The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-01
NEWS OF THE DdY.

L.
Gold at New York yesterday closed heavy
at 22H.
The New York cotton market closed firm at
25iS. Sales 5000 bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed buoyant. Uplantls
1l7sd; Orleans loiid; sales $1,000 balcs, OF Which
5000 was 10 spectators anu exporters.
Tile ratification Of the sale OF the Island OF ST,
Thomas TO The United States has been postponed
by the DANISH Government for Six months
The survey for proposed new route for all
underground railway has been completed In New
forK The report is favorable, and work Will pro-
baby be commenced i'll February.
Antonio rizzni, IN Old anu esteemed citizen
or Richmond, died last week He was a native OF
the Island OF Corsica, ana came to Richmond In
1855.
"A Republican motion in the Spanish Cortes,
Saturday, TO censurc the government for an arbI-
trary exercise OF power, was rejected by q vote
OF lao IS.
Hunger anu misery prevail In the interior Of
Cuba 10 IL serious extent. In one hut near Pal
ma SorinnO, eight persons were found dead from
starvation.
The Giant Powder Mills, at San Francisco, cx-
plodcd Friday night, killing the superintendent
and another person. and wounding eight or ten
others.
OF New York, has flied claim to them as his own
property, AMI makes answer to the libel that 1t Is
not truc-that the Spanish Government so far has
not incrfercd In the case.
dispatches from Rome state the members OF
the Ecumenical Council Will meet Mt the Vatican
on the Sth Of Dccc cmbcr, ana at the conclusion OF
tile preliminary ceremonies the Pope Will an
nouncc the opening or the Council.
Ono report says the differences between tile
Sublime Porte and the Khcdivc will be compro.
missed; another tlat the former has sent an ulti-
matum TO the latter, and that several Turkish war
vessels have been put in readiness TO sail for Alex
andra.
Dispatches from Cork Dublin ana Tppcrary
report that there nave been several Fcnian dc-
monstrations in various parts OF Ireland. At
Tippcrary and ClOnmcl the proceedings were
rotons. Fenian songs were sung by the mob
While marching III procession, and several houses
on the linc Of march were stoned and rddlct.
At Cork the partisans OF Rosa celebrated that
gcntleman's election TO Parliament with % grand
torchiisht procession and other proceedings.
Everything passed OH without disturbance.
1t Is said that General Babcock, accompanied
by General Rufus ingalls,, left New York day or
two ngo for st. Domingo, with scaled Instructions
from the President, sud 1t Is surnlscd In conncc-
ton with the proposition oi President I'aez TO an
also said, will shortly submit the annexation pro-
position TO a vote Of his people. The annexation
terms Will be an assumption OF the public debt OF
st. Domingo and n purchase OF the public build
ings forts, &c.
The isthmuS connecting North and South
America, II is asserted, can be canalcd without
any greater difficulty than tho Isthmus OF Sncz,
which is seventy.two miles In width. The 18TH
mus OF Panama Is only twenty-cight miles wide,
and the Nicaragua route up the River San Juan
would only require the construction OF canal
sixteen miles long, the remainder OF tho route
being, by way OF Lake Nicaragua, ninety miles
long, and the River San Juan. The Tchuantepcc
route, ono hundred ana thirty miles across, from
sea to sea, it's asserted, lies throughout along
the CoatZac0llcos River.
"A general belief seems to be entertained in
Europe In the recent signing OF treaty Of all.
nncc between France Austria and Russ!a, TO re-
strain The grasring designs OF Prussia. To this
compact Italy, Ii IL asserted, has been asked 10
give her adherence. Tic object CT tho treaty is 10
compel Prussia 10 "mOderate her claims,'' to give
up her plan Of anneXng South Germany, to rem
der the North German States more independent,
and to enter into convention for general dis
armament. Russia has been detached from Prus.
sa by means OF General Flcury. the French Am.
bassalor, who las convinced the Gear that Ills
bulliC PROVINCES ufc uOt biiIe from BISMARCK ue-
sres Of universal annexation. Great Britain has
not been asked TO join In the treaty, as OF late
years she has withdrawn from Continental poll.
tics.
"A meeting OF the "AllIance IsraelIte Union
ists," held at Berlin, under the presidency of Mr.
A. Crenieux, OF Paris took Into consideration the
distress now prevailing among tho Israclltes OF
western Russin. 1t was proposed to provide
means for their removal TO America, and a rcso.
ln,ion was adopted expressing the hope that the
Hebrews In America would cooperate with their
brethren in Europe, with their accustomed libc.
rallty, In relieving this distress. Tho Jewish
papers discourage Tho project. One OF them says
that "em grafton will not subseryo the cause tho
benevolent have In view. That can hest be served
BY send gihf m he means TO exist for short time
through he assistance Afforded thom. md in the
ensuing spring they will be able 10 take care OF
themselves.'
"A desperate charac'or named Cooper. who
had been VIII ped by party o: regulators Pu-
laski County, Ky., caused Tie arrest OF some Of
his DC ghbo.s whom &c accused Of administer.