The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-07
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Gold closed in New York on SATURDAY.
evening at 3Sa
Cotton closed firm in New York al sOAc: sales
300 bales.
In Liverpool cotton on Saturday was active;
uplands 118d; Orleans 115d; sales Is, 900 bales.
Savannah is at last to have cotton mill.
The proprietors Of the Batting Factory, located
on the White Bluff road, near the city, are
making arrangements to convert it into cot
ton factory.
The British House of Commons are agita-
ting the expediency Of ocean penny postage
with this country. One of the speakers pro-
~aounced in favor of the measure another
doubted whether the steamship companies
would agree to it, and nothing final was done.
The debate shows the set Of the current. We
may have to wait for this result some time.
Sooner or later ii must come.
Among the new appointments to cadet
ships at West Point are the following from
the Southern States Joseph Garnard, Ken
lucky; d. j. Prather, Geo. 81. Paddock, Geo.
s.. Hoyle. William L. Caldwell, James H. Nc.
Wheaton, and Henry 8. Glover, Georgia; Sloth
Loffold, Geo. A. Commit, and JAS. w. Dates,
Alabama; Geo. b. Thompson, Louisiana; Re-
bert Loudon, John NJ. Megary, Osburn T.
Moore, and w. T. Cook, North Carolina; 81.
Haywood, West Virginia.
The New York papers say: "The Hon.
VIM. Sprague. Of Rhode Island, recently re-
turned from the South, speaks in very inter
esting strain upon the condition of the coun-
try. The next cotton crop will not, he thinks
exceed two millions or two millions and quar-.
ser Of bales. Owing to the uncertainty OF
colored labor, it has become improbable to
carry on large plantations, and most of the
crop is now furnished by farms that yield from
one to five, and so on up to fifty bales.''
The New York Post tells us that leaders of
the Republican party at Washington have re-
so.ved on grand campaign against England
on the Alabama question in the next autumn
elections. In this way the calculation is they
Can infuse q new element into our domestic
politics, and take the wind out of The sails of
the Democracy at the same time. As the Post
is Republican journal. usually well informed
and not much given to sensations, these revel-
ations may be something more than mere
fancy work.
strike IN ssT aSsd 5aas5f
marshalled in good order, served the first
course, and then marched out Of the dining
rooms in body, to the very great astonish-
Haent Of the diners and disgust Of the land
lords. Of course there was much confusion.
and the dil ner was finally served at each OF the
hotels by the aid of the chambermaids, Dor
ters and Office clerks. At one or two OF the
hotels the proprietora donned the white aprons
and asserted their authority, as we'll as con-
tempt for strikes" by themselves serving the
guests.
Somebody has "the best authority for
saying in the New York Herald that the Presi-
dent calls Summers speech "good logic but
bad rhetoric" and that he thinks, in point of
TACT, 1t has placed US in q false and untenable
position, and perhaps destroyed the only
chance we had OF settling the bothersome Ala
bana claims satisfactorily. Grant is under
stood to go further and to believe that Sumner
himself is not sincere; that Summers design
was to get the start Of Banks and his followers.
who were laboring zealously to accomplish the
annexation OF Canada and British North
America as sort of compensation for our Ala
bama claims. It is we'll known that Sumner is
one OF those who hold that it is not good
thing to acquire any more territory; that our
present territory is as large as we can well
govern, and that there is danger in making any
more extensions. The idea is that Sumner be-
ieved that by making the speech he did, he
would put the English people in such bad
humor that they would not consent to ex-
change British North America or one inch of
territory in satisfaction Of claims urged with
threats and busters. At all events such seems
to be the belief Of Grant, and it is feared by
his Cabinet that the proposed negotiations
looking to the acquisition Of British North
America have been nipped In the bud by Sum-
ner's speech.
The largest elephant in the world arrived
at New York by the steamship Helvetia. She
is called the Empress" is about twenty years
old and stands twelve feet and q half high. At
an early hour the Hamburg steamer dock at
Hoboken- was .rswded with an eager throng.
who waited patiently for the enormous animal
20 come forth. at last came the Empress.
slowly and deliberately; turning sharp at the
gang-plank she suddenly gave snort and
roar that sounded like distant thunder, and
seemed disposed to make trouble. The keep
or sprang ahead, and in the most endearing
manner persuaded her hi9hness 10 descend.
Ihe ship almost careened as she advanced
little more to the side, and one huge foot. like
D pillar OF the Customhouse, rested on the
gang plank. There was something absolutely
Nuching in the way the gigantic beast wonld
reach forth her trunk and put it around the
keeper, who would pat it and again invite the
Empress TO come on and not be afraid. The
huge animal slowly descended, the crowd mart.
ing silently as she advanced. When she reaoh.
ed the dock the people cheered loudly. and the
keeper put his arms around her trunk and
kissed it with delight. As for her maiesty.
abe trumneted nnt her pleasure in = series Of
whistles and screams. Then advancing state
~ up the wharf. and reaching terra J,,ma once
moro. she expressed her satisfaction by ling
dirt In her trunk. and tossing IL upon her
back. Her highness viii be exhibited il Cen