The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-21
NE WS s UNI RY.
Gold at New York yesterday was quoted

Il
Gold at New York yesterday was quoted at
34t,--~----------. ..-
AT New York yesterday cotton closed a
shade lower; sales 27OO bales at 28aa282.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday
closed easier but nos quotably lower; sales 6n0O
bales; uplands 12td; Orleans 12ad.
Jacob Barker at the age of ninety, has
gone to Philadelphia to engage in business.
Mrs s. w. Pixies diamonds are valued at
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Whie-
key did it.
Texas has now within her borders more
than three million head of cattle, and can ex-
port annually one million beeves.
The Greenbrier. tVa.) Independent an
nounces that the cars will be running to the
White Sulphur Springs by July 1st. a'
Dead head passes have been given to all
members Of Congress over the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific Railroads, good for ore
year.
"A man in New York is learning to ride the
velocipede on the tight rope, and proposes in
that way to cross Niagara on his machine this
summer.
The noted race horse James A. Connolly,
for whom his owner had recently refused $15,-
900, broke his back by rearing up and falling
.backw .rd on Saturday. near Louisville.
"A Baltimore paper says the grand jury of
Caroline County, Maryland, has just indicted a
woman for witehcraft. The witch is a negress,
and tho trial will, no doubt, be an interesting
one.
The Christy will case continues to engage
the attention of the courts of New York. The
amount Of money originally involved was one
hnn nd ~ 80
yers thus far have received some seventy-Rvo
per cent.
People recently arrived in st. Louis from,
New Mexico, and army officers from the Plains,
say they anticipate the worst Indian war this
summer ever known. The Indians are con-
centrated. They will sell their skins, get their
the grass is strong, about July, they will make
general warfare upon the whites.
The coal fields Of Tennessee are enormous.
The Nashville Press and Times says s'We
have hardly touched the surface of the vast
coal fields of Tennessee, which cover an area
Of 500 square miles, which are equal to s.
264, 600 acres. These immense beds, which are
larger than many of the principalities of Ger
many, contain an amount Of wealth which may
be expressed in figures, but are too vast for
comprehension. The mind grows bewildered
by trying to grasp the countless types and
forms of skilled industry which will soon exert
themselves over the mines which hold this
latent power.'
An accident occurred on the up freight
train on the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road, Saturday night last. between 8 and 8
O'Clock, by which one of the train hands,
named Robert Jackson, was instantly killed,
aYid aDOthar MOonavhan6 1anrororolv
injured. These men were both white, and
have been running on the road in the capacity
of brakesmen but a short time While at
Bowden's Station, on the night named,
they were at the engine, which was then
taking in water, and when the train
was placed in motion, they attempted to
proceed back to their posts at the breaks
by walking on the top OF the cars. A short
distance above the station bridge CROSSES
the track on the county road, and while the
cars easily pass under, there is not sufficient
room to admit of man standing. These men
were either ignorant Of this fact, or unaware
OF the vicinity of the bridge, and consequently,
it being dark, and having their backs to the
bridge, when the train passed under both of
them received severe blows upon the head and
were knocked down. Jackson fell between the
uye
ling him fearfully and killing him instantly.
Mooneyhand received bad blow on the head,
which was gashed considerably and the skull
probably fractured, had his arm broken, and
sustained other injuries.
"A Washington telegram, of Saturday, to
the New York Herald. says: 'The Cuban aues-
'tion has been rendered more interesting and
Important to-day from the fact that the city is
Hu11l NJ
here with decidedly hostile intentions toward
the Spaniards on account of the recent out
RACES to the American flag and the seizure OF
American citizens. President Grant, it is con-
hdently declared, has directed peremptory
demand to be made upon the Spanish authori-
ties in Cuba for the immediate release OF the
brig Mary LoweA and the surrender Of the two
passengers taken from the brig Lizzie Majors.
1t is said that Secretary Fish has already tele
graphed instructions to our representative in
Cuba to make this demand without delay, and
q refusal to comply promptly will be followed
Dy hostile demonstrations from our naval
squadron cruising in the vicinity. The Official
dispatches that have been received here make
out plain case for the interference Of our gov
ernment, and this step is said to have been
taken after mature deliberation. These war
like rumors give much delight to the Cuban
emissaries here and to the sympathizers with
the Cuban cause. AS to what will be the re-
suit OF the demand on the part Of our govern
ment' opinion is pretty evenly divided here,
some holding that it will be accsded to with
OUT hesisahon, and others declaring that Spain
WIN not suffer General Dulce to yield an inch-
1nas sne Will 60 to war first and endure the
: double embarrassment Of domestic and for
eign strife rather than suecumb in the face OF
q threat"
"A New York letter says: ssIt would anaxe
you to know. IL yen could know, the extent 70
which the fcrtune-telhng .clarvoyant- -astro,o.