The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-27
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Gold at Now York yesterday closed heavy
At 82las3.
AT Now York cotton was in fair request.
ales 1900 bales at 342.
The Liverpool cotton market was dull; sales
5000 bales. Upands 1Sta1s2d; Orleans 19Ed.
The Augusta Chronicle saws that far
mer, whose pl 'ntation Is on Broad River. In
this State, brought into that city yesterday
thirty bales OF cotton Of this years crop.
"A Nashville paper says that bathing in
In the Cumberland River at present ts perfectly
safe TO those who can wade. No swimming
required to get across that great commercial
artary.
+ An account OF an Ohio lady ono hundred
aud Ave years old concludes with the informa-
siou that she has an internal osnoor Of fifty
yesrs' standing. Perhaps cancers agree with
aome people.
Ashley received much attention in Mon
tana on his ARRIVAL He was met at the capital
by delegation who presented him the resolu-
,tions PASSED at an indignation meeting held
when his appointment was made.
I'm order to draw a large crowd TO the
Chicago Byceum, debate is announced on
the subject Of divorce. "All iadies and gentle
men interested 10 such exercises are invited
to attend. A lively time is anticipated"
The lack Of sufficient labor IN portions Of
the South to gather the crops is painfully ap.
parent. The Helena Arkansas, Clarion OF the
18th calls upon the North Tor assistance. or at
least one-fourth Of the cotton will be wasted.
Montreal has free bath, which local pa
per calls ''&fetched, suicidal-lookiug place."
30 rocky that 1t is miracle that any Of tho
bAthers come out OF the pool without at least
. dislocated ankle. while, ''as for diving. ton
chances to QUE but you crack your skull"
An excellent illustrated map OF tho river
Thames, showing tho exact course Of tho Har-
ward and Oxford boat race, has been printed.
Tho map gives the prominent buildings aud
points on the river together with q summary
Of past university boat races between Oxford
and Cambridge over the came course.
Some Of the Cuban exiles are locating in
Georgia. A few days since two Cuban gentle
men purchased plantation OF eight hundred
acres from Mr. Charles J. penham, Of Colum-
bia County. ala cost Of $40 coo. This tract of
land Is situated about seventeen miles from
: hugnsia and In said to comprise some OF tho
anost fertile land to be found In Coiumbia.
fasess rrelpunishn,cn on bcnrd the United
Stxfes Rsn-of war have become tho subjects OF
investigation both by Tie civil md military
tribunals a mau and ,Ho boys on the Paw
nee, it is reported, were recently suspended by
the wrists for several days, in order to induce
confession Of theft that it WAS subsequently,
proved they did not commit. Ono& the boys.
1t is stated, became temporarily insane in con-
sequence Of tho severity OF the punishment.
1t is announced that ninety miles haye
been graded of tho trans-isthmian railway on
the spanish Honduras route frcm Puerto Ca
belo, ON the Gulf of Honduras, to Amoepola
on the Bay OF Fonseca, on the Pao f1c side.
The Iall. for the road are arriving evory week
at Puerto Cabelo which has been declared q
free port. In crossing the Gulf Of Mexico to
the Pacific Ooesn. the railroad, it is etated,
overcomes an elevation Of three thousand fee.
When the road is completed. it is computed
that the passage to California will DO shortened
by weeks time.
An English letter-writer mentions as
rights formers IN that country are mothers
or fathers. He adds: "a few arc married but
thoso who are married have not been pleased
with ohlldren. I do not wish to deduct any.
thing; I only state cur. .ous dvtall. The lead
ers OF the womeo's rights movement in Eng
land. men and women. are chIIdless. Five out
OF Blk are unmarried, and not one OF tho six Is
amoiher or father. All survey mankind from
the pure ideal point 20 far as this fraction of
nature ls cor oerned"
In San Francisco. o few weeks ago. by in.
vltation OF the proprie or OF The Courier de
San Francisco, largo number OF persons as
sembied in the press-rocm of that journal to
Witncse the operations OF new motive power,
which is to be used IN running the press upon
which that paper is printed. The inach,ne Ia
known as the Lenoie engine. and is a Prenoh
inven ion. The machine resembles the oxd,.
nary ste'm engine. having all i's pats; but
tn cylinder y more bulky. and instead Of ono
1t has tWo-one for the introduction of gas or
Ar. and the other for it's escape. The pro-
polling agency. which takes the piace OF steam,
oonsis's OF nIno'y parts Of air and ten OF ord-i
nary Illuminating gas.
The Commercial Advertiser Of the 24tb inst.
states that two more vessels seyo arrived st
Quarantine with yellow fever on board. ono
being Lhe 'uba, from Havana, which had s;r
men 10 the hospital At Havana, two OF whom.
Robert Furuham; mate. and seaman named
Coyle, bad died. The remsinder of the crew
came on with the vessel. During tho passage
she capfain's son aged nine yoar-, died of the
disease. Two OF the crow wero tskcn down
with the fever also on the voyage, but thoy arc
no ronVa'escent. Tho Faithle, from R,o |
'Aneiro' which left that port on tho 11th of june
ana put INTO Hampton Roads FIR orders on he |
Ia OF August and sailed thence for Nav york
on tho 1etb insiant. also left TWO OF her cra.
and her captain at Bio sick with ,elIov favor
and three others were prostraled by the disease
during the vossge.
The value Which anthracite GOAL NAV
roach 10 beoom,Ds, q serious question, snd its
future Is thus spoken Of by correspondent Of Of
the Philadelphia Ledger. who Is msnuiao.
turer and large consumer OF GOAL: Ho is OF
opinion that tho supply Of GOAL Is abundan. up
70 this time, and will not be permitted TO los.
sen hence TO the end of the season; on the con. L,
lrary. he irsues that It will be materially In
oreased. He ftarts with the propos,tIon that
The Creased production last year. followed by ,