The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-07
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In s,Yw York yesterday gold closed at S6A.
Cotton was firm, with sales of 1900 bales,
at s3A co its.
In liverpool cotton was active but un-
changed; sales $4,000 balos. tm9
The letter carriers. lst introduced at
Nichmond: Va, are proving very popular with
the people. ea
st. Louis rests serenely confident that it is
10 be Che national capital, and is already hold
any cHngratp1atory meetings over the pros
nect. ,rAs - iDa rsf,a s'7 u.ys'
s Manuel Cortese, s'A Cuban patriot" was
s<rested at New York yesterday for attempt
ing to pass forged check for three thousand
The Cuban Junta protest against the pro-
posed purchase OF Cuba from Spain on the
ground that two thirds Of the island is owned
by native Cubans. M4at II srl
The excitement In Missouri about Hide
brand is on the increase. The Governor has
Increased the reward for his capture to fifteen
thousand dollars. Over three hundred men
are in pursuit of him in the country 1t has
been ascertained that he actually ventured into
st. Louis on Saturday.
The man who says he saw eea serpent in
Newark Bay adherea,to to his story. He says in
q card to paper that ''if folks don't believe it
they needn't. and don't care; but il any Of
'em had been in the boat with me they would
most likely have laughed on the other side OF
their mouths. That's what's the matter"
"A Jersey genius has invented devic, for
watering horaes when travelling or at work, by
which their thirst may be assuaged with out
stopping. II appears 10 beinore particularly
designed for the benefit Of the draft animals
Of city street cars. The bit OF the bride or
head-stall is made hollow, and has attached to
1t q flexible tube connected with tank carried
in or on the vehicle. y By pulling string the
water is caused to flow into tho bit, and then
through o suitable oriice into the horses
mouth. This beats the apparatus for filing
locomotive tanks without stopping.
"A shocking murder took place in Boston on
Wednesday,. The wife of DR.. Alvan H. Hobbs
was shot through the heart that night by one
Major White, who is said to be from Tonnes
see. She died Instantly. Il The murder Was
done in cold blood, and in the presence or the
husband and child of the victim. White was
sarraignsS charged with wilfnl murder, and
waiyiae' Sans e1 amsnation,- was~conl. .nitied To
AL Ut III stated that for seyeral years he hs.s
a.,
after he had attacksd her with 4 knife he was
sent to the l,snatic heaptai at south Boston,
swheye he remained SIX months,
The fashionable watering place season is
considered to be half over on August 1st, and
the landlords and propretors begin to estimate
their profits. It Is asserte lthis year that the
hotels have suffered severely from lack, OF
boarders, and that none of the places of great
resort have been full. The reasons given for
this falling off arc stated, as follows :: s'Money
to be thrown away or spent in folly has not
been abundant this summer; anads setUnd, new
resorts have been discoYered where comfort.
able and ohedp accommodations can be obtain
ed, and where the visitors are not required to
dress in the height of. the fashion and to be
bound down g by the rigid requirements Of
society. -'>' "a =.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald writes: "It seems TO be pretty
generally understood here now that President
Grant will not permit his Cabinet to practically
nullfy the results OF the late Virginia election
by exacting the obnoxious test oath. am in
formed ttat the President is fully resolved to
abide by the Dopi1saT verdict. and shat, too.
against the advice Of SOME Of his constitutional
advisers. who are well known to be Of dlamet-
rically the opposite opinion. This inform lti on
is strengthened by an article in the Richmond
Enquirer Of this morning, which says: we
have it in most direct manner that the test
oath will not be exacted.' The words are ital-
lcased. and seem to bear the impress OF au-
thority...syt .alfst-s1,-. .b a-9t- I'd. t.g, s..
Mr.. Medill, in order to give an idea Of some
things In Calfornia. makes the following striB-
ing comparison; CaliforDiais immense ip every
respect. yThe State itself Is nine huadred miles
long by two hundred broad. Three States
larger than Illinois can be carved ont OF II.
Wonderful as is It's mineral wealth, yet ttatas
far exceled by it's agriculture, by it's fruits and
bowers, grains and grassss.o The highest peak
in ths Allegheny mountains is hardly, one.
third Of the altitude OF peaks in the Sierra
Nevada; and the talless tree Id the Mississippi
Valley would noe reach ID the lowest limb oi
some Of the forest monarrhB OF California
Think OF trees whose trunks are greater in
diameter than the shot tower in, Chicago, and
whose tops pierce the heavens further than
the highest churoh-spire in Chicago paced On
the top OF that shot.tower would reach. L 4! (. II
"A Yale student named Deming was terri.
bly, injured in q base ball match, at Watcrbu.
~, Conn.,. on Saturday. A ball was thrown tc
great height and he started for anothe,
catch. when, getting into the edge Of tho
standing grass he struck ono foot against
scythes-nath, which had very thoughtlessl,
been left there. The snath turned, bringing
the sharp blade against the calfof his left leg
inf'cnng ghastly cut. Lying open muscles
tendons' cords, severing two Arteries and thu
poins o. the blade penetrat,na .alqost into the
gssasdee joint. Notwithstanding With the. terrible
wound, Derning secured the ban, rose to iii.
sssset and hobbled q short distance. when b,
segan to realize the extent OF hisoinjories On.
sank TO the Ggepnlas He WAS taken TO th
isoovilie House. where his wounds were dress
sssa. It is uhceitsin II he can survive. He ia
member Of the jnntor GLASS If the college. e y
DR.. searS' late ietter throws some neede,
liaht ON the nature rand agement OF th