The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAE.

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in New York cotton closed quiet and a
shade irmer at 2s4c.
Gold closed dull at 2sla2S,. Exchange
1os.
In Liverpool cotton closed firm. Uplands
I2td; Orleans 12id.
Utrecht, Holland, Is desirous of direct
steam navigation with the United States, and
an important meeting was lately held there to
$ further the object.
Since 1853 the Grand Duchy Of Mecklen-
burg Schwerin has lost more than eighteen
per cent. Of its entire population by emigra-
/ ton to the United States.
Speaking of interviewers, the New York
Times says ssthese gentlemen of the press go
to q mans house fully prepared to be kicked
I out and any treatment which falls short Of
4 that they are deyoutly grateful for"
The rise in the price of coal is somewhat
snsprising while the mines are all in busy
a, % ttis dasa Hsafiy million TONS or one
third more than the supply for the correspon-
ding period Of last year.
S-he New York papers say that the reunion
of the two branches Of the Presbyterian
Church bring into one body 14S Presbyterles,
Z a synods, 1881 ministers, and 258,903 MEM
} bers Of tine Old School, and 1lS Presbyteries,
3 "A synods, 1e4s ministers, and 172,56o men,
bers Of the New School, making total OF 256
Presbyteries, 81 synods, 1929 ministers, and
4sl, ,4eS members. e r.
One means by which the expenses are be-
ing rapidly reduced in the Navy Department,
Is the fitting up of oil vessels ofwar with full
sails, This change is now nearly completed
and orders have been sent to oil the squadrons
I to cease the use of coal altogether, except In
cases of necessity, and even then full report
OF the reasons must be sent to the department.
yIfthese are not deemed sufficient the cost OF
z the Goals used is to be charged to the officer
ordering 1t to be burned. Aside from saving eX-
pense, however, the design Of the order is also
to restore the knowledge of managing sailing
vessels, to which little attention was given'by
our steam marine during the war.
"A curious defect In the title to lot Of
ground Ia Milford, N. H, has recently been
disSeyered. The Congregational Society in
that town, having repaired their church and
raised their PASTORS salary, set about providing
him with a-parsonage. Contributions of five
thousand dollars were made, and house
bought, the deed drawn up and the money
ready tobe paid. when it was found that the
owner could not give deed satisfactory to the
committee OF the society. Itappeared that in
nthe chain Of title was q deed executed in Know
Nothing times, and containing covenants for
: bidding the sale Of land to any foreigner, and
also forbidding any foreigner to ever reside or
sibiiitles Of the future that the society would
some time desire pastor not of native birth
. ana not naturalized, and such q one would be
preciuded from residing in the house in ques-
!. ton, the church refused to purchase the prop
erty on such unreasonable terms.
Active preparations are being made in
Rome for the Gcumenical Council. COM
mendatore Spagna has engaged numerous
suits of apartments in converts and in private
houses for the poor bishops, about three hun
sdred in number, who will be maintained at the
Pope's expense. The conditions made with
the landlords by this official are to take their
apartments for eight months from the lst OF
October. II by some copcatenation of unfore-
seen events the Council is not held or
prorogued, only three months rent is
to be paid. If the meeting lasts less
than eight months, rent will still be paid for
that whole term; but if it lasts more than the
surplus, rent will be paid monthly. These 800
INDECENT bishops, chiefly from Italian sees or
foreign missionary stations, will have their
lodgings gratis and allowance for their table
and carriage hire, varying from ten to fifteen
francs day, according to their ecclesiastical
rank The council hall at st. Peters and its
dependencies will soon be completed. The
great green embroidered carpet, which the
Kingof Prussia intends to present to the Pope,
is expected from Berlin. 1t will be placed upon
the raised stage supporting the Pontidcal
throne and on the intervening space between
the-two half circles OF seats for the bishops.
The enclosure forming the hall is to be hung
with paintings in body color, representing
popes aud other dignitaries who most dlstin-
guIshe j themselves in preceding Gcumenica
Councils.
The Spanish insurgents have been raising
the dickens generally. In the Town OF Wails'
they begun their operations by killing IN tne