The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-30
N E VS. 8 U NJ MA ARY.

AZ 1.-Two pool cotton closed O. shade firm
and higher; uplaods 1921; Orleans 1870,
On dit-that Brigham Young was marie
recently 70 a Hiss Follansbee. of Boston. n
cards, and no bridal trip.
Large numbers of Americans are annonn
ed as preparing to engage in the cooie trad
slnce hoopmanschaap's profits became know,
!--Mr. Raubin Ruf only son of DR.. p. +
Run, ofNewberry, was drowned on the 70.
instant. willis rafting on one of the Westor
rivers. '0A
The Pacific Railroad is bringing fres
fruits from California; and the dispatch ~
trult car laden with plums, pears and cranes
I or Chicago and New York, opens up the nros
pect OF large fruit trade between our Atjant,
ana Pacific states. s u -a N 4.~
The impression still prevails in Wasbtnp
ton that Minister Sickles has instructions rela
tive to Cuba which are to direct him in hi,
dealings with the Spanish Court. The officials
at the Safe Department and the Cuban agents
however, decline to say anything definite
about tho matter.
Alexander II. Stephens is not recovering
sion ms late illness very rapidly. He has not
peen out OF the house since February, and be-
1ore tnat was carried out with great difficulty.
no ls sui daaly engaged On the second volume
OF MS book, and his friends think that the
labor retards his recovery.
"A Washington correspondent states that a
'German banker has offered to loan our Gov
ernment $500. 600 900 at five per cent. but Mr..
boutWell has declined 1t, as he has reason tn
believe that he can next winter borrow money
enough ut four and a half per cent. to take mn
the fve-twenties now due,
The watcr Of Gs1k r ot-o ,,
man cannot sink in it. The editor Of the Co.
iinne reporter demonstrated this by standing
upright IN the water, and without the least
motlon could not sink to the chin. He could
No On inc water, stand in it, take almost any
Posltlon, and still he would float and could not
SINK. 1t IS necessary after swimming in this
orlny water to rinse off with fresh; for the salt
OF 1ho water condenses on ones person and
'o1Ves one' when dry. looking as If he had been
rcT~ rod all nvnr with wh,ta chalk y
Information has been reserved from Lon
d on to the effect that the negotiations had
hcsn broken off between those who have TIE
concession from the Prussian Government for
o German ana American line Of oceanic tele-1
graph and the existing sub-Atlantic connpa.
MES. It's now likely that the Germans will
carry out their original idea Of having q line
OF their Own. which. considering the innume-
rable ties spbsisting between the new and the
od home of their race, it is not surprising
they should desire to have independently of
the rest Of the world.
"A New Orleans jeweller has made very
peculiar brooch and earrings for one OF tho
Southern belles. In the brooc and the ear.
rings are similar but smaller-there are five
caves. thet two upper ones being made Of vein-
ed violet enamel, while the three lower ones
are Of frosted gold, delicately veined around
the centre with black enamel. In the CEN
tre is brilliant Diamond on raised set
ting, which presents the appearance Of
sparkling dew-drop. Each pece is deecrlbed
as gem in itself, ana so nearly resembles. the
modest flower OF which it is counterfeit pre-
sentiment, that placed in garden it might de.
ccive the most learned botanist.
During the war there pronena lad in the
City OF Washington great many officers
with an abundance OF gilt cord. tassels, fringe.
epsc!ss, &C.. II sfforissSf Wi!!:ard's Hotel one
summer evening", while large party OF these
self-suficient swaggers we're congrega ted in
various positions in front of the hotel some
smoking their Havanas, some reading, others
chatting. &C., q newsboy, hurriedly pass
I ang, sung out Evening Star u Another bat
Sle J" '.Here, boy" shouted one heroic gene
raj, "eive me paper" The paper was given.
and 80 was the stamp. The officer looked over
the paper. and not finding any account of the
battle, called the boy. and said, "Rere, boy,
don't see anything Of battle in this paper" /"
4'Yes. and what's moro. you amt going 20.
neither. sitting around here" The officer
made himself scarce.
Mrs. E!izab th Cady Stanton has started
on anew hobby in the woman's rights move 4
ment She repudiatesothe halfway b,oomer
costume aud goes inf0r m entire similarity In
the dress of the SSxssa9i 9i5he says: The true.
idaa is for thegexss to dress as nearly alike as
possible We hxts seen several ladies tress-
ed precisely Gks Renslenasn. who appeared Tar
more elegant and graceful than any rssl man
we ever cav. A young lady III Firth avenue
dressed in male costume for years. travelling
all over Europe and this country. She says il
would have been impossible to have seen aud
known as much Of lie III wao1nsn's attire, and
to have felt, the Independence aud security che
did, y I'd her sex been proclaimed before ali
Israei and the sun. There axe many good rea-
ssops tor adopting male costumes. First. II is
'thamost- convenient dress that can bs invent-
Led; second, in it woman could seizure equal
wages with man for the tsame work; Third, o
"ooncealment cf, sex w9nld pyotect, our, young
girls from those terrible ypntrages from brutal
men reported in all our daily papers. e.t,,s III
--An Havana aessaro oI the 2Oth afatea that the
patriot General Quesada recently sent q tisg Of
truce With 4 letter to the Spanish Generai Les
>ca. proposing to 'exchang, some prisoners.
Lesca responded by saying thatJths death Of :
dozen SpaniardS was OF no consequence; be-
atdes.r be held ,nope, ,cf OnesadA's men as priso-
ners, for as soon ss they FEN Into his hands he
\ had ordered them to be shot, and he should
conti6ue D pursue this same conrsa. When
this answrr was received by Quesada, he called
the Spanish prisoners together and said: 80.
nora. ! hold - NV band desth warrant ISSUED
Z against you. drawn mp by your own chief Les-
o.. ghs ieadihs btrt inspires me- with NOR