The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-02
NEVIS or TIE D.iI.

In New York cotton closed quiet and q
shade llrlncr at 2Glc
God closed dull at 2sia2Sl. Exchang,
100.
In Liverpool cotton closed firm. Upland.
l2id; Orleans l22d.
Utrecht, Holland, is lcsiroiis of direct
steam navigation with the United States am,
an important meeting: WAS lately held there tu
further the object.
Since 1853 The Grand Duchy of Mccklcn-
burg Scllwcrin has Iost more !llan ci.hrc,,
Per cent. of It's entire population by cmigra-
tion tO the United States
Speaking Of intcrviewcrs. the New York
Times says 'thcsc gentlemen OF the press go
10 II mans house fully prepared TO be kickc,l
eth ,asand my treatment which falls short OF
TINT they are dcvOully grateful for"
The rise in the price Of coal is somewhat
surprising while the mines are I'LL in bus,
operation, and there has been sent from them
up TO this date nearly million tons, OF one.
third more ihan the supply for The corrcspon-
ding period of last year.
Tho New York papers say that ihe reunion
OF the two branches OF the Presbyterian
Church bring into one body li3 l'rcsbycrics,
p synotls, 23Sl ministers, ami 2jS, ,003 mem.
bers of ihc Old School, and Il3 Preshytcries.
"a synods, 1913 ministers, and l72,5G0 mem
bcrs OF the New School, making total of 25G
Prcsbytcrics, 81 synOds, 1929 ministers, and
d3l ,I6} members
One means by which the expenses are be-
ing rapidly reduced in the Navy Department.
is the fitting up fall vessels of var with full
sails. This change is now nearly completed
and orders have been sent TO nil the suliallrons
to cease the use OF coal altogether, except in
cases or necessity, and even then Il fill report
OF the reasons must b" sent to tl.r depart mcIt.
III these are moi deemed sufficient The cost of
The Goals used is io bc charged 10 The officer
ordering IL 10 he burned. Aside from saving cy-
pcnsc, however, the design OF the order Ii also
10 restore The knowledge Of managing sailing
vessels, To which little attention was given by
our steam marine during the way.
A curious defect in the title 10 q lot of
ground in Milford, n. H., has recently been
discovered. The congregational Society in
that town, having repaired their church and
raised their pastors salary, SC, about providing
him with parsonage. Contributions nf iivc
thousand dollars were made, and house
bought, the deed drawn mp AMI the money
ready TO be paid. when il was found that The
owner could not give Il deed satisfactory to the
committee Of the society. II appeared that in
the chain of title was q deed executed in Know
Nothing times, and containing covenants for
bidding the sale Of land 10 any foreigner, and
also forbddng any foreigner to ever reside or
build upon it. AZ it might be among the pos
sibllItics OF The future that the society would
some time desire pastor not of native birth
and not natnraliZed, and such II one would be
precudcd from residing in the house In ques-
ton, the church refused TO purchase the prop
crty on such unreasonable terms.
Active preparations are being made In
Rome for The GcumenicaI Council. Com
mcn'laiorc Spagnn has engaged numerous
suits Of apartments in converts and in private
houses for the poor bishops, about three nln-
dred in number, who will be maintained at the
Popc's expense. The conditions made with
the landlords by This official are 10 take their
apartments FOR eight months from the Is: Of
October. Ifby some concentration of unrorc-
seen events the Council is not held or
prorOgilcd, only three months rent Is
TO be paid. lf the meeting lasts less
Than eight months, REM will still be paid for
That whole term; but IL il lasts more than the
surplus, rent will be paid monthly These 800
iHuiScht bishops, chiefly from Italian sees or
foreign missionary stations, will have their
lodgings gratis anil allowance for their fable
AMI carriage hire, varying from ten to fifteen
francs day, according to their ecclesiastical
rank. The council hall ut ST. Peters md jts
dependencies will soon bc completed. The
greut green embroidered carpet, Which the
King Of Prussia Intends 10 present to the popc.
is expected from Berlin. II will be placed upon
the raised stage supporting the pon,ilcal
throne and on the intervening space between
the two half circles OF seats for the bishops.
The enclosure forming the hall is to be hung
with paintings in body color, representing
popcs and other ,!igniarics who most dlsin-
gulshci themselves in preceding Gcumcnical
Councils.
The Spanish insurgents have been raising
the dickens generally. In the Town OF Walls,
they begun their operations by killing In the