The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-08
EHs SUM MAR 7.

Cotton in New YorK cloSeu hiulei OF HSse'
sales 5000 bales.
-Cotton closed active in Liverpool with up
lands on the spot 12sd; afeat 12}d; sales Il, 600
bales.
-Ristori;s husband has written book about
the American visit.
Strawberries, cucumoers and tomatoes are
ia-she New Orleans markets.
Jacob Barker, of New Orleans, has divided
ten per cent. OF their claims among his credi-
tors.
The retirement CT MIR. Wade from public
life leaves Mr.. Sumner the "Father OF the
Senate
There are said to be sixty national bank
directors in the House Of Representatives at
Washington.
The Inauguration ball OF Washington last
THURSDAY evening was a perfect jam, and
dancing cut OF the question.
Tho Lower House of the Maine Legislature
ON Thu, slay, refused. ninety-fVe to thirty-1ve,
to abolish capital punishment.
Tho Noble Board of Trade officially an
nounces that On and after June 18th, 1869,
all cotton carried into F:arce will go duty
free.
The Democratic members of both houses
of TO II ,ia2a Legislature have resigned to
av5;l vote oa the Constitutional amend
r:cat.
"A young lady living near Atlanta. Georgia,
it is said, has four suitors, aged respectively
thirteen, eighteen, thirty-fvo and sixty. She
is twcply-.our.
M. H. Cruikshank, Esq, of the Talladega
Ea porter, had some iron ore dug on his own
!, i, made INTO ploughs, a,.t had fhe ploughs
running in less than week.
-Oa Thursday the Rt. Rev. Bishop Lefevre
died at Detroit, Michigan, aged 65 years, OF
erysioe.as 10 the head. He was native OF
Belgium, and was ordained Bishop in 1S4l.
The Jury in the libel suit o! Charles
Reade against Charles r. Sweetwa;er, OF the
New York Round Table, have returned ver-
diet of SIX cents damages for the plaintiff.
"A company of Brownie militia amused
thense YES on railroad train Thursday
night By trying to force their way into the
ladies' car-tailng in which, they pitched the
brakeman overheard, dashing him to pieces
instantly.
The editor o: the Episcopal Church organ
of Chicago says: Under no circumst noes
are these columns open to discuss any oLioinl
act of any bishop in the church, or any ex-
preston of opinion which bishop makes, or
any advice which he gives. AS bishop, he is
utterly above any judgment of ours or any
other mans"
There is now on exhibition in Richmond
maidstone, the property Of MIR. William l..
Harrison and others, of Henrico county, Va.
The Dispatch says it was sold at auction some
years ago for fifteen hundred dollars, and has
since been applied ta over five hundred pa
tients, only one of whom died. There ls
stone of this kind, we beheve, in Essex county,
and another in Fauquler.
"A few days ago the Richmond Examiner
commenced furious onslaught against 1.-THE
German" The Richmond Wing has joined
the crusade, under the banner Of Sir Gala
had. whose denunciation of the ground dances"
it indorses, while it adds: Lets try and keep
our old women-we mean preserve our women
as they we're Of old. Let every young man
sign paper not to marry round dancer. No
arms around our girls!"
"A Washington telegram OF Friday says:
Senator Brownlow appeared to-day and was
sworn. He is exceedingly feeble and helpless,
SO much so that he was unable to stand and
hold up his hand to be sworn without assist
ance. One of the doorkeepers supported tho
senator's hani whilst the oath was admins
tered. The Tennessee senator appears to be
in transitu, passing from the sixth to tho
seventh age, and is almost sans everything
F. physically.
"A correspondent writes from Washington
on Friday night: cit is stated tonight By some
that Mr.. Stewart will not accept tho position
of Secretary of the Treasury, and it is suggest
ed by others who have been looking up the
law that Mr. Stewart is disqualified from
holding the Office on the groand that he is en-
gagged in trade and commerce; that he has
paid in one year about six millions dollars in
duties on imported goods, and tbrce-quarters
of a million dollars internal revenue tax. Both
classes of Transactions come within the pur-
view and control of the Secretary Of the
Treasury"
"A Washington letter Of Friday says: "Af-
fairs here to-day have boen in an anomalous
condition, the elements that are to form the
new administration not having settled into
definite shape At the White House especially
matters were in an unsettled condition. The
President arrived shortly after nipe O'Clock,
and entered the room formerly occupied by
MIR. johnson as his Office. He then sent o COM
mun,catioa 10 army headquarters inviting all
the memGers OF his personal staff 10 tho
White House, and when they reported, in obe-
dieuce TO tho summons, he requested them
to assist him until permanent assignment
Of secretaries shall be made. The officers on
duty at tho WhNc House to-day were Generals
Rawlins, Badeau, Porter, Babcock and Dent.
None were admitted to tho White House but
senators, representatives. prominent officers
of the array, ard members Of tho press. Mrs
Grant visited tho Executive mansion this
morning and inspected every room, nook and
corner, from the roof TO tho basement. Nc
changes have yet been made among the at
tendants Of the household. Those who served
there during Mr. Jobnsons term, aud some O
them in Mr. Lncoln's term, are still on duty
The premises are now under the charge OF The
Secretary of War, and are guarded by Colone
McKeever and his company OF tho l6th In