The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-16
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Gold closed in New York yesterday active
at 36t.
Cotton closed heavy and decidedly lower.
Sales 1900 balos. AIiddlng 3O4c.
In Liverpool cotton closed Irregular. Sales
1000 bales. Upands 13l Orleans 13Id.
Tho lessee of tho postolico fence in New
York will clear 100000.
Private thcatrca,s have been tho rage at
m my Of tho watering places, and will be very
popular in Now York society tho coming winter.
There are said to be SO GOO members of the
order of Knights of tho White Camclin in
Texas. It is said TO comprise tho best ard
wcalihcst citizens of tho State.
Manassas, w., is rapidly improving. 1t
has now about eighty buildings, two churches,
three schools (ono colorcd,) two hotels, one
steam mill, one sumac mill, five stores, oao
newspaper, ono tin shop, two shoe shops, two
whccright shops.
Although Vermont is understood to be tie
stronghold Of tho Republican party, yet the
Democracy mado great gains ut the last State
election. The Montpelier Argus has q carefully
written summary of the result, showing no less
than fivo towns which have been redeemed, and
will this year be represented by Democrats in
the Legislature.
Tho Baltimore Catholic Mirror publishes
tho statement th-t President Grant, when
called upon lately by Father Wilson. Of st.
Dominic'a Church. in that city, for contribu-
tion, replied that ho had no money to spare,
and il lie had, none of it would be given to-
wards Catholic objects, as during the recent
war tho Catholics, as body, wero rebels, and
had Identified themselves With slavery and re-
bcion."
nominated by the recent Conservative Republi-
can Convention in Mississippi, is said, by tho
local papers, to combine all tho clments of
strength. The candidate for State Auditor is
Colonel A. w. Willis. a Union officer lately de-
capitated by Ames. Tho candidate for Attor-
ney-Gcneral is General Robert Lowry, an ex.
Confederate. Tho candidate for Secretary Of
State is Thomas st. Clair, respectable colored
man, builder by trade; and Joseph McCloy,
publisher of tho National Republican newspa-
per- is the nominee for State Treasurer. Tho
Dent candidate for Congress in the Second
District is Judge William Kellogg, late men,
Der OF Congress from Illinois.
Tho Humboldt medal, struck in the Unitcd
States to commemorate the hundrcdth ami
versary OF tho birthday of the illustrious
German philosopher, naturalist and traveller,
"oA1h
inches in diameter, is composed of bronze; the
diverse presents profile head of Won
Humboldt, copied from the best models to be
procured in Germany. with tho inscription,
s'Alexandcr Won Humboldt" in large lctcrs,
and underneath tho name, in smaller letters,
"Born September 18th, 1769, died May 9th,
1885," tho rovorac contains the legend, 'Earth
and Hcavcn he explored, revealed Nature and
freed the mind" This medal was executed by
Mr. Anthony @. Paquet, of Philadelphia. tho
skilled die sinkcr, whose other met.uls. and
whose sevon years. service in tho Uni; j States
Mint, have proved his ability us an artist.
"A special dispatch to tho Now York Times,
from Washington, says: "Thcre is good reason
to bolieve that Senator Sumner, who is to pro.
sido at tho Massachusetts Republican State
Convention at Worcester, on the 22d instant,
designs on that occasion to make an important
and possibly very significant speech on the
present condition Of public affairs. 10 is
known 10 be dissatisfied with tho present atti-
tude of the administration on the foreign ques-
tions, Cuba and Alabama claims and will
strongly oppose any movement for the recog-
tion of Cuba, to which he fears the administra-
tion is already committed. He is for maintain
ing tho high ground OF non-interference, thus
enforcing great moral example, upon Eng
lands attention, aud increasing by its effect
the enormity OF hor wrong g-do,ng in the hasty
and complete recognition Of the Southern bel-
ligerency."
Fall bonnets arc decidedly larger than
those Of last season. Thoy ore high, towering
structures, 10 tho Rcnri Quatre and Louis
Quinze styles, and once more begin 10 resem-
bic a bona fde bonnet. The frame fits the
head like aclose cap, and worn very far for.
ward. A standing revers Of velvot or silk is
turned up at the front and at tho back The
space between these is filed by high Wat
teau puff on which is looped mass o. trim
ming, which seems to be held IN place by the
upright revers. Narrow ribbons tod under
the chin hold the bonnet securely. Another
style, OF Quakerish simplicity, resembling al
infants bonnet in shape, has close fitting
band in front, and q deep. fat back, or crown,
falling in two or three curvos below to fit over
tho colffLre OF cliatclain braids, with reference
to which it was evidently designod. Tho front
frames tho face plainly, without ornament; tho
back is adorned with trailing feathers and
vinos that hang among the low braids.
An exhibition OF noble devotion to duty,
under tho most fearful trial to whioh human
nature could bo subjected, is to bo recorded
OF an obscure servant OF a railroad near New
York City The decd demands tho warmcst
and widest recognition. It needs NO fine words
to embellish 1t. Tho smplest recital OF tho
facts suffices for nlacing the aolon before the
world as worthy Of. its homage. Albert Q.
-"ker Is the watchman Of the Passalo River
}' ION the New York and Newark Rall-
"sa 1t is to see that the draw
Al Of tho trains. On
I" passenger
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