The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-21
gDe gbuTleS5o2l aqraD3.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER u, 1869.
NEWS or TIE D-iY.

Geld broke down ia New York, closing at
2o,iaao!:.
la New York, ycstccdny. cotton ciescd dri,
ana dcclnns; mil'llins ?5!5c.
In liverpool cotton closed easier, upands
1lhalltll.
--Russ. Is now building her own locomotives,
the FIRST ten having just been completed.
Fl. hundred people in Ne" York City earn :,
living by that species OF swindling Known rs iog.
tuneicnE
--For,y.onc hundred tons OF Wild sumac haze
been gathered in virginia Ills year. II sold for
$50 600.
Mr.. Goodloc Yanccy, scr = NC a.ie William
L. Ynnccy, has connected -a.: edi,oriay viiii
the Atlanta Intelligence.
-The Tirs of irn-nrl or one Of his laic hint
inr cXcarioii', wpr received under a trumnhal
orch IL a':c caireIy ot beer barrels.
~ Woman In Sing Sing for bgamy writes
asking Mr. l,eechcr's prayers, saying that she
got her divorce just the way Mrs. Mcfarlnnd
did.
Tho Mormon missionaries recently arrived IN
the Eastcrn cities from Utah, arc now fairy at
work, AMI many people will hear MorH,CA seq
mons for The first Time.
frank TiHctcl,y, tho artist of ht iaursl. l.iu--
trated News, is v,n.; graoirHs "a ion'ion ili i1a.
trativc OF his experience NJ !hc gpnledes,.c c,la-
pagnS OF the late WAR.
The French murderer Traupmlann, ea!,; re.
Gently, with Gratincd air to fc!iow prsonor.
"I am certain that am now as we'll known as
Alexander Dumas"
-SyiTanus Cobb IT., who has delighted
many Ledger readers with his lopg.spun love
stories, Ig now confined, in the Boston Inehriatc
ASYLUM as u hNpcies3 irrni:ar;i. So says the
Springfield Republican,.
The Police Gazette has the Hev. Henry
Wari BECKER and Tic Few. .. B. FrotLn.aln
lighting plct0riAily with Richardson and Mr.
ana frs Mcfarland III fdli page il'us,r:l.
tion, With a!l the asonos piled on.
Al pcation has been made TO Inc Surrogate
Of New Ynrk City cor letters oi administration o.:
the est tic of the late Albert Richardson. Ivy his
brother, IN his own heil;lf. lie says the widow
.and children are In Massachusetts. ana that tic
bulk Of lis property, exccr, .cE'c :'c,occ worth
olTribunt stock, Is IL New jcrso'. Ills applca-
lion wls denied on tie grornG :::li the adri.is.
lys3lon belonged 10 tho widow OF children Of >ic-
ceased.
The rit.sburs Gazette ;cl!s an astonishing
stary OF a dance tor the prize or gold ring ut u
recent ball la lhat city. a dozen competitors ei:.
tered for the contest. ~ :Ec expiration oi
twenty minutes four took :hcr seats. Tic rest
whiried on, hn' ut the end Of IN hour only three
couples were ~, the Ioor. Another hour elapsed.
tlon. The Gdders played aud Played, rs wcn ,s
they were able ana the t"o couples wal,zcd ami
waltzed rs rapidly ui they csald. After nvc Eour5
anu three minutes had elapsed ono OF the ladies
fhinis ed, and her partner politely followed her cX
ample. Amid feeble cheers from the weary spec
taiors the ing was awarded 20 the reRiaininc
pic, and a.l the participants were carried home
and put unhc. mct,ic;i ,rc.tmcrt.
u I'cw York letter ui Friday says: '"Ihc nast
Interesting Incident OF The day wa4 Secretary
3ou'wcll's turning ihn tabrs on thr Wal! street
gold gamblers, IS displayed in his management
OF tha govern ncnt sale Of sl,oOo,coo advertised
for this morning. Certain prominent specu'aiors
who are known Id he ''long," and engineering
an upward movement. spent Tie greater rari oi
the forenoon in runnmg abou. pcrsuahng ;ha
brokers not to send In any hids, urd IN This
manCnvre they were largely successful, the
aggregate offerings amounting to only $780,
at 12l7sal2l 81. whereas the m:,rSct prica y.
the eauc time was 1al5zal2: The bui
clique for awhile were quite Jrhau. Over
their a:rGicSy, and were cungra,'.!lting one
another upon the way they had cornrrcd
the Secretary when the annuunccmc.it came
from Washington that Mr.. Boutwell, had dc.
terni!nod 10 acccp. HE bills, but that The balance
OF the million would not he rcDirereI This made
The bulls laugh on the other side of their face,
and slragh,way there was strong pressure to
sell. which carried the premium down 10 l2ol:a
,20%. Tho question put on every eide now IL.
what is to he the Sccrs,arys policy In the future
Is he TO have any fixed pr:ce7 Nj. Foger his
ussisent here, Is well l;ah run down with
anxious inQuircrs, but he ssys hc has no inIorml-
tOn tic subject t.st the street s aot nc;ocgsei
off,
The Jewish Messenger cannot undcrsiaud
bow intelligent Christians can think that Jud;..
ism Is bccom!ng weak, anu Is In danger of cxtnc.
lion. '.it imny lie owia;, 10 ilie fact" II says
"thut one or twn Jewish ministers have irgcn
holding fui,i. In Unitarian puip!ls, and .in. there
arc several jewish ministers who are tincinrsd
with the spirit OF the a:c. ard tiu net believe ~
the advent cf Il Mcsso,i. !n The Tcsurrc s.ljn Of
tho deaf, in the inaa,.eriEG of Israel. ana their
rcs,orption 20 the promised lard. Hence they
argue that y great change has Iakcn place, o. Is
about tn take place. In The Jewish camp. Its PRO.
fcssoTS are tiiher {" Jccomc Catholics or PIotea.
tants. Now all Isis !" IL declares, lis remote rom
tile irnh. Judaism is row "a strong nnd as vlso.
rous az nj any time ia iis history. Eone OF its
fundamental principles have been given IN, and
tie Lruc Sc!itc still iorka fnr the literal iul.l.
meat III tie ,iruuiis, Ihe jewish Scriptures"
-Jur Ian 10 At great y braggart ns ever. In
che cpr - 90 an "'ltfe.s ~ The Bnldlers OF CABIN,
da'ci t'nsc;nh2! ,; ne suys: Il" expect to hear
g0ph .,cw- vi y"uin SO fu;ure. I hope to hear
thai yom h'v'' h'v"n Geicrai Pueblo iu Ills gaYr,.
son a. raiE'" !rn"irt. ! promise you that |
shall nhh !. Ssrn Gor Count yal,na seta nj
San;in;i a. ,'Gn: G'narni Marmol hns been do.
ing g,nd UGrX In inac ~ n department since
left than. r,1st or We nj IL, take evsry city und
towo IN mn department by ilc first OF April u
We aag". before Santiago do Cuba IL viii bc
because Spain's navy Lo.dS tn. bay. W.
all have work before us within cannon
ihot Of this place or writing. know
yon have held yourselves ready to battle the cnc-
my for tho last nine months. Within radlns Of
hve miles of this place the capital OF the republic,
and tho he'i quarters Of tho republic, have heen
located for nine months. The entire strength OF
the crmy OF Cuba when arrived on the islaud