The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-13
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OdleS douO DLt0S dC So9C.
AT liverpool Gotten was unchanged Sales
ID, 900 bales.
An Illustrated daily paper is to be started
in San Francisco.
The u, mocrats elect three and the Radi-
Gals three members of Congress in Alabama.
1t is proposed to found fellowship in
Trinity College, Dublin, which will be open to
the competition Of Catholics. i
Tho ceremony Of breaking ground for the
building Of the new postoffice was duly per-
formed in New York on Monday morning.
The first business to come before the Span
ish Cortes, which reassembles in October,
Madrid dispatch announces, will be the cleo
tion Of King.
The London Pail Mall Gazette estimates
the amount OF United States bonds held abroad
to be abou, 81 200 900 600, which, if the estl-
mate be correct. would cause drain OF $50 0OO.-
OOo year from this country to pay the interest
ON them.
"A young blood in New York sold smoked
bits OF glass on Broadway, on Saturday, for
wager. He netted 6ty dollars besides the
stakes. which were one thousand dollars. His
groom and horses took him from his stand at
the expiration of the time agreed upon to de-
cide the wager.
And now, Cleveland, Ohio, and Quincy,
ILL, demand the national capital. while Akron,
Ohio, CRIES for the naval academy. The for
mcr cities found their claim con location, and
the latter on the possession Of fine canal, on
which the mdd1es could be taught navigation
without getting seasck.
DR.. Osgood gives his impressions OF Spur
geon in this language: 'He does large and
good business in souls. His gifts are as much
OF the bowels as Of the brains, and he seems
70 be full OF sympathetic juices, in which his
great audiences hoat like great navy in an
ample harbor." No wonder Mr.. Osgood's
New York congregation accepted his reslgna-
tiOn.
Hungarian journals relate singular case
of suicide. shopkeeper at Pesth shot him
self with pistol. having previously written to
friend that life is insupportable. adore
my wife. but she has grown go stout-she tha at
was Of SO ravishiug figure when married
her." He added that he preferred to die rath-
or than be unfalthful to his wife on this ac-
count. or to use legal means to be separated
from her.
A mechanic in Memphis has produced a
plan Tor low pressure steamboat, which he
claims will have double the speed OF any now
in use, while 1t will cost little more than boats
on the old plan. It can also be run at half the
expense for lab VI and fuel. 1t is divided into
compartments. water and air tight and cannot
be snaPged SO as TO sink. Fire in the hold can
be coufned to single compartment, and will
be readily ex.:nguished by steam, for which
suitable apparatus is provided.
Farmers starting ramie culture would do
we'll to devote the first year entirely to propa-
eating the roots, and setting them out in the
field intended tor permanent culture after the
first year. Three harvests can be made an
nualy. each giving very handsome return for
very little labor and capital. The growth OF
stems become more dense after each cutting,
and produce fibre OF finer texture as the growth
becomes closer. A machine has been invent
ed capable Of preparing the product of one
acre per diem.
The Spanish army in Cuba. il is estimated
amounts to about 10000 we'll equipped soldiers.
OF this number 80 1000 are native volunteers.
The number Of troops landed from Spain since
November, 1858, amounts to 20 557; to these
must be added mobiiized militia $500; Spanish
volunteers at the front. 5000 Spanish volun-
teers in garrison. 1000 making total of
AZ OFT. But from this number must be deduct
ed about 1OO 600 carried of by disease and
lutionist. 1t is reported. has under him so (OO
men 25 600 we'll and 15. 600 poorly armed
James a. Day, formerly pnvste secret airy
to General Ryan, arrived at the Clifton House,
Niagara Falls, last Friday with letters pur-
porting to come from the Cuban Junta in
New York asking the General to come to
New York imm medlately with Day. Ryan. sus-
pecting the letter was Q forgery. accused
Day of treachery, which the latter was final
iy compelled to admit, whereupon Ryan gave
him severe and unmerciful horsewhippiug
Day, ON his knees, begged for mercy, bu,
mono was shone him until the guests rushed
in and took tho whip from the General. The
affair crealed considerable excitement.
According to o correspondent Of the New
York hlbuue, every one in Canada IS anxlous
for cnange in the plan Of the Government O
the Dominion. The newspapers OF the Domln
aon tell a very different story. most Of th en-
opposing independence as likely to weaken TIL,
government and give up the material ait
which no mother country has hitherto afford
ed, both IN q military and in financial way
while they arc equally unanimous IN decIariB;
that annexation is not TO be thought OF for
moment, and that there is not even an insie
nificant party in favor OF such change. Th
discfepaioy between the two accounts is NO
easlly explained.
The Cuban Jnnts in New York City. o
Monday. received . mail from Pr s,dent Ces
pedes. which contained what purpoits 20 h
important news. Puerto Prlnc,pa is to b
attacked on the 18TH instant the attackin
force are only, ,assaiung the arrival OF artiIIer,
which hasis,een recently landed. The who
number OF vessels 30 far landed in Cuba WIT
men and supplies for the rSxoiution,sts lie min,
The whole lumber OF fiiibusters landed 10 26O
mostly Americans. General Quesad4 has 1
his command 7cO0 men, we'll armed and SUI
piied. besides 5000 men enrolled who have q
arms except the maehete. The army is /
good health apa has aupersbsnaance y b Of pr
The washingtonr, r,ssss coEssaspondants raad say III,
the Indications ssEe exc by no means sewos o t;ign
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