The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-19
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Cotton in Liverpool was quiet at 124d
ales 5000 bales.
A-!ohn M. Langston tcolored,) Of Howard
University, is spoken Of as Minister to Liberia,
!. in place of J. r. Clay. declined.
"A Louisiana ramie planter has two hun
dred thousand roots in the ground, and ex-
poets to make four crops this year.
"A clerk Of fifteen years standing in the
Lowell, Massachusetts, postofice has been ar
rested on the charge Of opening and robbing
letters.
Charles A. Dana, OF the New York Sun,
having been nominated Appraiser in the New
York Customhouse, will probably now become
praiser o: General Grant.
The New Orleans Picayune says that the
Louisiana Ice Company, in that city, with their
six machines now in operation, manufacture
seventy-two tons per day. They can work all
the year round, too, and what they make
keeps as well as any other. This ice under
sells the Northern ice, retailing at one cent
pcr pound. A block of it weighing three
thousand pounds is nov on exhibition at the
fair III Now Orleans. .a
= Miss Cairnes, who shot and killed her So
ducer, McComas, last week at Jarrettsvile,
Maryland, is still at liberty. Public sentiment
rs go universally in her favor that the authori-
ties have not demanded her imprisonment
nor asked security. She still remains at her
home, perfectly reconciled and ready for any
demand tho sheriff may make. 1t is said that
no jury could possibly be found to convict her,
though she owns to o deliberate intention, long
premeditatcd, il the deceased failed to make
reparation by marrying her, of taking his life.
1t is understood that President Grant
does not acquiesce in the views Of Secretary
Fish, relative to Cuban affairs. This is shown
by the instructions which have just been pre-
pared for Mr. Plumb, Consul-General to Cuba,
who is about to leave for Havana. His instruc-
tions are OF the most peremptory character,
looking to restitution and full satisfaction to
American citizens for all injuries and insults
offered by the Spaniards. The owners of the
Mary Powell are to lay the matter of her cap
ture before the English Minister, and in the
event of prompt action not being taken, onr
government Will assume the responsibility OF
demanding redress.
The State of Maryland has appropriated
$4,000, and the City OF Baltimore $25,O0O, to
; which the citizens Of Baltimore will add $5O,-
600, by private subscription, to be expended in
the construction of handsome race-cOurse
and fair ground near that city. The grounds
are already purchased, are very suitable for
the purpose, and are located about four miles
from the centre OF the city. The main drive
to the course will be through the extensive
and beautiful new park, the improvement of
which is rapidly progressing, and which is des-
tined to rival the Central Park of New York.
Governor Bowie, and other distinguished
Marylanders, are much interested in the pro-
posed race-course, and 1t will be completed az
soon as possible.
Much indignation is expressed in the New
Yo rk journals at the evident determination of
the State Legislature to pass the so.called
Broadway railroad bill giving to favorites, as
! gratuity, that valuable franchise. Though op-
posed to the project OF such road in that
crowded thoroughfare as injurious, Mr.. A. T.
Stewart offers to give two millions of dollars for
the franchise, and pay down the money within
thirty days after the passage Of the bill, or he
will pay any higher sum which the franchise
may command at public auction. Notwith-
standing this OFFER it is alleged that the origin
al gratuity bill for the ring will pass, the votes
having been already secured, though the price
for them may now have to be little higher,
And 80 we go, all over the country, from Con-
gress downwards.
The New York papers publish a lotter
!
upon which General Johnston surrendered his
forces at Durham, in April 1866. The letter
says: 81 drew up the terms with my own
hand. Breckenridge had nothing at all to de
. with them, more than to discuss their effect.
and he knew they only applied to the military;
and he forthwith proceeded to make hie es-'
cape from the country, course that believe
MIR. Lincoln wished that Mr.. Davis should have
succeeded in effecting, as well as all the other
aeading Southern politicians, against whom
public indignation always turned with feel
ing far more intense than against Generals Lee.
Johnston, and other purely military men.
repeat that, according to my memory, MIR.
Lincoln did not expressly name any specific
terms Of surrender, but he was in that kindly
and gentle frame of mind that would have in
duced him to approve fully what + did, except
ing probably he would have interlined some
notifications, such as recognizing his several
prociamations antecedent, as we'll as the laws
Of Congress, which would have been perfectly
right and acceptable to me and to all parties.'
The recent forgery upon the bank of the
State Of New York was most adroitly planned
and executed. Five checks were presented at
the bank at intervals during the day, drawn to
tho order Of Alex, B. Hill, assistant cashier for
Jay Cook d Co., and appeared to be fully en-
dorsed by him. They we're fac-similes OF the
special checks issued by Jay Cook & Co. The
imitation OF the handwriting Of MIR. Hill.
whose signature appears three times, was per.
feet. and their numbers corresponded exactly
with the numbers that were used by Jay Cook
b Go. on that day. Each check was presented
by . different person, sSthat the suspicion Of
the paying teller at the bank might not be
aroused. As it is not customary for Jay Cook
d 90. to keep large amount Of currency on
hand at their banking house, they frequently
give checks on the banks to persons selling
them securities, and in every such case the
person bearing the check to the bank is identi-
fied by the cashier, who indorses the check
twice on the back, once to denote that the bear