The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-17
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lands 134 L.; Orleans 131d. Saies 10 uUO paiSs.
I'm Nnw York cotton closed firm at 333c.
Gold closed hoaSy at 9s3.
On Thursday night kerosene lamp ex-
pIoded in tho house OF John Stewart High
street, Yenkers. sotsiDg fro to the dwelling,
which was entirely consumed.
South Bend, indiana, hos champion
laughor, who claims tha: he can laugh louder,
longer, bear,ior, aud more scientifically than
any other man, white or black, in Indiana.
AN envelope manufacturing firm IN Wor-
cester, Mass.. have just obtained single con-
tract for the manufacture and sale Of forty-five
millions Of envelopes, the price therefor being
$120 600.
Among tho RELIGIOUS notices in the Chico
20 papers lass week Ias one to the effect that
Clergyman would reply to the sermou OF q
brother. minister on the question "Does it pay
to be Christian 2"
Germany nus u new society for promotion
Of the navigation Of the rivers and canals by
facilitating thor Communication with eaob
other nd extending their commercial counec-
. hons with those OF nefsnboring countries.
The suez Canal is expected to be source
OF great revenue TO Egypt. The company
leaves to the Egyptian Government in future
the monopoly OF the postalsnd toleRrapbIc ser
vice throughout the canal. as well as the fish.
cry or tho whole Of the waters, including the
lakes. ALI these concessions OF rights on the
part OF tho company are mnde for, the sum OF
81 10000
Tho Texas papors are estimating the loss
by the late fond. The following is tho esti-
mated loss of cotton BY the freshet of July 4th
to 14th, 1869: Wharton, 5000 bales; Colorado
4500; Fayette. 4500; 8astrop. $500; Travis, 1900;
williamson 1000; Boil, 500; Milan 1000; Bra
zos Burlnaon and Robertson, 500; jackson,
1000; Victoria 1sOO; Dewitt. 1870; Lavacn 800;
Gonzales, 20O0; Guadalupe. 1900; Caldwell
1867; Genial. Hays, and above Bianco 10O0;
GolIad 600; Kainca, 500; Wilson, 500; Lave Oak,
Atacosa. Medina. Frio AMI Bandero, 1000.
According to o letter from Rome publish
cd in Kreuz Zsitung, OF Berlin, the prelatea en-
gagged in preparing the subjects to be dIsouss-
ed at the approaching Church Council have
agreed upon the following pian which ia to be
proposed for adoption: All the articles of the
Syllabus arc to bs transformed into canons; tho
religious orde1s are to bo abolished. excepting
Aye-the Josuits. Domlnicsns or preaching
monks, Franciscans, Benedctncs and Laza-
rists, or missionaries. The regular clergy are
to be diminished In number, and tho power OF
the bishops ,s to bn Increased.
There was n narrow escape from horri-
bio accident OF the crossing OF the Camden
and Atlantic and Camden aud Amboy Roads,
at Camden. ono d,y last week. AS large ex-
eursion train on tho Atlantic Road neIred the
crossing tho flgman sienalled that all WAS
right, and tho heavily loaded tram kept on.
When it was near the crossing specinl train
ON the Amboy Road came In sight around the
curve. approaching at high speed. The flag
man instantly displayed the red fag, but
neither train could stop. Most fortunately
one OF the braksmen on the excursion train
had the remarkable presence OF mind to cut
the train and put tho brakes down on the cars
cut of which 30 slowed them that gap in
the train was forme'l Just at the crossing. and
the Amboy train dashed through and no ipiu-
~ was done. But for this the loss Of life and
mangling OF bodies that must have occurred
would have been fearful beyond description.
There were two Thousand persons on the ex-
cursion train.
-Senor de- Mas. late Spanish Minister at
Pekin writes of the Chinese in Cuba end in
the Philippine Islands, whero he has long re-
sided, and says TINT in Cuba some hundreds Of
the Chinese have got few thousand dolinrs
capital; five or SIX about $2O0, 900, and one is
worth $500 600. though it is only few years
since tho ClIineao colonization began. In the
Philippine Islands. where Il is older, the Chi:
nese and their race ere m. Ied; they ore propri-
ctore OF most OF the lands in the country, and
the natives, less intelligent, sinking INTO the
working population. The Chlnese usual]y
marry whom and where they can find wives. Iu
the East Indies they have iniermarried With
the Malsys and the Iagals, and in the Sand
wich Islands they we'd with the Kanakas,
though the latter aro prnfessed Christians. In
Peru they are settling in considerable nuinbers
and we'll were it for every State OF South Amer
lea II the Chinese would come with their in.
dustry and love Of o. der. II they had their
way into the Southern Statos, either tho ne
Rroes viii have to Qu,b work or become moro
Capable and industrious.
-Choy-Chew ar .',ng-sIan, two Chinese
merchants, arc jr i nuw thelIons OF New York.
Choy-L Lhew 'is on twenty-five years Of ag-,
and pronounced decidedly aristooratio. His
features are moro Andalusian than anything
else. HI speaks English with tair distinct
moss. mnch moro clearly than any ordinary
German or Frenohman. but he Inoks auencv
and courage in conversation. S:ng-Aian 1s
fortv-threc; no has n thin face. marked with
smallpox and comparatively light 6eure.
They are not partucrs in business at San Fran-
clscn; Chay chew ID member of the Arm OF
L,ln: W0 u Co., commission merchants. and
importers Of tea. sugar. rico. and oil kinds Of
Chinese prnvis ons. He 10 also n passenger
AGENT for tho Paoifc Mail Steamship Com.
pany. sing Man Is OF the arm 6f Oily Lung &
Co., importers and dealer 30 Canton orape en-
broldered silk shawls, Iacquered war,, DO. They
have been in business there eleven Years. Their
beads are closely shaven aud th have the
inevitable long braided lock extending down
their back Ohoy. Chew, 90 abstract top o.,
such as Chinese immigration. says en,phaH.
cally there are no Chinamen going, to issve
China unless they f.el convinced they 20 70
oounl. where they can resllxs epoq ,h 70 1--we
upon, enough to bring them back, and enough
10 leayo : martin lor thstt sui tenanes IL hSme,
They al lsve voluntarily. As to furpishins |
the South with m ,,uAi labor, Mr. Choy.o Chew