The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-19
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Cotton in New York yesterday was droop-
=ipsEat the close Of business. Middings 28a.
-6alesi80 bales. 60. -.s.-.;s
Gold Was excited and touched AT, but
t.cloaed.t al. a4r..AL!
1.-The opening OF the Gait House. Louisville,
'on Tie hight Of the 18th, was grand affair.
i7eaThe Erie Railroad sell through tickets by
tho Union Pacific Railroad, from New York to
fan Francisco, for $1s7 IS.
General @. A.. Gilmore has been ordered
tosproceed to Georgia to superintend the re-
pairing Of Fort Pulaski.
It is stated in New York paper that Fred
DousIass is to be appointed as postmaster in
Western New York. In New York and Boston
no difference win be made on account Of race
IN revenue nominations. = & '-
Thursday next has been set apart by the
ladies' of the Hebrew Memorial Association OF
Richmond for paying their tribute to those
who are buried IN the section under their
charge at the jewish Qemetery.
The Virgins crop prospects are reported
good. The wheat, which is the largest on
record. 10 said otbe iine from one end Of the
Valley to the other, and the anticipated yield
enormous. Tobacco is fourishing. ..r:s
Gft Is boldly asserted IN sayeral journals
th,f the coal eompanies Of fHennsyivania insti-
fasssI the strike which mas :latsly taken place
among ths ooai' miners soE that st ste tor the
purpose Of raising the price Of coal. =:
-An4 the so4ereigns Of Europe have now
sontsbused money to the monument that is to
be erected at Trieste in honor Of the Emperor
-Nsximilisn. The Sultan sent oae thousand
aorins and Tie King Of Italy two thousand
Mo. A. Osborne, Of Cairo, has invented
: q spring 10 be attached to the feet, by means
81! which person is relieved Of the labor Of
sxarking to "a great extent. He claims his in
veution will enable msn to walk ten miles per
houf with ease. so -,
The proprietor Of o New York illustrated
paper has returned tom Europe with $4,000
wurthrof cuts, gathered from foreign offices,
where they have been used and laid aslde.
These Vim do to string along through his pa
Per for two or three years or more.
II: HE Japanese have On annual feast OF
Sites. They go out upon the hills and fly kites
Of al conceivable sizes, shapes aud colors.
Hundreds Of kites may be seen at one time
sailing and dancing in the an. The fun con-
sists Of the flyers cutting down each others
kftaa. 49, rGNaAi| ~ s2'ht'
sg-Anothsr blandsr is reported 70 have been
made by the administration. General Sher-
4paas order tassig gnips ssveral army officers to
duty q Indian superfntendents, is chained to
bseoutraSy to an old Nv, To- the effect that ar
my officers shall not be allowed to disburse the
public money Id civil cap acities. - ~.
IA New York paper 30 ys man half white
'snid half black has arrived in that city, from
Arkansas. One entire side Of his body is al
most black as ebony, while the other side Is Of
the pure Caucasian hue. There ia no hum
bug about the man. He seems very Intelligent,
and is desironsoi avoiding public observation.
The Purtland (Me.) Advertiser Was . few
.d6y5 EiASe printed o8 paper made Vofa lind Of
mstsSiL never befose, used in the manufacture
&ne6aN..zieansa f0quatioa. or yAtsr rice. It
Ts6@ n greet abundanee In many paaees In
MSiN@thHsst, and the. Advertiser predicta q
great reduction in the price Of paper In the use
SYho,Gfrs ~ .ra.s fc1se Wy ~ 7'oG7 : = Ia-c
WV .gt'1 81 So .t-ti a. stric|' i=.' ..
'a.sIcfd 'ramerston MAS always very pstticu-
lar 70 write nothing rashly.i he wrote at q
stexdlBSs de4k aud kept his inkstand at the
sefhSe-ead of the room, 80 that he had the time
ocoansd ii Crossing the room twice to re1ect
upon Whit he intsnded to ssy. Bis own excuse
I'd this, habit was that he obtained necessary
exercise by il. r,r. c.. 20
This Pennsylvania Legislature has passed
ID sot imposing penalty OF s25 for the killing
-ot any inssctivorous bird, one-half Of the fine
~ pa{d To- the informar. The birds that are
olassed under the head OF insectivorous birds
&ef666ffhds martins, swallows, blue birds, wood
peckms1 &c.-in fsct, all the various small
.bniI generally seen in that latitude. = ...f4
The Navy Department has advertised for
'fJa the following iron-cladss in pursuance Of
thsreduotinr policy Of the government PHI
adslphia navy yard--Cohoes, Koka, cNausett,
Aqpeook.o Warsaw, ,Yazoo and Casoo. Wash
mgton navy yard-Ch,mo. Portsmouth navy
yard--Muscoota. Brooklyn navy yard-Huron
-Aaa pequot. Norfolk navy yard-Winnspec.
The, Boston Journal of Chemistry says !:
''No variety OF wine Ii more dangerous than
what is called claret. 1t is usually vile MIX
ture. Thousands of gallons are made BY allow
ing water to soak through shavings, and add.
ing thereto certain proportion OF logwood
and tartaeie acid, and little alcohol. Good
judges can hardly discriminate between this
mixture and the genuine article" 81
"A dispatch from Baltlm ore says: 'Those
In the secret are very confident that quite
hrge-sized steamer ia now IN our waters, with
arms and ammunition aboard, and soon will
be ready to sail Tor Cuba, with about three
hundred patriot reor Its, who have been secret
ly recruited here. Matters appertaining there
to are kept very quiet and secret. The e1pe-
dition may set sail at any hour"
The coach drivers OF New York have agreed
10 general strike on Wednesday next, pro-
yidsd thar demands for an increase OF wages
arc refused. They are at present receiving
from 81 30 to 81 rs per day. The wages to be
demanded are g per day, which they consider
reasonable enough, inasmuch IS they are
Obliged to work twelve to fifteen hours out Of
kka <.,onkv.Snnr There ara ehouk One thons.