The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09
N EWS s. M MARY.

10 Liverpool cotton closed n shade irme1,
with sales OF 12 900 b,les. Mlddling uplands
12sd; Orleans 13.13td.
Mr.. j. L. S'ecall, one OF the proprietors OF
the Charlotte, North Carolina, Hotel, died Oh
Friday.
The fare from New York to San Francisco,
dollars currency.
1t is reported that some of the Lynn shoe
"bosses" are considering proposition to run
their factories by Chinese labor.
AT the election in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, on the 9th. tho Conservative
ticket, with but two exceptions, was trium-
phant. o'A
Louis thinner, Esq, has been elected
president Of tie North Carolina Central r ill
road. to connect Greensboro. North Carolina,
and Cheraw, South Carolina.
Captain D. M. Mason, of the Ell Paso mail
line. was shot and killed recently between Fort
Concho and San Antonio, Texas, as he was get
ting on the stage. Tho escort took hlm for q
robber and shot him. Captain NJ. was vlr-
gilman, and one of Mosby's most gallant OIL
GERS IN the late war.
The latest railroad sensation is plan by
the management OF the Eric Railway to illuml-
nate the whole line of that road at night by
electric lights at the ferries. in the tunnels, or
all dangerous curves and on every engine The
Bergen tunnel is to be kept illuminated by
night and day, 80 that the rays Of the sun will
seem to be dull and forceless' in comparison.
There will be light at each end of the ferry,
which. it is believed, will make collision prac-
ideally impossible on the darkest and foggiest
night. Even with the diminut1on OF light
caused by the jarring of the locomotive, 1t is
estimated that the headlights will show tho
track to the engineer; on straight line. for
three miles.
"A New York letter of Thursday to the
Philadelphla Ledger says: s'Alchbishop Nc
Closkey is to be entertained this evening by q
number of his personal friends, who take this
method of paying their respects to him, pre-
vious to his departure. on Saturday, for Rome.
Tomorrow the Roman Catholic clergy will
wait upon HIM in body. at the archeplscopal
residence, - take formal leave OF him. Bisuop
Bayley, OF New Jersey, sailed in the China to-
day, also for Rome. In order that the cable
reports of the proceedings Of the Ecumenical
Council may be intelligibly prepared, it is un-
derstood that Archbishop McC. has consented
to supervise them in order to insure correct
ness. before they are transmitted"
The Chicago Tribune says that on the 3Oth
OF July. certain promi aent capitalists OF that
city and New York met at the Sherman House.
and decided to purchase Of the visitacion Land
Company.a California corporation. certain
tract of land lying just south of the City OF
San Francisco, for the sum OF 50 600 900 in
gold. For the raising OF that sum. the shares
were numbered at ffty, at valuation of $4O,-
600 each. A committee was appointed at this
meeting to visit these lands, and make q re-
port upon them. The tract which it is pro-
posed to purchase is known as the Vlsitacion
Branch, and comprises 3776 acres. It is situa-
ted just south Of San Franclsco, in the oniy
direction in which the city can grow. IT IA
proposed by the parties who contemplate pur-
chasing this property to set TO work at once
and improve it-cutting it up into parks.
boulevards, drives, anil business and resi-
dence sites.
Ono of the lodges of those engaged in
pushing spurious paper money is to rut out a
blind in preparation for future operations. The
makers leave some apparent defect thot NAV
be easily removed. The defsct beirg thorrouph-
~ advertised becomes point of reference. and
when seen the bill is Of course refused. But
new issue is at once put upon the market with
the particular defect remedied. and on refer
cnce. II found all right, the note is taken as
genuine. Thus. in tho case of the appearance
Of the counterfeit ten dollar greenbacks now
on the market, the public were notified Of the
Imperfect dots opposite the figures $40" on
each end Of tho pote and tho want of period i
after the letter e" in Spinner's name. These
have been corrected, as they could reailily be.
by makiDg the required DOTS with pen. The
Lo.os now offered are perfect in these respects.
and the defects now supplied having been made
a test Of genulneness, no doub. materially aid
their circulation.
"A correspondent, speaking Of the celebri-
ties at Saratoga, says: STANDING in front OF
the Union, surrounded by tho crowd, who look
like pigmics alongside of them, are the Hon.
John Morrissey snd John G. Heenan. They
are standing within few feet OF each other.
talking with some turfmen, while hundreds are
attentively observing them. many OF whom are
passing remarks regarding their physique.
Two heavy weights OF their magnitude, who
nave stood lace to face and battled for the
mastery. in what other admirers term tho
manly art are ed)m met with. Morrissey,
with his iron frame, standing like Roman
gladiator, heavy head, thick neck, broad shoul-
-ders, and an underpinnipg like that possessed
-py Atlas. looks like lion in strength. and like
hlm would only suocumb when life was ex-
,tiact. Heenan. . head taller. standing as
straight as an Indian. with sIoping shoulders.
massive chest. and wanting only little mora
breadth IN hrs loins 10 make h,rn mat o,,lasa In
physical development" 49,
No one has expected. we suppose, that tho
robbers Of the Oceap Bank in New Yo,ki would
ever be brought TO jaatice. The measures tasen
IN anediately after the burglary, was committed
showed that the object OF the officers OF I: 9
bank and OF the detectives working under ther
direction. VAS wholly the recovery OF the q, olet,
fanis. orr ssuca part OF them.cas: the thieves
would pSyias the prcs Of being nnmoleBtea M
tn, possession OF the rest. Ths New York San
had some statements ON the subject thai have