The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-24
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Gold closed N New York on Saturday at
AZ.
-,otton closed quio: at 2sf; sales 1850
bales.
In Liverpool % ton closed dull at II Id for
nplal,ls: sal 1000 bales.
THE New York Democrat (Rrc!l Pometoy IS
pap,r) is sad TO have already sunk $500 600.
It Is but few moths old.
-Jomcs Grant, of the Pollard ira gedv noto-
riety n Richmond has joined tho Rlchings
Opera r,oupo Il Is sail, for tour next fall
Tho coal strike was humbU- to raise the
price Of coal NDt only arc the mining com
pan es accused Of engaging in tLls work. but
Che carrying com )luio5 ere also involve i'll
tho urge.
About six h ndred hands lave been thrown
out OF employment il Graurilio, N. c., in con-
sequence OF an order roccntly issued by the in
spector clo4ng up the tobacco factories for al
legel violation OF tho revenue laws.
Tho tobacco factory OF George W. Nor
wood OF n ,xboro', N. c., WAS destroyed by fire
on Wo lnesday. Eight hundred boxes OF mar
ufacturcd aud fifty thousand pounds OF leaf
wero consumed. Loss thirty tn ,usana dollars;
no ins,lranco.
-In 1867 there were imported into Great
Britain 1l,272,65l csts. OF raw cotton from
all count ries. In 1853 tho mportatons were
II, 1857 500 cwts. The proportion OF The United
States receipts 10 the total in,por was larger
in 1868 than IN 1867, beng above forty.fvo
per cent. of the whole supply. ~
-Ailudng to tho storm Of popular souti.
mont which ls brewing in regard TO General
Grant. tho Now York Herald inquiries what it
all means. 'Doesll N an that the affections
ri? 4 tf,a, oft tlo Jy.>;, @
Ing alionatcd from the man who, but 4 few
months slnce, was their IDOL ?--that we are be-
coming estraagcd from the hero, who, as the
leader OF their armles, oaved this country from
political annlhiation2 Unpalatabo as tho
truth may ba, we arc Obliged to confess that
this does actu lily socn to b, the ease"
"A few months back the Porto Ricans were
startled for moment by q notice from Gov.
ernor Sanz that party Of Cabanized cUnspirs-
tors were attempting to excite an insurrect1on
in their island. The Cubanlz>d plotters have
persisted In their plan, outstanding the
Governors threat to send them atraightway to
fernando-Po. Washington telegram says
that landing has boen effected in the island
by Cuban leader, who has been watching h,s
chance from St. Thomas. Thus is Spain
threatened with the loss OF another island
-Mr. Robert B. Roosevelt, q journalist in
New York, not having tho fear Of consequences
before his eyes, lately applied for admission to
membership OF the Sorosls, coatcsaing his in
feriority as man aud brother, but hopinr
for the sake of the example that his petition
would be granted. TO his application tho
president OF the club, Mrs. Jennie Jano Crcly.
returned O negative, though sympathetic IN
swer, to tho effect that Sorosis was too Young
for the society Of gentlemen and that for scme
years to como its reply to all n,lle suitors must
be-"Principl g. not men,"
f-Iu New O1loans on the 1st Of June, Jus
ice Wayne is to sit and TO order the enforce
ment Of the mandate OF the Supreme Court
affirming hrs. Gaines right to her immense
and noted estate-a mandate VIII ch Judge Du-
rell has refused 10 obey, and the order to exc
cute which being hnll will, in the opinion OF
the ladys attorneys, result in such offers of
hbcrai compromise by tho defendants as tho
plainufi Will aco 'p'; 1t beng, eho says, mercly
her wish to have her 2 as rec gnizcd, ana to
oveItuin tho millions OF interest which have
accrued from the general thou Ii illc gal appro-
priation Of her property
On onlay last. Mrs. Zooster, wife OF
joan Zooster, living III Medina, Orleans Coun.
ty, New York, poured tomo kerosene oil into
her stove ~ ordor TO aid in linlllnC u hro, and
then thcughtlcssly placed the kerosene can
on the stove. The baz; in the stove soon
reached the can, causing il to explode and
scatter tho burning Ina over the stovo and in
the direction Of crib IN which was An infant
but two weeks old, and child Of about two
years. The. mother frantically rushed into the
flames to save her children, and in moment
tk7Q vuar oil
Nnabs and o part Of her body were dreadfally
burned; the youngest child was so badly burn
ed that it died on Tuesday last, and the
eldest is also severely burned. but it is thought
thSt it will recover The condition OF the
mother 10 still precarious.
Tho Washington correspondent OF The New
York Times states that in the Cabinet meeting
on Tnesday, the eight t-hour law was fully CON
adhered and 1t was finally determined that the
Pxasident should issue an executive order or
proclamation deolaratory OF tho effect OF the
Law upon wages. which is stmply that tho law
makes eight hours dsy'swork instead or ten.
without affecting the rate OF wages. The cor
respondent says this declaration OF the effect
OF the law has bean renderel necessary in
order 70 secure harmonious CONSTRUCTION by
she different dspartments. Some were CON-
stsuins it In one way and some in another, and
even different bureaus in the same department
conatfued II differently. The President and
maJos'ty ot the Cabinet were strongly OF the
opinion that the Law. as passed by Congress.
meant simply to reduce tho hours o. a davis
work without reducing tho wages, or 1t meant
nothing, Any other construction seemed ab.
surd. Tie proclamation was issued on Fri.
day. -
Ono Of the moSs eminent aud accomplished
merchs ts OF New York had an interview with
Secretary Boutwell, ON Tuesday. He blunsly
told the Secretary that his policy Of bulling
tho bonds ~c1!d soon run gold up so high az
practically to sop imports. owing to the ex-
0rbitsnt dutiee which Will ensue. He assured
Mr. Boutwell, chat at present everything indi-
Gated ssAssss sold would Taaoil is; before Com
gress met, and 200 before next spring. Further