The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-15
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better, but decidedly leas actlVe. eaiee o0'~
bales at 295c.
AT Liverpool uplands closed at 11sd.; or-
leans, lid. Sales 10000 bales.
DIR. Manning. Archbishop OF "eStmlnster'
1vill receive a Cardinals hat in the spring.
Mile. Nilsson is said to be sculptress OF
no mean ability, and the next Exposition in
Paris will contain statuette executed by her,
The Bank of Montreal was entered by bur-
glars on the 11th, the safe blown open, and
robbed of s5OO,OOO i'll Canada legal-tender
notes.
1t is said that the approaching Gcumenl'
cal Council, in addition to its spiritual func'
ii on, will undertake to supply the Pope's tenn
poral needs.
1t is stated that Rossini has left nothing
operatic, with the exception OF great scene
from Jeanne dare" and sketch for the
"Faust" which, some thirty years ago, he in
tended to write.
-Cut-throats, garroters and desperacoes OF
every name and grade are thronging to Cali.
fornia in perfect shoals, as they are driven out
from the new towns on the Union Pacific Road
by The terror of vigilance committees.
The first Protestant church on Spanish
soil has lately been opened at NIahon, in the
Island of Ilirorca. Stimulated by this good
example, the municipality of Barcelona sent
Of its own accord, request to the Protestant
inhabitants Of the city, inviting them to peli-
ton for permission to found church OF their
own. The Protestant community OF BARGE
loaa is not inconsiderable. Apart from the
English residents there are some seven hun
dred German speaking people.
"A shocking affair took place in Lancaster,
Eng, recently. A woman named Jane Martin
was found by. DR.. Hall, who had been request
ed to attend her, with her eyes closed, appar-
ently from repeated blows, her mouth horribly
disfgured from like cause, she herself being
in an inseusible condition. She died on the
28th ultimo, without being able to give any ac-
count as to how she received her injuries. Her
husband has been apprehended, charged with
causing hcr death.
In spite of the accounts of the doleful con-
dition Of the Paraguayan President, Lopez, he
appears, after all, to be surrounded with luxury
Ayres paper says that the commander OF for
eign ship of war who lately dined with him
twas surprised to see the table so well provi-
ded; Champagne Cicquot, Crown Port, Cha
'teau Yquem, Leoville, and, in fact, all the best
wines we're drunk on the occasion, while on
the sideboard was seen very goodly supply Of
Ind and Coope's ale."
"A CORE spondent of the Herald recently had
a conversation with General Frank Blair in
Washington. The General still holds to his
expressed opinion that General Grant will make
q dicta. or or an emperor of himself before he
leaves the White House. His modest deport.
ment is simply deep dissimulatien and one OF
the measures always used by ambitious men
since Julius Cesar thrice refused the GROWN.
The country is already ruled by minority, who
demand the aid of bayonets, and it will be easy
for Grant, with his military power, to make
himself supreme.
The Leayenworth Commonwealth says
white man named Hays was recently murdered
at Hays City, Kansas, by three negro soldiers
belonging to the Thirtieth infantry. The muir
derers were arrested and lodged in Jail prepar'
atory to trial, but during the night they were
taken from prison by the vigilance committee
and hanged to the nearest tree. Trouble be-
tween white and negro soldiers at Fort Larned
has occurred, and conflicts baye become SO fre-
quent and serious that the negroes had to be
removed from the post and escorted distance
from it.
Notwithstanding the recent decision OF the
Judicial ,mmittee of the Privy Council i'll the
Mackonoc, case, declaring illegal the !ineel-
ing during the conservation of the elements in
the Lords Supper, and the lighting OF candles
for symbolic purposes, the services at st. AL
bans, London, of which DR.. Mackonochie is
the incumbent, On the succeeding Sunday, were
without modification. There were professions,
lights, kneelings and prostrations during the
prayer of conservation; in fact, the service was
in no way altered. DIR. Mackonochie was the
celebrant.
Two fatal occurrences are recorded as
having taken place in London on Christmas
eve In Alfre d-street, Barnsbury, party was
given at house in which two young men
we're lod gors. In the course OF tho evening a
slight uarrel arose bet ween the latter, when
one took rife which happened to be near,
and shot the other dead. In New Gravel lane,
Shadwell, two men, who had always been on
good terms, disagreed on some trifins matter,
wien scufls took place, and one OF them fell
from plat form sixteen feet in height, AMI
was killed Immediately. In both cases the de-
Gnquents were taken in custody.
A band of the Ku-Klux Klan made raid
into Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee,
on the night Of December 80. What particu-
lar object they had is not known, but they left
after sharp conflict with a party of colored
men, forgetting to carry away with them half
a dozen horses and their sarouds. The ne
eroes claimed the horses as trophies, and sent
them away for safekeep!ng. The Ku-Klux re-
turned on the night Of January 3, largely rein
forced, and demanded of Mr. Lewis, United
States Attorney, that he should inform them
of the disposition of the horses. Mr.. Lewis
did not know, and so informed them. They
then exacted promise from him TO ascertain
the whereabouts of the horses, stating that
tb ev would return. Some Of then visited the
town the next day, and we're very threatening
TO MIR. Lewis, who brought the news of the raid
to Nashville.
"A New York letter says: "The passage
tbroueh the House OF the bill repeating the
Tenure-oE.ofice act was received by the en-