The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-12
N E W y s U M AIRY.

Ne VS. s MARY.
Gold closed firm ON Saturday at 35b.
in New York cotton was quoted at 34la
34a; sales 875 bales.
In liverpool CO ton was active with up.
lands at 12ad. and Orleans 122d. sales IL O0(
bales. =
About four hundred American families are
sojournjng ut Dresden.
jacob Cram, Esq a prominent citizen OF
New York, died on Wednesday, aged 81 yeare
The price of the Pail Mall Gazette, one OF
the best daily papers IN England, has been re-
duced to one penny.
e. General Rosecrans was to leave Mexico
City on or about the last day of June, with his
family, for Acapulco aud San Francisco.
Judge D. r. Dunham, an old and promi-
nent citizen OF St. Augustine. Florida, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself at that place
on the FIRST instant.
There are said ito be not less than one
hundred colored men now in Rome preparing
for the Catholic priesthood. The majority of
them will become teachers of freedmen Of the
South.
Mr.. A. W. Reese, who has. for more than
two years, conducted the Macon Journal and
Messenger with great ability, retires from his
editorial position to give place to General Will
liam M. Browne.
james Fisk, Jr., telegraphed back the
words. mon possunaus," when Patti sent on
her terms for an engagement of one hundred
nights. These we're 5000 coo in gold, one half
in advance. the rest in daily instalments.
The news from Cuba is to the effect that
General Jordan has been placed in command
OF the entire eastern district. Quesada has
possession Of tbs whole country and line of
railway between Nuevitas and Puerto del
Padre.
The new site for the White House is three
miles from the Capitol, located at that distance
for the convenience Of few choice visitors
who come in carriages. Any who haven't $40
to spare for hack won't be likely to bother
royalty.
The Washington correspondents say that q
private letter has been received from General
Hancock, in which he intimates that if tender
ed the nomination for Governor OF Pennsylya-
mia by the Democrats he will resign his com
mission and accept it.
In 1865 Adjutant, General Townsend de-
posted in the Treasury gold bar worth
. $12S9, captured ct the ,D Dahlepega branch
Gssf 81 SSS
stamp 6p... treasurer Spinner will now scnd
this bar 10 the P.AladlAnhia Mint to be coined.
The Catholic clergymen of the diocese OF
New York assembled on Wednesday, at st.
Patrick's Cathedral. in that city, and adopted
an addrees to be presented by Archbishop Nc,
Closkey to the Pope. An address to the Arch
bishop himself was also adopted and read to
him, to which he made q response, warmly
thanking them. The Archbishop departs in a
few days to attend the Ecumenical Council in
Rome.
In the month of October next the Suez
Canal will, throughout it's entire length, have
attained the required depth of twenty-six Eng
lish feet, with a width VARYING from one hun
dred metres 1927 English feet) along tho great
or portion of the canal, to sixty metres (196
English feet) at three other points along the
line, as specified in the plans. The off ,ai in
auguration has now been fixed to take place on
the 18th OF November next.
Macon. Georgia. papers say that their
new colOred postmaster makes sad work with
his business. The Telegraph says: ''Day be-
fore yesterday gentleman brought us two
thirds OF our newspaper mail which had stray
ed into'his box. Yesterdy nearly one-half Of
our letters came in the shape of voluntary CON
tributions by outsiders, who had undesignedly
been placed in possession Of them. These are
lines in which the people must be neighborly.
Pass around the letters and documents until
they get into the right hands,"
"A San Francisco paper of the 9Th ult
says contract has been mlde in that city to
supply 10000 Chinese Iaborers to be employed
as plantation hands in Tennessee. The same
paper commends the Chinese laborers for the
manner in which they performed their work
on the Pacific Railroad, and thinks general at
tention has been attracted to this class OF labor
Tor the reason that they have proved them
=. selves unsurpassed as rough workers. The
Tennes sec -lmmi2rAnta will receive their fare
to the State and $40 per month wages. Anoth.
or force Of $4,000 is being contracted for to
proceed to Mississippi.
The fares. in gold rates, for ajeurney round
the world, visiting the most important cities, it
is esserted, will amount to $1554, made up Of
the following items: New York to San Francis
co, $100; San Francisco to Shanghai, $500
Shanghai to Hankow and back, 500; Shanghai
to Hong Kong, rs; Shanghai to Canton and
Macao and return, $50; Hong KonR to Calcutta
by way OF Ceylon. $3.50; Calcutta to Delhi
(second CLASSY, $24; Delhi to Allshabad, SO;
Allahabad to Bombay, $25; Bombay to suez
$500; Suez to Marsoilles. 800; Marseines tc
London, $40; London TO New York, $3.50. A
liberal estimate however, Of the fares will
bring tho charged up az high as $500 to $4,000
The New York Herald remarks upon the
result OF the VIRGINIA atccttou. s.Tha lessor tr