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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-14
The New York Vegetable and Eruf
Market.
Tha Journad of Commcrcc of wednoodap fo,l


says:
fau.r.--Peaches-Ihe growth is heavy. Fully
very variable. sales have been made ut lOaeOc
per baske at these prices 1t is fairly to the re
quality !. Ss7s Ss7ss' has :ola g =
ware; premature N67 Jersey l6aS5 pey BASKET Mel
ons Ate plenty and very ehesP. savannah selling at
ware at sl2a2b do Oitron Meions-Norsoik 81 Soa
so; New Jersey S3s3 20 Whortieberries u ~.
puthel. Pesrs--common s8 per bbl: south"--, R.ra.
let's .s sssS do Sickle saa7 DO spples are pen.
d", sweet aud sour burge sS S0aA; common 92as.
Backberries are on tie market pieDtifuliy and at
times glu,; sales are Ct low fEures Aao per quart
supplied. and producers nnd It d,facuIt to place
their stock at even fair msrgin for proht Good
until the market is eased htue. We quote . siA
80 per hbl for good lots. Egg plant per bbI SS.
1saa ksspo. sss isg NsS
Jersey do, In crates. 6Oc, ;,a; ..p.s.H,...
The Nevv York Rice market.
The New York Journal Of Commerce of Wednes.
day. the 11th inst, says:
The market for Carolina is quiet; the demand is
from the joDbng trade. and is sufficient to take oil
tina. is offered. Sales were made of 80 casks from
supply is liberal, and the outlet mainly through the
dealer though there If some inquiry tor export. $50
% sSd e M r.
rency,
Wilmington Market.
WILMINGTON, August l2.-sP1R1Ts TuRpEN1nsE
has advanced Nc. Sales 81 25e casks at a9o pc, gal
Ion
Rosm.-sales of only ts bbls at 50 25as 80 for
CRUDE 1uRPENT1NE.-Sales of 500 bbls 81 GO for
SOFT md IS fur virgin.
TAR.--Sales OF 70 bbls at 80 26.
Nashvflie Warket.
NASHVILLE, August lg.-CoTToN-The market
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-14

Arrived Yesterday.
Steamer Pilot Boy, Peck Beaufort via Edisto. &c.
Mdse and Sundries. To Agent
Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship Sea Gull. Dutton, Baltimore -Courtenay
b Trenholm.
<a sailed Yesterday.
Steamship Sea Gull, Dutton Baltimore.
Schr Myrover. Brown, New York.
Schr Lottie, johnson. Providence, r I.
From this Port.
Steamship Champion. Lockwood, New York. August
Cleared for this Port.
steamehip Prometheus, Gray. at Philadelphia, Au
sesmship saragosss Ryder. at New York, August II.
Brig M Roosevelt, Farnswo1th, ct Boston via
Holmes hole. August IL.
LIST OF VESSELS
UP. CLEARED AND SAILED FOR HIS PoAT.
FOREIGN
The Hannah Lizzie, Ferguson. cleared NAV %
The Vinco Halliday, sailed. July Is
British brig Courier, Evans, sailed. .......July
DOMESTIC
aoIDsBoRo'. ME.
Schr Velocity. Pinkham. sailed ...... June is
Brig n Roosevelt. Farnsworth. cleared. August II
Brig Devereux, Clark. up 80. ...... Aug ist 8
Brig Cyclone, Frisb1e up. August
gORB s-s
Steamship Sarag0ssa. Ryder, cleared. . august II
echr Georgie, swan, up.... July 81
6chr Menewa Diseosway cleared. >. :. ....Auguss 0
PHILADELPHrA sg5gAS
Steamship Pr0metheua. Gray cleared. !. August 10
Schr amanda Flsnnavan Colitns. cieared. July 30
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

Baie Peyton goes for Andy Johnson for Senator
Peytona once-a famous racer but is rather weak
in the knees about this time. 1t s stated that Fow
ter the present Senatorial incumbent, also goes for
Johnson.
Hon. James NJ. Cavanagh. OF Montana Territory,
Is In Washington, urging the sending OF additional
troops to the Territory to prevent Indian hostties.
Why not go at the red skins with "hachets" Jeems
national convention Of prohibitlonists is to be
held in Chicago this month.
1t Is said that Mr. Parker OF Meriden vii! be the
candidate Of the temperance party in Connecticut
ior Governor. The divisions among the republicans
are likely 70 Dc called the splits and 'straights."
Governor Clayton or Arkansas, Is In the market
for the United States Senate.
The Memphis Appeal thinks Andy Johnson need
not tremble at Imperialism just now, aud asserts
that ut is good long way of." This is casting a
horoscope into the future which few sympatbizers
with the political sentiments of the Appeal In this
locality would care to look into
Harvey Jewell is beginning to shine forth in Mas
sachusetls az the republican candidate for Governor
vice Claim, shelved
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
pn.t. consult with others who are with me there;

untif consult with others who are with me there;
but intend to proDe things 70 the bottom.
MARGINAL REFERENCEB ABOUT PREVIOUS REMARKS:
The speaker stated that some days ago ne nau
made speech at Milan, and had been quoted as
saving that he was In favor OF repudiating all OF
BrownlOws State bonds. Hls views had been mis-
represented by this paragraph which he had seen
going the rounds. AZ to repudlation, no repeated,
he CONSIDERED that the very last resort only to be
adopted every other plan had failed. But twoaid
soOn be enounced rom this very rOstrum as ne hau
said IN less than two years by asprAnts for office He
noticed growing disnclinatiOn among the people
to undergo the hardships necessary to carrying or
paying the state debt. In Illustrating his views on
this poiat Mr.. Etherdge gave graphic description
OF the arguments, &C., that would be USED by these
applicants for once on the ground OF reputation,
ana depicted the stump orator reasoning and argu
ing 1t TO the very lie.
The non payment OF the July interest, he declared
was virtually repudiating the debt; and since the
faure on the part OF the State to meet this obllga
ZION ne already looked reputation IN the face Still
he thought 1t was deaTer resort. Recurring to the
paragraph In the Milan paper, purporting TO give MS
words aud views, he said that what he did say was
''havng learned learned from Mr.. Oates that there
were number OF bonds issued without authority OF
law-indeed, In direct cOntraventlon OF the internal
Improvement law of lS62-ne was in favor Of repu.
dating them under the well-known legal maxim OF
cereal emptor. II this,' said Mr.. Etheridge, "be
reputation, make the most OF It,"
The New York herald., 1869-08-28

OF its dimensions. For some reason or other Mise
Fowler quits the Gaiety, and 10 about 10 open tho
Charing cross bandbox. People predict ,aas IA
poses TO begin Will be the "wickedest" thing ever
seen on the London stage, though 10 what the SIN
Is founded on "Le Petit Faust" an opera ooYgs.
and played With music by NJ. Hsrve, at the ZONES
Dramatques. Paris.
A comical sqnabbe has arisen out OF Mr.. W. 8.
0iberts new comedy called can Old scene" the
plot OF this IL founded on the story OF the frandu
much noise few years ago; but the cdsus be Is 10
be found IN the mention Of an imaginary journal
called the 7ornae,er. Harold the son OF the stage
Sadler having quarrelled with his father leaves his
home and edits the paper In question, which il
reDresen.ed as marvel OF scurriity and personal
slander. AS the comedy came out while the Gren-
villeMurray affair was In full flourish everybody
thought II any real journal was hned at 1t was the
Queea'S Messenger, so recently shot up from deep
police courts and rowdies. But the editor OF the
TOndhd1rh, safrical paper, which chiefly owes lts
celebrity to Its tinted carcatures, admirably exc
cuted by Mat. MorgAn the scene painter, chose 10
think tnat his own journal was the object OF attack,
and accordingly inserted in last Saturdays number
burlesque Of GIlbert's comedy, In winch Harold, as
editor Of the TOrnentey, Is made to speak thus:-
Ny old friend, Mr.. ". 8. Gilbert "a having row with me-
am awfuy sorry hs declares that ssl my renis IRE at a
world for young man TO succeed but then us really too
sa M ii 5 ns'h m ny9s
they all say when won't employ taem but then Bougeois
e s Ssd nS a
that may make all the dierence. wish he good enough
for His "Bab Ballads" in Fun were not bad; mean
some of them The Spectator said they were coarse WELL
like coarseness However, tiead W. S. g. has been 700
he shall that he has wrongcd II ever write
comedy will never be such an unutterabe cad as 70 put
nave regarded from childhood asmy friend an win
whom have had quarrel, into II for a the town 10
stare at no. nothat would be two cowardy and black
guard Yes W. 6. G you shall that you have wronsed
ne-wronged me deeply.
This is strong writing, but have not yet reached
the point OF the tab. According TO the gossip OF the
day W. S. Gilbert, on reading tue above, SAID
''Wel, he need not reproach me WIN beng his rlend
from cnildhoodthat was not my fault, but my mis-
farm
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
VESSELS CARRYING MulAssEs IN IRON TANKS.

FROM the Boston Traveller August 2Al
The brig Novelty, 1t will be remembered is built Of
uon, ana was deslgned to carry molasses In iron
was calculated, would be saved. She arrived here
this morning on her second voyage from Natanzas
pensc OF casks cooperage, &C.. saved on it will be
about %, 0Oo-a large sum for a single cargo. Her
TANKS nave Deen perfectly tight, she was In good
well considering that she had very light winds. She
made the round voyage In forty days but in ordinary
weather, despatch 10 required, she can be made 10
perform round trip In about thirty days or less Her
cargo can be discharged by snug steam pump with
the consumption OF about half ton OF coal in less
than eight hours II required; but as there is no
hurry at present 1T viii be pumped out as required.
When not required TO carry molasses sne could easily
her exclusively in the trade for which shs waa
originally designed, and for which she has proved
herself TO be ~ well ada Iied.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
SING SING CAMP MsETiNG.
Closing Exerciscs-ssNIarching Around Jcru.
sOlcm.p

Closing Exerciscs-"NIarching Around Jcru.
sOIcm.O
The annual camp meeting neld at Sing Sing under
the auspices OF the Methodist Episcopal Church was
brought to close yesterday by interesting services.
The Methodist churches OF this city have been well
represented ana IL was observable that O greater
number of the more intelligent and wealthy class
shut up their brown stone fronts and with their
families, camped in the wilderness for the last two
weeks. The weather has been charming, the preach
Ing as general thing excellent and the social reli
gOus services most Interesting and profitable.
There no fanatical or bOsterous manifestations
such as are witnessed at some of these gatherings,
and This being the fact the outrageous carcatures
OF the meeting which appeared IN OF the morn
ing journals reused the Indignation OF the whole
camp, the majority OF whom were Intelligent and
"civized' members of the community.
One OF the most pleasing features Of the meeting
and gentlemen who SAT in front OF the preachers
stand and led the congregation In their songs Of
ho 1r m sr %no v fo
with admirable tact and good nature publicly
thanked the vocalists for their valuable aid.
There were two meetings held exclusively for the
purpose OF enlighening the ladies OF the camp upon
the wretched condition OF the women Of India, and
the necessity for increased missionary effort their
elevation and spiritual Improvement. Mrs. DIR. But
ler (Lhe celebrated missionary to nda) was present
ana addressed the ladies'. and, we are informed.
condition Of the sex In heather countries.
The cbildrens meetings were under the manage
ment OF Rev. w, ". cteeio, VI .no oeconu hvenu8
church. and were interesting occasions to old and
Young. At one time number OF the children from
the five Points Mission were present, and sang
sweet songs. The country folkn were enlightened
by the superintendent OF the Mission as to what
was being done In the Five Points, and material aid
was solicited for this deserving institution.
Yesterday was "the great day Of the FEAST" Rev.
G. ID. FOss preached an eloquent sermon, and was
followed by Rev. DR.. Newman, chaplain 10 the
Senate, in mastery discourse upon the proofs OF
Christianity The presiding elder read paper pre-
pared by the managers Of the Ladies' Home,D
thanking their friends for providing for the accom-
grove Prayer meetings were held In the tents tilI
ten O'Clock at which hour the denlgens OF the woods
were summoned 70 the clrole for O united service,
which consisted In the narration OF religious expe.
riences ana the administration Of the holy sacra-
| tendance, AT midnight the happy COMPANY united
| In singing parting hymns, while they "marched
around Jerusalem" for over an hour.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
Wasting the Croton.

A "Citzen,n moved by the growing sensitiveness
in reference TO possibly short supply OF water men-
tions several instances within his own knowledge
where large quantities Of water are daily wasted,
owing TO defects In the MIGRANTS, in one single
block. In one case, where full head OF water
flowed for many months, he notified the Crot0n
Board aud the matter was promptly attended to; an
other simiiar he lost sight OF by removing from
the neighDorh00d and In third case, where
broken ''trap' caused constant overnow, the
tenant did not think II hts duty to make the repairs
and the landlord would not until the Health Board
finally interfered. These valuable hints, anu the
Crotou Board might profit by them and provide toy
O more thorough and care1Gl Inspection,
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
Information for the Health Board.

A communication from Greanpoint, l.. l., signed
by one on behalf OF many sUlerers, complains OF o.
nuisance On the Twenty third street ferry boats ocr
curing always at the time Of the greatest fravels
1t !s The bone and ofal wagon presumed 10 beion&
TO Messrs Preston & Sons, which II Is permittea 10
go on the boat, aAd the odors from winch are
sckenlng IN the extreme, penetrating every LOCALITY
of the boat. petition numerousiy signed was
submitted to the Board or Health weeks ago. put
nothlng mas yet been done, ana tne aio ol tlo
HERALD IL invoked 10 stir ap the sanitary 0hclas
to greater and more eiilcient activity.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
The Emmett euar,. Excursion.

1t Will be remembered that on the occasion OF tho.
excursion OF the Emmett Guard OF Jersey CITY, TO
Spring HUI Grove, August Is, they were Jisuroed
nv n ranr of rOwdies while leaving she ground and
also on landing as they Ietunled Messrs. Cofporai
Thompson Son, propretors OF spring Hlii
Grove inform us OF The cause OF the dis
turbance as follows:-A gentleman and lady had
their photographs taken on The grounds when the
picture was rudely abstractei from the lady by one
of the rOwdy gaug, which condact was resented, ana
hence the di1icuty. The Emmett Guard proper arg
accorded much credit Tor gentenlaniy, 0rdefiy an@
respectable Qemeanor.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
A Question for Asr. HrcGreso

"P. j. H., - Of No. 22l Elizabeth street, asks very
determined question foliows:-"l, the underslgu~
ed, want to know whether wooden house can %
erected between Prince and Houston streets, &C.
cordin4 to the law9' AS Superintendent McGregof
Is suppose to the this question Is referred
to HIM for answer and also another one propounus0
by Mr. 'K., as to how loug that pssteboaru i0ue
story rear tenement house Ihirtyllith street be-
tween second and Thrd avenues, shall be permitted
to enuanger the neghDoriood.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28

Ihe POSTAL TELEdRAPH.-Every day adds to the
ehBth OF tne movement In favor OF The postal tee-
graph; many Senators ana renresenfatiycs have
PROMISED 10 support good bill, and 1t IL certain
that the example OF Great Britain In establishing q
United States That the business community beg ns
10 unuersiand the reform Is shown by the fact that
Tue BOARDS OF trade or Chambers OF Commerce OF
the following cities have unanimouslv resolved in
its layor:-Boston Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
Orleans, ~. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnat Providence,
savannah, mobile. san Francisco will soon b0
added To the lIst.-PhMa0eLphia Posk AuausL ~.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28

A DANGEROUS GANG OF BURGLARS IN WESTERN
NEW Y0RK.-Information has come to us to-day that
large gang OF dangerous burglars have just come
They were at Buffalo yesterday, and party OF eight
OF them were refused passage on the Erie train
eastward. We learn to-day that attempts were
saw and CASTLE. In Wyoming county, but the operas
tors were driven awsy.-soohestev Val0lh August ~
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
The City CONTINGENT Fund,

The exposure by the HERALD Of the disposition
made of the s500O0 city contingent fund has stirred
up quite number Of inquiries. One Of them is In
regard to the fancy lamp put up in front of the rooma
OF tne "Frlendship C!ub,' political organization
Oh the southeast corner OF Inld avenue ana Four
teenth street, which, "Citzen of the Seventeenth
Waid" says has cost not less than 500, anu he
knows the city paiu for IL
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
DARING BSkK ROBBERY IN sr. LOUIS.
Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars snatched d
from a Counter Escnpe Of the Thief.

From the st. Louis Republican, August 25.l
For some days past there nave been q number OF
thieves from other cities in town, evidently with the
Intention or entering into operations peculiar to
themselves. The strict surveillance which the police
hive exercised over them has prevented them from
displaying their skill In saeDlOwing, but one OF the
fraternity yesterday accomplished less heavy
operation. The German Savings Institution, at the
corner OF Main and Market streets, the institu
ton which suffered by It, About one O'Clock the
certocate teller OF the institution had turned his
eacx TO his desk and gone few steps when O scamp
eorotly jumped on IT, and, reaching out mis- hand 10
some packages OF greenbscks grasped two OF them.
~ wac but the work OF an Instant and the act was
seon BY one or two Of the clerks The thief dashed
out OF the ONCE, pursued by some clerks ran dow
Market street 70 the corner Of Commercial alley, up
the alley and through one OF the stores to the Levee.
he was lost sight OF In the alley and he escaped. The
packages he got or with contained $500 In green-
Dacks aud currency, nearly all In live, ten and twenty
uouar notes. There was good number of persons
aitnough The cry OF stop thielr was given lusl 1t
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
Heb Gate.

Mr. Sidney +. Shcbourne, the contractor to res
move the distractions at Hell Gate complains of the
statement in late HERALD report, that tive dlner.
ent plans In operation, and one other which has
been going on since ctOber last has Just ended In
failure" Mr. ShelbOurne would inform all interested
that hs plan, to which the report evidently referred,
Is not failure but on the contrary, the last drilling
machine he constructed, so far as it was tried has
proved complete success. But on Thursday, Au-
gust ~ tugboat towing brig aud Q barge, ran
into the machine breaking 1t considerably. The
time OF his contract expired Monday. the 10th OF
August, and he has not asked nor will he ask, foY
Oh extension. That Frying Pan rock Is not COM
petey removed, saws Mr.. She bourne Ii due to CIR.
cumstances and delays over which he had no con-.
troll. But OF the nature Of these circumstances and
the cause Of these delays, he could not inform the
public since ne deems 1t sufficient that the govern.
ment be aware OF the facts and the public can
safely await further Information.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
The uarse Broom.

"Clvlsn desires to correct wrong impression
which a statement In the exhaustive HERALD ar.
ticle on "Street Cleaning" published but the
other day, might produce 1t was there stated
duced into Paris, In 1865, by Mr.. Tailfert.
'Civisr says that the machine broom Is an American
invention first introduced In New York in 1857, BY
r. A. Smith, Its inventor, who employed It In sweeps
ing Broadway from that year until 1861 1t is also
extensively used In The winter season on horse rail-
ways to clear the tracks from snow. This is espe.
ciay the case in Philadelphia, where over thirty Of
these machines thus use.
subscriber" speaking also OF the same article
in the HERALD, exposes the way In which the
"gatherers" dump the contents Of ash barrels or
boxes into their carts. They generally leave D
fourth of the ashes and refuse the barrel or
box, which is afterwards dumped into tho gutter.
From this cause, he says comes most Of the dirt Of
our streets.
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
The Animals In the Park.

"R. s." makes q suggestion to the PARK Commiss
Moners, prompted by notice in the HERALD on tho
"Museum of Natural History" He refers to Regents
Park, In London and advises similar system to be
Introduced here. Instead or having all the animals
he suggests TO have them distributed all over tnd
Park and he wakes eloquent at the prospect oI see
ing the .'lion crouching Or reposing among tu0
bushes the leopard clinging TO the branch and the
interesting monkeys climbing the trees, all heAsnx
anc aaDpy.n
The New York herald., 1869-08-28
VOICE OF THE pE0pLH.
The Model Fever speciac.

In reference to the case OF Margaret Monaghan
arrested Tor poisoning man by giving him tobacco
stepped in ale as aspscihc against fever Rcader',
wants medical men to look into this matter TO save
an innocent woman from the charge Of MURDER,
since that fever specific could not have been tha
known remedy, and even "Robnson Crusoe," i" In hid
diary OF June 2 mentions his using tobacco steeped
In rum as a cure for lever II will be news 10 our
medical practitioners THAI Defoe's popular work N
an author ity On Mdteffd Medico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-13
FoF SALE
By WILLIAM II. BECK & CO.,
Real Estate Agents, office 81 King street.

A two-story BRICK HOUSE, pressed brick
'front.' rooms and kitchen, with water and gas,
alley in the rear, on King ST.. for $1,000.
A Atwo-story BRICK HOUSE, on st. Asaph
street, in thorough order, IL rooms, water and
gas, fine locality and large lot. Price $4,000.
A two story BRICK HOUSE, on Fairfax ST.,
good neighborhood, 8 rooms, alley in resr,
pressed brick 'front.' with gas and water, Tor
5000 =,
A two-sto1y BRICK HOUSE. on King ST., II
rooms and kitchen, gas in house, water IN yard
alley in rear, ell in order, for $250O-
Four neat BRICK HOUSES, two-story, TOUR
rooms and basement in each, well located, Tor
5000 each.
A LOT S4x156 feet on Fairfax treet, with
two SMALL FRAME HOUSES, now renting
for SO per month, for $3.50
A nice FRAME DWELLING, 6 or Z rooms,
on Henry street has q beautiful yard IN front
and garden in rear. Price $500.
A Snug FRAME HOUSE OF rooms, lot 24x
100 on Alfred st. Nice yard and garden. Price
$500.
A fine BRICK DWELLING, u rooms; in
neart of the city; large yard and garden, IN
fne order; water, gas, sc. Price $4,000
We have several hundr d more brick ana
frame houses, wharf properties, vacant lots,
farmr, and tracts OF timber land for sale very
cheap. Send for our descriptive circular.
nov 2-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-13

Advertising in the Gazette has always been
lower, in proportion, than in the daily papers o.
any city in the country and much cheaper
than in any place in the South, but, in order to
afford the amplest opportunities for Its benefits,
we have made further reduction in our rates.
Transient advertisements will be inserted at
former rates, viz: 81 for the first insertion OF
one square, of eight lines or less, and twenty
1--WE cents for each subsequent insertion.
For Special Notices or City Items 10 cts. per
line for the first insertion, and eight cents per
line Tor each subsequent Insertion Will DO
charged. o,..
Marriage and Death Notices nifty Gus. Oolsu- s
aries will be charged at advertisement rates, for
notices over four lines.