The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-01
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Gold closed in New York on Saturda.

lid for uplands and 124d for Orleans; sales
10000 bales.
Over three hundred Cuban refugees are in
New Orleans.
The Vatican Palace at Rome contains thir-
teen thousand chambers.
The velocpede mania is said to add to the
business of both surgeons and taors.
Tho Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
will report in favor of the ratification Of the
Darien Canal treaty.
1t is said the most magnificent religious
edifice and the largest clubhouse in New York
belong to the Hebrews.
-velooipedes arc beginning to catch fits
from medical mon. They claim that the vehi-
Gle causes abcesses and malformations.
Dalton, Ga. is said to be in whirl of ex-
citsment in consequence Of the discovery of
vast coal mine in Johns Mountain, few miles
from that place.
There is an outbreak against Chinese labor
in Oregon, and q woollen factory company at
Oregon City are hreatened with dire calami-
ties if they persist in hiring Chinese operatives.
The New York Times says that an able en-
gipeering officer, who was chief of staff Of one
of the prominent generals of the army of the
Southern Confederacy, left this country for
Cuba some time ago, to take a leading position
in the command Of the Cuban revolutionary
forces.
Base ball matters are already lively at New
York, and an exciting season is predicted next
summer. Clubs are rapidly reoraanlzing. and
the sixty day rule will be adhered to this year,
which allows no player to take part in match
game unless he has been member of the COM
peting club for sixty days.
The Selma (Alabama) Times says that
Colonel B. M. Woolsey, superintendent Of
lands and immigration, has received probably
the most extensive order for lands ever sent to
any agent in the United States. The order is
colossal in it's proportions, being for one mil
lion and forty thousand acres.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk of the House of
Representatives, has made roll-call for the
4th of March, After excluding representatives
from Georgia and Louisiana, and several names
whose seats are contested. the number foots up
1877 Radicals and 67 Democrats, thus giving
the Republicans more than two-thirds. The
Democrats claim II members.
"A Washington dispatch Of Friday says {:
The Southern representatives had conference
to-day. All The States were represented. The
affairs Of the South were generally discussed,
and it was decided to draw up document to
present to General Grant setting forth the
condition OF things, and also suggesting that
the South have q member Of the Cabinet. IF
General Grant accedes to the suggestion, an
othar meeting will be called, and name be
selected to be presented to General Grant.
The Republican party Of Georgia is now
hopelessly split in twain. One faction is headed
by Governor Bullock, who wants the State
again kicked out of the Union, and the other
is headed by the Atlanta Era. The Bullock
wing had q meeting at Atlanta on the night Of
the 18th. and resolved that reconstruction
was not complete in Georgia. whereupon the
Era AYERS that 1.-The meeting did not represent
the sentiments of the Republican party in
Georgia." and protests against the proceedings
of all such meetings.
The Californians are dealing practically
with the woman question, so far as labor is
concerned. They have q Woman's Co-opera-
tive Union, which has been in existence but
six months, and has already cleared $1,000,
having about $4,000 in stock on hand. Their
labor is directed to sewing-chlldrens and la
dies clothing, shirts, general nsedlework, sc.
and they have received three diplomas for
their work from agricultural and mechanical
State fairs. They give employment to over
one hundred and sixty women.
The Supreme Court is proposed to be en-
larged by having an addi iolal Associate
Justice an addition very necessary to lessen
the labors e the court. Senator Trumbull's
bill. just passed by the Senate, makes this ad-
dition, and it further provides for nine Circuit
Judges-one for each Of the nine iu .iclal dis
tricts. These Circuit Courts are to be held
s'by the Justice Of the supreme Court allotted
to the circuit, or by the circuit judge of the
circuit, or by the district judge OF the district,
sitting alone, or by any two Of them coming to-
gether."
A late letter from an American in Cuba
contains this passage: $50 much alarm is felt
here that Americans seldom 20 out in the
evening, or even move about, except with great
caution, at all times. Report says that there
are some two Thousand Eve hundred Cubans
confined in the Moro among whom are many
of the best and most respectable people Of
Havana. Thes, people are often taken from
their homes at night, carried to prison-that
is, Moro Castls-and there locked up, without
having their cases investigated in the least.
Great fears are entertained that there will be q
serious outbreak in Havana on the 22d Of Feb
expires"
Under the stimulus Of the passage by The
House OF Representatives Of Mr.. Schenck's bill,
solemnly pledging the faith Of the United
States to the payment OF the national debt IN
coin, and Of the almost assured concurrence OF
the Senate in the measure. Ave-twenties adj
vanced last Thursday to 81s in London. The
quotation beng on the old valuation Of o. A
to the pound ste Ring. is equal to 89A at the pre-
sent par OF exchange in gold, or nearly 100 IN
currency. The prospect is that by the first of
next May our six per cent. bonds will aif sell "a
London at par in gold. When this takes place,
the problem OF resuming specie payments will
be greatly simpliaed, glnce 1t will be easy to
fund our surplus greenbaeks in q long loan at
o low rate OF interest, and payment OF the rest
will not be demanded.
The New York Commercial Advertiser says
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