The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-10
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Gold closed at New York yesterday at 35.
The New York cotton market closed firm.
Sales 5000 bales at 304c.
AT Liverpool cotton closed frmer but not
higher, and more active. Sales $4,000 bales
More than half of Wisconsin's population
are Catholics.
Mr.. W. Chester King, of New York, has
started journal under the name of the Veloci-
pedist.
Several well-known Fenians have left Cam
ada for the United States, fearing, it is said,
revelations by Whelan.
-Hong-Ko, a Chinaman, victimized several
San Francisco merchants to the extent OF
$4,000, and sailed in the steamer on Thursday
for the Celestial Kingdom. kilograms have
been sent to Japan to arrest him.
The failure Of Hickey, Sharp Il Co., one Of
the largest dry goods houses in Philadelphia.
is announced. The amount involved in the
failure is put down at about half million OF
dollars. compromise with the creditors ia
talked of at seventy five cents to the dollar.
The plasterers Of New York, who receive
six dollars per day, about to strike for
eight dollars for eight hours work. The New
York Times remarks: eve expect to hear next
that the whitewashers have struck for ten dol
lars q day, and that they may work only when
tn " like"
The following are the receipts of the prin-
cipa New York daily journals for the past
three months, as reported to the internal reve-
nue. officers Herald, S189, ,645; Times $3.50 93S;
Tribune, S13i, $50 Journal Of Commerce, $685.
500; Express, $24, LOG u; Evening Post, S28 LOG;
Commercial, $6841; Pomeroy's Democrat, $10,-
558.
A novel mode of dunning, lately introduced
in New York, is to hire chaise painted in
flaming red letters collectors Chaise," in
whicA jho collector makes his daily rounds to
the domiciles Of slow-paying debtors. In very
obstinate cases. and when the debtor lives in
fashionable house, it is kept standing IN front
of he premises several hours a day.
The Legislature of Illinois, which recently,
by way of '.joke;' ceded Chicago to Indiana,
has passed bill vesting all political, civil, and
social powor in the State in ''the female por-
ton OF the population above tho age of sixteen
years. II is made unlawful for any male over
twelve years old TO be out after dark, unless
protected by woman qualified to vote This,
1T is supposed, IS another Legislative joke.
Smokers who ce susceptible to the ef-
choice OF tobacco, the different kinds of which
have widely different amounts of nicotine. In
that Of Turkey, Greece and Hungary there is
scarcely q trace Of the poison. In that of
Brazil. Havana and Paraguay the amount is
two per cent. In that Of Maryland 2.29; of
Asace 3.21; OF Kentucky6; of Virginia 687, and
of France 7.30 per cont
Tho Lvnchburg (va) Republican says the
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sion OF the Georgia Airline Railroad, extend
ing from Atlanta to Charlotte, N. c., has been
awarded to Messcs. Scott, Bondurant & Adams,
of this city. These gentlemen are all practical
aud experienced railroad men, abundantly
qualified to execute this work in an entirely
satisfactory manner. The extent Of the con-
tract given them is twenty miles, being that
polt ton Of the road Immediately east OF At
lanta, which is all that has rs yet been let.
They will commence operations at once.
Miss Mary Harris, who was tried and ac-
quilted for the murder of Burroughs, at the
Treasury Department., few years since, is
now an inmate of the Insane Asylum near
Washington. After her acquittal she went to
Richmond, with the lady with whom she lived
while residing in Chicago, and who had taken
much interest in the girl during her incarce-
ration and trial. She lived quietly there for
some time, when one Of her peculiar spells
came upon her. in which she attempted to
shoot another man for soMe real or fancied
wrong. She was sent to the asylum where
she has ever since remained, apparently con-
tented prisoner. Her old counsel frequently
calls and takes her out riding, and maintains
his deep interest In her case.
One of the most marvellous examples Of
rapid growth in recent times is furnished in
the case OF the infant City Of Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming Territory. On the 4th of July, 1867, it
consisted Of single house. Now it boasts
population Of seven thousand It has six boot
and shoe stores, five drug stores, eight dry
goods stores, three clothing stores, five whole
sale groceries, three hardware and cutlery
stores, three restaurants and game stores. four
stationery and Yankee notion firms, six whole
sale liquor dealers and four tobacco and cigar
stores, besides twelve other firms engaged in
various branches of business. There are four
hotels. eight lawyers, and seven physicians in
the place. -Four papers. three daily and one
weekly, are published in Cheyenne The Union
Pacific Railroad passes through it, and four
lines OF telegraph radiaSe from it. It contains
one very fine church (Catholc) and three or
four other denominations are about to erect
houses CT worship. Formerly. when the Union
Pacific Railroad had it's terminus there, the
town was overrun with disreputable women to
the number of i've hundred or more, but a
large proportion of them have followed the
road on to it's next terminus. The youthful
city supports large number OF gambling hells
several dance-houses, q museum and theatre,
ali in full blast. The Union Pacific Company
are building machine saops there, which, when
complsted, will employ some Ave thousand
hands, The ranchmen, miners, far ners and
stockmen OF Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada,
Dacotah and Oregon buy the bulk OF their
goods at Cheyenne. Twenty-one firms there
last year reported business Of over $40, COO q
month The zuaoaa Of MAGMA nnrnan4a.s