The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-15
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Gold In New York yesterday closed hrmer
at 394@39a.
Cotton closed steady. Sales 42OO, bales;
mi ldiings 282c.
Cotton in Liverpool yesterday closed
easier; uplands 11ad; Orleans 11dd. ei a.
Seventeen towns in Mississippi are pre-
pairing to build cotton factories.
Tho Caban fair at New York has realized
about $4Oo per day since the 26th ultimo It
will be continued as long as it remunerates.
Last year two thrifty Germans purchased
eighty acres OF land in Southern Tennessee.
This season they gathered strawberries enough
fro"i four acres of it to pay for the whole
tract. Il .". .'l;c. ,Hl Ja
Young siegrist, who lately rode bicycle
on wire rope twenty feet above lake two
hundred feet wide in San Francisco. talks Of
crossing the Niagara River below the Falls in
the same manner tE.p"
"A Jewish synagogue is building in Philadel.
phia, which will cost at least quarter Of a mil.
lion dollars, and it is in the hands of people 80
rich that they will not be sorry if the ultimate
cost is twice as much.
Several leading Democrats in Mississippi
have po olished an address to the people of
that State imploring all officials who can quail
fv to acccps office, and all good citizens sum-
moned as jurors to perform that duty with
out fail. .It} y.or1g
Tho men who will never die are the men
w.lo voted for Washington, the man who first
nominated Grant, the oldest Freemason. the
last soldier OF tho Revolution, Jefferson's
body servant, the oldest American actor, and
the man v'..ao originated the idea ofthe Pacific
T way.
n!ianesota ~! judge has decided when
man is illegally drunk" He says: 1T is not
necessary that man shou,I be wallowing in q
&; n, or humping his head against your posts,
=! t you may know him to be drunk;
h !. Whenever he begins TO tell the same thing
o;,r twice. then hos drunk" M
The Chariot tesvillo (Va.) Chronicle under
stands that gentleman from England has
purchased from LOWS Turner, Esq, Of Nelson
County, Va, between three and four thousand
acres of land, on which, and other lands he
will purchase in the vicinity, he intends set
tling eight hundred English families.
This year the Fourth Of July falls on Sun
day. The usual custom II. such cases is to OBJ
% sssvs tsa Hs Snd fst tab5s 81 he New York
journals are in favor of keeping Saturday, the
third, instead. The advantage Of the recon-
mendation is that if Saturday be kept as q
holiday Sunday would follow as day Of rest,
and the new week would be entered upon un-
broken. 1'iJe VI 't "" rf
OF; the Democratic and Conserv vative pa
pers in Virginia, twenty-seven have come out
for Walker, the independent Republican can
didate, five have made no sign, two have re-
nerved their decision, and one (the Petersburg
Express) has taken stand against voting at
alE Among the leading Journals in the first
category are the Richmond Enquirer, Wing,
and Dispatch, Lynchburg Republican. Peters,
bthhegr Hndex, Fredericksburg Hetald, Danyjlle
Thmea, &c. .l ss4 .rt<I 10 -, ~ ,..sItJ n@,ils
IA Washington telegram Of Wednesday,
nisht .says s'No information concerning al
alliance against the United States has been re-
ceived at the Spanish, French or English iega-
tions,, IF for no other reason 1t, is not Gus
tomAry,to Communicate information Of initial
treaty movements to. foreign representatives.
The London telegram at first occasioned gene
rub and spirited comment, but tonight no.
body appears to attach full credit.to the an
nouncement.' :p.r<,,nas., ''-' '5 'S"i.AV#
a2Fhe boat race. which it is reported owill
take place between crews representing hHAr
ward College, Massachusetts and Oxford Uni
verasey, England, has attracted attention to the
contest between Harvard and Yale. ,After
consultation between committees of the Two
last named universities, 1t has been agreed to
row six-oared race on July 4th, at place
hereafter to be settled by. both parties. The
Harvard crew,is to bs composed OF the men
next best to the four who shall be selected for
fhp English race. 14 @ia4 M
The breach between the presidetntt and
secretary Fish is hourly widening. The latter
still peremptoril@ sYfuses to issue commissions
hatch n9 a.!
ments-mapy. OF them connections OF "the
4amily."g This affair however, is not the only
,4MerltyfB fBstween tho parties. Itis generally
agreed that the President was 'bent an1pon
plunging the country inb0a war with Europe
MfY Fishhas persistently opposed every y,mea.
sure looking TO, such q result. He liz nov
Known to insist upon a,proclamation of neltra-
ity in respect to Cuba. -
si'V-+-The Spanish agents in New York assert
that the whole number Of armed insurgents ii
y Cubs IL not over three thousand men. and that
the officers Of the government are eagerI,
awaiting the arrival of the f1llbusterinp; exne.
ditions fr9m the United statss, and ire anxious
to obtain honors and rewards by seizinp sucb
vessels. Washington letter Of Wednesday,
to the Baltimore Gazette says s.1t is under.
stood that news WAS received at the State De.
'partment to-day very damaging to the cause
OF Cuban independence. The small army un.
der the command Of the insurrectionary lead.
erS' 1t ls said, has been broken mp into preda-
tory bands, and there is not now q single spot
on the island which can be said to be In pos
session OF the insurrectionists. The Cabinet
came TO no conclusion yesterday in respect to
C0Da. 1t 10 rumored that proclamation of
neutrality VIII now be issued, upon the demand
. of the Spanish Minister. as it is evident tha.
the hostile movement is now confined 70 tIIa
United States" .A'''So'9 'ls1i7F9H :
al "A special telegram from Cincinnati fArav
eaz) 70 the New York News says: '...'The great
enterprise Of Southern railroad is already be.
sinnmR TO assume tangible form. A commu.
nloaaon was received yesterday by Mayor For.
ronce from the Hon. Rohart Y aon.. |.o.,..s..