The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-23
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--CD-ton was quiet, with sales OF GU bales ut
35 cents.
I'm Liverpool cotton continued oasy; saIes
1000 bales; upiands 132 i; Orles us lid.
Tho comet in tho northern heayous is not
visible TO tho naked eye.
The health ollicer at Key Wost certifies
that the city Is in an entirely healthy condition
no now cascs Of fever have been reported for
twonty dave.
All tho Valley of "'reinia papers continue TO
complain Of tho great drought. In some eec-
lions they say they will not mske bpsael OF
corn to tue aero. and the heat is so oppressive
thnt men and beasts cannot staud it much
longer. N
MIR. N. Sargent. commissioner of customs,
has been looking up the laws establishing
seat OF government .or the United, States, and
has prepared an article to show that Congress
cannot remove the capital except by an
amendment to the constitution.
Tho Pttsbnrg {Penn.) Commercial an
nounces that Justice B. O. Grier, OF the United
Sta,os Supreme Court, will resign early this
fall. He geyeuty-fve years Of age, and while
his mental faculties are not much impaired, he
has become physically enteebled
Hon. John Covode, chairman OF the Penn
sylvania Republican State Central Committee.
was in Washington short time on thursday,
and seepis to be sauguine OF tho success Of the
Republican, ticket in his State this fall. BE
had lengthy interview with Commissioner
DolaDo relative to internal revenue matters IN
his State.
Tho Norfolk Virginian Of Friday says !:
eve have good season to believe that teIe-
gr I'M vas received IN thus city yesterday to the
T,ok that Grant bad 1tvap ;notrpo,;ona -
Candy to install tho Governor elect without
delay; but Inasmuch Us thore was no pressing
business for the Legislature to convene, that
the meeting Of that body would be deferred
for tho present"
-A'very desperate not took place at picnic
at Spring Hill Grove, New Jersey, on welues-
day. The Emmett Guards OF Jersey City and
their-triends, to the number OF about fifteen
hundred, formed, the party. Hardly had tho
steamboat and barees arrived at the grove when
New York rough insultod Indy, and was
promptly kooekei dowu by one Of The Guards.
fight ensued, and the roughs, who were
largely in tho majority, alta .ked the Guards
fiorcely. Sonlo one engaged in the melee
drow q revolver, and this was the sigma
for knives and pistols to be drawn freely on
both sides. The fight TINT ensued was OF
fearfui character. Shots and stabs were nurnor-
Gus. and injuries from stones much moro 80.
At last. after q great offort. the Guards sue
ceedipg IN getting to the boats and pushing
of, the crowd on shore hurling stones 'ndls-
criminately Mt tho Q on the barges. Many Of
the roughs went quickly by land to Jersey City,
and collected q crowd OF their sympathizers,
who went to tho wharf and awaited the arrival
OF tie picnic excursion. Tho police had, how
ever, got wind Of the affair, and were on hand
in forcc. by freely using their clubs thoy
we're enabled to disrere the r.oiers 8 far as TO
allow tho txcursIonists to disenbark and
naroh ssfely away, and succeeded also in ar.
resting q great many Of those who appeared to
be ringleaders in the disturbance. ~ t-.s
--Ihe London papers OF the 7tb comment
upon the change Of position OF the Harvard
crow. The limos says tho result is To place
tho two longest-reached. and consequently the
greatest power OF propulsion, amidshIps; but
as MIR. Bass is. for his height, somowhat more
heshy Than his colleagues who are nearer tue
stern, 1t tmay, in the opinion OF some nautical
judges, throw Iittlo too much weight In pro.
portion to the power in tho bow. No sensible
retardation Ia, however, observ BILE from tins
cause, and seeing that the rowing in the
match Will bo with the tide, it s ,doubrful
'"hesherthe arrangement will mo-. be. advan.a-
geoas ra' her than otherwise. Itappears that
it isnot Simmons who Is building tho now boat
Tor Tue Harvard crew, but IN American
builder thoy CARED over with them. Abiding
70 the last time ttwenty-one minutes and
zen seconds) made on Saturday. the Ne Yof 4
Times thmks 1t must have taken the English
public and oil rowing m 81 by, surprise. Il ID
nearly the fastest on record. Much, OF course,
depends on the state of the wind and tue, but
last saturday Oxford rowed under the came
oondItoDs as the Harvard crew, and they were
left far behind. The fastest time ever made
vas In 1886 when Cambridge w5ii she race IN
81 minutes seconds. The Harvard crew.
after only o few days. training on the Thames.
haveAlmosG Ge4uaIled thus aonieyement, II is
quite evident the HafSar men viii give their
compositions very hard work, aud that II thew
are beaten, Which now seems improbable. ii
VIII be by great improvement OIL the part oI
tho Oxford four OF Saturday last. The regular
course alluded to In the telegraph extends
Hom Pu'ney Bridge to Barriers Rails Mort
lake. the distance being four miles and-a-half,
Hon. George g.. Pondleton's accep nucs O,
tho nomination for Governor OF Ohio is pub.
.iahed. He compliments General Rosecraor
And othors who Wero before the convention.
And roltera ,es his we'll known views on the ~.
tional 'huances. endorsing the platform Of re.
pud'a'ion of The national debt. He .oonoIt,des
- loHoHs: Governor Bays in his speech at
"hm,p8'ont forgot to allude TO the ff,cspth
amendment, And "e know not hiB views ON
that Important 'queston.' In discuss,pe lie
. nnancss. ne said: We are :in the ,,mn,dst Of
profotnd peace yot money q (, scarce ,pd busi,
ness dep' essed." Iie might have (, dIod that
smplqJmenf Is difacaIt 70 be- Obtained. lsbor
bA lily rewarded industrial ,pursnlts hsmoerad.
enterprlsln0 mon engaeod In busines, s,snd.
ing or lie verge Of bankruptcy. ,iatetest e,.
ornonlsly hish. the tartR, oppressive, ,iutsrusi
ea1at n unequal EnI mostf unjust 3iahsr o1
erous; that dead capital ~ sape.. siSptSd..s
and active capital and labor weighed M.
WArmtng with The % dtirr. AZ IA III 20