The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-05
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with HOWers that the frame lS concealed.
Congressman Hoge uses his official franks
on invitations extended by the Radical Com
mittee,to their barbecue in Latts's Grove.
l--Chinese. capitalistas are manufacturing
shoes and slippers III San Francisco. and they
overcome their old habits SO far as to use sew
ing machines in the work. "3-'? e., re -, q.
1t is estimated that the number OF persons
who visited Florida on business, as settlers,
and as invalids OF pleasure-seekers, last win
ter, will reach three hdndred Thousand.
---Sixty-two emigrants, direct from Switzer-
land, arrived at Goldsboro' N. O.. on Friday
evening. They are IN . fue condition, and
were received by members OF the North Caro-
lima Immigration Association. Mr.. Atkinson,
the agent Of the association, has returned from
Europe.
Miss Hattie e. Woodruff, Of Charleston, s.
c., obtained the first premium for drawing and
painting, and the medal for instrumental mu
sic and French, at the annual distribution Of
prizes, June 80, Of the Educational Establish
ment for Young Ladies or Convent Of Villa
Maria, Montreal, Canada East. S>
The Secretary Of War has issued his ap-
proval of the plans for the construction of the
bridge between New York and Brooklyn, pro-
vided that the height of the centre of the main
span of the bridge shall not be less than one
hundred and thirty-five feet in the clear at
mean high water OF the spring tides.
The Athens. Ga, Watchman says: "We
learn that A. M. Jackson, Esq. the Ordinary
of this county, sold, last week, the cotton
grown on au acre lot in Watkinsville for two
hundred and seventy-six dollars Who can
beat ths2 There is ''ife in the old land yet"
and old Clarke is hard to beat in agricultural
products" aE
"A dispatch from Washington says eMrs.
DR.. Mary E.. Walker has at iaat .uoooodod in
her persistent appiin.sions for q government
Office p.-taloons aud all. she is to be induct-
IL INTO q clerkship in the Office OF the bird
auditor. She viii be the only woman in that
Office, but it will be remembered that she ex-
pressed herself as mot afraid OF the men,"
The Yelger trial before military commits
sion proceeds slowly. A telegram dated jack
SOD, Miss, June 2s says: "The prisoner, in his
bearing before the commission, does not betray
any signs Of oppression. He cannot be said to
be defiant, but he is not in the least abashed.
he has been treated with considerable leniency
by the military authorities. Once or twice
daily the carriage containing Mrs. Yerger, the
two daughters, young ladies Of thirteen and
fifteen, and one or two oung children, may be
seen driving through the camp to the prison.
er's quarters. bringing creature comforts to
him. The privilege appears to have been
abused, and whiskey and money have been con-
veyed to HIM. He is not now permitted to re-
ceive anything from outside, and is confined
strictly to army rations. John K. Yerger, the
uncle, and George Yerger, the brother, who
have been in confinement since Colonel Cranes
death, we're this day released under bonds.
Tho New York reporters give lengthy ac-
counts OF their experiences on board the CAP
tured e1peditionary feet. Three steam tugs,
At seems. were chartered to convey the men to
the Lower Bay. While two provision laden
schooners had preceded them. The tugs car
ried about two hundred men, half Of whom
were Cubans, he remainder were New Yorkers.
chiefly Irishmen, all Of whom had served in
the late war either as officers or privates.
Among the Cubans was Charles Mayer, who
Fought the celebrated Spanish duellist. Pepe
Auila, OK New Orleans, on the 9th os last NAY.
While The tugs were waiting in the bay, the
expected steamer Was captured by the United
states authorities. The ofRcars ON board the
tugs cruised around until their provisions gave
out and then put into New London, where
they learned what had happened and decided
10 return to New York. Scarcely had they
changed front. however, before the revenue
cutter Mahnnin9 appeared and they were taLen
into custody. Among the articles found on
the tugs was Q bundle OF Cuban bonds, with
which the volunteers were to be paid. .
The robbery OF the Ocean Bank is still the
sensation in New York, but there is little or
nothing really new to add to the facts already
given. 1t was stated by. some OF the papers
tina, the porter of the bank had the comblna-
tion OF the lock to the outer door of the vault.
This is positively denied by the officers Of the
bank, who say that only the president and one
other officer ever had any knowledge of the
com 'inauou. It is also said that the report
tnat the Key OF the inner door of the vault was
hsn.ing on the Intel is wholly false. Some
hght is shed on the question Of the safety Of
1ne combination lcok In use by the operation
OF an expert GOLDSMITH of New York. This
person called at the bank on Tuesday and Of
fered to PICK tn combination lock on the
otter door. II permission were granted him to
operate. Ihe door was thereupon locked, the
combination beng known only to the presi-
dent, and. sure enough, the locksmith did
open it, and with comparative facility. This
lock has two hundred numbers on the dial.
th1s allowing TOR millions Of combinations.
Hitting upon the exact conjunction of nnm
bers by which the lock may be opened (the
changes therein being made at the will OF the
party who locks the door, y may therefore. be
set down 40 simple inposslbility; but that
thereis plan BY which this seeming difficulty
may be overcome without injuring the look, Id
made fully apparent. both from the operations
OF tha Burglars as well as from the undeniable
proof OF that fact given by the locksmith re.
ferred TO-, That gentleman said that the
-ss1s'ans by which the unlocking is done are so
sdgGsle that he could, in ff;cen minutes time,