The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-18
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sales 1000 bales, at TIC.
Cotton closed at Liverpool with an advance
Of ID; Uplands 72d; Orleans Sd.
The Hartford insurance companies have
lately divided 100000.
Mrs. Stonewan Jackson has received
$4,000 from the sale of the life Of her husband.
The widow Of the e1-Emperor Iturbide lf'
in Paris and in need Of money.
The Prince Of Wales entities his book OF
poems ssThe vapors of vanities of Youth" He
Ia said to be good authority on that subject.
Gladstone nearly lost one OF his eyes
Christmas day. He was watching the cutting
down of tree, when splinter flew and struck
one Of his optics.
Robert Tyler, son of e1-President Tyler, is
said to be editing the Montgomery (Ala.) Ad-
yertiser, and his daughter setting type In the
office.
AT the charter election at Watertown, N.
Y, ON Monday, the Democrats swept the field
by one hundred and fifty majority. The Be-
publioans did not carry single ward.
MIR. William Cullen Bryant receives from
Mr.. Robert Bonner $4,000 for three poems for
the Ledger-the largest sum ever paid any au-
thor for the same number Of words.
"A Paris correspondent, speaking OF ballet
in sGulliver," declares that Miss Menken's
costume as Mazeppa was lavishly ample In
comparison with this, and in all the three bal
lets, whether the fgurantes appear as butter
flies or Jewels, the one single object has been
TO reduce the clothing to 8 minimum.
Hon. David A. Wells, Special Commits
aioner of the Revenue, on Wednesday received
two cases, covered with plate glass, and con-
tanning eighty-Sour compartments each, en-
closing altogether one hundred and ffty-sd1
varieties of cotton, and twelve varieties OF
cotton seed, being samples of all the known
varieties produced in the world. These specl-
mems have been placed on exhibition IN the
Senate wing Of ths Capitol.
The Russian Government is taking every
possibls measure to extend the Russian tongue
in It's conquered provinces. 1t has announced
that in no department will any notice be taken
o, letters addressed to them by foreigners un-
less they are in the Russian language, and the
Saxon ambassador has accordingly ordered all
letters in German sent to him for transmission
to the Russian authorities to be translated into
Russian at the cost Of the senders.
Washington letter says: It is learned from
Republican member Of Congress that there
ia settled determination on the part of Radi-
cal members to impeach President johnson
upon the first semblance of cause for such
proceedings. A spirit Of revenge prompts
some, and others assert that they must have
the Executive Office to ensure success in the
Radical plan of reconstruction and to make
sure Of the election Of their President.
General Imboden, Domestic State Agent
of immigration for Virginia, having establish
ed an Office in New YORK, under Colonel Page
his partner, and secured booth at Castle Gar
den, commenced operations a few days ago.
Last week they supplied orders for able-bodied
men, and the Niagara brought number OF
both sexes to I'LL orders sent on last week
from persons in Richmond, Henrico, Chester
field, Prince George. Augusta and Albemarle.
Orders are coming in very rapidly from the
county.
Two well-known cities Of the West, Chey-
enne and Salt Lake City, are in controversy
upon very important question. The Cheyenne
Leader having asserted that Cheyenne was
probably the only city in the world free from
rats, the Salt Lake News replies that Salt Lake
City is twice as large as Cheyenne, and twenty
tires as old, yet there are no rats there either.
Both Of these cities are greatly to be envied,
but it is evident that Cheyenne has still the
advantage Of Salt Sake, for it is not only free
from rats, but also from Mormons.
"A Western exchange says Gen. Grant was
present at the cabinet meeting at the White
House to-day, but Mr.. Stanton did not show
his face. It is understood that the General
wss notified by the President that all future
orders in reference to the army given by the
Executive would be sent to him for execu-
tion, as Mr.. Stanton would not be recognized
az chief Of the War Department.. 1t is also
stated that the President intimated that il the
officers Of the War Department chose to allow
Mr.. s. Office room in the War Department
building, he had no objections.
1T Is given out ON high authority that MIR.
Stanton is to remain IN the War Department,
according to the programme which has been
determined on, and the Senate is to reject any
nomination which tho President may make for
that position. ALI orders issued by the Presi-
dent relative to army matters or to the details
ofthe Reconstruction acts, have to 60 through
the War Office, and it is said, as further part
of the programme, that Mr.. Stanton has prom
ised that no orders Of the President adverse to
the policy Of Congress shall be counte1sgned
BY either himself or the Adjutant- General, who
Ia directly under the control of the War Office.
From what has -transpired it may also be safe
" announced that General Grant is in full ac-
cord with the wishes and intentions Of Con-
gross ON this as on all other subjects.
"A Havre paper just received has para
graph to the effect that General Dix, our Nun
lister at Paris, has brought ssuit, in the name
of the United States, against NM. Flanger,
bankers, and several other prominent parties,
to force the restitution OF six million dollars,
paid these parties by the Confederate States
for ships built and not delivered, but subse-
quently sold to Prussia and other States. The
Cabinet at Washington contend that the rebels
had nc right to dispose Of public property OF
this character, and that those dealing with
them had no rip,nt to ignore this. The United