The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-23
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1869.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

In New York cotton closed heavy and
lower. Sales 2s00 bales. iit-
Gold closed active at 3ll.
In Liverpool cotton closed dull. Upland!
12d; Orleans 12ld. Sales 10 600 bales.
"A broom factory is In successful operation
In Sumter county, Ala.
Kentucky mules are selling readily In
Georgia at S225 per head. AE ar
Mr.. Jordan, in his speech In the New York
Gold Room, said he was too ''damncd mad to
choose his Words .At'T
Almost every thriving town of 5000 inhabi-
tans In Alabama and Mississippi Is building q
cotton mill Boston capital is largely assisting
these enterprises. C3 III
"A newly married pair from the country,
having heard of the'extortlons of New York
hackmen, refused to pay more than five cents
each for ride In IN omnibus.
-Bouclcault kindly sent word to the Prln-
cess of Wales thut she had better not attend
the presentation Of his latest play in her prcs-
ent state of health, as it contained "a scene
somewhat more startling than usual" She
replied that he couldn'tfrighton her. -
In England, recently, two scholarships,
each of the annual value of $3.50, have been
to study for the profession. The scholarships
can be held for three years, and are to be
awarded according to the result of competitive
examination, the first of which Is TO be held in
June, 1870.
1t is asserted that the cost of laying a
certain kind of concrete pavement In BROOKLYN
ts three dollars square yard, while In New
York City, just across the East River, It
amounts to five dollars a square yard. The
difference in the price Is said to be appropriated
towards satisfying the. raycnous demands of
what is called the City Hall ring.
AS In this country, the predicted high
tides occurred on tho English coast a day err
lier than they were anticipated. They were
not very high, however, and very little dam
age was done. Large numbers of persons con-
gregatcd on the Thames embankment md on
the bridges to sec the high tide, but It was
only about foot higher than ordinary spripp
tides.
-Ihe gold spectators in New York, at the
time of the recent panic, 1t is reported. at-
tempted to draw General Horace Porter. the
residents private secretary, into the plot. by
informing him by telegraph on September
i6tn, that they had purchased half million
OF gold on his account. On September 10Th
General Porter wrote to the speculators that
ne mad not authorized the purchase of gold
and did not desire any. .
lew nights since, as the night express on
The New York Central Road WAS near Amster-
dam, baby, who was looking ont of an omen
window, gave spring, and in IN instant foil
from its mothers arms to the ground. The NJ:
irighted mother, without thought of the
nanser, rushed to the door and leaned from
the train. AS soon us possible the cars wer,.
stopped, and backed to the spot, where every
one!expected to. learn OF tho fatal Injury or
DOM mother and child. But, strange to sov
neither was hurt, except that the baby had n
sight Drlllse on the side of the head. Tho
mother stated that, AS she saw the child oo
out OF the window, her only thought was that
she "wanted the baby"
"A subcommittee OF school bonrd nor q
thousand miles from Lynn were examining n
class In primary school. One of the commit
tee untertook to sharpen mp their wits by pro-
pounding the following question:: .sIf had n
mince pie, and should give two-twelfths to
1ohn, two-twelfths to Isaac, two-twclfths to
Harry, and should keep half OF the bic myscIf
what should there be left" There was q pro.
ionnd study among the scholars; but finally
one held up his hand as n signal that he wns
ready TO answer. swell, sir, what would ther;,
Dc le5t?' Speak out loud, so that oil can hear -
SAID the committeeman. "Thc PLATED" shouted
the little fellow. The committeeman turned
red In the face, while the other members
roared aloud. That boy was excused from,
answering any more questions.
Henry Rochcfort, the bitter enemy of the
emperor Napoleon III, who Is now resid.
Ing In BRUSSELS, where no has fed to avoid
the consequences of conviction for tbc
hoeis contained in tho Lantcrne, has, in n
iettcr signed by two hundred and thirty.
tnree French Republicans, been invited TO
become candidate for tho Corps LcgIslatif
10 the! First Electoral District OF Paris.
hochefort at first declined, but, Il is now ro-
ported, has changed his mind as to tho nro.
priety of becoming member of an nssem.
oly destined. as ho. asserts, not to flobt
against, but to bury personal government
He says in Ills letter OF acceptance that ho
s willing to assist, If permitted, in bearing tho
aeao Doay 10 the grave, and that no will perform
p, ms aulles 10 the Corps Lcglslatif in tho hone
.hat IL may shortly become q convention TO |
oim constitution. He also boasts, that dur
ing the June election riots he was present in
rariS ior three days without the knowledge of
sne head OF the police, although three secret
agents are constantly watching his move.
nents.
-That was an unfortunate yawn which
'poiled the pleasure ofa party Of young men
IN Lake Michigan last Gwoek. They sailed
nto beautiful little cove, and, having laid
ut sumptuous repast, were sitting down to
njoy when Bfr. ", the Wit ofthe party.
eaned back with wlde-stl etched jaws to enjoy
tremendous gap {; when fnap went his law.
aving sprung OUT o. Join with his mouth
pen to its widest extent. De tiled in vain to
1850 his Jaw, looking wildly around upon bis
rlends who mistook hfs open mouth and
sonizea appearance for somc kind ot.a Joke.
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