The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-14
NE VS. SUM M Il IL Y.


On Saturday, in New York, gold closed at
394.
in Nov York cotton was frmer at 3iS cents,
with sales OF $500 tales. a. - "a
In Liverpool cotton was lMetasSSss
of 10, 600 bales; uplands t1S n lE*HS l2i
Hon Jesse -. Drigtt i, snperintondiug
q plantation and M .klr, yaonoy IN Kertu ky.
The New York Medical Socltts have ,,solv-
ed that one day of rest in sever IA uocessary
for oil men.
The National Typographical Convention
has adopted propositions in favor Of the eight
hour system.
One shuddcrs to think how near Colhx
came to the Presidency, all on account OF COW
on railroad track.
Punishment by death is executed in
Utah by shooting. Three murderers are to
be disposed OF IN this manner on the 26th of
July.
Mrs President Lincoln is said to have
made conquest Of the Count de Schmidt,
first lord OF the bedchamb,r ,r to the Duke of
Baden.
"A house in Chicago has ordered an invoice
of 6fty thousand Chinese laborers from Califor-
mia, intending to set them at worn on Southern
plantations.
The National Typographical Union have
voted that color shall be one Of the tests Of
qualification for membership, aud that negroes
cannot come in.
Mrs. Edwin Booth, nee Mary McVicl1er, it
is rumored, has retired permanently from the
stage. The name Of her successor at Booths
theatre next season has not vet transpired.
One John Kelly, Of Richmond, Va, has
purchased the carriage used bv Jeffers on Davis
during the early days Of the Confederacy, with
q view to its being sent to the Boston Peace
Festival.
The Cuban bonds, to De put upon the
market before long, are made payable s'twelve
months after date OF the independence Of the
Republic OF Cuba, and are said to be secured
by real estate in New York.
The great exposition of textile fabrics,
which is to be held under the auspices Of
the WooIlen Manufac urers' Association of the
Northwest. will open st Cincinnati on the Sd Of
August. and continue for five days.
Eight thousand German workingmen
mlrched in PROCESSION through the streets vf
New York on Tuesday, and fifteen thoueand
enjoyed grand picnic at Jones' Woods. Lager
beer flowed without stint, but good order pre-.
"A New York letter says s'The paper OF
two well-known houses in the sugar trade went
to protest on Wednesday, Sosaf, Uslar & Co..
of Cardenas, and Meyer & Co., of Havana.
Losses incident to the insurrection are the
proximate c'use Of these embarrassments."
The New York Freeman contradicts the
report that A. r. Stewart, the dry goods Croe-
sus, has become Catholic and adds: "Mr
Stewart has no idea Of doing anything Of the
kind. Bigger scamels' than he have gone
through this eye Of the NEEDLE but he is not
that kind of q camel" f'
The State OF California, with the view OF
establishing the business OF silk making as
one OF its fixed pursuits, offers premium Of
two hundred and fifty dollars for every five
thousan1 mulberry trees to be paid when
they are Two years old, and premium o!
three hundred dollars .or every hundred thou
sand cocoons.
The Printers National Convention adopt
ed resolutions on Friday in favor Of govern
ment controlof the telegraph. A resolution
deprecating the making Of religion or politics
a qualifying test for employment in govern
ment or individual printing Offices. and de-
nouncing the action OF the Congressional
printer in employing L. NJ. Douglass, was
adopted, AZ to 81.
Rev. John l.. Johnson, OF Spottsylvania
Courthouse, is preparing for the press series
of biographical sketches OF the alumni of the
University OF Virginia who fell in the late war.
he has collected already sketches Of about one
hundred and fifty from the States OF Virginia, |
Maryland, North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Al hauia. Florida, Mississippi, Lou;s;Sns,
Texas. Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and the |
District Of Columbia.
"A steam generating apparatus. for fire en-
gtnes. which. IL is asserted, keeps the water In
the boiler constantly hot, at an expense os
seven cents Q day, has recently been tested by
the chief engineer Of the Newark, N. j.. Fire
Department. At the trial an alarm was COM
municated by the telegraph, the horses were |
attached and the steam engine was run ont |
short distance. At four and quarter minutes |
nom the time the alarm ha ] been given steam |
was generated, and fine stream Of wafer was |
playing. ia8
"A horrible rumor comes from Boston. It |
is said that circular has been issued calling !
general meeting on Monday OF the wholesale |
and Aetail liquor dealers, hotel and boarding |
house 2roprictors, and all parties either direct
~ or indirectly interested in the sale Of liquor,
to take into consideration, in consequence of |
the passage Of the Prohibitory bin, the prof.
priety OF refusing to sell, as the law commands,
. single drop or spirituous or malt liauor dur
ang the ave days OF the Peace jubilee. Uniy |
tnlnk OF III One hundred Thousand thirsty |
men with "wa:er, water everywhere, and not a |
drop to drink 4
1t ts said In the New York Herald that the |
recent opinion Of Attorney General Hoar. in the
case OF Texan who killed freedman and |
was tried by Q Court Martial, was frightened |
ont Of him by General Butler. Butler. Il an.
pears. we0 familiar with Aha casa oc5 80.
Hoar why he hesltated to dicide upon IL. rfo,r |