The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-16
NEW s s U nj M "A r Y


scarcely SO frno Yesterday. Sales 2SuO oaies
at 31t.
In Liverpool. the price of cotton yesterday
was unaitered. Sales $4,000 bales.
W. NJ. Semple, well known journalist IN
New Orleans, died last week.
Most Of the New England railroads are
substituting candles for kerosene on their
trains.
Readings for the people are now establish
ed in New York. The admission is only ten
cents, and the programme includes music as
we'll as recitatlons.
The number Of FIVE cent cigars consumed
in France during the last year, amounted, 1t IS
said. to 45,OO0,oO0. The amount OF money
thus smoked away is something to reflect
upon.
In San Francisco the competition between
the rival steamship lines to New York is so
great that passengers by one of them are car
ried for fifty dollars in first cabin, and thirty
five dollars in the second.
The Second Adventionists have again fixed
upon the end OF the world; this time, they say,
it is certain to take place on the 10Th day of the
seventh month of the IsraeGtish year, or be-
tween the 1st and ID Of October, 1865.
"A contract, entered into in 1862, between
Alabama and an arms manufacturing COM
pany, whereby s251,65o was advanced by the
State, has recently been decided to be null and
void as the weapons were intended to arm tie
Confederate soldiers.
"A renewal OF hostili!ies by the Indians on
the Plans is apprehended during the Summer
months. The causes assigned are the outraSes
still committed by white settlers and others,
and the delay OF the government in fulfilling
its treaty stipulatiors.
The sugar crop promises well in Louisiana.
A planter writes: "The freedmen are working
better and moro cheerfuny than at any time
since the war. II only let alone, they will ma
turally fau into line as laborers-help them
selves and save the planter"
"A washi agton letter, of the 18th instant,
says the presidential question is beginning to
loom up here, in spite Of the impeachment e1-
citement, and the Democracy are organizing
for the campaign. Pendleton Is evidently
gaining strength in tao Middle and Eastern
States since the Connecticut triumpha.
Congress made another great mis.ake
when it took off the tax en- manufactured arti-
ticles and left untouched the income tax. The
press in every par. ofthe country is out against
thelatter. The New York World says the in
come tax is gross usurpatioa, Unconstitu-
tional. and cannot survive the judgment Of
IT,
gument worth rush in its favor. 1t was law
less from the beinnins. besides being swim
die, and it was denounced By the Democracy
as SUCH"
The New York World is compiling an ap-
palling record OF recent suicides CLEANED from
but one days exchanges from all parts OF the
country, clearly showing that the suicide
mania is now epidemic. They appear largely
to predominant in the West. The writer tells
us, however, that 'as many as twelve or fifteen
suicides have occurred in New York city within
as many days, AID in the aggregate Of the
cases there and elsewhere the majority OF the
self-murderers are women the causes OF
these suicides are various, some being from
ill-succcss in business, some from intemper-
ance, both male and female: some from DO
mestic infelicity, others from insanity, IL
health, &c.
The New York Times says: "a number of
South Carolina negroes have addressed forci-
BILE letter to Beverly Nash about his attempts
to stir up ill feeling between the blacks and
whites, and to bring about . war OF races.
They tell him that the success os his efforts
will be the ruin Of the blacks, AMI charge him
with trying to '.ead astray our people, while
you are yourself led astray By the low and cor
rupt teachings of u1principled white men, who
have not the respect OF their own color, and
who certainly ought not TO be trusted by our
people, The letter is the most sensible utter
ance we have yet heard from our colored
brethren"
The National Assembly OF the provisional
government CT Crete has sent to the House OF
Representatives an address, in English and i'll
Greek, appealing to the United States of
America to recognize the provisional govern
ment of Crete; 10 pledge the moral and mate
rial support OF the noble and freedom-loving
people from whom they have already received
many tokens of sympathy; to give their pro-
lection in order TO secure the complete eman-
cipation and independence of the island; espe-
cially that the United States Ambassador at
Constantinople be instructed to cooperate with
the ambassadors OF these European powers
which are active with the Sabine Porte in be-
half of Crete.
The very able argument OF Judge Curtis in
defence Of the President made an immense i'm
preston in Washington. The correspondent
of the New Yorl World says: ''lIr. Curtis was
attired, as usual, il sin:p.c biSck, which Sc. Off
to advantage lis large and shsrely proper
tions. His manner vas a. incarnation OF dig
nifty, self-possession, repose. more inlpas-
sive face, with eyes less anxious and InqU;rng,
or more confident, STEADY and serene was
never gazed at by az eZpectant audience.
1t was the face and massive head Of a Thought
full and deliberate iutis. 4 forehead loftier
and rounder than would have been seeniy at
the peak of an Aer figure in the chamber,
inspired beliefin il the quantity Of the brains be-
hind it, and something about the firm, calm
lips of the man, led every body to anticipate
that what they were to utter would be devoid
of anything So uncharacteristic as passion
or prejudice, OR an appeal to the in
frmities OF his hearers. His mere pres
ence, standing thele during the few Sc
conds which elonccd while fltn ocrrnants of