The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-19
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uplands 11sd; Orleans 124d. Sales 5000 bales.
-Ex-Prcsidcnt Pierce is getting much bet
ter.
"A railroad was sold in Texas the other day
or $500.
Large numbers Of Broadway stores arc
+to let," IN New York
The yrandes danes OF Paris have deter
mined to abolish the chi9non.
"A so of Theodore, of Abyssinia, is travel
/ ng with menaeere in England.
-Cubans are emis rating to New Orleans to
invest in Louisiana sugar plantation
The we'll known actor and theatrical mana
ger, Sol. Smith, diod in st. Louis Oh Sunday
morning last.
1t cost English railroads one and three
quarter million dollars to pay for personal inju-
ries done in 1867.
Two men. nam cd Hiram Henim and Sam
uel Kee.ey, have made wager of $500 q side
ride vc.oclpele from New York to Chi
cago.
Another korosino lamp explosion took
place IN Washington on Tuesday night, at the
rcstloAco OF u Mr.. Mathews occasioning
ser Gus loss.
Southern securities wore inactive in New
York on Monday. Tho Herald quotes South
Carolina skies 723a73A; do, new, 7Oa71; do,
registered stock, 63,G4.
If the Marquis of Butte takes orders, it
will be tho first instance of q roman Catholic
pEit st occupying scat in the House Of Lords
since the Reformation.
Charles Rcadc's new story, about which
there has boon so much talk, is to begin the
Galaxy for March. 1t has one of the new
anglcd titles Put yourself i'll his placo.'
7
SIM $4,000 for an exclusive copy OF her hus-
bands posthumous mass. He is to produce it
in Paris with AIboni, and charge Sc admls-
SION.
In the celebr ated New Orleans vino case,
ono day last week. the judges, counsel and
witness, drank twenty bottles of vino, in
<'testlng." Had they kept they would pro-
baby have been thoroughly competent to Judge
of its merits
Tho pine coffin which contained the re-
mains OF Mrs. Surratt from tho day OF her
execution until thoir recent dlsinterment has
been broken INTO small pieces and appropriated
by relic hunters.
When the chaplain of the Massachusetts
House Of Representatives was chosen, the
candidates were William Lloyd Garrison, Rov.
Phm5e A. Hanford, and Julia Ward Howe;
whilst the Democrats voted FOR Rev. Petroleum
v. Nasby
Tho experiment of doing its own printing,
which the government, under the spur Of the
constant frauds and excesses in it's printing
contracts. entered upon some years ago. has
proved so satisfactory success that Congress
! s now about to make it uniform by extending
to the printing of the debates. The con-
tract with the publishers Of the Globe expires
on tho 4sh of March, aud there is lttlo pros
pect OF it's renewal.
Tho following estate" for the Cabinet is
given as the guess Of an individual who has
means Of being we'll informed, and who, by the
process OF putting this and that together, may
have hit the thing exactly: For Secretary OF
State-Chares Francis Adams. Secretary Of
the Treasury--Senator Morton. Secretary Of
War-Johlf M. Scho6e1d. Secretary Of the
Navy-D. D. Porter. Secretary of the Inte-
rior Benjamin F. Wade. Attorney General
William NJ. Evarts. Postmaster-Gene james
F. Wilson, Of Iowa.
The Washington correspondent Of the Ro-
chester Democrat, speaking Of q party in
Washington, says: General Butler Joined in
q conversation held near him on subject lot
exactly harmonious with the festive occasion,
but brought to mind by the removal Of the
body OF Mrs. Surratt. She was an innocent
woman the General said unhesita tingly. In
reply to remark made by O geDtlem n that
her case showed the truth Of tho saying, 'mih-
tary commissions are organized to convict he
said: Yes. sent persons to military COM
missions when intended them to be convict
ed; when wished them acquitted, I did it nv
SELF"
General LOngstreet, who is in Washington
was upon the floor of the House of Represcn-
tativcs Monday afternoon, at first seated writ
ing al g desk vacated for HIM by Republican
member. In short time he was discovered
and soon surrounded by both Republicans and
Democrats, aud cordially shal,sn by the hand
One Republican member said to General Long
street: General, we have admired your cour-
age and bravery in the fold, but VIC esteem
your recent course in matters OF political in
terest to the South as Of higher order Of
courage than TINT which you displayed in cat
tie" Longstreet bowed in acknowledgment
of this and other compliments bestowed upon
him.
"A Columbia IS. C.) correspondent Of the
New York Times writes: "From conversations
have had with well-informed parties from the
portions, where cotton is the staple-it seems
probable that tho year 1859 is likely TO yield
tho heaviest crop Of cotton produced since tho
wOr. The past year (1868) South Carolina
produced 180, 900 bales Of cotton. In some sec
tions Of the state tho quantity planted will be
doubls that planted in 1868; and in oil portions
marked increase is tho order OF the day. If
the season be favorable and labor do not fell.
1869 may yield 225, 600 bales, and one estimate
puts II at 25o, 600 bales. A perfectly organized
systom OF lebor would render it practicable to
produce 10 this State near half million bales.
worth something like $50, 0,c0O, 600. The crop Of
1880 was, bellevo. over 400 900 bales, and the
economy OF culture was not by any means nj
its maximum" @
"A Columbia correspondent OF the New
York Times thus alludes to the progress oi