The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-17
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told closed in New York at 35.

Gold closed in New York at 35.
Cotton in New York closed dull and heavy
at 29A; sales 900 bales.
Cotton in Liverpool at noon yesterday,
was quoted declining uplands 124d; Orleans
128d; sales 5000 bales.
-Four thousand million pounds Of rags are
estimated to be annually made into paper in
the world.
1T is stated that new locality has been
found in Germ any for tho celebrated Solenho-
fern photographic stones.
"A Vienna millionaire recently committed
suicide but before he did ii he made bonfire
of all his paper money, bonds, jewels, deeds,
&c., in order to spite his heirs.
They tell Of q Fifth Avenue mansion deco
rated with point lace curtains, India shawl
coverings on the furniture, bronze doors, aud
silver monograms OH everything.
In Boston a grocer once had but four
weights, with which he weighed any number of
pounds, from one to forty. They consisted Of
one, three, nine, twenty-seven pound weights.
"A Washington telegram says ''Rev MIR.
Lewis, Pastor Of ST. Johns Church, (Episco-
pal), on behalf of the relatives of Harold's
friends, has applied to the President for per-
mission to remove the remains to the family
. battle-ground. Application has now been
made for the bodies Of all those executed for
completely in the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln,
except Payne, and there is no doubt that the
President will give orders according to the re-
qut st OF the petitioners"
"A Washington letter Of Sunday says:
r'To insure the passage of bills at this session
of Congress, ir :cspective Of the Presidents ap-
Iproval or dlsapproval, it will be necessary that
they got through both branches by noon Of
next Saturday, the 20th instant. Accordingly,
to .@ecure action upon the resolution amend
ing the constitution as to suffrage in case Of a
veto by the President, Mr.. Boutwell, will to-
morrow move that the House concur in the
Senate amendments to the resolution"
The mammoth OK General Grant, which
was presented to the President elect in New
York, has arrived safely in Washington. This
ANIMAL noble specimen, perfectly white and
weighs over three thousand pounds. The OK is
consigned to q committee consisting Of Mayor
Bowen Hen y D. Cooke and Mr.. DeHaas, and
will be exhibited at some suitable place in tho
city till about the 25th instant when he will be
slaughtered for use on Inauguration day. He
Is eleven years old, was once presented to
Presid ent Lincoln, and by him given to the
sanitary commission, whose funds by its ex-
hibition during the var were increased about
$4,000. His skin will be stuffed for the Con-
trai Park MHseum New York. and his sksleton
~ =, - : .SIuas Of Professor A.yassz. deposited
SiR thc sssiita OF Conp p,.atfve Zoology, at
csmt I'd; ; Massachusetts.
Generai Gushing, the United Strtes Special
Commissioner 70 Bogota, in Connection with
the Isthmus Q6h pal, returned to Panama from
his miss1on on The 4th inst, and arrived in
New York by the steamer Henry Chauncey on
Saturday. 1t is stated that the General has
been entirely successful in his mission, and
brings homo with him a treaty for the pro-
jected Isthn us canal which only awaits tho
approval of the Congress- of the United States
He arrived i'll Washington yesterday. During
his stay on the Isthmus, at Aspinwall, General
Gushing. accompanied by the United States
Consuls at Panama and Aspinwall. and other
gentlemen, called on his ExcelIency the Presi-
dent, and was received with military honors
and with the most becoming courtesy. Alter
wards General Cushing was entertained by
General Smith, at the United States Consul
late. tr.u ffa
1t seems to De pretty generally conceded
that MIR. johnson, on retiring from the Presl-
dency, will plunge at once into the political
struggles Of Tennessee; and it seems to be
equally well understood that if he does, he will
make lively times for everybody concerned.
Nashville letter in the leading Democratic
paper Of st. Louis, the Republican, says there
is good deal OF opposition to the project on
the part OF the Democratic leaders; but this,
he thinks, will make no difference with the re-
sult for, he adds, that he never kn y MMr. John
son nominated OH the Democratic ticket with
cut great opposition from the party; but that
he always succeeded. The writer adds: s'John-
son is not party leader, but leader Of GER
tain class Of the people. He is party driver.
II it is his intention to canvass Tennessee for
the Office Of Governor, he Will do it, no matter
what Democratic leaders may say, no matter
what bondnolding Conservatives may say, no
matter what the Conservative papers Of Ten
nessee may write on the subject. But mono OF
Shese will openly oppose HIM. can safely
predict that A. Us canvass for, the Governor
ship Of this State. should it be made will not
be excclled by ANYTHING in the way of political
drama, yet enacted, for richness of entertain
ment."
"A Washington letter to the Baltimore Ga
zette says: "The examination of private SER
wants on Mr.. Corcoran's ca m excites no iittl,
comment IN diplomatic circles. The claim for
She ocoupation Of property by the Lincoln ad-
ministraton was allowed in the Treasury De-
partment. Congress not denying the justice
oft, seeks to avoid the payment Of it by tax
ang hir. Uorcoran with disioyalty. Accordingly
MIR. Brewer, who was q scarcely grown man
six or seven years ago, is brought before the
Committee on the District Of Columbia to
whom the claim has been referred in the Sen
ate, and allowed to testify in an examination
strictly ec payze. that at private dinner at TIE
Russian Minister'S very prominent gsntle-
znan-one Of the cla school--said that he would
give ten thousand dollars to have Jeff. Davis
come to Washington and hang Lincoln and bis
Cabinet, upon which Mr. G. slid that he wou,d
give ton times as much. No gentleman.
possessed OF that tact which long political ex