The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-20
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in Liverpool cotton closed quiet; uplands
2Ad; Orleans 1871. Sales 5000 bales.
According to Artemus Ward, there are two
things Tor which we are never quite prepared,
namely-twins.
Punch does up the course OF the French
cable IN single hexameter, thus: "Stralght
from the Brest OF the shore, it plunged IN the
Bosom OF Ocean,
Olive Logan describes the female bathers
at Long Branch as Hanging themselves or
the safety rope. looking exceedingly like newly
washed clothes ON windy Monday"
Mr.. "A. B. QuantriIl, OF Washington. ID. c..
was amounting q bed with kerosene oil from q
tir can, on Thursday, when the e lid ignited
from q lighted match held near it. An explo-
sion followed. terribly burning Mr.. q. and his
daughter and setting fire to the apartment.
Before Judge Dent accepted the nomina-
tion for. Governor Of Mississippi, he had Q
lengthy interview with the President, who ad.
vised him to accept the nomination, and ex-
pressed the hope that he would be elected.
The President. at the same time, said that it
was his desire to have fair cleo ion in Mis-
sissippi and Texas. and If either General
Ames or General Reynolds interfered there
with he would remove them Immediately.
The New York Sun (Radica1) savaaely re-
marks general Grant and his family are said
to be coming from Washington to Long Branch
on board the Tallapoosa. This is a national
vessel, and it's expenses are paid by the ma
tional treasury. BY what right does the Pres
ident convert it into pleasure yacht for the
use of himself and his relations 2 Is there
any law OF the United States W hich authorizes
him to take public steamer aud employ it as
means Of his personal amusement? And
how does Secretary Robeson dare to pervert
his Official power by ordering the Tallapoosa
on such an expedition? General Grant is paid
large salary, and besides he has been en-
ricbed by apnaticns. II he wants to go to
Long Bra9shin a. steamboat. let him hire one
and pay fOrit ont OF his own pocket like any
honest Citizen"
The Frence Atlantic cable has been spliced
to the shore end at the island Of st. Pierre and
Miguelon, and me. g 70 the Emparor Ma
poleon, which he dra.ted and gave, enclosed in
sealed. envelope, to the commander Of the
Great Eas' ern, has. it is reported, been sent
over the wire to the Imperial Palace of the
Tuileries. as proof Of the actual wor king con!
dition OF the line. The delay in splicing on
July IA. it is reported, was owing to the shore
made it necessary to grapple for the cable.
The laying Of the seven hundred miles from
st. Pierre 70 Duxbury, Mass. was mmenced
on July 15. 1t is asserted that the messages
received from Brests show that the French
scable is superior to any other heretofore laid,
The communication OF Secretary Of State Ham
ilton Fish to the Diplomatic Representatives OF
England and France, indicates that the United
States Government does not intend to inter-
fere with the laying Of the cable. aud that the
company lays the wire subject to such regula-
tions as Congress may hereafter make. -
Just as the journey across our continent
has been made brief by the completion of the
Pacific Railroad, 6 new enterprise has been
undertaken to shorten the distance aronndit.
Marshall o. Roberts. Of New York. is at the
head OF company Incorporated by the Ver-
mont Legislature ind holding grant from the
Mexican Government, for the building Of
railroad across the Isthmus OF Tehuantepec.
The Atlantic terminus OF the proposed railroad
is Mipatitl"n. q river town twenty mules from
the Gulf of Mexico. easily accessibleto sea-
going steamers at all tides. from which point
1t viii run due south to the Pacific, making
that water at the port Of Ventosa, one hundred
and sixty-two miles distant. The construction
Of the road does not involve many difficulties,
the extreme elevation being only 1893 feet, and
ten substantial truss bridges required Mr.
Roberts has just signed q forfeiture bond Of
$100, 600 for the construction of carriage road
and telegraph line along the route within
eighteen months. The railroad itself Is TO be
commenced within two years aud finished
within three years more. The total amount Of
capital required for the undertaking is So, 900 :
600. So - q. ~ q. 4, ,s,s,.y,, X. .a .4
The money in the New York Sub Treasury
has recently been counted by sixty-six ex-
pert accountants. The work commenced on
the Goth ult., and continued eleven days. after
the greenbacks, to the amount OF over $50 OOO,-
900, hGd been twice counted, and the total had
been found to tally exactly with the figures
!, given by Mr.. Van Dyck, the bags Of gold and
silver were attacked, the seals broken, the
sewing ripped open, and The contents poured
out on the iron floor. Then fifty small streams
OF the metal. "though lost to sight to memory
DEAR" few in every direction from Atty pairs
. OF hands, from one pile to another and back
agaln, as one set Of accountants took the
others pIuce, and the m rry ohinking dlversi-
fed the orderly coDfu-ion OF the mems voices.
Nearly $40 100000 in gold and $500, 600 IN sill
ver were thus handled and replaced in bags.
sewed up and sealed. Then So 900 OOJ in shin.
ing gold bars were weighed, counted and
paokei away. and on Saturday morning the
tired accountants stood ON their feet. stretched
their backs, rubbed their eyes. folded their
busters. and like the Arabs. noiselessly stole
away. It was found that Uncle Samuel had n
his Golfers In New York one hundred and two
millions seven nhundreI and twenty-seven thou.
sand. six hundred and forty eight dollars and
!. twenty mine cents. '412
The 'Avitor." !" as 1t lie called. or erlal ca,
, rage. rs o balloon, shaped lks Cigar. bott
ends con,ng toa point. Il is thirty seven fee
4 long, aeWn feet from top to bottom. and eieh
feet In Wi tn. Around the balloon ia q lieh
Y framewor. cfowood and cane. strongly wirea
! together and Draced.s Attached to this frame
and stand ng up MS they approach The front o
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