The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-11
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Cotton at New York 2s3a29c Sales $500
Cotton at Liverpool active; uplands LIZA
lid. Orleans 11aa11ad. Sales 10000 bales.
There are two hundred and seventy hotels
in New York.
-Disraeli has secured the pardon If Sir Cul-
ling Eardly. the bigamous baronet.
New York has discovered that beef tongues
and beef tea are made from horse.
Camden, Ark, papers are very exultant
over bright business prospects for that section
in the future.
The Siamese twins are in Liverpool. They
will make q tour Of the United Kingdom as q
show before going to Paris to be cut apart.
The English Government has given the
Abyssinian prisoners two hundred pounds each,
which is much lore than they are worth, con-
siderng the bother they made.
The Standing Committee of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Pennsylvania have, by a
unanimous vote, refused to sign testimonials of
Rev. DR.. Doane, recently elected Bishop of the
new Diocese Of Albany, New York.
"A distinguished chemist makes the un-
pleasant announcement that every spoonful of
raw sugar which is put in q cup of tea or COT
fee is alive with vermn. Refining the sugar
kills the insects.
The Republican caucus of the Pennsylvania
Legislature has nominated John Scott as Uni
ted States senator to succeed Senator Bucka-
lew, whose torn expires March 4. The nomi-
nation is equivalent to election.
The East River, it is said, will eventually
be the ruin of New York Bay. An engineer
has therefore made plan for doing away with
it by means of diko from the South Ferry to
Pyo0 mill Ioolr olot,o 1~olI,
sides.
Tho guano trade of Baltimore has ma
terialY decreased, the importation having
fallen off from 46,14S tons in 1867, to 15, 1897 in
1868. The Chincha Islands sent 3O,175 tons in
1867, and only 100 tons in 1868. The high
price demanded for guano, $62 so per ton in
gold, prevents it's use except in the manufac-
ture of other fertilizers.
The importations of dry goods into the
port of New York during 1868 are valued at
S60. sos 1884, during 1867 al eSb, AAe, ou44ng
1866 at $126, ,222. .S55, and during 1865 at SOL
965.138. 1t is stated that in August, 1865, the
importations began to flow in with great rapid
ity, and for eight months the business was
very brisk. Since that time however, no simi.
lar condition Of affairs has prevailed. In the
past year the Importers profits have not been
large, but there have been no disastrous losses.
The New York Times SAYS "During the
past ten days failures to the extent Of about
four millions of dollars have occurred in this
city, among jobbing and commission houses
in the dry goods trade. Business in this line
has been very dull for nearly two years; it has
not paid. The recent failure Of one of the
largest dry goods houses was due to heavy
losses through customers in the Northwestern
obop bat
other houses may be forced to succumb, but
the leading dealers hope by rigid retrenchment
to overcome present difficulties. No alarm is
necessary, as we are informed on excellent au-
thority."
it is asserted, do not average over forty-five
years. The causes OF this short lived career
ofthis useful class Of workmen are to be attri-
buted to working st night, and to the want OF
ventilation, and the overheating of composing
rooms. Newspaper efices are seldom situated
In buildings expressly constructed for the pur-
pose, and the composing rooms are placed in
the upper story, where the ceiling is low and
without the lproper means of ventilation. In
addition to this, the scanty supply of oxygen
is further diminished by the constant burning
ofgas lights.
Washington corresponds nts state that Gen.
eral Butler is privately canvassing the House
to find out how many members will vote to re-
peal the Civil Tenure bill. He finds almost
every man disposed to wait until General
Grant developes his course. The prospect he
esteems discouraging, unless he can make re-
peal party question by order of caucus.
careful canvass OF the Senate reveals the pres
ent sentiment Of that body on the question Of
repeating the Civil Tenure law, as follows: For
repeal, twenty-eight; against repeal, thirty
nine. That o modification will be agreed upon
isnot impossible. but that the law as law will
not be reiinquished by the Senate is conceded.
"A Washington letter, Of Friday, to the
Baltimore Sun, says: "a caucus of Radical
senators was held this morning, lasting some
two hours The call for the caucus, it is un-
derstood, was made at the instance OF Senator
Sherman and the finance committee, and the
tiaie was occupied altogether in the discussion
OF the finances. There was pretty gen eral
interchange Of views. Senators expressed
themselves most freely as to the best mode of
disposing Of the vexed question, but in view Of
the great uncertainty and distrust which hang
around the question no one seemed disposed
to insist on his own particular plan as being
che panacea, although there has not hereto
fore been so much modesty exhibited. No
votes were taken and no conclusions arrived
ct, and senators generally seem TO have come
to the reluctant conclusion that little, il any.
prospect exists OF any progress being made
this session towards any sat isfaatory adjust
ment of the finances"
"A special report from the Postmaster Gem
eral TO Congress on the subject OF q general
system OF postal telegraphy has boen publisfl-
cd. It's main points arc as follows: After re-
viewing the telegraph system under govern
ment control, in connection with the postofice
In Belgium and Switzerland, and the measures
which are now before the British Parliament
FOR the establishment Of similar system In
England, he refers to the efforts made here for
q like object. He attributes tho failure Of