The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-30
NEH,S OF THE D.fY.

Gold closed In New York Yesterday weak
al 20.
Cotton closed III New York yesterday inactive
ana &c lower, with sales of 1900 bales ut 25c.
In liverpool cotton closed firm: upauds ll;s
a1l,fd; Orleans 12al2i.d.
Tile English government, II is said, Intends
-sendins roinforcemcnts 10 Ireland
The managers OF the Pacific Railroad are pre-
pairing fiicl ana provision cara TO run with every
train during the winter, that in case IL train
gets showed In the passengers will not freeze or
starro to death.
---0nc hundred and ten Mormon preachers ami
elders, in obedience 10 brigham Young's orders,
have arrived NJ Omaha, and separated on mis-.
sion OF two years duration, some going south
-an,i others cast.
The convicts Of the Southern prison. in Indi-
ana. iavc been living on wheat bread for the past
month; son,alhing unusunl. They generally cat
"""', '~""fl three Inches and II hulr thick, but
V y M" .C:per than corn.
80 ,'"ts.,nd lew s,ha 81 been removed fsnm
,',e p'1sn," ae ''"n;t.r loJ y. ,psss-eYnt R,s;,s
OIL law iu.tns ,iic residaice' Oi tnat ssv',r'iat
Ii, -" IL, lS aa!i VIII ,iisapirove of this AMI
similar pi. !redings.
Tho London Times views the election Of
Rochelort TO the French Chambers as the last I'M
potent protest Of ali angry populacc. The ganl-
ins, IL says, have sent one or themselves TO the
Chambers, hut this does not prove that France
is ripe for ganlin government.
The prize fighter Tom Allen responds TO Mike
hicCooc's challenge by saying he has already
whipped him twice and been cheated out OF the
money, hut will try him again for $500 or $1,000
81 side within ten days. II this Is not accepted he
offers TO fight any man In the United States or
Canada.
Tho secctlers from the Republican Stale Con-
venti0n at Richmond comprise about one-half the
original body. They discnim any idea OF form
ing new party, and announce IL as their desire
10 rcorganizc tile one now existing. They oppose
prescription aud reckless denuncatlcn of The
people OF the State as obsolete ideas.
THE company owning the Kentucky Railroad,
on which Judge Black, oi Pennsylvania, sustained
serious Injury by an accident several months ago,
Is called OIL TO pay DOCTORS bill Of $4,000 for
medical Attendance on the Judge. This the com
pany. refuses but is ready to pay the amount TO
the Judge that lie may do with It what he
plcascs.
Tile winter quarters of Forcpaughs menagc.
rie, at Conncllsvillc Ind, fomnd TO he on fire
few nights ago, ami the whole nenagcric was
let loose. The fire, however, was cX1ingnishcd
after several thousand dollars worth Of damage
had hcen done. Meantime the beasts fcasied OH
sheep and beef III the adjacent fields, but we're
all rccaptured before they could do any more
scrious damage.
Two large and powerful Normandy horses,
imported for the purpose Of improving tle breed
OF American stock. arrived q few days ago Mt
New York, on the steamship Lafayette. These
animals were obtained after a thorough research
through the French marketa. The first, n black
stallion OF graceful build, named "Chpidon," Is
seventeen hands high, weighs 230o pounds-looO
al to
and n half years old The second, gray stallion,
named "Mouton," Is sXteen and half hands
nigh, ana Is four 1nd n half years old These
horses are valued nt $1,000 each, and cost s3iO to
bring over. Their former owners hnvc RECEIVED
medals, nnd certificates for their improved stock OF
horses.
The New Orleans Times says thnt "the sugar
prospects are not encouraging. Tie figures OF
last summer viii bo Brought down considerably
Instead OF Increasing the crop OF last year by
twenty-five per cent. II begins to he seriously
do'lntcd whether We shall reach The result OF that
crop. From lOo,ooo hogshcads, The estimates of
many shrewd observers now sink below so o0o
ho9shcads. Tho rutb 10, tile present labor In the
S'nth Is altogether inadequate to the large and
profitable production oI sugar. II Ia Inadequate
both In quality and quantity. The thorough care.
fnl, and diligcnt cultivation needed I'm our rcI,
bottom lands cannot be eXactcd from olr elnan.
clpatcd negroes. We must have some better
class Of iahorers."
While ont shooting in Prince George County.
Virginia, one day last week, n young man named
Richard Bowtlcn, trying to mount u stump accI.
dentally discharged both barrels Of his gun, tho
charges making IL frlghifnl wound I'm his abdo.
men. This was at A. AZ. Ills dogs coming To
MIN, on the meek or ono hc tied n pecc OF papcr
on which he had written q note TO ono Of his
b!othcrs, stating what had happened. But that
dog would not leave him. Tho Other however.
seeming TO know that something dreadful had
occurred went or and found Mr.. Buwden's
brother, ana by his actions attracted his attcn.
hon, WIN. with NJ. Sauxy, started III search OF
hin, and i"ui HIN at 8 O'Clock. guarded by the
other ft h'nl dog. They removed him 10 the
nearest house. but his wound was mortal, ana he
died at o i'.M
Tho New York correspondent OF the phia.
dciph'a Ledger writes .;Glty trade OF oil dcs.
crlptons con..nucs YER; dull, and from present