The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Cotton was heavy, with sales Of 5000 bales;
! necloslng quotations.
I'm Liverpool cotton was easier; uplands ll%a
1lzxd; sales Il, 600 bales.
8 Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc have written
y h,ther warm eulogles on the late Mr. George Pea
body.
~ The sentence Of death against John Real, the
murderer Of policeman Smediek, has been affirm
cd hy the general term OF the Supreme Court OF
New York, Judge Cardoza dissenting.
"a letter to the New York World from Rome
mentions the probability 0. the creation Of two
American cardinals. The preates to be honored
are Archbishops NcCloskey, OF New YORK, and
Spald.ng, OF Baltimore.
-The Emperor Of Austria, in opening the
Reichsrath, recently, favored conciiasory course
IN dealing with the Dalmatian lnsurrectlon,
S dweit upon the peaceful appearance Of European
arairs with satisfaction, and foreshadowed I'M
portans concessions by the Empire 10 various ma
4 tionailsles
MI. poaoody,s win is not yet probated. The
contents are substantially as follows: OF
property In England under 100000 he gives
f5ooo to each OF his executors; s15ooo tothe Lon
don charity, payable in three years, and a few
small charities to individuals. The balance IS
divided among his relatives. In America George
Penbody Russell and two other nephews are
made residuary legatees, and are empowered to
sette all of his property in America which is es
tinated at between $3.50, 900 and s1,ooo,ooo.
a cable telegram dated Rome, December H.
saws: .srhe Gcumenical Council meets tomorrow
simn,y5 10 attend to the details OF organization.
The Committees on Faith, Discipline, Orders, and
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tess VIII comprise in all eighty-s members, to
be appointed by o vote OF the Council. Tne on
clal list OF the persons entitlcdto attend the conn
oil Is published. 1t contain the names OF MY
!. nye cardinals, eleven patrarcns, nine hundred
and twenty.seven arch5ishops, two bishops anu
abbots, twenty-five ini;red abbots, and twenty
nine generals OF religious orders"
"A New York letter OF Sunday says: "father
Hyncir, ihe is fond OF making sudden movements.
He left for France to-day about as unexpectedly
as he elt France for this country, with the assur
aoce. however, that he will again visit the United
states 10 fuldl the engagement which he had par
q tally made TO lecture In the principal Cities Inc
= vessel In which he has taken passage IS the Po-
ralre. only three friends accompanied him from
his hotel to the vessel, and OF these two were
I members Of the French Benevolent Society. Con-
cerning h future career he had but lt''e to say
!. ON pnrtng, except that it would be governed oy
even, e and by the decisions OF the great council
IN Roms.u
& There was considerable excitement in Wal!
street on Monday over the discovery that large
amount or United States bonds had been aiteseu
from thousands TO ten thousands. The frm I'm
n,Icated is ". E. Gray i Co., No. A Bread street.
me flrm consisted Of William E. Gray and I. d.
Pratt. Gray came originally from Washington.
pratt Is the party who purchased the one thou
sand dollar bonds, which were altered to ten
thousand dollar bonds. Neither Gray nor Pratt
have been seen since Saturday. Tue Stock En-
cNanpe offered 5000 for the apprehension OF the
J. parties. Gray, who is implicated in the altera-
). ton OF the State County bonds Is son u Tue
late chaplain OF the United States senate.
s-Commissioner Wells. In his report presented
to Congress, gives an estimate OF the COST OF 'he
late war The government spent III ~af eAl lei.seS
and expenses growing out OF the war; Gown 70
June 90, 1869, s41T1, ,s1i,4oS. This excuses "nS'
the administration would have cost haa 'hc'c
been no war, and may be ca!.ed the nes Co.'S
I TO the government OF the war. TO tnLS, however
must be added number OF items, which hr.
Weis gives thus: "Pensions, capitalized, a. eiglt
wears, purchase, $500 o0Oo, goo; increase OF State
debts, mainly on war account, $1s6,oco,oo0; coun-
~. city and town Indebtedness, increased on &C.
count OF the war, lestimated) $500, ooc; eS-
penaitures OF States, counties, cities and towns
on acsount Of the war, not represented by FUNDED
debt testimated) $500, 900 600; estimated loss to
the loyal States from the diversion and suspen'
lsion Of industry, and the reduction OF the Aner,
z Gun marine and carrying trade, $l,9oo,ooooeo
estimated direct expenditures and loss OF proper
ty by the Confederate States, by reason OF the
war, 81, 700, ,ooo, ,ooo" This makes total Of loss
by tue war TO the whole country Of nine thousand
millions OF dollars
The reception Of the remains OF the late Mr..
George Peabody, on board Il. 3. IL ship Monarch,
ltook place on Saturday. Although It was In
q ended that the proceedings should be privately
tndncted, they were attended By an interesting
4 Gnonssration Of respect. The remains we're ac-
KS sedpaaied 10 the place OF embarNation oJ sir
Cuss Lampson, Charles Reade, Minister Motley.
I. sMorgan and Il. somerly. They were re-
ceiyeat the dock by the municipal authorities OF
Portsta and the ofacers and mariners Oh the
N0nars ana OF the United States steamer Ply
mouth. Yer Majesty's steamer Duke OF Weiilns-
fep fredInuse guns during the emoarkaNen'
me ships the harbor displayed their eaaIgas IS
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