The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-20
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In Liverpool, yesterday evening, cotton
closed quiet, with upiands at 12da12id, and Or
leans at 125a12ad. Sales 5000 bales.
In New York cotton closed without any de-
cided change. Sales 1900 bales. Middlings
2s2c.
Gold, yesterday, was excited, closing at "a
with an upward tendency.
"A matrimonial brokerage Office has been
started in New York.
The President is appointing a good manv
newspaper men to Office.
Sweden and Norway sent $4,000 emigrants
to this country last year, and much larger
number is looked for this year.
The young lladies Of New York are now
adopting the role of "sweet simplicity" and
appear at balls and parties in short muslin
dresses, without ornaments Of any kind.
The Washington Chronicle says that con-
siderable complaint is made by the Southern
Republican senators in consequence of what
they allege to be the unequal distribution Of
the foreign appointments.
The Salt Lake Reporter says s'We never
could understand why Brigham Young should
take the eagle for his emblem. That royal
bird is strict monogamist; he has one mate
and is noted for his faithfuness to her, de-
ifending her with his life. Now, if Brigham
had chosen the rooster we could see the point
at once. We venture to suggest the change
even now.''
Senator Ross on Friday secured the rel &C.
ton OF the person nominated for Postmaster
at Lawrence, Kansas. This was one of the ap-
pointments over which Grant and Ross had
their quarrel the other day. Ross in executive
session demanded that the selection OF post
master for q senator's own town by courtesy
:. belonged to the senator, and in this was sus-
tained, with only eight votes in the negative.
The following sentence from q recent
speech Of Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island,
can hardly sound less than wonderful to the
landless millions Of Europe. The senator said,
and no doubt correctly, that s'There is no
part of the country where days labor that
any man, with stout arms and willing heart,
however little he may be skilled, may perform,
cannot earn the price of an acre of good land,
at the government sales.'
"A New York letter TO the Philadelphia
Ledger says ''The Tmperialist' still lives not
withstanding the report that it had given up
the ghost, in consequence of tho refusal of the
news companies to circulate it. The propri-
etors are out in card to that effect, and pro-
Tossing to be able to show that the paper has
already obtained circulation of over ten
thousand. AS yet, the names Of the propri-
etors are profound secret. The rumor of its
suppression was an advertising DODGE
"A New York letter OF Friday says: "We
have news from Albany, this afternoon, that
the much-talked OF underground railroad job
has gone through the Assembly, by vote of
eighty three to ten. This job, il carried out,
will demolish st. Peters Roman Catholic
Church, in BarcIay-street and make sad
havoc with old Trinity even. Rev. Father
Quinn denounced the scheme, from st. Peters
pulpit, in very severe terms. on Sunday morn
ing last, and the Tablet Of to-day, speaking
for the Catholics Of this city, gives notice that
no railroad company will ever be permitted to
destroy that temple, be the consequences what
they may. The job no doubt will 30 through
the Senate also; but veto awaits it in the
Executive Mansion. Whether it Can be passed
over the veto remains to be seen."
"A curioue scene was recently witnessed on
the Potomac, opposite Alexandria, which is
thus described by the Gazette Of that city "a
gull had, with q swoop, struck it's talons deep
into the back of Ash, the size of which it had
evidently mistaken, for instead of bearing 1t
away, as it had intended, the Ash not only re
NAMED In tho water, but swan rapidly about
on the surface Of the river, mounted by it's
futtering and now alarmed assailant, which
was unable to disengage it's claws from their
living Pastenings. The bird in it's endeavors,
at first to carry of and then to free itself from
it's intended prey, soon exhausted it's strength,
and it's efforts becoming gradually weaker
from exhaustion, the would-be captOr became
the captured. was dragged screaming beneath
the water. and it's death notes choked by the
fippling waves as they closed over it,"
The New York Central freight car thieves
had been carrying on operations for more than
year. They used to enter the cars at Utica
by means of the ladders leading down to the
side Of the doors. The doors are not tlocked,
but are sealed with some kind of Ieaden sub.
stance. This the burglars would tear off with
a nippers carried for the purpose. Once in
the cars, business was Immediately com.
menced. If the goods were not Of desirable
kind, they would jump off and get en- the next
freight train. The goods were generally se-
lected before a station was reached. AS the
train Stacked, the thieves would throw the
goods, previously stuffed into bags, from the
cars and then jump OF, and under the cover 0t
darkness obtain them again and put them in a
safe place. One night the rascals did not make
their selection until the tunnel was reached.
Here they threw their bags out, and then came
anto syracuse and warmed themselves and
fetuTneo ZOE their goods. On one occasion
they MD large quantities of goods in the woods
near oneida, and then made two trips TO that
place 70 secure them. Large quantities OF
goods have been thrown away because the
thieves were ignorant Of their value Tho
amount Of the depredations will reach two
hundred thousand dollars.
"A Washington letter to the Balt,moro n.
zette says: 'The fearful depravity manifested
in oflicial circles here far exceeds anything
ever before known, and 1t has become so open
and palpable that leading Radicals are OK
pressing great disgust. In q conversation
last evening Radical editor who. in the bet
ter days OF the Republic, had been promi.