The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-22
VIEWS 81 MAR I.

VIEWS STM MAR I.
.--Ia New. York, on Saturday, gold closed dull
at s1as1t.
Cotton WAS steady, with sales Of 5000 bales
at 2sla2sac.
In Liverpool cotton wss 6rmer, but moi
higher; uplands I'D; sales 10, 900 bales.
japanese kites ars the juvenile Nuisance o.
New 1erk. e e2ao,.---,
-Frensh cities are prohibiting velocipeae,
ON pavemeats.
--Wa1deck, . German town, has given public
notice that ne license to marry will hereafter
be granted to an: habitual drunkard.
..-Pixinness Of dress is dscreed by the leaders
OF fashion in Paris. Flounses, points, beads
and other trimmings must be abandoned.
Applicants for ofaco in Massachusetts,, In
etead Of going to Washington, are taking
measures to give Grant . house. That's the
way to do it. - g -i'.;. 81
-Ex-Governor Melville, of Mississippi,
died onthesd from paralysis. He was ANA
tive of this State, bat removed to Mississippi
almost twenty. Eve years ago..
1Thepapers say Mr. Hoar gave General Grant
q library awhi ago. he vas one ofa num-
ber who made the present. They thought
little reading would not be dangerous thing
The War Department has been the means
ofrestoring truant husband to his wife. The
woman applied for pension, supposing her
husband drowned, and vas directed to his
place of oonoealment in TENNESSEE.
AThe trustees Of the Illinois Industrial Uni
y.rsity baye voted, fifteen to Six, against the
admission Of women students. The members
think it dangerous from the recent experiments
in that direction by the students, resulting IN
the expulsion Of three students.
MIR. Dana, Of tne New York Sun, is urged
by bis friends for collector Of the port of New
York. It is known that President Grant and
Secretary Boutwell, hold Mr. Dana in high esti-
nation, and there is good reason to believe that
the latter will succeed Mr.. Smythe
Frederick Douglass, George T. Downing,
and others, have formed an association TOR the
publication Of weekly newspaper IN WASH
ineton, in the interest of the colored people.
It will be commenced at once, and will be
under the editorial charge Of Frederick Doug
lass
The cause which has brought Mrs. Stoves
Florida plantation into the market is said to be
ths insecure tenure by which that lady holds
it. It was confscated during the war, bought
for a song, and now the heirs of the original
owners are demanding their property in tho
'oozrts.
It is now positively asserted that ths Presi-
dent will make no further important nomina-
tienp until the Tenure-of-ofice matter is dig
posed of by the Senate, holding to the princi-
ple of his inaugural, that the hsst way to OBJ
tain the repeal Of an sbae1iousiaH is 10 rigid
ly enforce its previsieas.
&c The President is said to have surprised An
applicant for certain Office last Tuesday, with
the answer, "Why, that place, sir, is not va
can't The poor success met with thus far at
the White House has turned the tide Of appli-
cants back upon the capitol, where the debate
upon the Tenure ef-sfioe law is watched with
painful interest.
The visit of General Brsckinridge to the
capital of Kentucky was the Occasion OF a
popular ovation. He was visited by troops Of
friends, and in the ever serenaded at the
residence of Colonel StoL -.Ard Johnson, editor
of the Yeoman, with whom he is s0journing.
The general respopdeat ito tho compliment with
. short speech, in which he avoided any allu-
zion to political topics.
"A new shade and costume in Paris is called
'sprison door," 1t is very brown elaret, and is
always trimmed with black. The costume is
tight to the figure, as prison doors usually are,
and there are buttons OF garnet all down the
cresscut trimming; these buttons are sugges-
tive OF heads of nails, and altogether the wear
er looks pondrous under luted diadem OF the
same, with pale flower dropping on one side
as If no sunshine had warmed it.
The English journals all comment rather
fayerably on President Grants inaugural. The
London Times, however, thinks that sit is like
"a rather honely and familiar royal speech, and
the President allots his pithy and oracular par
agraphs to the various subjects Of foreign and
domestic interest very much after the raodel
of the Old World" The Pail Mall Gazette is
Of opinion that 'tit bears the mark of strong
will. md of an incisive, if somewhat narrow,
intellect"
The reception OF e1-Presldent Johnson IN
Lynchburg on Thursday was very enthusiastic
Acommittee appointed by public meeting OF
the citizens met the President at Charlo tes-
vile, where there was quito an imposing popu-
lar demonstration. This, however, was COM
,pletely cclipsed by the ovation at Lypchburg.
a grand banquet closed tho proceedings. Ihe
ex-President will be publicly received on his
arrival at Grcenville Tennessee, by the people
of that place, among whom he resides.
Every visitor TO New York will read with
pleasure the following from the New York Tri-
bune Everybody will rejoice to know that
there is, at length, somc reasonable hope OF
escape from the exorbtant charges and insult
ing treatment of our city hack drivers. Mr..
James Fisk, Jr., has made bargain with
firm in New Hampshire to build him twenty
FIVE cabs of French pattern, each Of which IS
to accommodate four persons and their usual
amount OF baggage. These he intends to sta
ton at the Erie Railway depot, and they are to
take passengers to every part OF the city for
fifty cents each. There is no reason why the
people of New York should be forced to pay
from two to ten dollars, according to the ne
cessities of the occasion and the presumption
of drivers, for the use of carriage half on
hour; while in Europe, and even IN some other
cities of the United States, much better ac-
commodation may be secured for as many shll-
lings. The relief cannot come too quickly.
Washington letter of Thursday last, says