The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-02
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-eold At New York yesterday closed strong

-Gold at New York yesterday closed strong
ats1s.
The New York cotton market closed &c.
over. Sales 21oO bales at 2S2 cents.
AT Liverpool cotton closed dull. Sales
5000 bales; upla1ds 12sd.; Orleans 12sd.
-shipbuilding is reported quite active at
San Francisco.
The spring style Of bonnets is described
as areduced in size and increased in price"
"A lady in New Hampshire, weighing four
hundred pounds, has just married man OF
one hundred and thirty pounds.
"A sea captaiu, just arrived at New Or
leans; reports that when off Tortugas he
steamed for two hours and a half through
q tangled mass Of snakes Of all sizes and
colors.
There now seems to be only one Of the
wives Of Brigham Young in the party of Nor
mons on their way east, the rest Of the ladies'
being registered as daughters and nieces Of
the prophet.
The highest mine in the world is reported
to be the Potosi silver mine, in the Andes Of
Peru, which is IL S75 feet above the level of the
sea- The deepest mine is the new Salz Work,
salt mine IN Westpha!ia, which is 205G feet
beloMthe surfa .e Of the ocean. 1t is further
asserted that the average depth Of the coal
mines OF Great Britain greatly exceeds that Of
a like number Of any other kind of mines in the
world.
The high Peaks in Oregon, it is reported
have commenced to emit smoke, and the in
habitants anticipate earthquakes or some other
internal connections. Mount Hood 1900 feet
high, Mount Jefferson 11,000 feet, and the
Three Sisters, II 600 feet. which are mentioned
as ex: biting signs Of activity, arc extinct vol
canees, but Mount Hood has been in state of
cruz :{on, accor ling to the traditionary history
Of the Indians.
"A dying pickpocket confessed to Catho-
lie priest, a few days ago, the theft of pock-
et-book from la1y in Washington horse
car committed in 1865. The lady was at the
time guest OF Secretary McCulloch, and
note in the wallet gave the thief the address.
he insisted upon making restitution Of the
money taken, seventy-fve dollars in amount,
and the sum was sent by the priest from
remote spot in the West to MIR. McCuloch,
and forwarded by him to the owner in Chi
cago.
in the redistribution Of Congressman after
the census, next year, the East will lose and
the West will gain great number OF repre-
sentatives. After 1870, the West, il united,
will control the legislation Of the county,, ana
control the national conventions for nemlna-
ting Presidential candidates. The West Is
eauitably entitled to this superior weight now;
but it cannot receive the benefit Of it's wonder
full erowti, since 1850 until after the ten years
ara fully up, when, by sudden stride or leap,
it win make great advance in political infu-
ence.
Mayor Hall, Of New York. has published
letter. addressed ''To the Press Of the United
States, in which he says: Il beg to caution
strangers against New York circulars and pros
pectuses Of tickets, shares and chances IN CO.
operative unions or gift enterprises or dollar
stores. or in any other possible scheme where
by property or the value promised is greater
fHan the price asked to be paid. Every such
advertisement scheme is necessarily q swindle
and false pretence. There do not and csnnot
possibly exist any such schemes IN this city.
Country newspapers which aid them simply
aid the swindle."
"A Paris. letter writer on the fashions says
...The latest mode is costume with three
skirts. The fret trains behind for home wear,
and is gathered up for walking; it is decorated
with:s series Of narrow founces, trimmed or
not trimmed as you will; the second jupe
reaches 10 tho knee, furbelowed like the first,
and gathered up here and there by bows; the
third which falls but little below the waist,
gives to the costume the appearance of a
skirt with basquine, and is intended to be
worn for street attire without the addition ol
any wrapping. As many yards OF material as
can be gathered and puckered up and founced
over the petticoat, 80 much the better for the
fashion and for the mantusmaker."
THE Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Gazette writes General Shermi
will have some trouble with the house his en-
supposed to have been purchased, is the one
formerly occupied by General Grant, and the
history of the sale is this About the first oi
February General Grant put the property in
the hands Of we'll known real estate firm for
the purpose of sale. On the sixth of February
it was sold to Sayles ]. Bowen and o memoran-
dunn Of agreement made, in which it was stip-
ulated that forty thousand dollars was the
price to be paid for the property, one thousand
dollars down Cd .he signing Of the agreement,
nine thousand dollars cash upon the delivery
of the deed and possession Of the premises,
and th1rev thousand dollars in ten years there
after, with interest at six per cent, payable
senAi-annually. The thirty thousand dollars
were to be covered by promissory note Sc
cured by deed OF trust on the property. It
was also agreed that Bowen should insure to
the amount Of fifteen thousand dollars, and
that he should have possession on OF before the
10th March. This memorandum of agreement
has attached to it q receipt for one thousand
dollars, which receipt is signed by Kilbourn &
Latta, General Grants agents. and also note
written and signed by General Grant himself,
in relation to the furnaces, gas fixtures, &c.
It is understood that the General had the deed
prepared and everything arranged for the trans
fer, when he met very unexpected and in
surmountable obstacle in the refusal OF Mrs.
Grant to give her consent to ths transfer. She
probably thought the terms unsatisfactory,
and positively refused to sign the deed. Mean
time, the Sherman enthusiasts came along and
made overtures for the purchase of the prop