The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-18
NEWs SUN AR z.
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NEWS SUN MAR'Y.
cold, closed in New York yesterday weak
at Ssh, --gS,g,.; sst
Cotton was quoted frmer, closing quiet,
with sales of 5000 bales at 303c.
in Liverpool cotton closed frmer but not
higher: uplands 19d. Sa es 1000 bales.
The latest sensation the story that the
Fenians are concocting plot to abduct Prlnce
Arthur. 8 ~
Edwin Booth will dsYote himself and his
theatre in New Nork this winter mainly to re-
nroductfons of .'Hamlet" and "A Winters
Tale" ~ s- - -
Gustaye Dore spent three weeks in Lon
don. and made over FIVE HUNDRED sketches OF
life in the English capital, mainly among the
humber classes.
A banquet was given at Delmonico's Tues
day evening in honor OF the Harvard crew.
They have accepted the hospitaitIes OF the
City of Boston.
One who went from New York to Shang-
hal in 1851, consuming two hundred and forty
DAYS in the Journey, hasjust returned IN tnlrty-
one DAYS and twelve hours running time.
There were sixth births on the same day
ina house in Carroll County, Ga, last week.
A lady had twins; two Of her daughters each
had twins. The sex were all boys. says
Georgia paper, Commissioners Wiel might with
urouriety be called home-Georgia wants no
immigrants.
The pugilistic fraternity of New York are in
state of Iiys,5 excitement at the arrival from
England OF the celebrated Knight OF the FIST
Mr.. James Mace. This distinguished gentle
man Is said to be IN excellent condition, and
as his friends say he comes here in pursuit OF
professional business, we may look out ere
.long for another 'gfeat MILL"
The Ayondale fund is 30 ste sdily increas-
inesthat there is little doubt now but that it
win reach the $3.50, 900, which is desired and
needed tomake permanent fund. There is
now grand total of s45. .916 80 from all sources,
and of this sum, $1021 was raised in tbs Town
Of Pittston Pa, on Saturday. The bulk Of the
subscription thus far has come from New
york. -..
The senior editor Of the New Orleans Plea
yune, on his return from two months stay in
the North and East, remarks that with pub
uc opinion at the North far more tolerant than
ever before, with sn earnest disposition there to
carry carttal to the South rather than take it
80. and sv;lha . i-----'-o-sstes
pendence at home, we may all be hopeful The
futurs ofthe South will be one Of progress and
improvement"
The rraotioability OF q single-rail railway
h&sr been thoroughly tested in France, and
with successful results The novel feature OF
The invention consists Of q single rail, like .
SSnR ribbon, extending along one side OF the
rosd. One wheel, placed ut the forward part,
alone bears on this raj. while the other two
wheels rest on the ground. The cars are fur
nfshed With two wheels, placed underneath in
their long axis. which rest on the rail and
support their weight, while two other Wheels
destined 10. preserve their equilibrium, are
placed outsids. " l5..Ia =
.ar--Carlton Gates, o wealthy, citizen OF the
village Of Yonkers, New York, died more than
three weeks ago. leaving will, in which he
said that he believed he had been poisoned,
and inssructing his executors to have a care
ful analysis made OF his body after. death. The
man apparently suspected his own relatives,
as he willsd all his estate, amounting to about
$500. 900, TO his friends. The report Of Pro-
fsssor ,Doremns says that not particle of
poisonous substance was, found in the body.
His parents contest the validity Of the will,
the language. Of which will indicate insanity.
y--A New York letter, of Tuesday, says:
sEYery, department. of trade isnow very active.
F. Not cnls this dry goods dealers. but the
4focees, the boot andaaho drugs and medi-
canes. hardware, and aYankee notions" mer-
chants, are receiving as many orders as they
can wen Execute. compelling them to keep
their packers at work far into the night. 1t is
the opinion OF those who are best qualified TO
Judge. that the aggregate business from now
tiII the middle Of October viii be the best in
many yesrs, AS . general thing cash, or very
short credit Is The rule, and business, hence, is
pnshealtly end conservative basis"
t--Fhe rnunor that General Granville III.
Dodze. Of iinua, will succeed to the War De-
pastnent recalls capital story OF that otncer,
which is good enough to go the rounds again.
After the close Of the war General Dodge was
incommand OF post in Louisiana. One day
the kdjutant-G General received an official COM
pnaunication from him stating that he had been
of6ered $4,000 to wink at certain cotton specu-
iatious, and refused it. The bid had been in
creased to, 100000. and then to twice that
amount. The General said he had refused all
the ofars, but the last sum was very near his
pSce, and be wished to be relieved before a
louder call on his probity was made. His re-
quest was granted.
The Prussian Government has taken very
active measures for the enforcement OF the law
OF military service upon tie inhabitants OF the
territories lately acquired By Prussia. This
Law establishes the universal liability OF Prus-
sian citlgsns; and young men, according to
the existing practice. are liable to enrolment
in the army as soon as they have completed
their seventeenth year, but are not Obliged to
setve till they are twenty-three. Some OF the
citizens OF Frankfort, fit to be recruited, have
lately sought to evade thu law by procuring the
right of Swiss citizenship, which one of the
Swiss cantons has shown its readiness to con-
t1ar on. them, for . consideration; but the Prus-
Eisn Government has now interfsred with this
evasion, BY requiring these pseudo-swiss to
...,. ,o f,,eir adopted country, and become