The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-03
VIEW 8 SUM RY.


Gold in New York closed yesterday at
3S4. Sterling 9aa9l
Cotton was shade fir111er In New YORK
Yesterday; sales 1000 bales; middlings 81.
In Liverpool yesterday evening cotton closed
with uplands at 113d, and Orleans at 118d; |
sales 1000 bales. -
John Brougham's two benefits in New
York netted him $11, 500.
General Beauregard is expected to visit
Staten island in few days.
The widow of Mr.. Colt, Of pistol fame, has
an income Of $4OO 900 o year.
-Garibaldl's physicians believe that he will
never again be able to lea 'e his bed.
Henry Clews, the largest gold dealer in
New York, made several millions by the late
advance.
Jacob Belscr, the former negro pressman
of the Montgomery Mail, is candi date for
Congress in Alabama.
DIR. Compton, General West, J. W. @. Wat
son. Judge Simrall and Joshua Green are
spoken of for Governor of Mississippi.
"A J. Hamilton declares his intention 10
run for Governor Of Texas, whether the politi-
cal organizations nominate him or not.
The Young Mems Association in New York
Asylum, which realized SO 065 above all ex-
penses.
"A patent has Been obtained for the manu-
facture Of water proof paper. It will be no un-
common thing, by and by, to carry quart of
milk home in paper bag.
Secretary Boutwell, has received a letter
from party, who desires that his name and
residence be kept secret, enclosing $4,000 con-
oI, 1>o7o
to tho United States Government.
The appointment Of General Cabelero de
Roda as Captain-G General OF Cuba is gazetted,
and he will sail on the 18th Of June for Havana.
General Dulce vacates his post equally on &C
count Of his own desperate health and the ex-
treme jeopardy of the Spanish cause.
AT Boston, on Monday, Ole Bull tried his
violin in the Coliseum, and pronounces the ao.
, coustic qualities Of the building excellent. He
will, during the festivities, perform his own ar
rangement Of 'Auld Lang Syne," accompanied
by an orchestra of one thousand instruments.
The Hanson Cab Company, Of New York
City, propose to begin with one hundred cabs,
one downtown depot, and three or four up
town ones. telegraph will be one Of the
features of the enterprise, so that in case
greater number of cabs than usual is needed
at one depot, an order may be sent imme date
ly to the other. ntrt} @s J.,
The Prince Of Wales has invited the Prince
Imperial OF France to visit him. His Imperial
Highness has lately entered his thirteenth year,
and to lad of his age even London will offer
something in the way of amusement. Nor is
London the only place which the Prince is
likely to visit shortly. His father is about to
build villa on the Palatine Hill Of Rome,
having purchased the site from the ex-King OF
Naples. Building operations have been begun
already.
Just before the expiration of Andrew John
sons Presidential term he signed paraons for
Jacob and Moses Depew, Of New York, father
and son, who had been convicted OF taking
seized whiskey from the custody Of internal
revenue officers. The father had bsen sem
tenced to pay fine of five hundred dollars and
be imprisoned for two years, and the son to one
years imprisonment and the payment Of one
dollar. When President Grant was inaugural
ed the pardons had not been delivered to the
Depews. and he immediately ordered them to
be revoked. The Depews have, therefore, re-
mained in prison, and are there still, but Clar-
ence A. Seward, as their counsel, proposes TO
test the legality OF President Grants action in
1evoking President Johnson's pardons. He has
accordingly taken out writ of habeas corpus
and the case will be brought before Judge
Blatchford, at New York, in q few days, for ar
gument and decision.
-Vice.Admiral Porter has written q letter
on the subject OF boating, in which he ap-
proves highly of aquatic sports as the most
manly OF all amnsoments, and expresses the
opinion that it is useful to get up races abroad
between ourvessels and those OF foreign nations.
II only to give us an insight into the speed
OF their boats AMI a knowledge Of the mus
ole OF the men who row them. Such know
ledge will be useful in timo OF war. There is
no reason why ships OF war should be fitted
with dulipulling boats, when they can have
fast ones, and the only way 10 find out what
our boats are worth is to try them. with those
OF foreign navies. The Admiral says it has
been his great desire at the Naval Academy to
develop the physique Of naval officers,
puny officer can mover efficiently lead board
ers or repel them. He has started several Don't
clubs at the Naval Academy, which he thinks
can compete successfully with any that row on
salt or fresh water. They can make their good
three miles in twenty minutes. He would like
to have some good boat club try with the mid
shpmen.
In the State Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of tho State OF Virginia, on
Saturday, the Special Committee. to which was
referred so muca OF the bishops address as re. |
iates to innovations in the doctrine and wor-
ship OF the Protestant Episcopal Church, sub |
mitted report and resolutions. The report |
says THAT "these innovations which the bishop |!
asks the council to consider, as the word inn
ports, are comparatively Of recent origin. and
that the present reaction toward Romanism. In |