The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-26
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) Cotton closed easier in Liverpool; uplands
1Sid; Orleans 135d.
In Now York cotton closed dull, TO. lower;
middlIns5 3iso
Gold closed active aud excited at 9Sf.
-Froude's "History Of England" will be GEM
-pleted this fall.
The yarn dyers OF Glasgow have locked out
one thousand mon.
Bare legs and red satin shoes are part of
the Paraguay court costume.
The attempt Of the Memphis Avalanche
AMI Nashville Bulletin to start a new party in
Tennessee. to be called tho ''Liberal party" is
q flash in the pan. Nobody follows.
"A tempest at Cronstadt, Russia, lately,
caused monitor to break from her nooriugs,
dash into afrigate aud cause her to eink. Six
teen Of the latters Grew were drowned.
! There is an established price current in
Paris of tho charges for getting up ladies IN
different styles Of beauty. For twenty francs
ono can be made beautiful, not forever, but for
six weeks. t4
Secretary Boutwell, will probably continue
to purchase bonds next month to rs large an
extent as at present, aud It may be even
greater, as the balance is heavy and the re-
quircmcnts are small.
"A city telegraph company is forming in
New York, which engages to transmit messages
OF twenty words to any part OF tho city for ten
oents. guaranteeing that the message wipbe
delivered to the party addressed within, dIsoen.
minutes. ~ 81.
o. "A woman sof rare presence Of mind was
overtakeh'by q train on a high trestlswork near
Marietta, Ohio. recently, aud dropped between
the ties, holding herself suspended by her
arms until the train passed over, when she
climbed b'ck again; oil without scream.
Tho Patterson Guardian thinks Lady By
ron's American friend is o nasty woman who
deserves duokiuR IN horsepond. Now don't
let every young woman. says the Brooklyn
Union, tako TO reading Don Juan. Manfred and
Cain to f1ud what it's all about. , hey'd better
burst in ignorance. As torthe Countess Guic-
cioli's book, it is happily so stupid that nobody
oan read it. ,.s,,.s d, b,-,,at..s ui.,
Colonel W. B. stokes. the defeated oan1.-
date for Governor OF Tennessee, is in Wash
inRton intending to demand new distribution
OF Federal patronage in his State, as Brown
dow by going for senter,, he olains, has broken
hup the Republican party and no longer repre-
;sents it: Colonel Stokes says he was defeated
ilby fraud aud will, sonteat the admission Of
anyone whom the Legislature may elect to the
senate. He thinks that peraon will be Andrew
JOHNSON. .;
IF wilted flowers have about half an inch
of their stems cut off and the stalk thus trim
mod is inserted inso boiling water, they will in
I q few minutes resume thef original freshness.
The process is most applicable to coloJed flow
ers, as roses, geraniuma. axaleas, &c.. white
ones turning yellow. Thick pe,alled flowers
(: show the most marked Improvement. Another
excellent method Of restoring freshness to olu
flowers is to place them in wa.er. and cover
with glass shade F.nely-puwdercd charcoal
placed in the bottom OF the water in vases has
a marked effect In maintaining flo ~ers hesh a
long time. and keeping the water swee,.
The Washington correspondent Of The Bal
.tlmore Sun says: ION inquiry in the proper
quarters I learn that tho rumor printed
In the cable dispatches of the Associated
press regarding. the purchase OF Cuba is
untrue. Negotiations have been opened with
that object IN view, but have not progress
ed farther than mutual explanations. It Is,
therefore, not improbable that the dispatch
is merely prernature; but the officers OF the
Spanish LEGATION anl, in tact, all Tho prom,-
mont members OF the diplomatic corps, o., ,ress
the opinion that SPAN will resort to her pro
verbal delay in the matter, and finally reject
The proposition" ,,.,.
The Postofine Department is in receipt OF
,>Eletter nbm George W. Barnard postmaster
sat Prescott, Ari8ons, who writes that the IN all
which left that place on The 17th OF July was
attacked by the Indians, and two soldiers OF
the guard were killed. the mail!ridGr severely
wounded and the mail Lost. :, Tue hepiIn mall con-
tanned $18 600 and quite number oil registered
letters. !, The Ilqaps numbered between forty
and ffty,f with about thirty guns, and i'm
,medlateIy on reoeip, Of The news ofthe outrage,
Hr.Banard, with an escort OF eight cavalry
men furnished by General Daviu,. the oom.
.mander Of Fort Whipple, started out. but we're
unable to- do anythina. A. portion OF the
money stolen by the Indiaha.was in remit.
etAnDes from soldiers who had just been paid
'SR.h Mr. B. saws moro troops are ussessary,
sAnd that. owing to tho condition iot that sec-
tion OF tho country. the mails are almost the
-ooly means of+fansmitting money. and that
,the community tbi ,ta gross neglect on tie
pirt'ot the government IN thus leaving tie
mail without effective protection. i' 5..-3n p.
The movement alluded to some timoo age
fayoring modification OF tho revenue. laws af
feoting incomes, has assumed moro formlda-
BILE and BeneraL characler. Many members Of
8 Coneress' appr6Ye the proposed change in the
law. and and representatives Of ofimporiapt interests
lthroughout the country are in Washington
;glying ahape and consistency 10 the, proposei
change Genator Sherman's recent speech a
,Gapton Ohio, has been severely criticised al
politically imprudent in consequence ois.hi.
.avowsl Of tho uppopslarty o. the tax It i,
clearly ybhoun By those familiar with feYenu.
statistics tina the amount Of currency revebu,
from Internal taxes requisite for meeting al
S4peRses of tho! aoaefomt mt, except interes
brittle pablio DEBT can be realized from albis
Esy. tobacco, stamps, licensss, and 4 moo
iaed income TAX Tho iplap proposed is 10, in.
crease the tax on whiskey .toI Il ,asr, 70 lop
Hhiohi;it is claimed. .s will realise go 600 600
II tho means now within reaoh, Of tho rove.