The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-18
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Cotton was less active and prices un'
changed; common grades dull and drooping
sales 22CO bales, at 243c.
There we're no market reports from Liver
pool an account of the elections.
Bank runners in New York have their Wa!'
lets chained to their wrists.
The Boston Post calls Professor watson,
of the Michigan University, who discovers oil
the asteroids, planet-bagger."
"A portion Of Forepaugh's Menageric was
DESTROYED by fire in Philadelphia on satur-
day.
"A Fenian soldier Of the British army has
been sentenced to six hundred ana seventy
davs Imprisonment at Kurrachee, for using
-s.traitorous language respecting the queen.
The Boston Transcript is afraid If all the
States this year have Thanksgiving Day OF
November 26, that s'there may not be turkeys
enough to go round"
--Rudolph has issued challenge to Carme
to play two games, American carom. push shot
barred, and for one thousand doll"rs side,
each one, on whatever tables Carme may select
General B. F. Butler has written letter
in which he saws: 'The South has no firmer
friend than am and have ever been;" and ne
further declares no bears no hatred to the
South, or Southern men as such.
Georgia did not elect Congressman last
week. The election does not occur until Feb
ruary but both parties made their nomlna-
tions some time since. Florida, also, does not
elect its Representative until January.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says From
present appearances Seymour's majority Will
be about u, ,Ooo. The vote will be the largest
ever cast in the State, Seymour's being about
116,0O0 and Grants about Al 600.
-Thurlow Weed has returned from Europe
with his daughter, in improved health. He
does not intend, however, to resume either
bis editorial labors or his active participation
in public and political affairs. He may spend
a portion OF the coming winter in the South.
An English paper says that Disraei has
discovered remarkable move in CHESS. 1t
NAV be freely described as follows: "f you
find yourself hopelessIy beaten, look your ad-
yersary coony in the face, turn the board round
.as unobseryedly as you can, so that his pieces
appear to become yours, and say Mate before
he can protest.
News from Paraguay is to the effect that
the allies have accommodated the position held
by Lopez, and that it is thought to be unas-
sailable. Advices from South America via the
cable report that the allies had made an attack
on the position of Lopez, and had been re-
pulsed with heavy loss. The Brazilian iron
clsds had bombarded Augustine, but without
effect. There we're rumors OF revolt against
President Sarmiento in the Argentine Confede-
ration.
"A dispatch from st. Louis to the Cincin-
natl Commercial says: "A very careful esti-
mate Of the number of white men disfranchised
in Missouri by the constitutional test oath
fixes the figure at pinety-five thousand. In
this city and county alone there, are eighteen
Thousand Nv. In the Sixth and Ninth dis
tricts there are tw enty-two thousand five hun
dred. The State constitution will probably be
so amended before 1870 as to allow the disfra1-
.chised to vote al or before the next Presiden-
tial election"
The New York Commercial Advertiser, OF
Thursday afternoon, has the following: "Mr.
H T.. Helmbold, 30 we'll known throughout the
United States for his extensive advertisement
of patent medicines, extracts, &C., was this
morning seized with symptoms which leave no
doubt of his insanity. He had been for some
time complaining, but until this morning moth
ing OF nature to alarm his friends and family
had occurred. By the advice OF his physician,
he was sent at once to the insane asylum. Last
evening, on the occasion Of the opening of q
new drug establishment of Mr.. Helmbold's, on
Broadway, he distributed, free to all visitors,
over one thousand bottles OF champagne"
The Captain General of Cuba denies that
he prohibited the American Consul at Havana
from sending dispatch by the Cuba cable to
Washington. News Of the proposed filibuster-
ing expedition against Cuba was promptly re-
ceived in Havana and the necessary preparations
made for it's reception. The inhabitants of the
City of Puerto Principe and vicinity have uni
ted in an address to the Captain General OF
Cuba, regrettins the depredations OF the re-
volutonists, and offering their services to quell
the rebellion. The signers Of the address hope
for speedy peace, and believe the Inauguration
of the reforms given by the mother country
will soon bring about that result. Colonel
Ouiros has returned to Santiago de Cuba from
the insurrectionary district. He was unable
to remain there any longer, as he was without
provisions, and the region was entirely bare.
Continuous rains in Cuba during the PAST
week have prevented the grinding of sugar on
the plantations.
A decision was made on Saturday in tho
United States Circuit Court tor the District Of
Massachusetts, in the famous Rowland will
case, adverse to the plaintiff Mrs. Edward Fl
Green, better known as Hiss Hetty Robinson
This lady sued to have will of her aunt SET
aside on he ground of it's being violation oi
a contract previously made with her. The
whole case rested on the admission of the de-
position of Mrs. Green, and this tho court de-
clared inadmissble, go far as contract be-
tween her and Mrs. Rowland. and the bill o
complainant was dismissed with costs. Al
appeal to the United States Supreme Court
was taken for the complainant. Had
Mrs. Green succeeded in having the viii
set aside she would have obtained an addi
tion of s2,5O0.OO0 to her present fortune Of
sS.0OOe0r, making IS, 500. 900 in ALL The chic
point of interest in the case was that the al
legged contract which was set up to defeat the
viii wss pronounced by the opposing parties te
be forpery. The signature is so exact an in,