The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-20
N E W g g u M M a R II.

AL NeW IorA yesterday evening Solu
closed at 81.
Cotton closed more active. with sales OF
$500 bales; middlings 28la28s. nH
In Liverpool at noon cotton was quiet,
with sales Of 5000 bales; uplands 12d.
"A large emigration OF Swiss oolonists to
Tennessee is reported. 1M
The price asked for the Paris Figaro news
paper is $500, 900 in gold.
The leader Of the insurgents under arms
near SagusIa Grande is ON ex-Confederate off,
Ger, Rudolph Pole. tdIlr
Quite number Of Northern manufactur-
ers are reported to be looking about Weldon,
North Carolina, with view Of establishing
factories there. '2i
AN eccentric man of Afty, in Brooklyn,
Conn. recently dug his own grave, sent for his
friends to see him kill himself, and. leaning
over the brink shot himself through the head,
falling dead into the grave. 4@
-Rochefort speaks in La Lanterne Of the
mother of Napoleon Ill as ''that female Of very
loose morals, and, for year or two, mistress
Of q rakish admiral named Verhuel, whose ille-
gitimate son is so ashamed OF his father that
he does not even bear his name"
The Cleveland Leader, Radical journal,
makes the following remarkable statement
General Longstreet was one Of the most bril-
liant leaders in the Confederate army. Again
and again the caps Of the Union soldiers were
thrown up in huzzas Of admiration at the in
trepid conduct of his corps around him. Again
and again his command would reform under
the severest fire, and return TO the charge as
systematically as though manoeuvring on q
drill ground" dm
The Bishop Of New Jersey, tits said, has
given notice that he will refuse at confirmation
to lay his hands upon the piles Of false hair
and chignons which disguise the heads OF SO
many young ladies seeking admission to the
church and communion. The laying on Of
sacred hands at the altar upon so much rub
bish gathered from the four corners Of the
earth, instead Of the genuine natural hair or
head, is deemed an offence to the law and gos-
pei Of the church.
The monarchy for Spain seems now to be
the settled determination Of at least the tenn
porary government Of that country. Under
the monarohical Influences Of the provisional
government Of three the Constitutional Cortes
was elected. The Cortes in turn made one Of
the three the chief Of the State, and continued
Others as ministers in power, and now we see
by cable telegram that in the Cortes, on Tues
day, General PIim, Minister of War, announced
to the dehberative body that the monarchists
were prepared with their candidate for the
throne, and that his name would soon be made
public. n
-Lucius j. Dupre, q prominent citizen OF
Louisiana, died in Opelousas, La. on the 9Th
instant. He was q prominent member OF the
Secession Convention Of 1881. When the war
broke Out he enlisted as q private in the 18th
Louisiana, under Colonel Monton, and whilst
serving in the ranks was elected to the Con-
federate Con Gress from the Opelousas Dis
trict. In Congress he was an able member,
and served until the downfall Of the Confeder-
acy. when he returned to Opelousas and re-
sumed his duties as lawyer and citizen.
MIR. Dnpre enjoyed an unusual popularity and
respect throughout southwestern Louisiana.
The Chicagonese H&ve reason to look for
ward to pretty healthy growth, but recent
estimate put forward by the exuberant Chica-
go press exotes some comment among the
envious rival villages Of st. Louis and New
York. This estimate OF forty per cent. in
crease will give Chicago in the year 1900 forty
nine millions of people, and, as the total popu-
lation of the country increases only at The rate
ofthree per cent. year, in 1900 half Of the
another century passes by, everybody, includ-
ing the consumptives, will live in that city; or,
more likely, the United States will be called
Chicago.
"A Washington letter, speaking of the new
postmistress for Richmond, Va, says "Gen-
eral Grant says Mrs. Van Lew lost all the pro-
perty she possessed, and ran the risk OF losing
her life in behalf ofSthe Union cause during
the rebellion. She resided in Richmond while
the Federal army was besie9ing that city, and
frequently furnished most valuable informa-
ton to General Grant relative to the forces,
POSITIONS, &c., Of the Confederates, including
diagrams and valuable documents, which were
conveyed TO the Union army by Mrs. Van Lewis
two male slaves, in whose clothes were sewed
up the communications intended For General
Grant. In this way she lost her slaves, they
remaining on the Union side, and Of course
being tree."
The latest report from Washington is, that
the administration has, upon due considera-
tion, come to o conclusion identical with the
opinion expressed by Senator Edmunds, tf at
there is no impediment in the way of sending
nominations to the Senate, whether for vacan-
cies or removals; that the Tenure-of-ofice law
is only operative during rocess OF Congress,
when the President cannot remove but may
suspend an officer, and the latter can only be
done Tor cause. But 1t is the opinion of Cabi-
net officers and sound lawyers generally that
the President may in effect remove officers
during session Of Congress by sending the
nominations of o successor to the Senate and
the latter confirming the same This being
Z the case, the President can proceed to nomi-
nate whenever he pleases. without restraint.
Some amusement was created by scene
which occurred in the Senate on Tuesday, just
after the adjournment OF Congress. MIR. Sum.
ner Was engag ged in earnest conversation with
friend, when young African. dressed in the
height OF fashion, accompanied by two females
of the same s'race and color" gorgeous in feath
ers and silks. approached, and, touching Mr.
Sumner on the shoulder, claimed acquaintance
20 a&o HnvnAJa Friarde