The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-01
SEw S 8 U M MI A e Y.
Gold closed in New York on Saturday a

at 295; sales 1400 bales.
In Liverpool on Saturday cotton closed at
lid for uplands and 12ld for Orleans; sales
10000 bales.
-,-Over three hundred Cuban refugees are in
New Orleans.
The Vatican Palace at Rome contains thir'
teen thousand chambers.
The velooipede mania is said to add to the
business of both surgeons and tailors.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
will report in favor OF the ratification OF the
Darien Canal treaty.
1t is said the most magnificent religious
edifce and the largest clubhouse in New York
belong to the Hebrews.
-yelooipedes arc beginning to catch fits
from medical men. They claim that the vehl-
Gle causes abcesses and malformations.
Dalton, Ga. is said to be in whirl OF ex-
element in consequence Of the discovery OF
vast coal mine in Johns Mountain, q few miles
from that place.
There is an outbreak against Chinese labor
in Oregon. and woollen factory company at
Ore,on CIV are threatened with dire caanl-
tss if they persist in hiring Chinese operatives.
The New York Times says that an able en-
o;neering officer, who was chief Of staff OF one
oY the prominent generals of the army OF the
Southern Confederacy, left this country Tor
Cnba some time ago, to take leading position
;p tbe command of the Cuban revolutionary
forces.
Base ball matters are already lively at New
York. and an exciting season is predicted next
SIMMER. Clubs are rapidly reoraal,zing, and
the sixty day rule Will be adhered to this year,
which allows 10 player to take part IN match
pamounless he has been member of the COM
peting cub for sixty days.
The Selma (Alabama) Times says that
Colonel B. II. Woolsey, superintendent OF
lands and immigration, has received probably
the most extensive order fer lands ever sent to
any agent in the Uuited States. The order Is
colossal in its proportions, being for one MIL
.lioa and forty thousand acres.
MIR. Mcpherson, Clerk of tho House OF
Representatives, has made roll-cali for the
4th of March. After excluding representatives
from Georgia and Louisiana, and several names
whose seats are contested, the number toots up
1877 Radicals and 67 Democrats, thus giving
the Republicans more than two-thirds. Tho
Democrats claim II members.
"A Washington dispatch of Friday says !:
The Southern representatives mad a conference
to-day. All The States were represented. The
affairs of the South were generally discussed,
and it was decided to draw up document to
nresent to General Giant setting forth the
condition OF things. and also suggesting that
the South have a member OF the Cabinet. II
General Grant accedes to the suggestion, an
otb.r meeting will be called, and name be
selected 10 be presented to General Grant.
The Republican party Of Georgia is now
hopelessly split in twain. One faction is headed
by Governor bullock, who wants tho State
again kicked out Of the Union, and the other
is headed by the Atlanta Era. The Bullock
wing had meeting at Atlanta on the night OF
the 18th, and resolved that reconstruction
was not complete in Georgia;;" whereupon the
Era AYERS that .:the meeting did not represent
the sentiments Of the Republican party IN
Georgia" and protests against the proceedings
of all s,.ch meetings.
The Cahfornians are dealing practically
with the woman question, so far as labor ls
concerned. They have Woman's Co-opera-
tive Union, which has been in existence but
six mcnths, and has already cleared slUoU'
having about in stock on hand. IEeir
labor is directed to sewing-childrens ard Ia
dies' clothing, shirts, general necdlewo:k, &c.
and thev have received three diplomas Tor
nd han
State fairs. They give employment to over
one hundred and sixty women.
The Supreme Court is proposed to be en-
larged by havlug ON add loIal Associate
Justice-an addition very necessary 10 lessen
the labors the court. Senator Trumbull's
bill, just passed by the Senate makes this ad-
dition, and it further provides for nine Circuit
Judees-one for each Of the nine ju .iclal dis
tricts. These ircuit Courts are to be held
"by the Justice Of the Supreme Court allotted
to the circuit, or by the circuit judge OF the
circuit, or BY the district judge OF the district,
sitting alone, or by any two Of them coming to-
gether."
"A late letter from an American in Cuba
contains this passage: $50 much alarm is felt
here tina. Americans seldom go out in the
evening. or even move about, except with great
caution, at all times. Report says that there
are some .xo thousand five hundred CuDaus
confined in the Moro amons whom ore many
OF the best and most respectable people OF
Havana. Thesa people ars often taken from
their homes at night, carried to prison-that
ia Moro Castle-and there locked up, without
having their cases investigated in the least.
Great fears are entertained that there will be
aerious outbreak in Havana on the 22d of Feb
ruary. that being the day when the amnesty
expires"
-Uuder the stimulus of the passage by he i.
House of Representatives of Mr.. Schenck's bill,
solemnly pledgng the faith of the United
States to tue payment OF the national debt IN
coin. and Of the almost assured concurrence of
the Senate in the measure, fve-twenties al
vanced Ia Thursday to BIZ in London. The
onotatlon being ou the old valuation of 81 Al
to the pound ste Ring: is equal to S93 at the pre-
sant par of exchange in gold, or nearly 120 IN
CURRENCY. The prospect is that by the first of
next Nav our six per cent. bonds will all sell
london at par in gold. When this takes place,
+be nroblem of resuming specie payments will
be greatly simpliied, slnce 1t will be easy to
fnnd our surplus greenbacks iu long loan at
a low rate OF interest, and payment Of the rest
will not be demanded.