The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16
NEWS OF TIE D.iI.


Gold closed lower in New York, yesterday,
at2:,a
Cotton was heavy, with safes OF 1870 bales;
NO CHASING quotations.
In Liverpool cotton was easter; upands II1ia
11zSd; sales 900 bales.
Victor Hugo AMI Louis Blanc hivo written
hhcr warm cu!Osics OH the late Ir. George Pea
bod.
-T:a sentence Of death against John Real the
murderer OF policeman Sme,ilcS, has been aiilrm-
ed Ivy the general term of the Supreme Court OF
New YORK. Judge Cardoza dissenting.
"A letter to the New York World from Rome
ment'. MS the probability o. The creation OF Two
AmssicAn cardinals. The prc!a,cs 10 bc ionored
arc t-.hhishois McJiosEe:, OF New YORK, and
Spa!;!nr, or Baltimore.
-!!:o Emperor Of Austria, IN opening the
Rcc!iSra;h recently, favored conciaiory course
In dealing with the DLlnatian insurrcction,
dwci; anOa the peaceful appearance OF European
affairs WITH satisfaction, and fnrcihad"wcd i'm
porta;;t concessions by lii" Empire 10 various na-
uonn!::ica
#. pcabody's will Is NOT yet probatcd. The
contents are substantially rs follows: or
property III England under Eia1,no0 he gives
fjooo 10 each OF his executors cl5o to the Lon
don Charity, payable III three years, and few
small charities to individuals. Tie balance is
Peabody Russell and Two other acphcws are
made resliuary lcgatccs, AMI are empowered to
settle ri! OF his property in America which is cs-
timu,cd nj between SI;D, Qua AMI Sl,Ooo,o03
"A cable telegram dated Rome, December l3.
says: "Thc Uculncnical Council meets tomorrow
simp.y 10 attend to the detai!S or Organization.
Tho Committees OIL Faith, Disciplinc, orders, aud
Ease.a Affairs arc to he for:ncN. Ti,s3: commit
tees will cSmnrlsc In all eighty SIX members, ~
be appointed by n vo;c OF tic Coanc. The OIL
cai i cf the persons entitled III attend sla C0Gn-
ell Is published. II coi!a!n the names o. il.iy-
five cardinals, eleven r;trarchr, niac Eun,,rril
and iwoniy-scvcn arcahiSiori, iSo bishops ag'i
abbots, twenty-five mi'Ied a55ois, ana twenty
nine generals OF gious orders"
"A New York letter OF Sunday says: .Fa,lirr
Hyacin he is fond Of making sudden rnoTemcnts.
He LEFT for France to-da; abolt rs IncNpcc, c,ily
as he lett France for this country, with the assur-
nncc, however, that lie vii! again visit ilG Unite,
States 10 fu.h, the engagement which hc had par
TALLY made to lecture III the principal cities. The
vcssrl i'll which lie has ;aken passage is The Pc-
relrc. Oa!y three friends accompanied him from
his !inte to tho veagcl, ami Of these two were
members Of the French Benevolent Society. Con-
corning 8 future career Ec had but lille 10 ~,
on rnIt'n9, except that II wou!d be governed by
even and by the decisions or the grra. council
In Romc."
There was considerable eyc,cncnt IN Wall
street on Monday over the disco:lry tia, - large
amount OF United States bonds had beri: altered
from thousands 10 Ten thousands. The Ilrrn i'm.
plicated is ". Z. Gray & Co., No ~ Eroad street.
The firm consisted or William E. Gray und r. H..
Pratt. Gray came originally from Washington.
Prutt IL the party who purchased the one thou.
sand dollar bonds, which were altered 10 ten
thousand dollar bonds. Neither Gray nor pratt
have been seen since Saturday. The Stock En-
change offered $4,000 for the apprehension OF the
parties. Grny, who Is implicated In the M,ern-
tlon OF the State County bonds. is IL son Of the
late chaplain OF the United States Senate.
commissioner wella, III his report presented
to Congress. gives an estimate OF the COS: OF the
late war. Tic government spent IN war expense
and expenses growing Out Of the war, down to
June SO. 1862 si.l7I 0li,i9s. This excludes VITA,
the administration would have cost had there
been no war. ana may hc Called the net cont
to the government OF tile war 70 this, however
must be added n number Of Items, Which Mr.
Wells gives thus: "rcnsone, capitalized, n elgh;
years. purchase, $500, 900; increase OF State
debts, mainly oil wnr account, sl:e, eco 61l; c0un
ty, city ard town Indebtedness Increased on 40
count Of the war, testlmaicd) s2Go, 900, 900; ox
pendiiures Of States, counties, cities and town;
on account OF the war, not represented by funded
debt, (cstimnted) $500, ,Go0, 900; Estimated loss tr
thc loyal States from the diversion nnd srspcn
slou OF industry, and the reduction OF the Amerl
can marine and carrying trade, s1,.0o, 900, ,ot0
estimated direct expenditures and loss OF proper
ty by the Confederate States, by reason OF TIC
war; So, 100, 600. .ooo." THIS makes total OF los:
BY the war to the whole country Of nIne thousand
millions Of dollars.
The reception Of the rolnnlus Of the late Mr.
George Peabody, on board H. Is. III. ship Monarch
took place on Saturday. Although II WAS ln.
tended that the proceedings Should be privately
conducted, they wcfo attended by on Interesting;
demonstration OF respect. The remains were ac
coiupanied ~ the place OF rnDarkai!on by Sir
Curtis I.ampson, Charles Readc, Minister Motley.
J. g. Morgan and II. Somerly. They wcre re-
ccivcd ut tile dook by the municipal authorities OF
Portsmouth aud the Officers aud mariners OF the
Monarch and Of the United States steamer Ply.
mouth. Her MaIesty's steamer Duke OF W0,lDg.
ton fired minute guns during the emba'lation.
Tho shjps in the harbor displayed their ensgEs as