The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-03
EWS sUMMAR

Gold closed in New York yesterday heavy
sssss.
Cotton closed quiet and firm, with sales OF
1900 bales; middllngs Sic.
Cotton IN Liverpool closed shade 6rmer
at previous quotations.
1t was officially reported at Rio on the 9th
instant, that President Lopez had promised to
leave Paraguay on certain conditions.
"A CINCINNATI court has decided that tele-
graph companies cannot exclude individuals
from the vines at pleasure, when they are Will
ing to pay the usual rates.
The railroads centreing in Atlanta, Ga,
will shortly commence to brild one OF the
finest passenger depots in the South. 1t is to
.beot granite. aud all It's appointments Will be
finished in the highest style Of art.
"A child was baptlsed in st. Johns Church,
New York, on Thursday last, with Masonic
oeremonies, the child being . son Of . Royal
Arch Mason and devoted to !kssonry. This
Is the second instance Of the kind in this
country.
"A cooperative store was opened in the
Hsymarket, London, about ayear sge. and
has been extraordinarily successful. The sales
stweive-mouth amounted to upwards Of
Sefe,o00; the whole original capital being only
t12e00, and the profits have amounted to over
81, 900. 5--.-. ,..-.
The New York Times calls for the suppress
.sipn Of the kerosene shops, citing the case OF .
plsce in East Broadway where neatly pure
nspths was soad under the name OF "hquid
sas." A barrel OF this liquid exploded . few
nights since and olesnsd out the store most
thoroughly.
"A deadly duel occurred recently at Puebls.
Two Mexicsn girls, rivals, met % they we're
going out Of church, and deliberately arranged
the preliminsfies OF combat. They Afterwards
drew lots to see who should stab the other. and
the winner plunged her poigniard into the heart
OF her victim.
-E1.Presldsnt johnson has had great diff
Guilty in being allowed to register st Greenville.
He was pronounced s'disloysp' by high
minded officer Of election. The old gentle
man finally got his name booked, and then he
addressed himself to the registrar in terms
whereof the tenor was the reverse OF compi-
mentary and slightly severe.
Mrs. E. A. Pollard. who attempted to
shoot DR.. Moore in Baltimore last January,
because, as she alleged. the latter interfered
between herself and husband, was sentenced
BY Judge Gilmore, Of Baltimore, on Monday,
to thirty days in the city prison. She cried
and begged for mercy ct the announcement,
but Justice was rnexorable.
The Spanish journals are circula ting Gu
rious report to the effect that the Prince Of
Astuias is TO marry the English Princess
Beasefes, ssisdyo Of his own age; that he is to
, bsKfne and she Queen OF Spain-Donua Isa-
bsIa abdicatine- and that, in consequence Of
such 4. very propitious alliance. the British
Government VIII restore Gibraltar to the Span
ish monarchy
The project Of importing English servant
gisls, into Canada ID prospering. Miss Rye's
lastnfgo were allhired at once, and more de-
mxuded. A man in Hamilton took such
fancy for one Of them that he insisted on mar
rying her right away. The girl, however, re-
fused to cousummate an alliance on 80 short
an acquaintance. This Is no more than should
have been expected. for girls have always been
.pcpularly received when "eoming through the
Bye"
Young Bennett will have jolly time In
crossing the Atlantic in his splendid yacht
Dauntless. The ships company win consist
OF her captain, Woe Commodore Bennett, and
hisfor gnesta CDR. Giovanni Ceccarini, Mr..
Melvin Kaspp, Mr.sLaMence Jerome, and Mr..
A. Wright Sanford, all sincere lovers of yacht
ing, and familiar with the rules governing
aquatic sports,) Captain Lyon, master, two
nsvigaters, two sailing masters, two stewards,
two cooks. boatswain, two qu4rtermasters,
coxswain. boatswsin's mate, pantry boy and
ten seamen-in all, thirty persons.
The Washington correspondents say that
the administration has at last taken stand
regarding the political situation in Tennessee
and Virginia, where there are two Republican
tickets in the field, the one Conservative and
the other Radical. OF course, Grant decides
TO support ths carpet Dagger in Virginia, and
the Radicaf who raised . rebel regiment in
Tennessee. It is said that the matter was the
subject 6f d Cabinet consultation, in which Mr..
Boutwell, declared that there could not be two
Republican parties in this country, and that
the only true one was that which was the most
Radical.
Boston gave su-cesful testimonial to MIR.
Gilmore on Tuesday. The grand chorus num-
bered over 1000 voices, with an orchestra
nearly equal to that during the Jubilee week.
The programme embraced several OF the most
popular selections then given, and the enthusi-
asnn manifested in the former representation
was repeated to day. The Anvil Chorus, with
the cannon aud bell ringing accompaniment,
and the Star spangled Banner and other patri-
otic pieces were enthusiastically received. The
grand Chorus, "Old Hundred" in which the
entire audience. joined closed the performance.
MIR. Gilmore will reahzs about $95. 600 from the
performance.
walker ahead and Wells drying up, is the
CRY from Virgins. Ths Charlottesville Chron-
icle says: "The same story comes from all
parts OF tho State. The whites have gained on
the blacks everywhere. and tho white msjori-
" throughout the whole State haa been large
II increased. More than this, We hear from
syerywhere the same account that We have in
AIbemsrle; those who were wavering between
two opanions are giving in their adhesion to
walker. and the number Of white men who
lin vota tor Wells ia being decreased day by