The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-29
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g NEWS SUMMA
Cotton closed in New York at 34a34ac; sales
5000 bales.
Gold closed at 371.
In Liverpool cotton closed firm; uplands
12s; Orleans 125d.
"A telegram from Cincinnati, dated on Sat-
urday, announces that the decision Of the CITY
Council in favor Of the Chattanooga route had
been confirmed by large majority-about
four. .ffths Of the total vote polled.
Henrietta Grier, the negro that brutally
murdered a white girl named Nancy Wright,
near Macon, in March last. in order to get DOS.
session Of two or three dollars, has been con-
victed of murder and viii be hung.
Grant appointed no negro cadets. He
thereby enraged the negroes of Washington.
<sWhat ?" say they, So are colored men to be 10
stricted in social intercourse to the mechanical
GLASSES, and their sons and heirs to be refused
admission to the national academies at West
Point and Annapolis 2 Perish the Thought n
Grant puts negroes into, the printing offices
and brick-yards and navy yards, but none into
West Point. ea s1t'Gl
Ferdinand, the ex-King Of Portugal, is not
morganatically married to Fanny Elsler, as
has been reported, but to Mademoisele Elise
Hennsler, formerly an opera singer. This lady
is reported to be highly accomplished, and has
always enjoyed high reputation for purity of
character. A Amorganatic marriage only differs
from the usual ceremony by the fact that the
children do not inherit any right to assume
the throne which may descend to the noble
parent.
"A theological seminary. il is reported,
has recently been established in Berlin, for the
purpose of educating clergymen and teachers
to accompany the Prussian emigrants to the
United States. The number Of emigrants from
Germany has been so large for the last few
years, that great difficulty has been experience
ed in obtaining educated pastors for the colo
MES. and this institution has been established
to supply the want. 1t is supported by volun-
tary contributions.
The construction Of q ship canal from
New Orleans to Lake Ponchartrain, it is as
serted, would diminish the port charges, in
pllotage and towage alone, by the sum Of $500
on vessel OF one thousand tons burden. At
present it costs $2555 to bring vessel of that
size from the mouth Of the Mississippi to New
Orleans. The charges to bring vessels of one
Thousand tons burden from the ocsan to the
wharves amount to $50 at Boston, and s67e at
New York. Ites argued, therefore, that ship
canal at New Orleans would place that port on
an equality with Northern cities.
1t is now definitely determined that MIR.
Stilman 8. Conant shall be the successor of
Mr.. Raymond in the editorial chair Of the
lines. This action afirms the confidence so
long reposed by Mr.. Raymond in Mr.. Conant.
Rho has for two years been the responsible
manager Of the Times, standing in the place
OF the chief when he was absent in Eur ope or
elsewhere. Mr.. Conant has had long and
varied experience as an editor and writer upon
the daily, weekly and monthly press. He has
been on the Times nearly six years. He is
man Of sound judgment. culture and good
scholarship. BE is practiced and rapid writer.
MIR. Conant is young man, and he is placed
at the head OF great undertaking. That he
will acquit himself well in his high Office is the
belief OF all who know him, and he has q
host of warm personal friends. Mr.. Conant
1s q son Of the distinguished Hebrew scholar
and professor. Rev. DR.. T. j. Conant.
AT Echo, on the Union Pacific Railroad,
the other evening, three freight trains stood
upon the main track. when word came flash
ing over the telegraph from the superinten-
dent. "a locomotive and tender, with steam
up; and with nobody ON board, have broken
from o freight train and stated do yn the
grade" All then and there was hurrying to
and fro. In Q few sec ,nds came second
message: "she has just passed Castle Rock
Station" Never were three trains got or
upon siding with less delay. Then the work
men piled sleepers high upon the track; lest
even that should not stop 'sher" and she
should do murder further down the road, they
flro mn ho ID ho1Ou L.:
complshed she came in sight. She shot
through the sleepers like bullet through pine
board. sending them flying in all directions,
and darkening the air with the splinters, but
at the broken track she Jumped up and down
With vexation, and finally plunged angrly,
head foremost. into a hillside. She had run
twanty-sax miles in twenty-aine minutes the
best time yet made upon the road. ' W
--tThe striking exhibit Of the business on The
Atlantic CableWill attract attention, specially
In, consequ Of the revelations it makes con-
cernlng the initiate advantage to business Of
judclous cheapness. that seems at, first to ig-
more tho question Of profits. When the cable
was opened, fD we're charged, for each mes
sage OF ten words, and under that tariff an
average daily business Of 2505 was transacted.
After three months trial the rates were re-
duce precisely one-half. The cable. was still
able to do all the business that offered, and 1T
tho reduced price the daily receipts rose to
eS79. After years trial another reduction Of
almost one-half was made. and message Of
4 sen q ~ words was transmitted Tor s5 IS. VITA
charges TINS only one-Sourth Of what they
we're at the outset the daily receipts stiil rose,
l,now averaging 1885. On the first OF septem-
her last tho charges were reduced to IS ". sds:
. about one-sixth OF the original tariff, and un.
der this rate the daily receipts rose to an aver y
f age Of at5O more than ct the price charged
when the oabie' began operations. Ten dsys
ago She company made one moro reduction. 1
For what. At the outset, they charged s2o.
they now charge ca. At one-tenth the orgi-s
nal rates the figurea fully warrant the predic-
ton that their receipts and profits will rise at
least tsh per cent. above the average of any