The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-12
N Re w 3 s U MI MI A II Y.

Cotton in Liverpool active; uplauds lid,
Orleans 1l3d; sales Is, 900 bales.
Salt Lake City is now within four days OF
Chicago, by stage and railroad.
Wood for fuel cost in Salt Lake City S1S to
s2s a cord, and coal $50 to $40 ton.
Brick Pomeroy is to be unmasked in book
now in press.
Victor Hugo denies that he intends to pub
lish paper.
General Gilem reports Mississippi to be
IN quiet and orderly condition.
Tho New York Sorosis is regularly char
tered.
Scott County, Ky., had baby show on
Christmas. Ffty-eight hopefuls sang in cho-
rus.
Governor Hoffman is thirty-nine, and the
Youngest Governor New York'ever had except
Seward.
A Savannah jeweller named Gros Claude
shot himself accidentally on Saturday, and
died instantly.
General Grant, it seems, can't get rid of
the Blair family. General Comstock, of his
staff, is TO Many daughter Of Montgomery
Blair.
Ward E. Lamon is writing the secret his
tory of Mr.. Lincolns administration. He has
had access TO important documentary remains,
and some curious revelations OF public men
may te anticipated.
-. Washington dispatch, dated the 9th, to
the New York Commercial Advertiser, says: !:
'sThe Georgia senator's will not be permitted
to take their seats. This decision will proba-
bly, reopen the troublesome question of recon-
struction in. that State"
London was the scene during Christmas
week of grand wedding between Earl Percy
and Lady Edith Campbell, eldest daughter
of the Duke Of Argyle. The union of two
such great, ancient and wealthy families ma ie
quite sensation in the metropolis.
Trains on the Central Pacific Railroad are
running on schedule time to Carlin, Nevada,
six hundred miles from San Francisco. Track
layers are at Humboldt Canon. twenty-five
miles further east. No interruption has occur
red from SHOWS so far, the Twenty-Five miles of
snow-sheds at the summit Of the Sierras work
ing satisfactorily.
1t is reported that Surratt he's in course Of
preparation for the press complete history
of his wanderipgs during his efforts to avoid
the government detectives and escape arrest,
and that he will divulge everything. he knows
bearing in any way upon the parties con-
cerned in the assassination of President Lin
coin.
The legal-tender Inv frequently gives rise
to trouble in California, WHARF public opinion
has never tolerated anything but gold. man
recently offered greenback as q legal-tender
for his fare on the Central Pacific Railroad.
The conductor refused TO receive it except at
the current rates Of discount, and finally put
, the man off the train by force, injuring him
severely in doing 30.
The Vienna Press asserts that the represeR-
tative OF the Greek Government at the Paris
Conference will not be permitted to offer any
proposition, but will attend only to give infcr-
nation in regard to the ubjects under discus
sion. The conference will frame project Of
: settlement, which it will be the duty OF Greece
to adopt after its acceptance by the Sublime
Porte, and the withdrawal Of the Turkish ulti-
matum.
"A cable dispatch says that system Of
penny postage between Great Britain and this
country is advocated by many members Of the
new British Parliament; that memorial sign
ed by hundreds of the members Of Parliament
has been presented to Reverdy Johnson re-
questipg him to urge the American Govern
ment to adopt system of penny postage be-
tween the Uaited States and Great Britain,
and that the London Times prints the memo
rial and comments fayorably thereon.
Tho New York Herald says our news from
Mexico is to the efec! that the republic is on
the eve of revolution. General Alatorie is
spoken Of as the leader, the purpose being to
put Porfrio Diez at the head of affairs. The
people were disgustod with the Juarez ad
ministratiop. There was no security for
Americans, one Of whom was murdered at
Vera Cruz just before the steamer left, and
although the assassin was known, he was per-
mitted to escape to Havana. The Mexcans
were much incensed with the United States,
some OF them being camorous for another
war with us.
John Minor Bolts, whose death was, an
nounced on Saturday, was born in Prince Viii
liam County, Virginia, in 1902, and was at tho
age OF eighteen admitted to the bar. He retir- !
ed after few years to his farm in Henrico
County, but was member OF Inc State Legi;-
lature from 1888 to 1889, and representative
in Congress from 1889 to 1S43. He was warm
friend of Henry Clay, and was one of the ear
lest and most vigorous denouncers of what he
considered the regeneration OF Mr. Tyler.
MIR. Botts was reelected to the Thirtieth Con-
gress, but after it's close retired from public
life. During the war he maintained sort OF
neutrality between the Union and the Confede-
rate interests, but hos been since its close
supporter H the main of the Congressional
policy of reconstruction.
The London Times thinks there is zone
branch OF civilization III which the Americans
have undoubtedly set an example 10 the
world" This is our free newspaper exchange
system and cheap newspaper postal rates. No
system Of exchange between papers exist in
England, and with no favor from the govern
ment the cost OF such system would nc i'm
mense. Therates Of postage, too, are 30 high
that the greater part OF newspaper transpcrta-
ton is done by private enterprise. The post
Office, says the Times, performs the least pos
sible amount OF work at the greatest possible
expense. The cost Of q paper is doubled by