The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-03
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The New York cotton market closed active
and firm. Sales 1000 bales at 29@a29s.
At Liverpool cotton closed Arm. Sales
15.0OO bales; uplands on the spot 115d; afoat
12a12Ad; Orleans I'D.
The Princess de Latour dAuvergne has
bought the Mount Of Olives, built chapel on
it and given it to Napoleon.
Two more kerosene lamp explosions took
place in New York ON Friday last, resulting in
each case i'll heavy losses of property.
A bill is before the Kansas Legislature to
regulate fare and freghts on the railroad, Of
the State.
Hon. Charles O'Conor of New York, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an address
at the University Of Virginia at the next cole.
braton. F
On the railroad line from Charlotte, N. O.,
to Graniteville, s. c., George e. t. Windsor is
appointed an additional route agent at $1,000
per annum.
The London Times thinks that the fabric
of state which Napoleon, che Emperor Of the
French, has raised is personal government,
and cannot survive its maker.
Mr.. Douglass Of the New York Yacht Club,
owner of the yacht Sappho, has challenged the
owner Of the British yacht Cambria to an
ocean race alb tut the first Of June next.
Much excitement prevails at the Oneida
community, in New York. on account Of the
sudden disappearance Of five Of the men and
as many women, who are supposed to have
e1oped together.
The census returns Of st. Louis show o
population of two hundred and two thousand
four hundred. Mayor Thomas claims two hun
dred and fifty thousand, and demands new
enumeration.
Sixty folio volumes are daily filed with The
accounts Of the Bank Of England, and eight
bookbnders are constantly employed in put
ting these volumes together. The number OF
bank-notes printed daily is twenty-eight thou
sand.
General Robert e. Lee has been elected
President of the Bible Society of Rockbridge
County, Virginia, and has issued short ad-
dress to the citizens Of that county in behalf
of the object of the society-which is to supply
every family in the county with copy of the
Bible.
Moro than fifteen thousand persons went
to balls in New York last week, spent twenty
fivo thousead dollars for carriaGe-hire. forty
thousand dollars for suppers and wines, over
.one hundred and eighty thousand dollars in
toilettes and dresses, and wore jewels worth in
the aggregate eight hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars.
The progress of the Suez canal seems to be
satisfactory. A schooner has recently passed
throughout its entire length, and M. de Les
seps states that in six months ships OF three
thousand tons burden will be able TO traverse
it, either sailing or by steam. The success OF
the enterprise will doubtless lead to similar
canal being cut through the Isthmus Of Pan
anna.
There was meeting of the President and
Directors of the Augusta and Columbia Rail
road held in Augusta on last Saturday AT
this meeting it was announced, that il no
further interruption be experienced. by the
10th day of next April it's track would be laid
to the South Carolina bank of the Savannah
River, and trains run over the entire route
from Augusta to Columbia. In the meantime,
preparations are being made to build hand
some and substantial bridge over that stream
to connect it with Augusta.
"A horrible and revolving outrage was per-
petrated at Mount Vernon, Alabama, day or
two since, by negro named Mack, upon two
little white children, the eldest not more than
eleven years of age. The fendsh act created
an intense excitement in the community,
which was also shared by the negroes. The
country was secured in every direction, and
the monster captured After consultation the
case was left in the hands of an impromptu
negro jury, who, after full hearing. SEN
fenced the prisoner to be hung, which SEN
tence was executed on the spot.
Wisconsin has Legislature OF carpet-bag-
gers. or the Senate, containing thirty-three
members in all, not one was born in the State.
Sixteen went from New York, three from Penn
sylvania. seven from the New England States,
three were born in Europe, and the rest went
to Wisconsin from New Jersey. Georgia, Ohio
and Washington. The House of Representa-.
tives has one hundred members. OF these,
thirty-two are natives OF New York, twenty OF
New England, twenty-six of Europe. three Of
Canada, eight of Ohio, and six of Pennsylva-
mia; Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana gave
birth to one each, and Wisconsin to two.
The last novel scientific idea in Europe is
that Of DR.. Poggioli, recently presented be.
forg the British Academy of Medicine. he
thinks that by the use of electricity children
may be improved, in mind as well as in body
He instanced o child, which was phenome-
non Of deformity and stupidity, which, under
the influence OF electricity, grew three cent?
metres in single month, and has since beer
always first, instead OF last, in his class. Veg.
tatien is much richer and more rapid in it;
growth when electrified than otherwise. DR.
Poggicli proposes, by way Of experiment, thai
the six last pupils Of each class in lyceum
or college be subjected to this electrical treat
ment.
Five young men in Berlin lately made an
agreement, for wager, to see who of then
could keep awake for whole week. They al
held out for about fve days and hail. b,
drinking largely Of strong coffee. and keepins
up constant round OF active exercises apt
.axciting amusements. At the end OF tha
time two Of them yielded TO drowslness;
third soon fell asleep while riding. tumble,
from his saddle and broke his arm; fourtl
was attacked by severe sickness, and com
pelled to retire from the list; the fifth held on
Ia S;,e end. but lost twenty-five pounds OF flesI