The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-06
. NEWS OF THE DAY.

-luc 1duVdoiihS WYNN -AAAAS SA> go
ming on full time.
General Ignatief succeeds GortschaKon as
Minister of Foreign ATalrs for Russia.
After December 21st, it will be Illegal FOR hrst
cousins to marry in New Hampshire.
Portugal invites proposals for cable to the
American coast, touching at the Azores.
The Confederate dead at Greensboro, n. c.,
hitherto in neglected condition, are being rein
TERED.
England and France are making great efforts
TO settle The differences between the viceroy and
the Sultan.
.--Yenjam.n Baker Is Eo,idlan who this year
raised crop OF $1,000 worth Of p.neapples on one
sare and half OF geound.
Emile olivier declares that in order to guard
against popular excesses the Corps Leglslatif
must rally around the dynasty.
-.Merchsnts in New York, Philadelphia Chica-
20. st. Louis, Louisville Oh New Orleans are
complaining OF excessive dull ess In trade.
Tho Rev. C. voyzy has been found guilty OF
heresy before the Conslstory Court OF York, and
excommunicated from the Church OF England.
IA reduction has recently been made in the
rates of transmitting figures by the Atlantic
cable Formerly each figure was charged as
word; now five figures can be sent as one word.
dispatches from Rome announce that o pre-
sxdonal Conference was held on Thursday last,
when the Papal Allocutlon was delivered, and
oaths were administered to onicers OF the
Ecumenical Council.
The government at Washington has concluded
m additional postal convention with Great Bri-
tain, establishing, on and after January next,
reduced rate OF letter postage OF six cents be-
tween the two countries.
The Mormons are said to be growing hostile
towards the Gentiles, and to have formed camp
Of fifteen thousand men, and the United States
Government is said to have organized move
msnt of military toward Utah in consequence.
"A dispatch dated Stockton, California, No.
yember "a, says: "Belle Boyd, who has been con-
fined in the insane asylum for some time, gave
birth to child yesterday, and has so far recover
ed her mind that 1t Is expected she Will be dis
charged In few days"
The question of excluding the Bible from the
public schools OF Cincinnati is now before the
Superior Court Of that city, and eXcites intense
interest Distinguished counsel are engaged on
either side. The decision will probably not be
given for two or three weeks.
The New York revenue officials, assisted by
about FIVE hundred United States soldiers, made
raid Friday morning on the Illicit dlsters in the
vicinity Of that city, and forty-four establish.
snents were captured. This was the military
movement supposed to have been designed for
a descent on the dominions of Brigham Young.
According to promise the President laid be-
fore the Cabinet, on Tuesday last, the appeal OF
the Israentish delegates who called on that day.
BY the wish Of the Cabinet the Secretary OF State
viii transmit the appeal to the Car OF Russia, TO-
gether with letter suggested by the President
asking the favorable consideration OF the appeal
by the Car.
AT the slttings Of the Corps Legtslatif on Fri
day last, Henri Rochefort rose and demanded
that the National Guard be ordered to guard the
hall OF the Corps Legislatif in the future for the
protection of the members. The demand took
the chamber by surprise, and created an extra
ordinary sensation. Expressions Of astonish-
ment burst forth from all parts OF the hail. cheers
followed, which were answered by cries OF derl-
sion and disapproval. The opposition members
generally applauded; but the majority protested
against the demand and the demonstration made
In its favor.
i'm the annual report OF the Commissioner OF
Customs to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
commissioner recommends the passage OF law
requiring the appointment at each por: OF one
principal deputy collector, to be called "vice col
lector,p and to be responsible to the governments
the same as IL he were collector. The report also
recommends that the surveyor of port, espc-
claly the large ports, should have exclusive con-
troll OF all inspections OF customs and that he be
charged with and held responsible for the per-
fornance OF all the outdoor duties of the port,
such as inspection, weighing, gauging and
measuring.
"A Washington telegram says: "The sudden
and unexpected success OF Mr.. Alexander Del
mar, in completing his purchase Of the National
Intelligencer, is explained by the fact that the
Government OF Spain is said to have sent, not
long since, one handred thousand dollars in gold
to its minister here, to be used as fund for tie
dissemination of arguments In favor OF its Amerl-
can policy, and that portion of that sum was
appropriated to the purchase OF an organ in
Washington. The Intellgencer will, therefore,
print all the latest Spanish news in the future.
and may be relied upon as the Official mouthplece
OF the Spanish Government"
"A horrible accident occurred on the Georgia
Central Railroad, at Milen, by which Mr.. lverson
Dupre, train hand, was horribly mutilated and
lost his llle The unfortunate man had just COM
pIeted the coupling Of some cars and stepped
upon an adjacent track, failing to observe the ap'