The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-29
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and IGwer. Salos 2500 bales at 28ac.
Al Liverpool cotton, was firm. Uplands
12Ida12ld. Orleans 12tda123d. Salos 10000
balcs.
Mr.. George Peabody has determined to
visit Europe again, and will aail in tho steamer
Scotia from New York, uoxt week.
Tho Richmond tya.) Whig comes out
With sem-tacotious nomination Of Horace
Greeley for United States senator from Virginia.
Tho Sau Francisco Chamber OF Commerce
has voted in favor of postal telegraph sytem,
and requested tho congressional delegation
to vote for it.
Tho cashicr OF tho National Exchange
Bank at Providence, Rhode Island, has been
arrested and held to bail to answer for dcfal-
cation in his accounts of, 80 far rs discovered.
$2J, 600.
Tho foreign imporlations Mt tho port of
New York during last week were about four
millionS and o halt-a marked falling of, COM
pared with the average Of the month or for
'six weeks past.
The Uni,ed States Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, in session at San Francisco. has post
poned consideration of tho amendment to tho
constitution OF the Order changing tho title OF
the Grand Lodge. until the noxt session.
There was q rush on the banks of San
Franciso }. Saturday, for gold telegraphic trans
fers, in consequence of tho advance in gold a.
New York. The banks refused to soil at any
prioo. and tho exoress companies charged five
per cont. 10 transport gold.
"A German opera company has boen formed
in New York undor the management Of Mr.. II.
Gtuu, and 6pencd al tho Stadt Theatre on Fri
day evening with performance OF tho "Magic
Flute" Tho company includes Mesdames
Rotter, Fredorici, and Johannsen. and Messrs.
Hinmcr, Hermauns, FormeH, and Weinlich.
Members Of ill's expedition in search OF
Sir John Franklin have reached Norwich, Con-
nccticut, on their returnss and report having
found number OF articles belonging to Sir
John Franklin, besides skeletons. A native
WAS encountered who claimed to know all about
Franklin's fate-said tho ship was stovo, the
Grew took 10 their boats, won't ashore, and oil
died Of starvation.
The colored people of Saratoga are indignant
that the proprielors OF the Congress and EN-
pire Syringe compel them to drink water from
groom glasses, while whi.e visitors are permit.
ted to use tumblers Of tho ordinary color. They
pointed commlttso to confer with the hotel
proprietors, and cndcavor to induce thom to
rescind "this act OF injustice and oppression" )"
in response 10 inquiries. tho chairman Of
tho Avond.le Relief Fund Committee, at
Wilkesbalrs, Pa, publishes in detail the mode
OF distribution decided upon. Tho entire funds
received aro to be appropriated solely for the
reliur ofthe Avondale sufferers. Forty thousand
dollars, or one-ff,h OF the entire amount
estimating 1t at $200, ,000-are to T. distributed
this year, giving two hundred dollars to eaoh
widow, and one hundred dollars to each
orphan. Tho remainder Is TO constitute q per-
manent widows and orphans fund--one-thlrd
being set apart for the former. aud tho remain
ing two-thirds for the latter. From zach of
the funds the respective classes will secure
such annual quarterly allowance as is deemed
sufficient for comfortable support. The funds
are to be immediately vested in good secur ties
fhat may be readily converlel j into cash,
-Thefe Was quite an exoiting scene at Glon's
Falls, New York, the other evening, caused by
tho escape from its csge OF a Bengal tiger.
which belonged to Campbers Mcnagerie then
exhibiting in the vllag ,.o. The 'watchman late
at night discovered that one Of tho elephants
had brokon loose, and had upset the tigers
cage, breaking the doors and letting the animal
escape. The keepers were aroused torches
were lighted, and the h Int began. or course
large crowd Of persons collected and Joined
In tho pursuit. The tiger was found crouch
ing over dying heifor uhoh 1t had stricken
down, and was greodily lapping the blood
which spurted from wound IN the ANIMALS
nock. Cne os the keepers irnprovised Two
iariats from o coil OF rope and succeeded in
throwing them over the tigers head; the ends
OF each were held by persons standing IN ospo-
site directions, thus preventing the beast from
approaching anybody, and With Jome difficulty
be was returned TO his cage. q.
An inventor of Springfield, Mass., is about
testing tho plan of furnishing hot air for
dwellings, through pipes laid in the streets. Il
Is proposed to forco air rapidly through coil
or series Of iron pipes heated In furnace. and
then through gteator length OF pipe outside,
nado cP frc-ctay, which is claimed 10 be about
the best non-conductor that en- be had. rho
first trial vl1 bo o pump oR { s;G;t-inoh Diane.
ter and egh.-noh stroke! and the clay pipes,
now mnking.in that city. will be- 500 feot IN
length and OF q four.nch bore. with O 'ther.
mometer at each end, which will indicate COO
degrees. The rrojeotor expects To heat the
air in tho iron pipes to that temper ature, and
force Il to the further end with little loss. n
the pipes are laid IN Tho streets It vii, be ne
cessary to have thom enclosed IN q trick aroh
tned with mortar made ofare clay. II is con-
tended, u the thing works aoSorii 8 to the ex.
peotation Of tie projaotor. that Jut Z ANAL por-
ton oLthe coal nowused Will 70 necessary for
al heating and. cooling purposes. which will
be great thing 10 these days OF high prices
offueL lf.s o. 5 d1lta 81 ~
-DispstehSs trom jackson. Hiss. dated
september 22d p5 n.ion tho discovery OF = re.
cent plost ensst the relo'se Of Colonel Il u.
Yerger. held 10 military custody ON the charge
Of murderipg Golone; Crane late or OF
Jsoksons,by military. Ap ppoid,tn..nt.f Twp cor
porais Ard syen piitstes 81 ztbs Is Si u
said, wero erreetsd for eopspnul With outsidsf
parties to s9spta ath4 ptisohers release. aod 1t
is charged thatl drss Yergsr, sw,1ep q IT'D ae-
oused Aas slso impalc.ts 1 .ras fits 4bb4-
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