The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-13
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3 Gold closed in New York on Saturday at
Cotton was shade easier. Sales 1900
bales, at a2as2kc.
In Liverpool, Saturday, cotton was quiet
and unchanged Sales 5000 bales.
Medical men predict sudden death for
Count Bismarck.
The Newly York, papers, Radical as we'll as
Democratic, speakin the highest terms Of the
: late Peter Cagger. ..5l5,. xz-srs
- Madame Ristori received aighty-seven bas-
kets of rare flowers on the day Of her depar-
ture. 5sz..-ss'...s..-
The National Democratic Convention in
New Yorkwa opened with prayer; on the last
dag:by the Rev. Dr.. Plumm or, of South Caro-
lima. 81 (. sss;i:; s:ej
"a brick cutting table, introduced into
England. claims the power of maing two hum
dred to three hundred bricks per hour more
than any other machine. Twelve bricks are
cut at stroke, and any desired angle of bevel
may be obtained.
I'm Illinois the,courts have declared that
{ the system Of .'selling short selling to de-
liver what you have not got, and really only
betting what the price Of stocks or grain shau;
be ON some future day-is gambling, and,
therefore. violation Of the State statutes.
Quite q lively discussion took place on
z Thursday afternoon on MIR. Edmunds' bill to
exclude the electoral vote Of those. Southern
States which are not, reorganized by Congress-.
A strong disposition is now manifested to pass
BIZ. Edmunds' bill. - : - -:
Frank Leslie, the well known New York
publisher, is suing for divorce from his wife,
with whom he has not Gyed-for eight years, on
the ground Of adultery: For the first two
years Mr. Leslie allowed her twenty dollars .
week Tor her support, but fos the remainder OF
the time she has maintained herset and three
children bxsher needle.
Reyerdy johnson took :hia farewell OF the the
Senate on Thursday: The scene was q very
affecting one. De attempted 10 READ tne
speeoh which he had prepared. but nus teelngs
oyercame hlm, and ne iounaf ne couio neitnef
$ Gee the words nor snao ne at4e voice 70 enunci.
ste them. His frame o trembied pic violently, ana
he was 30 filed with emotion that ne was forc-
cd TO take bus seat. .ylcAears, OF mary"
land, finished the reading. when al the sena-
sors gathered about Mr. johnson, and pade
him good-bye
The: Yorkshire England moors have been
completely devastated by the fres, Wnlen, nav
ing been accidentally klndied 10. the dry prusn,
spread over the whole fsce OF the country. The
fire was still smoulderlng on the 26tn Of june.
Nearly four Thousand acres OF mo oriand nave
been LETT black and desoiate, with scarce q Nv
ing b;rd or animal or vegetable excepting the
sfrgest trees. The young grouse and raooits,
which abound on these moors, have been to-
Tally destroyed and sheep grazing there nave
in some instances persisted.
The coal tradeis now exciting great inter-
est in those Countries OF Western Europe that
within thelast few years have been encouraging
manufactures. a Hamburg newspaper says:
stCheap coal "a ,ilitates industry. In the pres
emit condition Of the coal trade in France. the
chief point to be aimed at must necessarily be
8 proportionate reduction in price, and the
onlymes to obtain this is to reduce the cost
OF transport. While q ton Of coal costs IN
England 81 ~, In Prussia III 6O, and IN 6eigl-
Jun 81 SO, in Franceit costs ~
Telegraphic communication will soon be
effected between the City OF Mexico and the
Atlantic ports; OF the United States. General
Escobedo and his soldiers are busily employed
on q telegraph line running from the capital to
the frontier Of Matamorss. 1t Is already car
ried on as far as Guadalajara, and will be short
ly in working order throughout. Meantime,
the American iiues, near the Mexican frontier,
are within short distance OF Brownsville and
the Rio Bravo, and the wires on both sides can
beeasily brought in connection:
The agriculturists in Europe are COMPLAIN
ing bitterly Of the drought which prevails.
there. No rain has fallen IN England for seven
weeks, the:grouod is parched and the springs
are becoming dry. On the Continent the