The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-16
EWs sUM MAR

i'm Liverpool cotton closed active; uplauds
1Sid.; Orleans 13Ad. Salos 5000 bales.
Laura Keene commences an engagement
at Tucker Hall. Raleigh, N. o., next week.
Tho Chinese are said to pour into California
like frogs in Egypt, filing dairies, laundries
and dough troughs.
Tho CARGO Of African slaves recently llnded
in tho Clnco Villas District, Cuba, were captur-
ed and immediately liberated by the insur-
gents., Their condition was represented as
eItromoIy wretohed.
Tho Second Avenue Railway Company, New
York, on Thursday, paid tho widow OF John
Beglen, who was killed by one OF their cars tho
day previous, 5000, on condition that she would
not institute suit for damages.
Whom tho Radical mob surrounded Andy
johnson at MarYsvillc he was as cool as a GU
cumbor. The cries of "shoot him" did not in
timidate him in the least. 80 the Knoxville
Whig says; his eye flashed defiance, and he
made his speech regardless OF the disturbance.
Tho Peabody Masquerade Ball at the White
Sulphuc Springs, West virgin,n, Wednesday
night was attended by fifteen hundred per-
Sons. It was a brilliant success. At charity
concert al the Springs on tho previous evening,
Blacguc Boy, the Turkish Minister, appeared
rs tenor singer.
California has bespoken the next Cabinet
vacancy. One Thousand cigars. from San
Francisco firm, packed ln glass boxes of ono
hundred each, with the monogram of the
President on each box, and the small end of
each cigar flushed with gold leaf, have arrived
in Washington addressed to the President.
Tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in
the. case of Goodrich, Wineman & Co., OF
Charleston, s.. O., has decided that mauufac-
turers OF medicated bitters prepared for medi
einal use, and containing but twenty five per
cent. of alcohol, are exempt from rectiaers'
tax, and are to pay only the usual mnnufac-
turcrs' licenses.
A new movement in yachting is announced.
The New York Herald says: The yacht Meteor,
owned and commanded by George T.. Lorll-
lard, sailed yesterday for voyage around the
world. MIR. Lorillard expects to be absent
several years on his excursion, as he intends
t spend some time Mt each place OF interest
on route.
"A Washington dispatch says: "Colonel
Vandyne, on tho part of the United States gov
ernment is hero to sue the Nashville and Chat
tanooga Railroad for 81 GOO 900 tor rolling stock
sold by the government to the road. The road
offsets the claim by bill OF over So 900 900
for the use OF the road during the war. This
will serve as a test case for number OF other
Southern roads."
Ono of tho most audacious robberies re-
ported for long time occurred on the New
York Central RAILROAD, on Wednesday last.
When the train WAS q few miles west OF Albany,
two men entered the Pacific Express car. gag
ged and bound the messenger and baggage
agent, slupeaed them with ohloroform, blinded
their eyes with cayenne pepper, and then roo-
bed the safe and the car OF their most valuable
contents. When found, the messenger and
baggage agent were nearly dead from the
effects OF the chlorotorm and pepper.
"A dispatch to the Jacksonville Union from
Key West, received Wednesday, represents the
yellow fever still raging In that city; it's slight
abatement can only be attributed TO she want
OF material upon which to operats. The troops
have all been removed from the vicinity of the
oity, and few strangers arrive. The Catholic
priest who had recently arrived from Havana
to fill the place OF Father Mcdonald, died on
Tuesday evening.
"A Washington dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
says: "Tho war between Mr. Mackey, late COL
lector Of Charleston, 8. O., and Senator Saw
yer, OF that State, continues. Mackey, at last
accounts, had been arrested on the charge OF
obstructing the United States officers in the
discharge Of their duties. It is said that Sec
rotary Boutwell, has given orders to have
haokey prosecuted according to law. Mackey's
original offence was in not employing Radical
carpet baggers under him in the custom.
house." cN
-lhe Pratt casein New York has assumed
an interesting aspect. Judge McCann has
ordered the sheriff to call out his posse, IL
necessary. to enforce the order of the court
dlscharging Pratt. and the slxty-pinthy regl-
ment has been ordered under arms to sustain
the sheriffs authority. On the other hand,
Marshal Barlow Ii confident that he has sufl-
cient force at c)mlnand to resist the sheriff,
and consequently will do so. A collision ap.
peared inevitable. But later dispatches indi-
cate that the chances OF collision have lea.
sened. though probably such an event has,
been merely deferi ed. 80 IS q ~ y
Tho sudden death OF Mr.. Cornelius Grin.
nell at Ryde, Islo OF Wight, England, has been
stated. He was son OF Henry Grinnell
ESQ.,, aud nephew OF Mosos H. Grinnell,
Esq. lie was about forty years Of age, and ON
the retirement OF his father from active parto.
i2ation in Tho aiflirs OF the lrm Of Grinpell.
Minurn & Co., sucooedel him in business. He
was passionatey fond OF yachting. owning ono
oifhe fastest Yachts in Epgland-the Hawk
In which he was visiting at Ryde at the time OF
tho accident which terminated his life. Ho.
was not Instantly killed, ms stated In tho oable
dispatch. hut lived long enough to siga, q brief
will. making his fither sole legatee to bis prop
erty, he having boon unmarried. =.
The accountof tho ntorview between tho
President and slr. Tarbell. OF Mississippi,
which has boon publlshcd,S omts several pae-
sages In tho original draft that indicate moro
definitely The aiimus Of President Grant than
that which has gono 10 thepnblio. Tho follow
ing arc the omitted sentences, VIZ: speaking
ofhaving fought against them (the southern-
ers, 80 long. he declared that SIT seemed i'm
possible for mature mon to accept sincerely
and so suddenly views and opinions which