The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-08
NEWS OF THE Day.

--GOiu ClOScu IN Now L Ork nj 26s0ZON.
Cotton In New York, on Saturday, was heavy
and &c lower; snlcs OF 2GoO bales, at o5aic.
i'm Liverpool cotton closed dull, with uplands
at 1ad. ana Orleans 1oiSd.; sales 10000 bales.
Tom Thumb md troupe have gone to Hong
Kong.
The Dal,natian rcbcls are giving much trouble
to the Austrian troops, hut seem to be gradually
coming grief.
-Du:ing the last fiscal year, the government
has disposed OF between four and five millions or
dollars worth OF land under the homestead and
other laws.
Electoral meetings in Paris are unattended
with disorder, and in no instance so far has the
interference OF the police been required on such
occasions.
The English gunboat Thistle, while OH her
trial trip Off Shecrness, OIL Thursday last, ex-
ploded her boiler killing ten and severely wound.
ing eight men.
"a lover Of Jcsusn sent to the Treasury De-
partment, oil Friday, forty books OF gold leaf he
had ataiara from, Another fepcntant sinner
sent back n dollar gold piece.
"A large delegation OF clcrgymen from the
Church OF England, and dissenting ministers and
aymen, will attend the Evangelical Alliance to be
held In New York next fall.
"A party OF priests returning from land ten
urc meeting In Ireland, day or two ago, were
attacked by persons lying in wait and brutaiiy
beaten. One has since died Of his injuries.
The regulators are abroad again i'll Southwest
ern Kentucky. They attacked house In Pres
tonve the other night and demanded surren-
der, but the occupants resisted and finally drove
them of.
An extensive gang OF counterfctcrS regularly
organized for the purpose OF manufacturing and
selling counterfeit tobacco stamps, securities and
money, has becn captured IN New York Many
parties in good standing In that city and in Vir-
glniu and North Carolina arc compromised
The Prussinn Ministerial budget proposes the
creation Of sinking fund to absorb one per cent.
annually OF the public debt AMI the conversion
OF the present loans into four and half per cent.
rcntcs. The proposal for increased taxes will be
withdrawn if these measures are agreed to.
letters received by the British minister at
Washington indicate that her Majesiy's govern
mcnt is prepared to reduce he single rate or post
age between tile United States and Great Britain
to three pence, and that, therefore, the early
adoption or this measure OF postal reform is high
ly probable.
The siege Of Jacmel, IIayti, hy Sanavc's
forces has been raised, and the troops were nj
last accounts marching against the rcvOlut ionary
forces under Brice, who had already captured
Mragoane. The rcvolnionists In ST. Domingo re-
main inactive near Azna a rumor OF the sale or
st. Domingo to the United States Is gaining
strength there.
The New Orleans Times says: "Many OF the
German cmigrants but recently arrived by the
steamer direct IN this city have already found en-
ploymcnt. We noticed yesterday batch OF thirty
T or forty who were getting ready to go to sugar
plantations. They were fine, halc-iookIng set or
men, and are The Kind OF people the South wants
to swell her population and develop her material
resources.n
The Washington correspondents say that
movement has been put on foot looking TO the
erection OF an elegant new onera-house in n fash
tonablc quarter OF the city. Considerable pro-
gress has already been made, and 1t is reported
TINT Mr.. Kendall has given the land at the corner
OF Fourteenth ana streets, Mr.. COrcoran nbou:
$4,000. nnd that Mr.. Riggs has taken some of the
stock. The cost OF the structure Ii set down ut
100000.
There is much comment upon the indifference
with which the administration treats the recent
expose Of Nuttcrilcd with the Gould -Corbin "cor.
ncr'' in New York. People ask, with good rea-
con, why the Sub-rreasurcr, accused OF such
grave charges, Is permitted to hold OH to his po
sition for weeks after the development OF the
damning ficts or the afraIr. Unchariabe per.
sons VIII shortly suspect that there arc reasons
not Mt all crctlilable to the government for this
loose way of treating serious matter.
& "A number Of Jewish rabbs from the principal
cities OF the Union arc In conference In Philadel-
phia on the subject OF reform In the Hebrew
Church. They adopted resolutions aboi!shng the
! use OF prayers In the Hebrew tongue as uninieIi
Z glble to tho masses; dlsclaimng the doctrine OF
bodily resurrection or the removal of the Jewish
etate by segregation from all other nations, and
declaring the Aaronic priesthood and the Mosaic
sacrlnclal worship 10 have been merely prepara.
tory steps to Israel's national priesthood, and
therefore things OF the past, to he mentioned In
prayer only In heir educational capacity and not
to be practlced.
1t is reporteds on alleged good authority, that
largo number Of cergymen of the English Es-
] tablishcd Church have signed petition to the
Rcumenical Council, praying "That. should tho
decision Of the council be uutavorable tas'the Pc
titioners believe Il not improbable It Will bc) to
4hc Yelldty Of the Anglican orders, the petition