The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-16
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Gold closed in New York at 35s.
Cotton closed in New York dull at 293;
sales 1900 bales.
Cotton in Liverpool closed dull; uplands
12&d; Orleans 12ad; sales 5000 bales.
The Secretary Of State Of Florida was born
in Africa.
Preparations are making to take new GEN.
sus Of New Orleans.
Alabama wants to buy West Florida !;
Florida nclines SD attentive ear to the propo-
SAL
-Parson Brownlow is said to be SO great an
invalid that he has to be carried about in a
chair.
Tho Kentucky Bluegrass region" this
winter exported So, 100000 worth of mules to
the South.
The smallpox is said to prevail alarm
ingly at St. Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and
Chicago.
Wealthy Cuban families who have arrived
in New York, say that it is not safe for any per-
son to remain in Cuba.
Flour is said to be exported from the Unit
ed States to Glasgow, made into biscuits, and
in that shape sent back.
Five Tennessee newspapers have already
hoisted the name Of Andrew johnson for
Governor.
Tho chief part Of the valentines this year
relate 10 the Grecian Bend, love-mal1ing and
ve,ocipedes
An Indiana paper reports large immigra
tion from other States Of anxious seekers after
divorces.
brigham Young is said to be not too
s'saintly" to avoid making 81 600 out Of his
Pacific Railroad contracts.
In New York steam fire engine has been
placed on q steamer so as to be useful at
fires near the wharves.
"A correspondent writes that one trouble
about Mexico is. that with plenty Of silver
mitcs she has no money.
The Louisville Journal objects to female
suffrage, because it would create too much
i'pairing Off at tho polls.
The first steamboat on Great Salt Lake,
Utah, has commenced running. She is CITY
feet .ong, By ten feet beam, and has side
wheels
-Disuso Of envelopes is becoming fashion
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Tho political troubles in Cuba are having
very decided effect on the sugar market at New
York. Prices havo advanced nearly ono cent
per pound since Tuesday, with large pur-
chasos on speculative account.
John r. Branner, late President Of the
East TenneS see and Virginia Railroad, died at
plexy. 1t l.. is said that in 1861 Mr.. Branner
saved the life Of President johnson. General
Hindnan was OF Knoxville with troops, and
number wcle detailed to go to Greenville to;
capture Andy; but Branner so managed the
trains that the expedition was not success.
1t is reported that the cultivation of the
poppy plant will be introduced into Louisiana
French gentleman at NatchitocHes, it is
stated, has announced his intention of plant
ing in the spring of 1869 several acres Of pop
pies, and of manufacturing opium It is as
serted TINT an acre Of poppies will make fifty
>poundsof opium, worth fifteen to twenty dol
lors pound, at a cost Of less than four dollars
pound for manufacturing, and that one man
can cultivate three acres.
General Grant, upon being interrogated
by one OF the Inauguration CO. mitteo. stated
the capital in company with President John
son. The reason assigned was that johnson
had attacked his (Grant's) veracity, and he
could not, therefore, recognize him. President
Johnson, no wever, does not propose to meddle
in the affair, and ho is not likely to push him
self into the society Of General Grant, the con-
tempt in the case being mutual.
1t was unlucky day for John Chinaman
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the nogros For now he is to be precudea
from the rights OF citizenship, as we'll as the
three hundred thousand mon Of tho plains, in
spite OF the new Burlingame treaty and the
reiterated professions of univesal humanity
Senator Corbett, Of Oregon, mas moved that
"Chinamen not born in the United States, and
Indians not taxed shall not be deemed male
citizens" Anything but the Monguls and
their almond-shaped eyes.
The remarkable m,ldness OF the present
winter extends over both Europe and America.
Paris has been experiencing quite summer
weather, and in the south of England cherries
we're gathered in the middle Of December,
primroses and other flowers were in full bloom,
and rosebuds, ready to unfold their petals. were
seen in many gardens on Christmas day, while
the birds very busy nest-building. Russia is
an exception to the rule. The weather there
Is severe, and snow storms have been very
heavy. In st. Petersburg it was twelve feet
deep, and accounts from the provinces state
that whole villages are buried under the drifts.
The Round Table says: ''We hear that
Mons. A. Chevalier, an experienced French
eronant, is In this city and proposes to make q
voyage to Europe in April or May next, in an
air ship call4d IEsperance, ninety-Ave feet
high, ono hundred and fifty feet in diameter,
and requiring twenty Thousand cnbic feet Of