The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-11
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In New York cotton closed rather heavy at
28i for middlings; sales 1900 bales.
Gold closed weak at 371.
According to German statistics more than
go 900 emigrants lett Europe in 1868 to find
Ii mes in America.
Tho Catholics of Germany sent upwards Of
:. 500 600 to the Pope to commemorate his
j., lee, and the addresses bear 325, 900 sigma
,utes >.
A Western farmer advertises a fugaoious
vito, who, he says, ''has left him just as his
summer work is beginning, Notwithstanding
ilo has had the expense of wintering her."
An Iowa man telegr aphed to q sheriff in
Il iaois directing The arrest Of man who was
& ping with his wife. BE added s'He owes
IL, one hundred dollars. If he pase, let him
;,J."
--As an incentive to the inventive genius of
tie country, q New York paper offers to SUBJ
scribe $4,000 toward raising fund of $500, 900
to be awarded as prizo to the man who shall
invent perfect type-setting machine which
will rapidly and cheaply do the entire compost
tiOn of printing Office.
The Highlander costumes for children are
going out Of fashion in London. OF late there
has been run upon naval costumes, and it is
not an unusual thing to meet fve-year-old
boatswa.n in the park, whistle and all complete,
accompanied by nurse, who draws a peram-
u!ator, into which the hardy sailor is put
Wien he wants 10 sleep.
The late Charles o. Rogers, Of the Boston
Journal, left very large estate, near q million
and q ,arter, but much of it the result of for
5unate zeal estate Investments The Journal
is est,m tied as worth half million, of which
he owned eight-tenths, the other two tenths
belonging to William A. Clapp and ). N. Stock
well, the working editors and managers.
1t is rumored that the President had deter
mined upon the nomination of suitable colorcd
men to responsible positions in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other
Northern cities, in order to offset the appoint
ment of negroes in the South, prevent the ap-
pearance OF harsh and invidious treatment of
Southern whites, and also, as proper conces-
sion to and encouragement of intelligent North
ern colored mon.
-Tha-Gnha.>. washington deny the
: authenticity OF the information transmitted by
Admiral Hof, indicating the suppression Of
the rebellion. They claim to have authentic
intelligence Of the extension of the war, and
tnat the leaders are taking position where
tney can successfully resist the Spaniards.
defenslve war is said to have Deen resolved
upon, at least until after the formation of
regular Provisional Government, when evi-
'dence will be afforded General Grant that will
warrant the recognition Of the independence of
the island, or the concession Of belligerent
rights.
Indiana has got ashamed or tired Of man
ufacturing divorces for the rest of the country.
and has changed her law on that subject. It
.is required that persons filing applications for
divorce shall have been bona fide residents Of
the State for one year preceding the filing Of
the application, and for ninety days bona
fde residents Of the county. The law also
makes it felony for any person to make
false representation in procuring divorce,
prescrlbes confinement in the penitentiary
as penalty, and applies the operation of the |
act to any attorney who shall lend his assis-
tance in procuring divorce through fraudu- |
lent means
"A Pa ris letter gives these hints to the la /
dies: The redingote, made Of light, striped |
silk, such for instance as mauve and green. is
worn over plain mauve silk or plain green
SILK. The underskirt is always founced, and |
the fedingote is rounded in front, punched M
at the sides, and in the centre of the back: it |
is hounced round; the sleeves have large
Teoers OF the striped material, lined with satin
OF the shade Of the underskirt The basuues
OF these Trianon, Versailles or Marty redin-
gotes are looped often in four places, and ter
rihcally ruched. One Of these robes. with
Marly, does away with dfty-seven yards of
slk, II quite in the newest style Of fril flounue.
ruche and bouillon." MI
-hegulaticns are being prepared by Solicit
tor Smith. OF the Internal Revenue Bureau,
nxlng the kind and amount Of proof required
Irom railroad companies, corporations and in
dlv1duals who have been taxed as non. resident |
aliens under provision Of the Internal Reye- |
nue. act, which was repealed March 10, 1866 |
and who now apply to have the amount Of tax. |
which was withheld while tho act remained in |
force, refunded. The nature of the proof re- |
CURED Will be the affidavit Of tie claimant. at |
tested by an additional affidavit from some
other responsible party and the certificate OF |
the Consular Agent nearest the port to which /
the claimant belongs that he is 8 non.resi- |
dent alien.
Information has been received from Havti
to the effect that the government and peonla
OF that island are highly indignant at the ap-
pontment OF negro to represent the govern
ment OF the United States at that court. II
appears that the aristocratic negroes OF Hayti
look down With contempt upon their sable
prethren in this country, and regard the action
vi our government in appointing negro min
ister as. to, say the least, sighting of them.
II not an insult. The feeling in Hayti on this
subject seems to be based upon the idea that,
negro was given the place because white
man could not be found who would take It.
All the other nations, they say. had white men
accredited to their courts. with the exception
Of Hayti and Liberia. both negro governments.
and nobody but negroes would take these
places.
An officer who left Fort Harker, Kansas,
Sen days. ago, reports great uneasiness among i
the Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Kiowas and some
OF the Comanche bands. These tribes were
the objective points Of General Sheridan's cam
1lainn intn the Indian