The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-09
VIEWS SUM MAR T.

NEWS s U III al Il h L.
Gold at New York yesterday closed strong
at s.i.
The New York cotton market closed firm
sales 270O bales, OF 2S3c.
AT Liverpool cotton was easier, but no
lower; sales 5000 bales; nplands 12t@19{d; Oh
leans 19l@12id.
The speculation in real estate was revive
in New York on Monday.
Tho gold handkerchief rings and chains o
the olden times are coming into fashion again
The fashionable church OF Chicago ha
-rentsdits ,pews for the ensuing year for on
hundred thousand dollars.
Three whales have lately been taken il
Long Island Sound from which the captors OBJ
tanned 5000 worth of oil and $1,000 worth o
bone.
Frederick Douglass declines the Hsytier
mission upon the two-fold ground that he 'ean
not afford to take it, and prefers to dwell in thu
land OF his birth.
"A Polish exile, who has supported himself
and family for three years ID Dubuque by saw
ing wood, has just gone to Europe to claim a
5000, 900 fortune left him by relative.
"A woman named Mary Bateman was so Sc
riously burned, in Washington, on Tuesday
night, by tho upsetting Of kerosene oil
lamp FIAT she died next day from the effects
OF her injuries.
-J5lin C. Clark, Texan millionaire, died
recently without leaving will, and his i'm
mense estate was sold for the benefit OF the
State treasury, there being no known heirs.
Several parties are now attempting to prove,
however, that they are his heirs.
President Grant has given orders to oul
naval commanders at Havana to see to the pro-
lection of American citizens in Cuba, and he
has also given orders that will prevent flibus-
tering bands leaving this country for Cuba.
This is as 1t shoull be.
"A dispatch to tie New York Tribune says
's'It is rumored by General L 'nsstreet's friends
that he will hold the place OF Surveyor of the
port of New Orleans fer only short time, and
should General Slckles decline the Mexican
mission, Gongstreet will be nominated for that
place"
"A writer in the Ohio Farmer says that after
the horse is nine years cid wrinkle comes on
the eyelid, and every :soar thereafter he has an
additional well defined wrinkle On the same
spot. II. for instance, a horse has:three wrln-
kfes he is twelve, il four he is thirteen. Add
the number of wrinkles to nine and you will
always get the age. As good many people
have horses over nine, it is easily tried.
The New York Tribune says: Count Fa-
-verney, First Secret Of the French Lega-
ton, is now stopping st the Albemarle HOTEL
sn visit from Washington. He will remain
in the metropolis three weeks, at the eIpira-
;tion Of which time he will return to Washing
ton to take ch arge Of the Legation and to rep
resent his country as Charge dAfaires. NJ.
Berthedy, the present Minister, leaves for
France in few days on an indefinite congo,
with, no intention OF resnming the position
near our government"
.T4-An English actress, named Miss Marriott,
H'playing Hamlet at a New York theatre. The
Terld says OF the personation: ''She Is Ham
let with swelling bust and rounded hips, IN
whose voice, even where employed to utter
mans emotions, there is constant echo OF
maternity; whose arms have the womans
grace, but not the mans executive swing, and
which, with all the advantage Of professional
training, are constantly reminding US that they
were better. made for caressins than for
wrestling. In word, to the credit OF her ma
'ture, if not of her profession, she is doing a
.virile, part without virility."
-&LA Washington letter, of Tuesday, says
MIf II , is possible, Mr.. Sherman will try to &C.
cure. the passage this session Of the bill re-
ported from the Finance Committee, to pay
sundry revenue officers appointed in the South
iust after the war, who we're unable to take the
4est oath. These officials we're appointed be-
cause Of the inability OF Secretary McCulloch
to find loyal Southern men competent to dc
tho work; they collected several millions fol
the government which would not have beer
received otherwise, and their compensation
is a matter of justice which was recon-
msnded by the President more than three
yesrs ago."
= The confirmation by the Senate of General
James B. Longstreet as surveyor Of the port
OF New Orleans was by vote of 25 to 10-but
one more than quorum. The South Carolina
senators we're divided, Sawyer favoring and
Robertson opposing. The majority OF the
Southern senators favored Longstreet. When
the vote was taken. it is stated, several sena-
tors paired of, and it was lucky for Lonsstreet
the vote was had at the time, as in a few min.
utes more the Senate would have been left
without quorum, the senators dropping out
one by one. Yet the vote for confirmation was
strong one, there being Is majority, and
would indicate, at least, that the Republicans
are willing to reward Southern leaders who be-
come members Of their party and supporters
of their policy. This-and nothing more.
"A Washington telegram says: "The Sc
lect Committee on Political Disabilities, re-
Gently created by the Senate, holds daily meet
ings and has it's hands pretty full, as hume
rous petitions for removal of disabilities come
in daily. The law now requires every person
desiring his disabilities removed to make ap-
plication over his own signature; and many oi
those who have steadfastly refused heretofore
to allow any application to be made in theil
behalf by others are now applying personally
The committee consists of seven members
and the work Of examining the various apphca'
tions. and the papers submitted Herewith, is
. divided as equally as possible among the diff
ferent members, who then report their conclu
;.,, IN Tho committee II ia probable that