The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-01
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Gold closed in New York on Saturday

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Cotton in New York closed on Saturday at
29ac. Sales 43OO bales.
AT Liverpool on Saturday cotton closed at
112d for uplands and 11dd for Orleans. Sales
10000 bales.
The Grecian bend has reached California,
but there it is called the Pacific slope.
Mrs. General Grant is said to have the
smallest foot Of any lady in Washington. y
Florida has eighteen million acres Of land
subject to location under the Homestead act.
The failure of the Merchants National
Bank Of Little Rock, Ark, is announced.
1t is generally conceded that Mr.. Blaine
will be the choice Of q majority OF representa-
tives for speaker of the next House.
"A firm in Brookline, Maine, have shipped
to New York 10000 pounds Of founders within
the last four weeks.
Lager beer containing coppcras and ale
s'docto red" with salt, lime and alum are among
the latest adulteration discoveries in New York.
A handsome set of plate bas been present
ed 10 Mrs. Abraham Lincoln by the admirers
of her husband at Frankfort-on-the-Main
"A monument to cost $4,000 is to be erected
over the remains Of Sam Houston, at Hunts
vile. Texas.
French citizens Of New Orleans have sub
scribed 500, 600 to the stock Of q cotton mill to
be erected in that city.
The report Of the Onieda Community
shows constant increase of the cost OF living
for several years, until it averaged 81 IS per
week to each person in 1858.
Tho general opinion Of Congressman is that
the first session Of the next Congress, COM
mencing on the fourth of March, will not last
over four or five weeks.S
Florida planters are preparing for planting
cotton largely this year. They think the unus.
ually cold weather there has destroyed the
caterpillars.
The New York Fire Commissioners ere
emulating the vigorous measures taken by the
Board Of Health for the suppression OF ''the IL
legal and dangerous traffic in kerosene"
The New York Express predicts prosper
Gus spring trade and an early commencement
Of it, owing to the prospect of speedy opening
of navigation.
Mr.. Manton Marble has bought out all the
other owners of tho World newspaper, and is
now its sole proprietor. The price paid for one
quarter of the stock was one hundred thou
sand dollars, exclusive of any real estate.
"A curious question is coming up for de-
cision in the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
The contest is between the mother and the
afianccd bride of gentleman VIII had in
sured his life and assigned the policy first to
the young lady, and then, without her knowl-
edge or consent, reassigned it to his me cther.
The mother asserts that on engagement OF
marriage does not constitute an insurable in
terest.
A Washington letter says cit is finally
settled that we are to have grand inaugura-
tion ball in this city on the night of the 4th
of March, and this afternoon permission was
given to the managers to make use Of the north
wing Of the treasury building for chat purpose.
This is the new addition to the building now
nearly finished. The supervising architect
says he can have the rooms roady for the ball
by the time they are required. One of them,
called the cashiers room, will be, when COM
pleted, one of the most elegantly finished
rooms or halls, If not the very finest, in the
country. It's walls are Of the richest italian
marble; the height Of the ceiling from The
floor is thirty feet"
"A distinguishe French mronaut, M. Chev-
alier, announces his intention to undertake an
serial voyage to Europe, starting from New
York next April or May. NJ. Chevaiisr has
been more than ordinarily successful in past
attempts. He once made the journey from Paris
to the Russian frontier, a distance Of over SOW
en- hundred miles in less than five hours
Upon another occasion he crossed ST. Georges
Channel from Dublin, and has accomplished,
without injury, several ascensions in France
and England. The trip across the Atlantic
suggested itself to him within the last year.
and like most mon for whom DANGER has sort
OF fascination, his resolution to try this most
hazardous feat gathered strength from delay.
The air ship in which the experiment is to be
attempted is confidlngly styled L'Esperance.
It's height is ninety-fve feet, its diameter one
hundred and fifty feet. and it requires one
hundred and twenty thousand cubic feet Of
gas to initiate it. Attached to the ship is an
enclosed car capable Of carrying about fifty
persons, with provisions for ten days.
voyage.
The four colored milltiamen connected
with the force stationed at Marion, Crrttenden
County, Arkansas. who perpetrated q fiendish
crime upon several women living in the vicni-
ty OF the camp, were arralgned before court
martial on the 18th ult., and were convicted Of
the alleged charges, and shot by order Of the
court on the following day. The vote Of the
court in deciding the case OF all the parties
was unanimous fo- conviction. Upon the close
.Of the trial the criminals were confined to the
guardhouse and were allowed the company OF
the Coiored chaplalnS connected with the force.
who administered religious consolation to their
troubled minds till the time arrived for their
execution, which was formally announced to the
prisoners o halt hour previous to their DEATH
The intervening moments between the an
nouncement and the time they were shot were
Of dreadful agony and wailing, mingled with
cries to the officers to abate their punishment,
and prayers to the Giver Of their lives for par
don and mercy. Their piteous and loud cries
rent the cir, and were heard throughout the
neighborhood. sendingea chill Of horrer to oil.
The men and officers Of the garrison were,
4 however, unanimous in their condemnation Of
tho outrage, and not o word or ofremonstrance,
or an intimation Of resistance to the execution
Of the sentence OF the court, was heard. On
the contrary. IL was feared by the officers, from
the excited feelings OF the priyates, (particu-