The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-28
NEWS OF THE DAT.

in Liverpool cotton closed ut llJal2d. for
uplands; l2!al2ld. for Orleans. ',., ,.,..ia
I'm New York cotton closed firm. Sales 1900
bales; middling ut 2Glc,
Gold closed very dull ut 29ba3O.
1t is said that New York lost n $l,00O,0OO
picture gallery by an omission in the will of
Henry Keep, the railroad millionaire.
The receipts OF the recent State fair OF I'LL
nois were $4,000; of the State fair of Wiscon-
SIN, $1,000; OF the State fnir of Indiana, $29, ,080
Tho Raleigh, N. c., Standard says there
mas hA"r MI s,e tshing increase i'm the valua-
t'nn p prar"N that city and ncighborhood
within ilic ia months
lAseNcnty-ivc cnlored men LEFT Richmond,
Eftei ss;,S, saturday or the Gulf States, where
,hoyal. to recc'y. sls TO $40 per month.
hiany others arc preparing to follow.
Low SHOES are quite fashionable, the most
fashionable being the Marie Antoinette slipper
This Is made higher Mt tho back than sides,
with small, high heel, and the front Is nearly
covered by full paltings of satIns that rest
loosely upon the top OF the foot above the
slipper with IN ornament Of steel or let In
tho centre.
Gold, 1t is reported, Is selling in Haytl'at
100000 per cent, or $500 in paper for 81 in
gold. In order to put stop to this Immense
depreciation Of the currency, President Sal
nave sent some Of the brokers to prison, and
pressed others into the army The gold, how
ever, kept on rising, and pork Is selling ut
$4,000 barrel.
General II. B. Titus, OF New Hampshire
has purchased the farm owned by the late
John Minor Bolts, in Culpepper County, near
Brandy Station. Virginia, comprising s9l ucres,
with the mansion and buildings, for $751; 600.
A large number Of Northern men have bought
farms in Northern Virginia this fall, and intend
settling there permanently.
The Boston Board OF Trade have appoint
ed Nathan Appleton, ESQ, rs their representa-
tive at the ceremonies attending the opening
of the Suez Canal. The Advertiser says Mr..
Appleton is young man Of marked capacities
and promise, and has already shown his indi-
vtduallty and character by preferring a life Of
active usefulness to one of wealthy Incidence.
he Is at present on tour of observation
through Sweden. Norway and Russia, and is
accompanied by General Banks.
Extraordinary stories are told Of the heal
ing properties of q new oil which Is easily
made from the yelk of hens eggs The eggs
are first. boiled hard, and the yelks are then
removed, crushed and placed overa fire, where
they are carefully stirred until the whole SUBJ
stance is just on tho point Of catching fire,
when the oil separates and may be poured off,
One yelk will yield nearly two teaspoonflIs of
oil. 1t Is in general use among tho colonists
Of South Russia rs q means of curing cuts
bruises and scratches.
for fifty thousand dollars. Mr.. Newell. the
owner of the firm on which the giant was
found, I-,ains one quarter interest In the prop
erty. Crowds of people visit the monster each
day, and the excitement is on the Increase.
Professor Hall went to- examine 1t to see
whether 1t was statue or petrifcd body,
but the owners would not permit aclentIHc
examination. 1t is now said that the giant is
the work Of German sculptor, and was
''planted" only n few months ago.
General Don PIatt is not Ju6ilant over tho
Republican success in Ohio. He writes to his
paper, the Cincinnati Commercial, that there
never was fight in Ohio 80 1lercely contested
by the Republicans as the last. "The land
rung with speakers and was flooded with doc
uments The Republican losses Indicate COM
ing defeat unless We take o new departure.
AS the fifteenth amendment takes the negro
out or politics, the future issues will be Of a
financial sort, and thon where are we Put
your house In order, my Republican friend, for
tomorrow you die" .3f4l.i-
"A Washington telegram OF Monday night
gays: "Tho opinion Of the Supreme Court in
the Yerger case, rendered to-day, is regarded
by the Radicals as fatal blow at the recon
struction acts Of Congress. Radical senator's
now here say that 1t will resnlt In setting aside
the entire work ofreconstrlction In the South.
There is good deal Of speculation as to what
action the President Will take. sorne say he
will Instruct General Ames TO disregard tho
writ Of habeas corpiss on the ground that Mis-
slssIppi is under military rule, and that the
writ Is imperative there. whIlo tho decision
gives tho President considerable uneasiness,
and, as learn, was not unexpected to him,
those best Informed say he will bow to the de-