The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-03
NEWS or THE D.fl-.

Cold at New York, yesterday, closed dull
at :2t<.
The New York cotton market was dull AMI &c
lower. Sales 1909 bales at 25ISc.
AT Liverpool, cotton closed firm; upiands
12Hd; Orleans l2kd. Sales l6,Oo) bales.
"A Chinaman has bought n through ticket
from New York to Hong Kong.
A bill has been Introduced Into the Alabama
Legislature making grand jurymen swear they
have never belonged 10 the KuKiuX Klan.
DIR. Wade Hampton was accidentally killed
by S. w. Cobb, Esq, Willie hunting together on
the Colorado River, Texas, n shor, time ago.
1t Is now said that when the Car,lilr ginnt IL
alone ut night, he removes his right hand from
Its customary position, and placing the thumb OIL
tho end OF his nose vibratcs his fingers In the air.
The new street in London leading from the
Bank or England TO the new Blackfrlars Bridge
broad, straight thoroughfare through the heart
OF the great city, Is to be named after Mr.. Pea,
body.
Several United States vessels are said TO have
alrcndy sailed, and others TO be preparing for de-
parturc, from New York. under scaled orders.
and 1t is presumed they are bound for Cuban
waters
Prominent Ohio Democrats claim that they
arc sure of enough fusion Republicans to organ
lie the Legislature and defeat the Fifteenth
amendment. 1t Is known that leading Rcpubli.
cans are anxious.
The latest news from Paraguay is to the effect
that the vanguard only OF the allied army has
moved toward the new position OF Lopez, the
main army being still prevented from moving
from want OF provisions.
--Spain's lawyer In this country is Sidney
Webster, u son-in.law OF Secretary Fish Ills
salary is $500 In gold. lie hires spies und tic.
tectives for the Government OF Spain, and is the
advisor In contract purchases OF arms, munitions
OF war and commssary supplies.
a petition hns bccil laid before the govern.
ment at Washington, by certain Israelites asking
its friendly Offices with the Russian Government,
to save several thousand Jewish families from
being removed flom their homes in Bcssarabia,
to the interior Of Russia, In accordance with an
Old and severe Inv OF that Empire.
The transit or Venus, which will take place In
1s74,iwlli be observed hy. committccof astrono.
mers OF the Eorth German Confederation. Tho
conlmirteei consisting OF The directors OF the
obscrvatorics at Goiha, Bonn, I.cpsic, Hamburg,
Carlsruhe and Berlin, met In the latter CITY, OH
octohcraothi 10 consult on the prelmnarIcs.
1t Is stated that the President has made up n
fun list OF the persons whom lie intends 10 ap-
point MS circuit Judges, aud will send tho nomina-
tions to the Senate very soon after Il assemblies.
Considerable anxiety Is cvnced by tic numerous
applicants and their friends but the President In
variaby refuses to answer their questions regarl-
ing them.
"A tidal wave OF great size and force Mt Oran,
Algeria, II is reported, recently destroyed strong
sea wall for the distance OF 2624 feet, or half Il
mile. The account says that after the first breach
forty feet wide was made the wall rapidly broke
up, the immense granite blocks being swept away
like char The spray reached height OF three
hundred feet. i'H Hr..sI..
Chinese literature iIas met-with serious
uCStructl0n Inv af N or
Emperor OF Chtna's palace which contained
stores OF books and or blocks for boob. printing.
From its connection with literature, 1t was ono
OF the best known buildings In the paace. Its
name occurs on all books printed Mt The Rmpc.
ror's charge for two centuries.
-ProIcssor I>Oomis, OF New Haven, considers
the earth IL very unsafe place 10 stay on nny
longer, from the fact that the laie volcanic mani
festations have been so general in their character
that there Is no longer any doubt nbont the
theory That all volcanoes have n0t n local, but n
general ni common origin, IN the central liquid
parts OF Our globe, where the most intense haot
prevails. ,,t--, .ttlrt -.
The London Times, referring to the possible
ccssion Of San Domingo 10 the United States.
snys: "Fr0m Tie present aspect OF niinIrs, wa
should be disposed TO expect the completion o n
treaty to that effect. Such n bargain wonlh ba
beneficial not only to tho parties concerned, but
lose but little, while they might gnin great deai
The island ought to become new emporium for
trade. and In the creation OF such commercial
stations, no people are more deeply Interested
than ourselves.
Miss stenneckc was maiden Indy, sixty.nyc
years old, living In Pennsylvania, worth $4,000.
DR.. schoeppe waS physician, practlcing his pro-
fcsslon at he place whore Mlss S. lived. lie be.
came engaged I'd her, and they were to be mar.
red, when Miss s. was taken slck and died.
During her Illness Dr. 3. attended her. Imlncdl-
atcly after her death the doctor presented her
will, attescd by. himself nnd his fHthar, wherein
the doctor was made her sole legatee. The natu
raj heirs accnad tho doctor oi murder. The
stomach OF tho deceased was submitted to
analysis; prussc acid was Declared to he de.
tected; the doctor was tr.ed. convicted, and
is now under sentence OF death. But the
whole testimony has been carefully examined,