The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Gold at New York, yesterday, closed at
nx.
Tho New York cotton market closed un-
changed at 251sc; sales 27Oo bales.
AT Liverpool cotton closed steady; uplands
lIs<d.
The Deistieal Congress at Naples has already
proved o dead failure.
- Jenny Lind, at her recent appearance In her
husbands oratorio or Ruth" at Exeter Hal,
I: WAS received with immense applause, but the
critics are strangely silent about her singing
The music OF Ruth" Is said to be lacking in
melody.
associate Jusic, Grler wrote his letter OF re-
ss0rat.on on the Supreme Court bench on Sasur-
day, but 1t has not yet been placed in the hands
ofthe President. lie proposes It to take effect on
the lst OF February, as during the intermediate
period he wishes to take part in the opinions CEN
cerninc which he has been in consultation with
his brother judges.
THE Paraguayan war is nearly at on end. The
allies have gained several more important victo
r,es capturing the last line OF defenoes OF Lopez,
and killing and taking prisoners nearly four thou
sand OF his army. STILL there Is one more oattie
20 be fought yet, and that is when the Count
which Is said to be at Ignaterny. Tie dictator,
with all his splendid pluck, cannot resist 1ate IN
the shape OF heavier artillery, and the next en-
counter will probably end his wonderful career.
There are now over 2ooe laborers at WORK on
the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad between
Rome and Dalton. They have commenced laying
the tract on the Rome enl, and VIII commence
on the Dalton end in short time. 1t Is proposed
to have the cars running through to Dalton ~
fne irss OF January, and the road will be COM
pleted by the first of March. The Macon and
Brunswick Road is completed, and as soon as
passenger cars and motive power arrive
which are expected ip q few days, through pas
senper and freight trains will be run between
Macon and Brunswick.
The large Northern dailies contain vo!unin-
inous accounts OF the opening OF the Suez Canal
the ca!ef particulars OF which were published u
mouth since in cable news. The English press
are still disparaging the canal, and pronounce e
z IL a failure Yet as the Tribune states II, M nc
Lesseps, various ntimations that his canal Is not
In want OF funds, that his future work upon II
viii not impede navigation, and that, despite the
vet uncontradlcted statement that several vcsses
have grounded in it, thirty thousand tons have
passed through it in ten days, are guarantees OF
she sturdy enterprise with which he pursues
what Is no longer dream"
5 The Cardiff giant is now proved TO be num-
bug. The Syracuse Journal admits IL, ana ieeiS
contempt and loathing ;or the authors OF the
fraud. 1t declares the proofs are conclusive tha'
Hun. the relative OF Newell, who got $500 as MS
share OF the proceeds OF the sale, was the prime
mover In this imposition. He, with one Jones
ana one Glass went to Fort Dodge, Iowa, In June
1858. got the block OF gypsum and took It 10 CHI
ca0o. II was cut there, lGlass was the sculptor;)
tina statue was boxed and sent to Syracuse by
oantral Railroad from Buffalo, thence was taken
20 union, Broome County, by rail. There HUI
took is with four-horse team to Newelrs iarm.
The cost OF making, moving and burying tnc
statue was 5000. The Journal says Hull confesses
the fraud and excuses 1t on the plea that ne must
provide for his family.
s-A cable dispatch Informs. rs that certain
Manchester merchants have had an interview
with the yiceroy Of Egypt, and that the Viceroy
has assured them that he is making extensive
preparation to increase the growth Oh COTTON Ill
the territory under his charge. 1t Is well KNOWN
what Eg pt can do in the cotton line. our ci'i
!. war mn e the viceroy one Of the richest men III
the word pc haps the ricGcS,. IL Is not to'
much to sa that 1 our cotton supplies had mol
failetl the Suez Canal would no: yet have been
completed. More than has been done VIII Lower
Ecypt IN the cotton interest cannot be done. Tie
fac. q cot Oh ceased TO paJ in Egypt when our
war Q DID But Sir Samuel Baker proposes Ia
give to the viceroy cotton grnwns district hail
IS urge as our Southern States. The Viceroy is
not there ore, without interest in the Manchester
mills
-lhe INST palat.al Of oil the gaming-houses
In New York l. located on Twenty-hlth street.
The main paror is long room. artistically fres-
coed and deliberately furnished, and carpeted
with velvet medallion. Between the iront
/. windows Is long French mirror stretching from
cei,iny to noor, aud On lis sides hang heavy blue
satin c, c,,rta,n, over white lace Mrr0rs are hung
over the Two mantelpleces, which are OF solid
.b,acS. .waInu, hung with blue md golh. and u
mirror ,s iniaid in the back OF every door Ill tie
entire house. In the centre OF the room Is L long
Z blark.ya,nrt table, where every hlSHt III
III o,c.,.s supper ls seived-srppers 1haI ca''-
NOT ba bonshr-suppers that would deight lhe
pa,ate OF Epcurus. Two colorcd servants hoise-
iessly moye about wit!i silver trays, ana II Is
Srule for the house that they never accept 'ee'
Ahh wages they receive being sufficient compensa'
\ cu for ther services. TWO great sideooards'
&dcd With fruits and vine, stand in the room
10 70 the wan. any ole Is free 10 CA. 'or