The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-17
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The New York cotton market was O shade
over; sales 1900 bales. at 28l ,28A. closing q
little more steady. - 1.
AT Liverpool cotton closed quiet: uplands
12a19td Orleans 2l,12ad; sales 5000 bales.
Schneider has q handsome portrait of the
Prince Of Wales, given her by that promising
youth, accompanied by his autograph and some
vealy poetry. t.-t
"a" Considerable light is thrown on the case of
the missing United States Marshal at Atlanta,
by the discovery Of tho fact that between ATTY
and sixty thousand dollars, belonging to other
parties, was his possession just before his
mysterious disappearance.
"A lot Of cotton, consisting Of one hundred
and fifty OF two hundred bales, was destroyed
by lre at Fernandina last week. The cotton
was on the wharf where the New York steam
ers load, and the flames communicated to the
steamship Flag. which was in port. but were
extinguished before she had sustained any
great damage. sseiTy ~.
According to the results Of late recent deep
sea souudings, it is announced that the bottom
Of the sea. at great depths, is covered by a
continuous mass, extending over miles in ex-
tent. Of what may be considered as one single
animal. It IL thought to form the lowest stage
of animal life on the globe and is supposed to
derive it's nourishment directly from the mine
raj world, as IN tho case Of plants. The new
animal has been baptized by the euphonious
name Of Bathybius.
The New York Homo Journal says that the
newest idea in waltzng insists that, instead of
claspins the lady hand. or even her finger
tips, the gentleman shall bend his left arm at
about the same angle with which fashionable
girl carries her parasol, The lady supporting
herself by placing her hand against his arm,
in the hollow Of the elbow. Thus he carries
her around dellcately, without any of that con-
tact which condemns he round dances. This
mode is introduced by a singular set of excu-
sives, but it's proprieiy must commend it to all.
The changes on the earth's SUI face during
the glacial period arc strikingly illustrated by
boulder Of peculiar variety OF granite, fif-
teen feet high and seventy feet in clrcumfer-
:. ence, perched upon the top Of the Hoosac
Mountain, one Of tho highest peaks in Massa-
chusetts. This boulder, 1t is conclusvely
proved, was clipped off the apex OF another
mountain at Stamford, VT, and transported by
I the ice to it's present position. The Stamford
Mountain is,now truncated cone, and the
boulder is composed of the same kind Of gran
: ite, which differs in every respect from the
HOosac rocks.
Los Angeles County, California, has hith.
erto been CO ebrated for its wine product, and
it is now proposed to add that of the cultiva-
tion OF silk. leading Arm in the new enter
prise are putting out sixty thousand mulberry
trees, as O first insta;ment towards making
silk on very ex.ended scale. They have
beautiful rancho at San Gabriel Mission, nine
miles above Los Angeles They have hired
forty families Of Chinese, skilled silk workers,
who are engaged for four years. and will be
comfortably housed IN adobe cottages. with
ample gardens. At the expiration Of the term
each family will be entitled to deed OF owner
ship for it's house aud garden.
The tea plant IS in successful cultivation
some ten miles from Knoxville, on the fam
Of Captain James Campbell, where it has
been grown for about ten years. It is
said that East Tennessee tea drinkers can
easily raise their own tea with very little cost
or trouble. Tho plant is deep evergreen
shrub, and grows about five feet high. It is
hardy, and needs no protection from frosts.
1t bears an abundant crop. with beautiful fra
grant flowers, In October. The following sea-
son it natures seed, somewhat resembling
the seed Of our native hazel, and grows up
readily. The vigor and hardness Of this plant
and it's adaptation to the climate, have been
tested. The tea produced from tho leaves Of
the ant very much resembles in favor the
tea from the Young Hyson plant.
foreman" writes to the New York Sun, as
follows !: "Sir-1here are thousands of people
in New York and subul BIS that would like pl-
amos, and would have them but for the epor-
nous price asked for them. Now, have been
foreman in one Of our frst-class piano manu-.
factories for fifteen years, and know the cost
OF every piano made Instruments sold for
$3.50 cost hut $210, and those sold for $1,000,
which are handsomely carvel grands. cost but
$475. You see what enormous profits are made
on them, Pianos range from $500 TO $4,000,
and some st. les with an extra moulding, which
costs but IS, they ask $50 moro for. They
argue that it looks S1O0 better. There are
dealers in New York that buy pianos Of COM
panies and large manufacturers for fr ON 1925
to $245 and sell for $3.50 and $780,"
Tho Russian clergy in Alaska, 1t is report
ed, are suffering serious Inconvenience from
the transfer Of that country to the United
States. Under the Russian rule, the members
Of the Greek Church we're obliged to pay tax
for the support Of their pastors. The United
States authorities, on taking possession, de-
clined to collect taxes fer the Russian clergy,
and the people. not beng disposed to make
any voluntary offerings, the pastors were left
entirely without resources. They then appeal
cd to the Synod at st. Petersburg, which deci-
ced that they should remain under the protee
tion and in the pay Of the Russian Govern
ment as before, and be subject to tho jurisdic-
tion OF the Synod. This decision. it is stated,
is objected to by the United States Govern
ment, since it is unwil ing to tolerate any 'pro.
lection" by foreign power OF persons resid-
ing in it's don,inions. and the journals OF st.
Petersburg are already warmly pleading in
favor Of their distressed countrynen.
A Washington telegram to the World says:
General LoDgstreet is reported to be prepar.
ing for step which will astonish tho country.
This step, il the statements OF those who have
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