The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-28
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A. Angel, of Adrian, Michigan, was badly
burned while kindling fire with kerosene.
Tho Fceach Government have on hand
8845 guns, consisting principally of new riled
cannon, or old pieces altered into rified guns.
The scspery and baggage Of Whitman's
opera troupe were ssizsd by the attaches Of
the concern. at Memphis. on Tuesday. The
hotels and prose were victimized as usual. :.
The New York; Commercial says {: sit is as
plain as q nose on o mans face that the Demo-
cratic party Will boldly enter upon the next
national campaign with reputation emblaz
Oned on their banners." =
An the accounts received from Virginia say
that the excitement throughout the State over
the approaching election Is becoming very in
tense. The canvass is carried ON with good
deal Of bitterness on both sides. ..
"A terrific thunder and rain storm passed
over Newburns North Carolina. on Friday ever
ing. A stone building in rear Of ,tNe Castor
House was struck by lightning, and several
houses were consumed by fire. A vessel in
the harbor and the steamer Louisa Moore we're
also struck aud considerably damaged. No
one was seriously Injured. The loss is esti-
mated at ten Thousand dollars. ~
The New York Herald devotes half col
umn to q champion dog dght between Har-
lem and a Brooklyn cur, It was held In
room. the doors. windows and ventilI ators Of
which had been closed to prevent any noise
being heard outside. There was q large and
motley crowd inside In an almost sitting at
mOsphereo The fight continued nearly three
hours, and then, the Harlem dog being about
to win, the crowd broke into the ring and sep
arated the poor brutes, while each party put
pistols to the head Of the referee, dem anding
decision. He refused to give any indication
Of his decision.
"A careful compilation of the official figures
at the late French elections shows that there
were in the whole country 5.579 1856 'tdynastio"
votes, and 446 931 Of oil shades OF opposition.
The pure government votes numbered 4, 49,
287. and those for the third party or for unoff-
cial candidates supported but not recommend
ed by the government. 1,124'59S. The opposi-
tion vote was thus divided: Monarchical oppo-
sition, 786, ,02O; conservative democrats. ,5H >
648; radical democrats, 1853 263. The whole
number Of votes given was 8098 565; but of
these II ,742 we're rejected from various causes.
The total number Of inscribed electors was
10.315 523.
The Great Eastern steamer, having prov
ed unsuccessful 40 an ordinary vessel for the
transportation of passengers and freight, seems
at last to have been allotted it's proper posi-
tion. From her great stowage capacity and
superior steadiness on the water, the Great
Eastern can be used for laying ocean telegraph
cables, and is now engaged in depositing the
French cable along the bottom Of the Atlantic.
The Off GERS and crew have acquired expe.
rience by their previous work in laying the
last English cable. and will no doubt be here
after employed on similar expeditions,t as
ocean telegraphic communications have not
yet been completed around the globe. We
may next hear Of q company to lay line from
San Francisco to Yokohama and Canton.
The New Yorkers are now talking about
getting up bigger jubilee in their city than
the Rostonians lately had. The New York
Telegram of Wednesday says ''Already we
understand the Philharmonic Society is moving
in the matter. At arecent meeting it was re-
solved next year to have in this city musical
jubilee which will completely ovorshadow the
recent event in the Hue The Services of st.
Michael Costa will be secured for the occasion.
Hence. the Boston jubilee has already borne
good fruit. We can raise twenty thousand
trained singers here and an appropriate orches-
ira. Costa is the FIRST conductor in the world.
Beneath his baton chorus becomes as one, no
matter what the number may be. Let us, then,
abandon all those little petty jeaiousies and
fings at the festival OF Gilmore, and show Bos-
ton that we can do even better"
The American and German recruits for
the Cuban army are drilled on the second
floor OF building on Houston street, New
York. No Cubans are permitted TO rendezvous
at these headquarters, they being kept by,
themselves at another recruiting depot, and
I1n Ns11A ~A6 3
Money has been very lavishly distributed among
the recruits by the metnbers OF the Cuban
Junta. who are said to have arlarge am cunt OF
funds deposited under guard at store. The
JuDta expect 70 use, or have already used, d
= great portion Of these funds In making con-
tracts for arms and ammunition, purchasing
supplies Of i'm forms, and in securing vessels
to convey the troops to Cuba. It is believed
that they have expended enormous sums in
carrying out their designs; and that they have
afforded en- excellent opportunity to contrac-
tors for speculation. 1t is now reported to be
/ the intention Of the Junta to substitute new
oncers In the proposed expedition FOR the
present officers, in case the latter are COM
pelied 70 abandon their position through the
action OF the government. ,s,.sl,.S.- n
The statistics ef immigration st.New York
are stls astounding to all who examine them.
in comparison with the figures Tor previous
years. Up to june 16. there had been landed
at Castle Garden 12A. .0S0 fosejsasrs during the
present yesr-more by thousands than ever be-
fore during the same period. and nearly $4,000
more than during the ssme time last year.
From the 10th To- the 22i Of Jane the arrivals
numbered 897A mixing the total arrivals Tor
the three weeks Of June. S4,59e The num-
ber Of Germans is the greatest 1856. Ire.
land follows with 2bS54, the latter Rgures
being for the time np TO the 18th Of June.
! There is something significant in the move-
msnt Of swedes, I'm 1856 the whole number Of,
natives OF Sweden who, oane 10 this country