The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-22
NEWS OF rREDAY.

NEWS OF FHE.DAY.
s Cold closed in New York, Saturday, al
2e3ka2ssx.
I'm New York cotton opened heavy but CLOSED
steady, with sales Of 1900 bales at 257Sc.
Cotton in Liverpool closed steady; uplands
1IHd; Orleans 11Hd; sales 10000 bales.
-One hundred German emigrants have arrived
Lat New Orleans.
The Mayor OF St. Louis claims that the amount
OF produce sent from that city to points south OF
Cairo is twice as large as before the war.
The great diamond, !" weighing seven ounces,
found In New South Wales, turns out to be piece
of quartz crystal not remarkably pure and very
much water worn.
--After the Suez. .Iete, it Is sad, the Sultan will
reopen his quarrel with the Viceroy OF Egypt
ana II the latter refuses to accept the Turkish
proposals, he is to be suspended from his office.
1t is estimated the surplus wheat Of Mime
sofa this year will reach fully fifteen million bush
els although as yet only small part Of the great
wheat growing plateau OF the State Is under cult-
yation.
The Spanish General valmaseda has ordered
Z that his salary be dividel among the poor In
Santiago, Cuba. The misery there, caused by
cholera and smallpox, is reported on the in
crease.
Francis Clare Ford, first secretary OF the
British legation In Washington, Is writing work
on the labor movement in England and the Uni-
ted States, which he is preparing by order Of his
government.
Discussion OF the Bible question in Cincinnati
has led one OF the writer's for the Cincinnati Com
eha hnnl- Affar deocrihixC
It briefly he comes to the conclusion that ''indeed
the Bible Is a good book to read"
-Co-operatioa In purchases Of food has recently
been tried by the men employed in the Congress
sional Printing once in Washington. One hun
sdred barrels OF Kentucky white wheat family
ncur have been purchased and delivered ut s. so
per barrel.
1t is certain that the Northwest Territory Is
20 be annexed to the Dominion OF Canada on the
nrst OF December by royal proclamation. Inc
4Soo 900 to be paid to the Hudson Bay Company
is to be paid over before that time. 1t will be
raised by loan in the market If possible, hat
failing In that the Finance Minister has authority
to procure the money in any way so that it may
be handed to the company before the specified
date.
John Mitchell and the no less celebrated John
Martin, of Ireland, delivered public addresses in
New York few evenings since. Mitchell said
Ireland would be freed only by force. Martin
said Ireland might be freed without force The
crowd interrupted Martin with dissenting cries;
and when the speeches were ended they passed q
resolution thanking Mitchell for his Speech and
saying nothing as to Martins. Martin lives in
Ireland, and Mitchell in New York.
The London Shipping Gazette, OF Friday, dis
eussing the practical operation OF the Suez Canal,
says: ''whe:her the point of difficulty remains
% be overcome here or there before the canal can
be available for vessels Of the largest tonnagei is
merely question OF detail to be settled by the
constructors Of the canal. As far as we are con-
eerned we can only point to the fact that the
French engineers have redeemed their promise;
Ahe canal is open, and is magnificent success"
The gentlemen who are managing the pro-
posed Worlds Exhibition intended to be held in
washington City, OF which mention has already
0een made last week made the first effort to
raise funds for that purpose, and obtained the
following subscriptions: W. W. Corcoran, $4,000;
Matthew Emery, $4,000; Henry D. Cooke, seo,-
900; Alex. r. Sheppard $4,000; Archer Potts,
$4,000; j. w. Thompson, $1,000; Matthew w. Gait,
$4,000; Phillip Mohun $1,000; Fitzhush Coyic $4,000;
DR.. j. D. Gilman, $4,000; James G. Davis, $4,000;
WIN. B. Todd. $4,000; John H. Simmes $1,000;
John W. Boetler, $4,000; G. ". Me:zerott, S5Oeo
Geo. ". Corcoran, $1,000; Metropolitan Railroad
Company, $4,000; Washington GasllSht Company,
SIC, 900; Gen. O. o. Howard, $4,000; Geo. W. Riggs;
5000; Sykes y Chadwick, S5oG9. Total Sl5o,oeo.
"A dispatch dated Ismailia Egypt, Thursday
night, says: rrheye are forty-seYcn sea-going
sships now at this station, with al average ton
mage of one thousand tons. The largest vessel OF
the feet Is Russian friga.e, which draws scvcn-
teen feet two inches OF water. All the buildings
in Ismaila are filed with guests and other visl-
tors, and the surrounding plains are covered
with the tents OF the native tribes, who are assem-
bled here In immense numbers This afternoon
Z the eyoiutions Of the Arab horsemen and other
native sports on vast scale were given. The
Empress Eugene assisted at the grand hall.
which Is In progress tonight. Tho lake in front
sof Jsn,aIlia is brilliantly Illuminated. and the
,scene Is one OF un versal sp'endor. NJ Lesseps
gave bandues tn s evening to the representa-
tiyes OF tn Cham Ner; II Commerce members Of
the press aud o hers."-
The .old Tag seems to have caused trounie
atfte Georg a State Fair. d spatch from Macon
dated Friday even ng says: yesterday watson
Assistant Uned States Marshal, addressed
Letter, in the shape OF an order to the Executive
Committee, ins:s ng that the national nag should
: he hoisted over the air grounds. This demand
.Fas ostensibly based on the belief that the fair