The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-22
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toes. Ono Dollar each.
VIEWS SUM NARY
in New York, on Saturday, gold closed dull
at S1a91t.
Cotton was steady, with sales of 5000 bales
at 2sla2sac.
I'm Liverpool cotton was frmer, but not
higher; uplands lad; sales 10 600 bales.
japanese kites arc the Juvenile nuisance Of
New York.
French cities are prohibiting velocipedes
on pavements.
-waldeck, German town, has given public
notice that no license to marry will hereafter
be granted to any habitual drunkard.
-Plainness Of dress is desreed by the leaders
OF fashion in Paris. Flounses, points, beads
and other trimmings must be abandoned.
Applicants for Office in Massachusetts,, in
etead Of going to Washington, are taking
measures to give Grant house. That's the
way to do it.
-Ex-Governor McWilie, OF Mississippi,
died on the Sd from paralysis. He was a ma
tive Of this State, but removed to Mississippi
almost twenty. five years ago.
2 The papers say Mr.. Hoar gave General Grant
q library awhi ago. He was one of num-
ber who made the present. They thought
little reading would not be- dangerous thing.
The War Department has been the means
ofrestoring truant husband to his wife, The
woman applied for a pension, suppesing her
husband drowned, and was directed to his
place OF concealment in Tennessee.
Tho trustees of the Illinois Industrial Uni
varsity have voted, fifteen to six, gainst the
n
think it dangerous from the recent experiments
in that direction by tho students, resulting in
the expulsion Of three students.
Mr.. Dana, Of the New York Sun, is urged
by his friends for collector of the port of New
York. 1t is known that President Grant and
Secretary Boutwell, hold MIR. Dana in high esti-
the latter will succeed Mr.. Smythe.
Frederick Douglass, George T. Downing,
and others, have formed an association for the
publication Of q weekly newspaper in Wash
ington, in the interest of the colored people.
1t will be commenced at once, and will be
under the editorial charge Of Frederick Doug
lass.
The cause which has brought Mrs. Stoves
Florida plantation into the market is said to be
ths insecure tenure by which that lady holds
it. It was coniscated during the war, bought
for song, and now the heirs of the original
owners are demanding their property in the
courts.
1t 10 now positively asserted that the Presi-
dent will make no further important nomina-
tions until the Tenure-of-ofice matter is dis
posed Of by the Senate, holding to the princi-
pie of his inaugural, that the best way to OBJ
tain the repeal of an obnoxious law is 10 rigid
ly enforce its provisions.
Tho President is said to have surprised an
applicant for q certain Office last Tuesday, with
the answer, ''Why, that place.. sir, is not va
can't" The poor success met with thus far at
the White House has turned the tide of appli-
cants back upon the capitol, where the debate
upon the Tenure of-efice law is watched with
painful interest.
Tho visit Of General Breckinridge to the
capital OF Kentucky was the occasion Of q
popular ovation. He was visited by troops of
friends, and in the evening serenaded at the
residence of Colonel Stoddard johnson, editor \
of the Yeoman, with whom he ID sejournine.
The general responded to the compliment with
short speech, in which he avoided any allu-
sion to political topics.
"A new shade and costume in Paris is called
''prison door," 1t is very brown claret and ia
always trimmed with black. The costume is
tight to the figure, as prison doors usually are,
and there are buttons Of garnet all down the
orosscut trimming; these buttons are sugges-
tive OF heads of nails, and altogether the wear
er looks pon'lrous under futed diadem OF the
same, with pale flower dropping on one side
as if no sunshine had warmed it..
The English journals all comment rather
favorably on President Grants inaugural. The
London Times, however, thinks that seit is like
rather homely and familiar royal speech, and
the President allots his pishy and oracular par
agraphs to the various subjects OF foreign and
domestic interest very much after the model
Of the Old World" The Pail Mall Gazette is
Of opinion that sit bears the mark of o strong
will, and Of an incisive, IL somewhat narrow,
intellect"
The reception of OK. President Johnson in
Lynchburg on Thursday was very enthusiastic.
A committee appointed by public meeting Of
the citizens met the ex- President at Charlottes-
vile, where there was quite an imposing popu-
lar demonstration. This, however, was COM
pletely eciipsed by the ovation at Lynchburg.
grand banquet closed the proceedings. The
ex-President will be publicly received on his
arrival at Greenville, Tennessee. by the people
OF that place, among whom he resides.
Every visitor to New York will read with
pleasure the following from the New York Tri-
bune Everybody will rejeice to know that
there is, at length. some reasonable hope OF
escape from the exorbitant charges and insult
ing treatment of our city hack drivers. Mr..
James Fisk. Jr., has made bargain with q
firm in New Hampshire to build him twenty
FIVE cabs Of French pattern, each OF which is
to accommodate four persons and their usual
amount OF baggage. These he intends to sta
tion at the Erie Railway depot, and they are to
take passengers to every part OF the city for
fifty cents each. There is no reason why the
people Of New York should be forced to pay
from two to ten dollars, according to the ne
cessities OF the occasion and the psssursf ftion