The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-05
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The New York cotton market closed active
and ,c. better. Sales $500 bales ut 30lc.
The Liverpool cotton market closed OF
12Id. for rfddling upland. Sales $1,000 bales
Dickens gets. 10000. for one hundred
nj ghts his final readings in Great Britain.
1T is not the. Hon. Tom Florence, but his
paper, the Washington Union, that is dead.
Tho Pope attributes his recovery to Bur-
gundy, which he now drinks exclusively, In
stead of The Roman wine which he has always
taken heretofore.
The employing printers of New York have
not consented to give the increased price de-
manded by the printers, and are endeavorlns
to obtain hands from other cities.
The New York World. according to report,
intends to assert its independence, hereafter,
of all political parties, and Marble, in buying
the whole of the paper, designs to withdraw
from merely Democratic influence.
The recent heavy rairs have caused a
rapid rise in the Savannah River. Latest ac-
counts received from the Augusta Bridge re-
port its height at twenty-six feet, only lacking
six feet to enter the streets Of the city.
"A negro woman was found dsad in Colum-
bus, Georgia. oa Sunday last, from starvation
and exposure. She had been offered work but
refused rcmarking that as she was free she
should labor no more. The coroners jury
brought in a verdict Of death from sheer kz'-
ness.
-Reports have been current for some days
mast that Bennett has been negotiating with
certain parties, we'll known in journalism, to
dispose of half of the New York Herald. Tho
reason assigned is that he wishes to havesome
one to leave the paper to after his death. He
has no faith III the capacity Of his con to man
age it.
Senator Spraeue and his wife have just re-
turned from visit to AIoorehead Lake. Maine.
This is tho headquarters Of the Kennebec Land
and Water eower Company. III which Senator
Sprague is largely interested. The party wcrs
conveyed by reloys OF. horses to the camp Of
the loggers, where they spent two days and
two nights, "rou2hing it in the BUSH"
-Ex-ConfeGeratc Gcheral Jubal Early, in
letter to friend, says ''that be looks upon the
Christmas proclamation Of President Johnson
as q final acknowledgement Of the United States
Government, in all its departments. OF its in
ability to hold any of us responsible under the
constitution ant; the laws as they were for our
resistance to its usur2ations."
A young man while being married was
shot down By tho brother OF his bride, on
Thursday evening" in the Town of Cornersville,
Giles County. Tennessee. He fell IN the arms
of the girl, who, assisted by friends convey ed
him to bed, where the marriage ceremony
was finished st her request. In few minutes
the newly-nade husband expired. 1he mur-
derer escaped.
1t is said that the Senate committee on the
Pacific Rai,roads. at their meeting on Monday,
nearly settled the details Of their new plan to
encourage other routes across the continent.
They will in future favor the guaranteeing OF
the interest on first mortgage bonds, retsloins
the title TO public lands as security for the ln-
terest, the proceeds of sales of such lands to
be devoted to its payment.
Tho we'll known Painters Hoteliu Augusta,
owned and occupied as q hotel by Dir. T. s.
Nickerson, was levied on and sold at auction
by the United States Marshal on Tuesday.
There were but two bids made, one by Barnes
& Cumming OF $9S 500. This was followed by
a bid OF one hundred dollars moro, and the
building (without furniture, fixtures or sup
plies). was knocked down to jacob r. Davis,
agent, tor the sum Of thirty-eight thousand
six hundred dollars.
Two important opinions were delivered by
Ona
expresses the opinion OF The court that by
true construction of the internal revenue law,
il was not intended to tax the incomes OF per-
sons other than citizens Of the Uplted StatoS,
wherever resident, and Of residents, whether
citizens or not. It also limits the State juris-
dic,ion to impose taxes. The other decision
holds that the income tax is constitutional, de-
fines its nature and lays down the duty Of as
SCISSORS as 70 returns Of income madelu coin.
The German immigration to New York
has b. en- greatly in excess OF any other ma
.tionality during the past ten years. and for
the last three years it has not fallen far short
of one half OF the total number Of foreigners
who have sought to find homes for themselves
in this country. During the timo last men-
toned the aggregate number OF GslmIn I'M
migrsnis focts up three hundred and thirty
thousand. These immigrants are heartily
welcomed, and as they are absorbed into the
great cosmic character Of the population of
the county thor effect upon our industries
is aflyantageously felt. For the most part the
Germans briue with them sufficient capital i'll
money to enable them to take care IF them
selves until they can find work, and thousands
of them are skilled oraftsmen in the various
manufacturing employmSnts.
The telegram announcing that tho Illinois
legislature ! ad "ceded Chicago to Indiana"
turns out to have been rather extraordinary
Joke. It seems that last Friday the entire
Chicago delegation Except two) went home to
spend Saturday and Sunday. On the plea OF
.sconsul.irg their constituents about the lake
front and the park measures, Whefeupon
MIR. Cook introduced on Saturday, bill ITO
incorporate the Farmers Elevator Company,
and to cede the City of Chicago to the States
OF Indian and Wisccnsln. which ''anlid roars
of laup hi er was read third time ana pass
ed-s, es rs, nays g. And, having accomplish
ed this stroke of facetiou ness, the House next
lated the Illinois Elevator Company,
with powers fully defined in section 2, name
II, 40 elevate the shlrt-collar OF the gcntiS-
man nom Pike" And 30 on.