The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-07
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VIEWS SUAAA Il 7.
Gold closed in New York on Saturday
Cotton closed firm in New York ct soac; sales
$500 bales.
I'm Liverpool cotton on Saturday was active;
.uplands 11sd; Orleans LTD; sales $1,000 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 e1pedienoy Of ocean penny postage
sHith this country. One Of the speakers pro-
pSunced in favor Of the meoure 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 il must come.
Among the new appointments to cadet
Ihips ct West Point are the following from
the Southern States Joseph Garnard, Ken
tucky: D. J. Prather, Geo. d. Paddock, Geo.
q Hoyle, William L. Caldwell, James d. Nc
Wheston, and Henry 8. Glover, deorgis; slotn
LcAold, Geo. A. Commit, and Jas. W. Dates
Alabama: Geo. d. Thompson, Louisiana; Re.
bert Ioudon, John NJ. Megary, Osburn j.
Moore, and W. T. Cook, North Carolina; d.
Haywood, West Virginia.
The New York papers say: "The Hon.
VIM. sprsgue, Of Rhode Island, recently re-
turned from the South, speaks in very inter
esting strain upon the condition OF the coun-
try. The next oottcn crop will not, he thinks,
exceed two millions two millions and quar-
ter OF bales. Owing to the uncertainty OF
colored labor, it has become Improbable to
csrry on large plantations, and most OF the
crop is now furnished by farms that yield from
one to FIVE, and 80 on up to fifty bales.''
Tho New York Post tells us that leaders oi
the Republican party at Washington have re.
soved on Q grand campaign against England
on the Alabama question in the next autumn
elections. In this way the calculation is they
can infuse o new element into our domestic
politics, and take the wind out Of The sails OF
the Democracy at the same time. As the Post
n : Republican journal, usually well informed
and not much given to sensations, these reveI-
atoms may be something more than mere
fancy work.
The walters strike in New York was rather
funny. At dinnar. time the aproned attendants
msrshalled in good order, served the first
course, and then marched out OF the dining
rooms In body, to the very great astonish'
ment Of the diners and disgust OF the land
lords. OF course there Was much confusion,
and the dir ner was finally served at each OF the
hotels by the aid Of the chambermaids, por-
tors and Office clerks. At one or two OF the
hotsls the proprietors donned the white aprons
snd asserted their authority, Is well as con-
tempt for s'stxikes, by themselves serving the
guests.
Somebody has ''the best authority" for
saving in the New York Herald that the Presi-
dent calls Summers speech "good logic but
bad rhetoric" and that he thinks, in point Of
isct, it has placed Us in . false and untenable
position, and perhaps destroyed the only
chance We had OF settling the bothersome Ala
bsms claims satisfactorily. Grant is under
stood to 90 further and to believe that Sumner
himself is not sincere; that Summers design
WAS 10 get the start Of Banks and his followers,
Hho were lsboring zealously to accomplish the
annexation Of Canada and British North
America as sort of compensation for our Ala
bsns claims. 1t is well 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-
lieved 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 GRAM, and it is feared by
his Cabinet that the proposed negotiations
looking to the acquisition OF British North
America havc been nipped in the bud by Sum-
ner's speech. :
The largest elephant in the world arrived
n New York by the steamship Helvetia. She
u called tho Empress" j. about twenty years
old and stands twelve feet and half high. At
IN early hour the Hamburg steamer dock at
Hoboken was crowded with an eager throng,
who waited patiently for the enormous animal
to come forth. At last came the Empress,
slowly and deliberately; turning sharp at the
gapg-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 highness to descend.
The ship almost careened as she advanced a
little more to the side, and one huge foot, like
pillar Of the Customhouse, rested on the
gang plank. There was something absolutely
touching in the way the gigantic beast would
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 part
ing silently as she advanced. When she reach
ed the dock the people cheered loudly, and the
keeper put his arms around her trunk and
kissed it with delight. AS for her majesty,
she trumpeted out her pleasure in series Of
whistles aud screams. Then advancing state