The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-11
NE VS. SUM MAR
Gold, at New York, closed, yesterday at

The New York cotton market was un'
changed. sales i5O0 bales at sS2c.
,-At Liverpool cotton closed shade firm
er. Quotations unchanged. Sales 12.O00 bales.
There was a show Of frost Sunday morn
ing at the Gresnbrier White Sulphur.
General Roseclans has declined the Demo-
.crasic nomination as Governor OF Ohio.
R-Three kerosene oil explosions in New York.
SATURDAY,. caused loss Of 5000. and one hu-
man life.
In 40 ne parts OF Indiana the farmers give
half their wheat crop to whoever will harvest
and thresh the whole.
-somebody has figured up Commodore Van
derblt's wealth. at $100. 600, 900. This places
him ahead of Astor and Stewart. of New York.
-Archtishop McCloskey. OF New Yerk, sailed
for Btest on saturday by the steamship City OF
Paris. The Archbishop is bound for Rome TO
attend the Ecumenioal Council.
Constant Meyer has nearly finished an ideal
portrsit OF Ternyson's "Nay Queen" 1t is
half.length figure Of young girl holding .
sprig of the snow drop, her head garlanded
With early spring flowers. ..
IL the Empress Eugenie should visit the
United States next summer as it is reported
she win, the French squadron accompanying
-her ia to Be escorted across the Atlantic by
Bear Admiral Rsdsord in his aagship, the
franklin. - assi 49, s-' ~ e-~-,
The State Legislature Of Tennessee, as far
as heard from, viii contain sixteen Conserva-
tiyes in the Senate, with Ave districts to hear
from, whilst in the House there will be forty
six Conservatives, four Republicans, and four
Stokes Republicans s-ultra Radicals.
The purchasers Of the textile fabrics on
exhibition in Cincinnati are principally whole
sale dealers. The amount realized is satisfac-
tory. The exposition has been great sue
cees. and in regarded as the greatest event in
the commercial history Of Cincinnati.
AT the lste session Of the American Dental
Association, st Saratoga, Q resolution was In
troduced fAvoring the admittance Of women to
full membership in subordinate associations.
The association refused TO adopt it. but laid it
ON the table as 'smatter beyond its jurisdic-
ton" =
Tho late Rufus Lord, Of New York, who
died recently, bequeathed the bulk OF his
estate. valued at four millions Of dollars, to
two OF his brothers. Two other brothers
and a sister receive only moderate sums.
Charitable societies receive twenty thousand
dollars.
The editor Of the Albany (Ga.) News says !:
eve havs reports from all sections that the
rust is seriously injurins the cotton. We have
seen it ourself. and whsre il exists the cotton
looks as If fame Of FIRE had swept over it.
We are having too much rain for cotton, and
II It continues Siiay or two longer, all hope Of
. fuil lcrop win be at an end, for what the rust
lesxeSthe caterpillar will destroy"
:. LIZ President johnson, In speech OF over
three hours duration, at Blountsyile. Tenn,
the last he made before tho election in
that State, took the most open and unequivo-
col grounds In favor Of national reputation.
The bondholdsrs, he said, had already re.
ceived the amount of their investments. The
greatest enthusiasm was manifested through
out the address. at the conclusion OF which
three hearty cheers were given for the ex-
President.
The snti-coal monopoly organization OF
Buffalo, New York, held another meeting last
week. A committee was appointed to arrange
for an immediate supply Of coal and procure
charter for the citizens coal organization. Re-
solutions we're passed recommending the abol-
tion Of the tariff on coal, instructIng the repre-
sentative Of the district to use his utmost en-
deavors to procure such aboishment in Con-
gress, and denou1oing the coal monopolies.
committee was appointed to draft memorial
to Congress for the abolition Of the duty on
foreign coal. A most earnest and determined
spirit is manifested 10 break up the coal mo
nopolies.
"A little steamer of fifteen tons burtben left
Baltimore last Thursday for Attakapas, Louis
ianis, TO make her way by canal to New York,
thence by river and through canals and lakes
to the Miszissippi. In addition to this effort to
demonstrate an inland water communication
with. the Mississippi from the North. We see it
stated that Robert B. Wentworth is on his way
to Dubuque. Iowa. from Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
with steamer and two barges laden With one
million shingles, intending to take back to
Green Bay q cargo Of wheat, and thus demon
strsts the feasibility Of navigation from the
Mississippi to the lakes through the Wisconsin
aud Fox rivers.
New Orleans is promised . very good
opera company for the next season. MIR. Gala
bresi. the leader OF tho orchestra, is now in
Paris selecting and engaging singers. Among
those already engaged are Mile. Arnalde. a
promising prima donna OF only twenty years;
Nile. Dupuis IS premiere chantease tegere. from
the Paris Opera Com;que; II. Mich nd as tenor;
NJ. Dumestre as baritone; and III. Vidal as
basso pfofundo. The last three are from the
Grand Opera, Paris. and for each OF them, as
well as for Mime. Dumestre, who also joins the
company, the manager has to pay ten thousand
francs month in gold. Mr.. Calabresi thinks
he iiss secured q treasure as n.aire de ballet,
but the name is not given. The house where
the opera is to be given is undergoing thor
ough repairs.
Following close upon the breach among
Radical and Conservative Republicans in Vir-
e1nia and Tennessee, which resulted IN the re.
cent triumphs Of liberal principles in the South,
We have the news from New Yolk city that the
new Republican organization, called the Union
R,publican Central Committee, has held an adj
icurpea meeting. and issued an address to the
R,publicans of New York city and Stte, set
ting forth the causes that have lsd to the pre-
s,nt movement, and detailing the corrupt prac
Z Goa Of other Republican organizations. The
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