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

The Lancashire Cotton Mills are again RIM
ming on full time
-Gcneral 1gnaief succeeds Gortschakolr as
Minister OF Foreign Annrs for Russia
After December 21st, It will be illegal for first
cousins to marry In New Hampshire.
Portugal invites proposals for n cable to tnc
American coast, touching Mt the Azores.
THE Confederate dead AT Greensboro, n. O..
Hitherto in neglected condition, are being rc'n
TERED.
Eng and and France ale making great efforts
TO settle The differences between the Viceroy md
the Sultan.
--'icnjam' Baker Is n Fo-id!an no this wear
riised crop OF $1,000 worth OF p pneapples on one
acre and a half OF g ound.
Emile Olivier declares that In order 10 guard
against popular c:icesses the Corps Lcglslaiif
must rally around the dynasty
Merchants in New York, Philadelphia, Chica
go, ST. Louis, Louisville and New Orleans are
complaining OF excessive dullness In trade
Til, Rev. c. Noyzy has been found guilty OF
hcresy before the Consstory Court OF York, and
eNcommunicatcd from the Church of England.
A 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 MS one wo!d
Dispatches from Rome announce that pre-.
Sydonal Conference was held on Thursday last,
oaths were administered to officers or the
Ecumenical Council.
The government at Washington has concluded
an additional postal convention with Great Brl.
tain, establishing, on and after January next, a
reduced rate OF letter postage OF six cents be-
tween the two countries.
The MOrmons are said to he growing hostile
towards the Gentilcs, anu TO have formed camp
OF fifteen thousand men, and the United States
Government Is said TO have organized u move
ment OF military toward Utah In consequence
a dispatch dated Stockton, California, No
vcmber 81 says: "l}clic Boyd, who has been con-
lined in the insane asylum for some time, gave
birth to child yesterday, and has SO far recover
ci llcr mind thai it is expected she will be dis.
cha,gcd In few days"
The question Of excluding The Bible from the
public schools OF Cincinnati Is now before tile
superior Court OF that city, and cxcltes intense
Interest. Distinguished counsel are engaged on
either side. The decision will probably moi he
given for two or three weeks
The New York revenue officials, assisted by
about five hundred United States soldiers, made n
raid Friday morning on the Illicit lllers I'm the
vicinity OF that city, and forty-four establish
mcnts we've captured. This was the "Inilitary
movement" supposed to have hcen designed for
descent OH tile d0mlnions Of Brigham Young.
fore the Cabinet, on Tuesday last, the appeal OF
the lsrnclItls delegates who called OH that day.
By the wish OF the Cabinet, the Secretary of State
wiitransmlt the appeal to the Gear OF Russia, to-
8ethcr with letter suggested by the President
asking the favorable consideration OF the appcal
by the Gear.
AT the sttings OF the Corps Lcglslatif on Fri
tlay last, Henri Rochefort rose and demanded
that the National Guard be ordered to guard tho
'haii OF the Corps Leglsaif 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 ha II; cheers
Followed, which were answered by cries of der.
sion ana dlsapproval. The opposition members
generally applaudcl; but the majority protested
against the demand and the demonstral made
In Its favor.
In The annual report OF the Commissioner of
Customs 10 the Secretary OF the Treasury thc
commissioner recommends the passage of n law
requiring the appointment ut each port of one
principal deputy collector, to be called "vicc col
lector" and TO he responsible 10 the government.
the same as lr hc were collector. Tie report also
recommends that the surveyor OF port, cspc
cially the large ports, should have exclusive con-
troll OF all inspections OF customs. and that he he
charged with ana held responsible for the per
iormance OF all the outdoor duties OF the port
anch as inspection, Weighing, gauglng and
measuring.
"A Washington telegram says: s'The sudden
ana 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. moi
long since, one hHndrcd thousand dollars in gold
to Its minister here, to be used as fund for tie
dissemination OF arguments In favor. OF It's Amcr.
can policy, and that portion Of that sum was
appropriated to the purchase OF IN organ In
washington. Tho Tntelllgencer will, therefore,
print oil the latest Spanish news In the fntnro
and may he relied upon as tho onlcal mouthpieco
OF the Spanish Government
"A horrible accident occurred on the Georgia
Central Railroad, nj Mllen, by which Mr. Iverson
Dnpro, n train hand, was horribly mutIatcd and
Lost Ills Iife Tic unfortunate man had lust com.
pletcd the coupling OF some cars and stepped
upon ON adjacent track, failing to observe the up.