The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-29
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Gold closed in New )rk yesterday at ali.
Cotton closed in New York dull and &C.
lower. Sales 5000 bales at 22c.
In Liverpool cotton closed yesterday heavy
under unfayorable Manchester advices; Up
lands, std. Sales 5000 balei.
Old MIR. Grant is writing series of letters
to Bonners Ledger about Gen. Ulysses s., his
son.
The Macon Journal and Messenger has
been sold by Rose & Burr to ]. W. Burke O.
Co.
1t is stated that Romero, in place OF his
salary OF s1s, 900 took convent (San Juan do
Letran, in the City of NJ Aco). estimated to be
worth s1OO, 900 in payment.
Last week q train on the Hudson River
Railroad ran over man and killed him IL
stantly, but did not even slacken speed in con-
sequence.
"A gentleman in Illinois owns an estate go
large that he has three hundred and twenty
miles Of hedge upon it. He is to SOW new
field of ten thousand acres for the first time
this year.
Weddings, though generally costly affairs,
are quite profitable entertainments for clergy
men who have good run Of business. 1t is
announced that some Of the fashionable clergy
men in New York receive $4,000 year for mar
riage fees.
-California is rapidly extending her silk
manufactures. It is announced that at the
town OF San Jose there has been started silk
culture and manufacturing company, with
capital Of 100000. The machinery has arriv-
ed, the foundation Of the building is laid, and
the worms are at work.
The Peruvians are desirous OF securing
some of the iron-clads Of the American navy,
recently offered for sale by q resolution Of Con-
gress. 1t is announced that Captain Moore,
of the Peruvian navy, has arrived in this coun-
try on special mission from his government
tepurchase iron-clads.
Upon the question Of the taxation Of
United States bonds, the Attorney General OF
New Jersey has sent an opinion to the Legisla
ture Of that State in answer to resolution of
inquiry in which he says that any law of the
State taxing directly or Indirectly government
securities, or the income derived therefrom, as
: such, would be repugnant'to the Constitution
Of the United States.
in New York number of persons have
formed society for the Education and Ad-
vancement Of Young Seamen." It is to be
charitable institution, and its object is to be to
take young men under it's care, secure them
places on vessels, give each one half scholar
ship in the New York Nautical School before
he goes to sea, give him the other half when
he has made several trips with credit, and pro-
vide good library and free lectures on nauti-
cal topics.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Gazette writes: A prominent New
England Radical Senator declared to-day in the
presence OF several friends that he didn't know
which would do the Republican party the most
injury, the conviction or the acquittal OF the
President; and another expressed openly she
opinion that the impeachment movement would
lose the Republican party the States of New
Hampshire and Connecticut. A Northern Sena-
tor, with other gentlemen who are understood
to control, IN some measure, the operations Of
Wall-street, have been telegraphing that the
impeachment scheme would fail, and such is
really the general impression in official and po-
litical circles here.
The recent scenes at the War Department
in Washington are worthy the pen OF sylvanus
Cobb, and would make one Of the most thrill
ing dime novels ever written. The grim STAN
ton, holding midnight councils Of war about
his bivouac in the Department, sending out
faithful emissary to lock all the doors in the
building, and finally settling himself in his
sleepless chair, with the pile Of keys on table
before him; the weary passing Of the hours Of
darkness, whose monotony was relieved only
by the tramp Of sentinels changing guard; the
parting, just before daybreak, with his staunch
Congressional supporters, who con6ded the
e1-Secretary to the protecting care Of one wax
ing patriot, Thayer, of Nebraska-these are
better than tales of the Inquisition. Stanton,
we learn, like true warrior, slept on his arms
or keys-occupying lounge in his Office,
while ThaSer mapped on another. The monoto-
ny Of the siege was varied by the appearance
of breakfast, brought hot from the illustrious
gentleman's kitchen, and also by the arrival Of
Mrs. Stanton, with whom he conversed, ventur-
ing without guard to The curb-stone, but leav-
ing his base OF operations well protected by
General Howard. Having settled the details
of his commissariat, he again retired within
his intrenchments, there to await, in sternly
stupid immobillty, the further progress ofwhat
will go down in history as the siege of the War
Department.
The Tallahassee Floridian contains the
particulars of a disastrous fire, which occurred
in that city on Friday last. The fire was 10
the centre of large block, and it was feared
that unless promptly arrested the entire block
would be consumed Fortunately parapet
wall saved the State Bank, though it was great
ly damaged, but the flames communicated
with Messrs. Kirksey & Johnson's store under
the roof and owing to the great heat, the
steepness of the roof and the want of fire ap-
paratus, that building was also consumed. A
large part of the extensive stock Of goods
went with the store. The first building be-
longed to Mrs James NJ. Shine, and was in
sured for $1,000. Messrs. Kirksey & johnson
were insured on the building s4O00-on their
stock OF goods $50, 600. The risk on the building
falls on the Gulf State Insurance Company; that
on the goods on foreign companies-that is, the
Underwater Agency. The damage on the State
Bank building, which belongs to NJ D. Papy,