The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-08
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.n... The New York cotton market opened dull
nd declining, but closed steady; sales $500 bales
at 2e2a27.
AT Liverpool cotton closed unchanged
sales IL, 600 bales, uplands lid.
A Nashville mechanic is said to have in
vented shooting machine, which he calls the
ssPolyfer," which will destroy regiment OF
soldiers, distant mile and half, in four min
utes.
The English Government is believed to
have sent an agent to Bogota to watch Mr..
Gushing. and ses that the United States does
not get too much advantage in the Darien Ship
Canal business.
The Nsw York Post advises General Grant
to give notice that neither hs nor his family
" will receive presents, as those testimonials Of
esteem and admiration have probably, without
exception, some Interior motive.
Mr.. Voorhees,, member elect from Indiana
to the next Congress, has arrived in Washing
4 tom. Ills electionis not contested, as is gen
orally supposed. His opponent talked Of con-
testing, but did not give legal notice Of such
purpose. MI
The Hungarians residents in the United
States are asking the government to establish
a Consulate at Pesth for the purpose of plac-
ing within the reach OF their countrymen in
formation which would facilitate emigration to
America. q .ss, .,i
Boston papers hint mysteriously at an
''event" which is to take place in that CITY in q
few weeks, and which is to be the grandes re-
union OF instrumental performers and the
largest chorus eyer known in the musical an
nails of this or any other country.
The vlcksburg (Miss.) Times says: 'swe
hat ia ol>
statesman is henoring our county with his pro-
sence. In years gone by General Hampton
was frequent visitor to his possessions IN
Issaquena and Washington, annually taking
his favorite sport Of bear-hunting in these
grand old swanps. fa9-i lty
LIN Erie, Pennsylvania, some branches Of
manufactures, such as soap-making, are car
ried on by the burning gas from wells, the
constant stream of flame being made available
for heating the kettles.' These streams of gas
can be quickly lighted, cause no trouble, there
being neither dirt nor cinders, and at the sane
time are safe, as every particle Of fire can be
shut off in an instant. l.
The New York Sun fAvors the opening of
the public libraries on Sunday, also lectures, 60
The Sun says: cit is easy enough to say that
people ought to go to church, teach in Sunday
school, and read good books. but they will not +.
do this, and the next best thing is to give
them at least something that they will do, to
keep them out OF mischief" The desideratum
then, according to the Sun, is to be found in
pleasant and comfortable reading rooms,
where they could find books magazines and
newspapers in abundance. sut
Gus Holmes, a mulatto, was hanged in
Tarboro', N. O., on New Years Day for the
murder Of Matthew King, negro, in May.
1867 He confessed the crime before sha
died. While on the scafold the negro popu-
lation, which was out in force, scaled the fence
built around it, in accordance with the law di-
recting that executions should be conducted
privately, and sung hymns and prayed with
the condemned until he had to request them
to cease. He was unable to stand when tho
knot was adjusted, and the sheriff ana q negro
held him up until the drop fell.
The Constitution of Iowa requires that in
the State University women shall be admitted
to oil the classes and in all the departments on
the same terms as the men. The institution
is not fully organized. In the academical de
partment, women form thirty-two per cent Of
the freshman class, seventeen PER cent. of the
sophomore and seven per cent. Of the junior
nor in the law department., which was organ
zed last September. The medical depa rtment
will not go into operation until September,
1859.
--Whiskey, it is asserted, lis manufactured
in New York city according to the following
recipe: Common whiskey forty gallons, water
forty allons, tincture Guinea pepper three gal
Ions, tin ,ture OF pellitory one quart, acetic
ether two ounces, and strong tea one and 8
half gallons. The alcohol in this mixture is SO
much reduced in strength that the drugs must
be added to restore the taste, which burns the
palate like fire. The dealer thus makes eighty
five gallons Of imitation whiskey out OF forty
gallons Of ofcommon stuff This recipe should
warn all persons against the use Of such poi
sonous beveragea
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Commercial writes: Senator Sprague re-
turns to his seat in the "Eenate, reelected for
six years by the Rhode Island Legislature. It
is said the senator proposes to take o more
active part than formely in the debates and
public matters generally. He is turning his
attention especially to the rehabilitation OF
the South, and towards such means as are
available in aiding the development OF manu-
factnres and the restoration OF commercial
prosperity. Report says that his recent pur-
chase Of nine thousand acres OF choice land at
ten dollars per acre on Cumberland Island, op-
posite Fernandina Florida, is but the first OF
the Investments Of similar character that
Governor Sprague intends to mako in the
South
Congressional proceedings opened on Tues
day with Q senatorial attack upon the constitu-
ional prerogative Of the Executive, which led
to an animated debate. Mr.. Ferry, OF Csnnec-
ticut, submitted resolution calling on Presi-
dent Johnson for copy OF his late amnesty
proclamation, and the authority under which
1t was Issued. Although 1t was ostensibly
simple call for information, in reality 1t was