The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-22
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER %, 1869.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

AT Liverpool cotton closed dull and unchang-
ed. at 11xd for uplands, 1lzSd for Orleans; sales
10000 bales.
AN Spanish Republican revolutionists in Paris
have been ordered to leave.
AFTER the 1st OF March the horse-car fare In
Philadelphia win be reduced to five cents.
The New York bar has petitioned Congress for
an increase Of the salaries Of the Federal judi
-.ciary.
AN anti-protective league was formed In St.
Louis on last Saturday night, with the Mayor OF
the city at its head.
"A dolls department has been opened at
Stewards dry goods store, which is quite as COM
plete as that of the ladies' in every respect.
The London Saturday Review pronounces the
marriage Of Richardson with Mrs. Mcfarland
nAlsatian,"" ""grotesque," "nauseous" and "blas-
phemous."
Among the nominations sent to the Senate
by the President last week was that OF Thomas B.
Johnson, as postmaster at Sumter Courthouse
South Carolina.
The California Steam Navigation Company
have desided to construct dying machine, TO
test the invention Of John Walker Sas, the latest
er.sl speculator.
Eighteen or the Spanish gunboats left New
York on Sunday In the wake OF the Spanish war
steamer Pizarro Twelve more gunooats unnn'
tshed, remain at the Delameter works.
"A Sacramento ordinance prohibits the en-
ployment OF women in saloons after midnight, but
the seicon.keepers claim 1t 1t is unconstitu-
tioual under the Fourteenth amendment.
The accostIc imperfections OF st. Peters are
now suoken OF as the cause OF the adjournment
OF the GcumenIcal Council, and it is stated that
the Council will reassemble In another building
on the 9Th Of January.
The London Spectator defends Messrs. Motley
and johnson from the charge OF suoserviency to
English interests In the Alabama question, and
gays that the English people believe that the lat
ter impartially took In them and their dinners.
THE death OF Cardinal Pentini, native Of
Rome, is announced. There are now sixteen
vacancies in the College OF Cardinals, and 1t is
understood that the Pope will make no nomina-
tions to hM them during the sessions Of the Coun-
ell.
The cotton brokers OF Memphis, last Satur-
day, resolved to form stock company to com
press their own cotton rather than compromise
with the consolidated companies. They rejected
the offers Of Cincinnati presses to compress at
.seventy-nve cents.
General Prim publicly declares that there has
been 40 change In the opinion OF the Spanish
Government or Cortes on the question OF mon
archy. The Duke OF Genoa viii probably receive
the crown but should he decline 1t, the govern
ment will not favcr the establishment OF re-
public. 49,
The Spanish Minister OF Finance under lsa-
bella, Senior Salaverria, was stabbed, 1t is said,
fatally, Saturday, at Madrid, by Senor Havede-
neira, who had been imprisoned for frauds COM
mitted while holding high position in Isaoella's
service, the discovery Of which was maGe by
Salaverria.
Mexico Is again In a state or excitement anu
revolution. Insurreetlon exists IN San Luis,
Michoacan, Puebla and Jallsco and Is hourly ex-
pected tn Mazatlan. At Puebla, O mob attacked
Protestant congregation during religious SER
vices severely injurlng many, and trying to burn
some alive, using hymn books for fuel.
Letters from Texas say that the tide OF immi-
grafton now nowing into the State Is without a
parallel. 1t comes from many directions, and Is
filing up various parts Of the great State but the
larger share OF the new comers go to the north
ern ana northwestern counties. They become
grain farmers, and are greatly increasing, both
the product OF the region and the price Of lands.
The New York papers report the following ad-
ditional failures: Benton, Willis Co., dealers in
hosiery, gloves and worsted goods; M. B. sweezy,
builder, Of Brooklyn; E. L. Perot, -four and feed
dealer, with branch house in Philadelpma;)
Ward Wheeler, dealer in pickles, preserves, &e.;
Frederick wiltsie, coal merchant; A. Cohn Son,
dry goods; Dickson & Corson, soda water manu-,
facturers.
The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland, acting with
the complete approval OF the Cabinet in London,
has dispatched number OF troops OF the line to
Londonderry City, in the north, his Excelency
having reason to apprehend the breaking out OF
riot In that town. Londonderry has been deeply
agitated for some time past in consequence
OF the Church disestablishment legislation
OF thc Gladstone ministry. The city was
regardeA as the stronghold OF the ultra
High Church party since the moment OF the de-
feat OF the last OF the Stuarts by William, Prince
of Orange. The members Of a "loyallst" family
enjoyed many hereditary church sinecures and
cathedral and municipal charter emoluments,
which are all swept away by the recent action OF
tae Parliament. A government commission,
which has just closed its sittings, recommended
that the city police force, hitherto maintainsA b
the corporation, be abolished, and the duty ei
peace preservation within the famous "wall' as
signed to the Royal Irish Constabulary-a body
which embraces men OF all religions in its ranks.
Hence, most probably, the excitement.
Greeley has published In the Tribune last re-
joinder to General Buffers response to his former
letter on universal amnesty and universal suf-
frage. Referring to General Buffers opinion that
some half dozen, more or less, ofthe Confederates
should have suffered exemplary punishment, Mr.
Greeley says: when five more years OF peace
shall have intervened, am quite confident you
will consider that two or three examples would
have been enough; and. after the lapse OF five
more years, you will be satisfied that to have
strung up In 1855 him who was your choice for
President In 1860, would have answered the pur-
pose.n He refers to many historical precedents
to show that seventies after war do not serve
to save or perpetuate power; IN Short
he says, II there be one lesson written
all over the face OF history, 1t seems
to be "Pride goeth before destruction
chat the conqueror in civil feud, who has gluttcd
his vengeance, stands often very near his 1nal