The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-19
N ~ US s sUM MAR Z:

Sales 1900 bales.
Gold was excited and touched 426, but
closed at 42l
The opening Of the Gait House. Louisville,
on the night OF the 18th, was grand affair.
The Erie Railroad sell Through tickets by
the Union Pacific Railroad, from New York to
San Francisco, for $197 IS. r.
General Q. A. Gilmore has been ordered
to proceed to Georgia to superintend the re-
pairing Of Fort Pulaski.
1T is stated in q New York paper that Fred
Douglass is to be appointed as postmaster in
Western New York. In New York and Boston
no difference will be made on account OF race
in revenue nominations.
Thursday next has been set apart by the
ladies of the Hebrew Memorial Association of
Richmond for paying their tribute to those
who arc buried in the section under their
Charge at the jewish Cemetery.
The Virginia crop prospects are reported
good. The wheat, which is the largest on
record, is said to be fae from one end. of the
Valley to the other, and the anticipated yield
enormous. Tobacco is fourishing.
1t s boldly asserted in several journals
that the coal companies of Pennsylvania insti-
gated the strike which has lately taken place
among the. coal miners OF that Stat for the
purpose of raising the price OF coal.
ALI tho soveregns Of Europe have now
Contributed money to the. monument that is to
be erected at Trieste in honor Of the Emperor
Maximilian. The Sultan sent one Thousand
forins and the King Of Italy two thousand.
Mr.. o. A. Osborne, of Cairo, has invented
to1 10 10 H.,
Of which a person is relieved Of the labor of
walking to q groat extont. He claims his in
vention will enable man to walk ten miles per
hour with ease.
The proprietor of o New York illu strated
paper has returned from Europe with $26, 900
worth of cuts, gathered from foreign Offices,
where they have been used and laid aside.
These will do to string along through his pa-
per for two or three years or moro. ..-~ --------
upUn the hills and fly kites
OF all conceivable sizes, shapes aud colors.
Hundreds OF kites may be seen at one time
sailing and dancing in the air. The fun con-
sists of the flyers cutting down each others
kites. aHH
Another blunder is reported to have been
m ade by the administration. General Sher-
mans order assigning several army officers. to
duty as Indian superintendents, is clai med to
be contrary to an old law, to the effect that ar
my officers shall not be allowed to dsburse the
public money in civil cap acities. a
"A New York paper sa US man half white
and half black has arrived in that city from
Arkansas. One entire side Of his body is al
most black as ebony, while the other side is of
the pure Caucasian hue. There is no hum-
Dug about the man. He seems very intelligent,
and is desirous Of avoiding public observation,
The Portland (Me.) Advertiser was a few
days since printed on paper made Of kind or
material never before used in the manufacture
OF psperrr1zSTanto aquatioa, or water rice. It
grows Ia great t.! abundance in many places in
the Northwest, and the Advertiser predicts a q
great reduction in the price Of paper in the use
OF it, E.'i ~ 96fF
Lord Palmerston was always very particu-
lar to write nothing rashly. He wrote at q
standing desk and kept his inkstand at the
other end OF the room, SO that he had the time
occupied in crossing the room twice to reject
upon what heintend led to say. His own excuse
Tor this habit was that he obtained necessary
exercise by it.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed
an act 'mo oosing penalty OF $25 for the killing
OF any lnsectivorous bird, one-hslf of the fine
10 be paid to the m minfprmer. The birds that are
olassed under III head OF insectivorous birGs
are robins, martins, swallows, blue birds, wood
peckers, &c.--in fact, all the various small
ords generally seen il that latitude. e
Tho Navy Department has advertised for
sale the following iron-claaS, in pursuance Of
the reduction policy Of the government {: Phil
adelphla navy yard-Cohoes, Koka. Nausett, :,
suncook. Warsaw, Yazoo. and Casco. Wash
lns.on navy yard-Ch'mo. Portsmouth navy
yatamMuscoota, Brooklyn navy, yard-Huron
"no reqaoe'~ Norfolk navy yard-Winnspec.
The Boston Journal OF Chemistry saws
mo variety OF wine is more dang erous than
what ls called claret. It is usually vile mix.
ture. thousands of gallons are made by allow
ing water to soak through shayings, and add.
ing thereto certain proportion Of Iogwo,d
and fartasic acid, and little alcohol. Good
judges can hardly discriminate between this
mixture and the genuine article"
"A dispatch from Baltim ore says: s.Tbose
.n the secret are very confident that quite a
-"1 so-Sizea steamer is now in our waters. with
all1s ana ammunition aboard, and soon will
0e reaoy 10 sail for Cuba, with about tbraa
n"horea patriot recrai who have been secret.
~ recruited mere. Matters appertaininp there,
70 are kept very quiet and secret. The aYna
dition may set sail at any hour"
The coach drivers OF New York have asreed
to general strike on Wednesday next pro-
vided their demands for an increase Of waoaa
are refused. They are at present receiving
from 81 20 to 81 75 per day. The wages to be
demanded are 50 per day, which they consider
reasonable enough. inasmuch 90 they are
Obliged to work twelve to fifteen hours out OF
sne twenty-sour. There are about one thous-
and coach drivers in New York. 3FaT a
From time to time, the Eng;ish Press d;s. |
cuss the feasibility Of employing in their sor.
ea8n wars the more. warhke elements anon,
sne TWO hundred millions of their Es st Indien
EMPIRE. The skhs and Ghoorkas have provaa |!
especially seryioaabla aa soldiers a.. a..