The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-03
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Gold closed in Now York yesterday weak
at 352.
Cotton closed steady at the noon quota
tions, W Lh sales of 1900 bales.
In Liverpool yesterday ooton closed q
shade frnler, with uplands at 12bd; Orleans at
13a13td.
E-The Baltimore Spngerfest is $4,000 out,
but o great deal 20 Fan n"A '~eS- 49,
Tho Dixon (1linois) Democrat says that o
tombstone III the cemetery in that city bears
simply the suggestive epitaph "Gone up.'
The IS Fortbildungsverein Humboldt" is
the name or association in New York. If
it's life Is as long as it's name, 1t will be immor-
tai.
Only one man in Florida returned ON in
come for 1868 OF over $40 600, and but seven
had over $4,000. The total number taxed is
less than two hundred.
The New York World says: 'Rev. DR..
William s. Plummer, The eminent theological
professor in the South Caroline Seminary for
Ministers, ls supplying this summer the pull
pit Of the Rev. DR.. Van Dyke, Ct Brooklyn.
Moreover, DR.. Plummer is empowered to re-
ceive aid for tho honored institution with
which he is so honorabiy identified, and the
friends OF the South and of non-poitlcal preach
ing can do no better than assist this sterling
and modest school of divinity"
dispatches received at Chattanooga from
Mr.. ID. N. Stanton, president Of the Alabama
and Cincinnati Railroad. now in Boston, state
that directors tor the Southern division Of
the Cincinnati and Chattanooga Railroad
comprising some of the best men of New
York and Boston, were elected on last Thurs
day. Merchants of New York and Boston
hav, subscribed $4,000 900 to the road. Mr.
Stanton. who is president of the Alabama and
Chattanooga Rallsoad. was also chosen Presi-
dent OF the Southern divisionof the Cincinnati
Road.
Judge Lowell, Of Massachusetts, has Just
made decision OF much Importance in rela-
tion to the validity of contracts with the citi.
zens of Southern States. In 1864 the bark Lamp
tighter was destroyed by the Alabama. Among
her owners were four citizens Of sc-called
'srebel" States. Mr.. Payne, the master, COL
ected the insurance and paid it to the owner
living in Ma sachusetts, holding that those
living in The ere bel" States had no title to par
ticipate One Of the four owners. who lived in
South Carolina. recently brought suit against
Mr.. Payne's administrators, aud now recovers
by the decision of the court. ~
Great preparations are afoot for the COM
ing exposition Of textile fabrics at Cincinnati.
About SIXTY cases. and packages, generally
large, are already in the rooms. and advces
ARE received OF shipments having been made
from almost all important points OF the West
and South. Among the Southern manufacto-
ries already represented are the following {:
Graniteville Manufacturing Company, g. O.;
Batesville Mills, s.. c.; D. A. Jewell. Jewell's
Mills, Georgia; e. T. Clement, Nashville, Ten
nessee Lehman, Durr q Co.,. agents. Mont
gome1y, Alabama: Bowling Green Manufactur-
ing Company, Of Kentucky; Houston Factory,
Georgia Macon Manufacturing Company,
Georgia Barnet, Micou & Co.,. Tallassee,
Alabama; Augusta Factory, Augusta Georgia;
Eagle and Phoenix Mills, Columbus, Georgia;
Fontenoy Mills. Antioch, Georgia, Is
Making champagne is now regular busi-
ness in California. 1t s done, according to
correspondent who has seen the process, as
follows: THE crude wine is run into tank
which holds three thousa bottles, and then
,sweetened with eighty-two poun DIS of sugar.
The succeeding processes are nice and com.
plicated, and some of them believe are kept
secret from the public The solution Of the
great problem ce ohiiihood-how CHI mpaena
corks get IN when they are so much larger az
the bottom than at the t0p-appears in an in
genious machine, which compressos them
one.half and then drives them in in a twink
ling. The newly-flled bottles are laid in
frames, with the necks sloping downward,
Here they remain for some weeks, but are
shaken by hand every day. TMe pressure on
bottle is ninety pounds to the square inch
or equal to that of six atmospheres. About
one in ten bursts. The men who shake them
wear masks Of wire to protect their faces.
The Superintendent has long scar on his
right hand. where he was once cut by the glass
OF a@ e.asi@aino hntklA. After the WINE he's
worked itself clear, the cork is removed FOR
an instant to let the sediment fly ont; then it
iS replaced, the bottle is labelled. wrapped and
, cased bv Chinamen, and it is ready for the
market fA@
The returned officers of the United States
steamer Guerrero, who we're recently up tho
Parana River in Brazil. are loud in their ex.
presslons of sympathy for Lopez. ACCORDING
to their account he still carries on an energetic
defensive warfare aaainst vastly superior num-
bers means OF warfare, and resources and
that he has never shown sign OF trepldation
nor THOUGHT OF surrender. Brazil has lost
tens OF thousands OF men, and involved herselr
n vast debt; : her ally the Argentine Repub
lie, has withdrawn from tho expensive and
apparently endless fight; and although
denounc ID as o cruel tyrant and monster
OF iniquity, Lopez has had at his SER
vice. first and last, the entire resources
OF his people. and NO attempt at revolt from
his rule has been made and NO betrayal has
been made Of his cause. Even according to
4Brassian accounts. he has lately ipAi sted
SERIOUS blow on their army, and ID still uusab.
!" dued. defiant and active. He iss described ~
the ParaguayGns themselves aa nan Of erea.
coursge. resources and energy, who rules by
virtue Of h's qualities as leader. NOT by mere
despos,iO exercise 81 brute forcs. The Para
guayans are all devoted to him. and will sacri-
4 Ace wha,e 10 necessary to insure their indie
pendence oRthe hated Brazilians. The officers
think Lopez win drive the Brazilans out OF the
country unless he 10 badly whipped snd broken