The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-17
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bales, at 25is259c.
Tho Liverpool cotton market became
easier. but closed firm. Sales $4,000 bales.
Uplsnds, on the spot, 1osd. to 1O!d.
Gambling is reported to be alarmlngly on
the eincrease among the fast youth Of Paris at
q certain club. The average gains and losses
ara one hundred thousand dollars night.
The PLAYERS place no money on the tables, but
sign an I. o. o. for the amount they require,
and receive counters for it, the oDhgation De-
ing to cash their indebtedness within fort
night.
General Grants father informs the public
through the Ledger that his son was very
good salesman of leather, because ''he had
faculty to entertain people in conversation,
although he talked but little himself" He also
says that at the beginning of the var Grant,
or rather his wife, owned three every likely
slaves in Missouri; but he told them to go
free, without waiting for any proclamation on
the subject.
, With reference to the impeachment, it is
said to be rather singular coincidence that
the last previous case Of impeachment was
that Of Judge Humphreys, of Tennessee, who
was impeached upon the testimony of Andrew
johnson; and that one of the managers prose-
cutting that Impeachment was MIR. Pendleton,
who is presidential rival of Mr. Johnson for
the Democratic nomination.
"A Washington dispatch says that the Ways
and Means Committee are endeavoring to fix
upon revenue system which will be reliable
for $500, ,000. 900. Their present hope is to Sc
cure fifty million dollars from whiskey, twenty
five millions from tobacco, fifteen millions
from oils, twenty millions from stamps, fifteen
millions from licenses, thirty millions from in
comes, eight millions from railroads, and the
balance from customs.
"A Amorstache spoon is said to be one of the
latest Yankee inventions, the object being to
provide spoon by means of which soup, medi-
cine, etc., may be carried to the mouth without
liability OF being spilled or Of soiling the NOUS
tache. The invention consists in movable
cover 80 combined with the bowl of the spoon
that it may cover the greater portion. 1t also
consists in tho combination Of lever and o
spring with the spoon and the cover, so that
the latter may be readily closed or opened.
i'm the italian Parliament, q member has
called the attention of the government to 8
regular traffic that exists in Italian music
boys. The mode Of operation is to go through
the poor districts of Italy and purchase the
boys of their parents for s small sum, and then
transport them to London or New York. The
member further asserted, of his own knowl-
edge, having for many years lived in England,
that company existed in London that had
made large fortune by engaging in this
traffic.
The Supreme Court Of the State Of New
York has decided that an express company, as
common carriers, may limit their liability by
express contract; but in order to make such
contract the company must not only call the
attention Of the other contracting party to the
terms made by them, but there must be an as
sent to those terms by the other party. That
is, a notice printed on receipt to the effect
that the company will not hold itself liable for
the value Of the article beyond the sum of $50,
is of no value whatever, and does not release
the company from its liabilities.
Rev. S. Il. Tying, Jr., convicted Of violat-
ing the canons Of the Episcopal Church in
preaching in the parish OF Rev. DR.. Stubbs, in
New Brunswick, N. j., against the reiterated
protest OF the latter, was publicly reprimanded
in the church Of the TRANSPORTATION, in New
York city, on Saturday, by Bishop Potter, in
presence OF three clergymen. The church vas
crowded. At twelve O'clock Bishop Potter, ac-
companied by Rev. Dr.. McVikar, Rev. DR..
Eigen nbrodt, Rev. DR.. Dix, Rev. DR.. George H.
Houghton, Rev. DR.. Hoffman, Rev. Messrs.
Holhngwork and Moore, entered the chancel.
The Bishop delivered his admonition, which
was very long, and partook Of the nature of an
argument reviewing the entire case. Rev. Dr.
Tying offered protest, as counsel for his son,
but the Bishop refused to hear it.
The Internal Revenue Bill, which passed
the House of Representatives on Tuesday last
with but two dissenting votes, and is now
pending in the Senate, repealed all parts Of the
Internal Revenue laws which lay tax upon
domestic manufactures, excepting so much OF
them as relate to the taxes imposed on gas
made Of coal, wholly or in part, or Of any other
material on Illuminating, lubricating or other
mineral oils or articles the products Of the dis
tillation, redistillation or refining Of crude Pc
troleum, or of single distillation of coal,
shale, peat, asphaltum, or other bituminous
substances; on wines and on snuff, and all the
other manufactures Of tobacco, including cigar
cites, cigars and cheroots. The particular por-
tions of the law repealed, are sections 81 and
95 of the Internal Revenue law Of June 80,
1864, and subsequent acts amendatory Of these
sections, and the repeal is to take effect on and
after May 1st, 1868.
The real cause of Stanton's intrenchments
has at last leaked out, although great care has
been taken to keep the matter a profound
secret. Here is the story "A detective EN-
ployed by MIR. Stanton to bring him early in
telIgence Of any danger that might threaten
the safety Of his official sanctuary, appeared
before him on that day and impaired the start
ling intelligence that Mosby, the famous rebel
guerilla OF Virginia during the war, had organ
lied a force in the country adjacent to the Po-
tomac River, and was prepared to enter Wash
ington, surround the War Department, and
seize the refractory Secretary Of War, so called.
What disposition was then to have been made
of the i!lustrious prisoner was not clearly
known, but the most uncomfortable visions
filled the mind OF the nervous Stanton, and he
at once ordered out force Of seyenty-fve
men, The force was held under marching