on
last court day it was sold. A handsome resi-
deuce at Walthouryile, with ten acres attach
ed. outhouses and all necessary appendages Of
q frst-class planters residence, was sold for
sixty dollars. The purchaser was the agent of
the Freedmen's Bureau. His plantation, four
hundred and fifty acres prime land. brought
one hundred and fifty dollars, sold to MIR.
Frayser. Sixty-six acres Of other land near
NlthourvilIe, brought three dollars, purchas-
er l.. W. D. Bacon. These were all bona .fde
Sales It was court day, and large concourse
OF peopN was present. The most Of them
ware large roperty owners, but really had not
nVe collars IN their pockets, and of conse-
quence would nv bid, as the sales were for
cash.
The negotiations @,ich have been so long
in progress for the settlement OF The Express
competition, Lave culnmaed, and an Official
card has been published by uae Presidents OF
the Adams, American, United States, and
Merchants Union Companies, that he opposi.
ton is to cease. They state that ''no consolI.
dation hns been made, but an arrangement
has been entered into for territory by which
duplicate lines will be avoided, and also for
general reduction Of expenses, and Uniform
tariff Of rates and mutual exchange of busi-
pess." This arrangement will 80 into effect