The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-27
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Gold closed il New York yesterday weak
,atssf.
Cotton closed-in favor OF buyers. Sales
1900 bales; middings 2saa23l.
Cotton in Liverpool closed quiet; uplands
nia112d.
New York has ''veiocipede lunaho asy-
lum,. called q ''Gymnac acididium."
in Hartford steam power is to be applied
to the running Of sewing machines.
-Catgrt is to be well represented at the
Boston Jubilee; 40 .hddles are already Or
dered.
-Aprotest against ritualism in the Protestant
Episcopal service, and call for an anti-ritu-
alist,c convention, have been published and
signed by many prominent olersymen in ILL.,
nois. III
in France. when q prisoner is sentenced to
death he q taken to very strongly built cell
and has to put on straight jacket. A guard
remxins with him night and day, and highly
stimulating food is given 10 him. Owing 10 the
liberal allowance Of wine given to the men
shortly before they are sent to the guillotne,
most Of them are drunk when they are execu-
t6d.
The sseamship Mississippi. which left Bio
Janeiro ON the 23d Of April for New York, ran
ashore at Martinique under full head OF
steam, and will probably be total loss. All
hands we're saved BY the assistance OF French
war ,steamar. The cargo consisted OF nearly
1900 bags Of coffee, together with sundry
Brazilian products, in all valued at 100000
in gold.
The New York News says: "a ru NOR has
BEEN In circulation in Catholic circles for the
mast week thasM A. T. Stewart has become
. convert to the Roman Catholic religion, and
that he win be In open communion with that
ohmnh In aweak. Il is also said that MIR.
ssewart has given within the past week OF two
large donation in money to the Sisters OF
Charity. Last Tuesday evening, at the Pautist
Church, in ty-ninth-street. Of which the
Rsv. Father Hscker is the pastor, the reception
into the Church Of Rome of x-Surgeon-Gene-
ral Hammond. Of the United States Army,
tdokplsoe. The conversion OF the general is
iue to the lecture delivered Of the Cooper In
Ssjtate, about aweek ago, by DR.. Rodses. the
wslelnovn Tennessee ritualist.n = - u -, = =,
Sy@Dr. Broxnson Is accredited with the author
ship Of tho srticls In the june number Of the
c.tholic World ON s'spdtitism and spiritists:n
1noo1y nc We Wi1nes !" oseite,
tha x,iter makes no ilight CONCESSIONS to the
believers in table-tipping and spirit-rapping.
BE aoquits them Of being intentional deceiyers,
and believes them to be subject to internal in
Auencea The SPIRITS which visit them are not
those Of deceased mortals, but are the devil
and his ihrps: The views they present Of the
eternal world are those Of the Pagan Hades,
latbsrkhsa he.Heaysn OF the Bible. he In
dstdes phnchette among the machinery Of the
rossesof darkaesssand considers the Wonen's
movement - one Of the worst manifestations
Of spiritiam. So ,E-tr.
"A, prominent official, who is strong pro-
tecsicnist, recently called upon President Grant
for the purpose Of ascertaintng his views upon
the tariff question. In reply to question, the
President said be was decidedly opposed TO any
lsgishtion which mad tor its object an increase
in the taxation. of articles or merchatdise nm
ported into tbe United States: II wac useless
to Say mat tho revenues Of ths country de-
,manded It. Tor such Was not the CAGE, and it
was far better that many Of the high duties
already imposed be stricken of, and not bur-
dan the country with still higher ones. He
would NOT conceal the fact that he believed q |
small tariff was necessary, but he would hike |
10 sac the reyenues Of the country raised as |
fsr % possible from internal taxes, and not
from heavy duties upon imported goods.
Tho Paris correspondent OF the Boston
Jolrnl speaks enthusiastically OF the great.
care taken Of, and consideration shown for.
oh1dteA In France. he declaresit to be one
Of the fashions Of Paris to make SPECIAL parties
for children, End the same forms and ceremo-
malls are gone through that mark party for
adults. A very marked illustration OF this was
seen at the Chinese Embassy lately. The am
bassador gave series OF entertainments to
thsaobIHtS Of France and the foreign ambas-
sadors. The series wound Hp with an enter
tsinment 10 the same grand style which had
marked the, others, given by little Gertrude
Buriingame to her associates, at which the
American children in Paris were invited. The
rooms were lighted in regal style. Servants
were in full costume, music was provided. and
. haudsomer-dressed and happier room Of
children were never seen in Paris. Romps and
games, American and Partisan, filed up the
houls.
Count Tolstoy, the Russian Minister of
Fubiic instruction, has recommended to tie
Emperor Alexander the Second that all BUS
sian Universities shall hereafter be opened to
women as well as men. A curious fact is that
1t is osiug to the Kirghese that women have
been admitted to the study Of medicine 10 Bus
sia. Several years ago. that rowing tribe ap-
pied to the st. Petersburg Government for
some women familiar with obstetrics, who
might practice as accouoheuses In their camps.
The request was complied With. and so well
we're the Kirghese pleased with their new Md
wives that they applied at st. Petersburg soon
alter for some women who possessed a general
knowledge Of medicine and might practice as
physicians among them. They were greatly
surprised when they heard that women we're
not admitted to the. study Of medicine in
Russia. The representatives Of the tribe.
&hn;, sso3ourn in ST. Petersbur1 met