The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-14
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Tho New York cotton market clos.d firm
at 2Ssa2sac; sales 5000 bales.
Tie Liverpool cotton market closed active
Sales IL 900 bales. Uplands 12ta124d.; afoa
12td.
They are building large cotton seed oil
factory at Mobile. -
The motto OF the market gardener jus
now is, 'slet US have peas"
Only fifSv-two miles Of track remain to be
laid to COMPLETE the Pacific Railroads.
The Mayor OF Portland is remarkable
man. he asked to have his salary reduced.
The N N,S York. sun brings financial and
commercial matters under the head Of decent
Sporting News" - 81; ..
The Chicago people continue their prepar-
ations for grand frolIc to eehbrate the open
ing of the Pacific Railway. :
--Lsthrop, Ludmston 8. Co., of New York,
have been declared involuntary bankrupt by
the United States Court. "
-Me1tco being dead broke" Romero, the
secretsry OF the Mexican Treasury, is prepar-
ing what he calls q reformed financial sys
tenn" 10
u, to the 7;h inst, SIT 800 had been sub
scribed in st. Loas toward tho "creation OF
direct grain trade from that city to Etrope,
via New Orleans
The Savannah papers announce the death
of MIR. P. Vim. Hunter, at the age Of 20 years.
For many years he was cashier Of the Marine
Bank. aid in all the relations of life had won
public esteem androspect.
The Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce
have passed resolutions to unite with the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce in petition
to Congress to provide for navigation tor
larger vessels from New Orleans to the Gulf.
-"Prom present indications, says the Ocala
fFls.) Banner, s.wo WI have one OF the most
favorable crop seasons known to Florida fo-
many years. Look out for tho tide OF immi-
grafton to commence to flow to our interior
counties next year"
"A serious Charge is made in Madrid against
United States mister Hale, aud tho Minister
of Finance has stated to the Cortes that be will
inquire into it. Mr.. Hale is accused OF having
imported articles contraband OF war, under
diplomatic privileges.
The Quincy (Fla.) Monitor says: I'VE no.
lice the presence here Of q numbsr OF North
ern gentlemen, some Of whom intend residing
here permanently, having become delighted
with this section OF the State. Thcy are from
Concord, New Hampshire.
"A letter received in New Orleans, from Jet-
ferson DAVIS, says: SIT has been my purpose
to return this spring to what was my home'
and. II perraitted to do so, without injury or
embarrassment to my friends, to engage IN
some business which may yell support"
The New York Sun learns that Commo-
dore Vanderbilt recently had narrow escape
from death. Going to closet he selzed a Dol
tie and drank portion Of its contents Without
examining it. The liquid burned his mouth
ond be spat it out. 1t turned out to be dead
" bed.bug poison The Commodore's face was
severely burned, but beyond this no Injury was
received.
Earlhouakes continue to cause alarm III
Paru.. In Arequipa building progre sses SLOW
": while in many Of tine towns people are ne
ouently impelled to resort to the open heids
for safety. In addition to the alarm OCCASION
cd by the subterraneous noises and vibrations
of the earth the yellow fever is making its way
into the interior. Although the deaths result
ing from it are few, the populace in some IN
stances desert entire villages out Of sheer dread
OF the pestilence.
The Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonparlel says
thpt when the "good time coming" comes, an
nouncements like the following will be frequent:
"Died, in the thirty-ffth year Of his age, MIR.
John Smith, husband Of the Hon. Jane Smith,
at her residence at Nashua, this morning at +
o'clock. Mr.. Smith was meek and quiet nus
band, beloved for the graces of cultivated and
trained nature. He e1celled in the domestic
,irtues-as cook he vas surpassed by few ;
as nurse he was equalled by none."
"A correspondent describes the famous Col
onel Don Piatt as follows: ''In person ne Is,
as sturdy-looklng implies, rather belo" Inc
medium height, but he has good figure and
remarkably fne carriage, walking vi trn,
even tread. His head is beautifully shaped,
the intellectual organs strongly predominant;
the forehead we'll developed and shaded by
thick brown hair, worn as carelessly as the
short out will admit Of Indeed, the hair, eye
brows and eyes are all of the brown tint de-
nominated hazel the eyes large and clsa!,
with an intensity of gaze peculiar TO artists
Columbia is going to have an opera house,
the Express Company having undertaken The
enterprise. The Phoenix says: Tho edi1ce
will be erected on the lot owned by the COM
pany, at the southeast corner Of Richardson
Az. Taylor st,eets, and opposite the new hotel
It will have o frontage of 80 feet. after the
Corinlhian order of architecture, with depth Of
21O feet and will be three stories in height sur
mounted by the fashionable Mansard roof.
The lower floor will be divided into three COM
partments running through the whole extent
of the buiding-one of which will be occupied
as the Express Office, another by the Tele
graph Company, and the third, ws learn, is al
ready engaged by one Of our leading dry goods
merchants. The whole Of the upper portion
OF the building will be devoted to the purposes
Of an opera house, constructed as an amphi-
theatre, with an alternate or shifting floor,
so as to be easily converted to the uses OF
ballroom or assembly-houso for conventions
or public meetings Of any description. The
stage will be thirty five by forty-six feet IN
area and will be furnished with scenery ami
machinery Of a permanent character. There
wil1 ha n fonr Driyate hoyaS