The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-28
NEWS sU M M A R1

latest agony. =, :.
9 The Richmond Wh5g learns that the Libby
Prison is to be- fitted up as q mandatory for
ertilizers. ~ -. 60 ~ - I'd r.s., ~, ~
The execution Of vFhalen, convicted Of the
assassination Of DARCY MCGEE, will be made
private. '.a97 50 ia
: The daughters of Generals Sherman,
Siokles and Butler will enter society next sea-
son. s.s:ij2 .s
Tho citizens Of Minnesota are to vote on
the question OF negro suffrage at the election
In November. - ~. - * -.
-Thesst. Laurent, from Hayre, which arriv-
: ed at New York, on Tuesday, brought Mr..
Grau's new opera troupe. - ,At.sss s.......
The monster fifteen and twenty inch guns
are rapidly taking the places OF the old guns
in all of our Notifications. rg3 q. .-.1sEss
The Madison avenue people in New YORK
have bought of the. 3sacrilegions Frenc9man
. Who purposed establishing a restaurant on
sthst aristocrstic street. L.
Kansas City, hitherto q Republican strong
ahold, has elected two Democratic school dircc-
tom by On average majority OF one hundred
and forty y-three. .s..-.,. ~ -.
4 There is q lady in Boston who basn't. wash
ed her face for fifteen years.. she thinks water
Injurious to the skin, and uses fine Indian
meal in its place, 49,, So.
Lieutenant: Governor Jones, Democratic
candidate for elector in Texas, has declared in
favor of negro suffrage, and asks il he shall re-
Sire from the ticket on that account. ;Gys ~
st Allentown, Rhode Island, negro full
blooded) was made overseer to white workmen
Ina factory. It is needless to add that the
owner OF the factory is rank Radical, and that
his white workmen left without notice.
--Mr. Charles Reade is engaged IN writing
another novel, which is to be published simul-
taneous in England and in this country. The
editors Of the Galaxy have secured it for that
magazine.
Complaint is made in New York Of the
huge piles OF boxes and barrels with which
-.storskeepers, to- keep up san appearance OF
Business overload the sidewalks, to the an
aaoy Gnce of pedestrians. a .at.,
SAThe Metropolitan Church (Methodist) in
Washington is to have sofa made Of wood
from Gethsemane, pulpit of wood from the
Mount Of Olives and it's vestbule paved with
tiles from Solomon's Temple.
,,s--A great Democratic meeting will be held at
Washington, Ga, on the LIST of Ootober, at
/. Witch Messrs. Campbell, Perry. Aldrich, But
aer and MCGOWAN, Of South Carolina, are ex-
Ractef to be among tho speakers. 49,
.sl:ZEx-President Roberts, Of Liberia, is atpre-
1sent in this country, and will remain here until
December, looking after the interests OF the
Liberia College, Of which he is now the Presi-
<Sant, and will visit several OF the New England
colleges. to obtain information in relation to
their management. - - ,a,--
General Sherman has written letter on
Indian affairs, in which he says that he viii do
Whist he can to capture and suppress the hos
tile bands Of ssyages, but that his force is
small; the territory to be guarded is extensive,
and the settlers on the frontiers must, If they
wish protection, heed the advice often given
but never taken, not to settle in such exposed
situations unless they are prepared to help de-
fend themselves by militia organizations.
The next State election takes place in Ne
Grssks on the first Tuesday Of October. The
contest will be for one Congressman, Governor
,oFthe State, State officers, and members Of the
Legislature. The Radicals elected their Gov
,asrnor in 1866 by one hundred and forty five
majority. In the ensuing Congressional cleo
.aiou, they succeeded by q majority OF seven
hundred and forty-fye.
The New York correspondent OF the Phila-
zaslphia Ledger, in his letter Of the 24th inst,
Nmentions rumor on Change that the IRON
steamer Dumbarton, which cleared from that
port Tor the Mediterranean few days ago. wss
laden with warlike stores in the interest OF the
Spanish revo.utionists, and that We may e1-
-Gpect to hear Of her arrival at some Spanish
mort in the course Of a few days, provided, in
.4he meanwhile, she is not captured by Queen
IsabeIla's feet off Cadiz. When the Dunbar
,4on sailed it was surmised that she was bound
So- the coast of Africa to engage in the slave
trade, but it is limited now that she was fitted
..out by the agents of General Prim.
The Nsw York Herald, alluding to the ca
ble dispatch announcing an enormous" cotton
crop in India and Egypt, says: "This is very
,vss1c, and looks very much as if the telegram
had been inspired by the Liverpool Gotten
brokers and manufacturers OF Euglanl to
Knock down the price Of American cotton. Ad-
emitting even that there is an unusually largo
yield in Egypt this year. it ought to make no
difference in the market value Of our product.
The Egyptian cotton is poor short staple and
dirty ARTICLE and oaanot rival our beautiful and
clean long staple cotton. We have only about
half crop, compared with what was raised in
Inc most productive years before thewar'thoust
:. It may have as large money value, and there
: will be the fullest demand for it at high rates
We advise our planters and cotton merchants
mot to be misled by such statements as the one
referred.to."
"A Texas paperpublishes letter from Hor
Geo. q. Pendleton to gentleman in thai
.<stste. Mr.. Pendleton's advice ia as follows
Sin reply, Rave only TINA to say that you
4oannot urge too strongly our brethren Of Tex