The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-29
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=, Cotton closed in New York, on Saturday,
at 282a29c; sales 10000 bales.
No market in Liverpool on Saturday.
.-Augusta talks Of constructing an opera
house.
Now Hampshire, Vermont and Massachu-
sets fast on April 9Th.
Methodist Conferences are being held in
all parts of the country.
z Black velvet skull-caps are the fashion for
bald heads in Beecher's church.
"A new cotton factory is to be erected in
New Orleans to run 10000 spindles.
In the University Of Virginia there are in
all 452 students, of whom IS are from South
Carolina, 81 from North Carolina, and "a from
Georgia.
The Maino Legislature has passed law
imposing $10O fine, or one years imprison-
ment, on any person who, by design or care
lessness, Injuries baggage.
= "A family OF colorcd persons in Washington
County, Kentucky, have recovered valuable
estate, which was left to them by Mr.. Alsop. Of
Mississippi. The case was argued by distin-
guished counsel.
. A flying machine, it is announced, has re-
Gently been invented by citizen of Harris
burg, Pa, and the model is said to exhibit
great ingenuity. The wings are fifteen feet in
length each, and together will cover 900 square
feet of surface.
Mrs. captain Mcguire, who brought the ship
Chieftaia (of Phiadelphia) into New York from
Calcutta, has been presented by the Under
writer's Of the vesse! in Boston and Philadel-
= phia with check for one thousand dollars, for
services in ;nging the ship safely to port.
= "A duel was fought in Augusta, Georgia, on
Saturday afternoon between Jim Rhodes and
Nose Sullivan, two colored gentlemen. Neither
party finched under fire. Rhodes was hit in
the hand, the ball breaking the bones of the
Angers. The affair was then ssamicably ad-
! Jlsted."
"A very large and enthusiastic meeting Of
workingmen, accompanied by music and ban
ners, crowded the Cooper Institute, New York,
Tuesday night, for the purpose of taking mea-
-aures to consolidate the workingmen Of the
city into one political organization, which
! would vote only for such political candidates
as would make the interests oflabor paramount
all others. Many speeches were made, and
resolutions were adopted.
The Mormons are making their last big
profits. The railroad building and the snow
embargo for a month have been to them this
season what California emigrants and the Ida
ho and Montana mines have proved in former
years. All kinds Of grain are selling at ten
cen pound in Salt Lake City. and butter at
seventy-Ave cents to one dollar. A farmer
brought in from the country six bushels OF
oats, and exchanged them for suit Of new
clothes and dollar over.
/ "A number Of versifers live we'll in New
York by supplying graveyard poetry to people
who have been bereaved Of their friends and
relatives by death. They carefully peruse the
newspaper obituary column every day, and
select from it the places of death whore they
imagine few dollars can be made by writing
rhymes to soothe the feelings, or fatter the
vanity of tender-heartsd survivors. The price
of one of these sympathetic effusions is otter
.as low as twenty-five cents, and seldom higher
than ten dollars.
-Mr. George Il. Miles, Of Maryland, has
ust concluded an American comic opera
adapted from the Arabian story of 'sAbou Has
san" Manager Ford, Of Baltimore, has secured
the piece, with the intention Of organizing
special company for its representation in the
principal cities. 'Abou Hassan" will be pro-
duced at the Holiday-street Theatre, in Balti-
more, in the latter part Of April. Musical
critics speak in the highest terms of the bril-.
1iancy. originality and power OF the music
The ibretto is daintily written, and Ii worthy
OF the authors known reputation as q dramatic
writer. The comic element predominates in
both music and dialogue.
--"Mack" tells an unpleasant story of Grant
on the authority Of g. old man Blair" The
latter says he took pains to inform Grant that
General F. P. Blair did not wish to embarrass
the administration by holding Office under It.
aud that he would resign the position OF Pacific
Railroad Commissioner in month or sooner II
Grant wishel to make a change before that
time. Up to this time Grant knew nothing Of
Blair's holding an Office under government
but when'it was brought to his notice in this
way he Immediately ordered his removal. denv.
ing even the privilege Of voluntary resignation.
The same day that General Frank Blair. OF the
Federal army, was thus graciously removed.
General Longstreet. Of the Confederate army.
was appointed to a fat place.
The New Orleane Times has the following
All distinctions Of color being abolished, we
can freely and frankly say that no two more
respectable or capable men from this State
nave applied for recognition Of their merits
anu services 10 the cause of Radicalism than
b. =. Joubert and Major Dumas. They are
natives OF Louisiana, OF the ancient popula-
ftion. and If not of pure Caucasian stock. one
Of them at least, Mr.. Joubert, would pass
everywhere for 8 white gentleman, far abovSe
ahe ordinary status of those who demean them.
selves 40 far as to seek public Office. The
other, Major Dumas, is an octoroon, the son OF
o wealthy proprietor Of this city, and gentle-
man Of education and refinement. They are
both, Joubert and Dumas, men Of culture and
travel who speak two languages well, who
have the reputation Of being honest and hon.
crabls men in all their transactions, and who
would all any Of the Federal Offices in the city
far better than the majority Of the white seek.
ers thereof"
1T appears from o communication sent to
Congress- by the Secretary Of War, that, unless
otherwise provided by law, the existing rates