The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-04
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Gold closed dull yesterday at New York at
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The New York Cotton market was firm.
Sales 5000 blles at 80 cents.
Cotton at Liverpool yesterday closed firm
or. Sales 1a,OOO bales. Uplands 11ad +; Or
leans 11Sd.
Princess MeHernich calls velocipede "a
machine that sets fool on rollers"
Silver coin is such drug in San francisco
that leading merchants have signed an agree
uent not to receive it at par il sums above ten
dollars.
A new paper, printed in the German Ian
Raage and called the Patriot, has been started
in Richmond. 1t proposes to be ON industrial
and political organ, takes the conservative
view Of the stu ltion, and advocates the cleo
ton OF Colonel Walker for Governor. The
German element is progressing in the South.
The castor bean is becoming an important
article Of culture in Texas. This year hum
iireds Of acres sse planted; the soil is prolific,
and in some instances has yielded sixty BUSH
els Of castor beans to the acre. Very little
machinery has yet been introduced for getting
out thu oil. The ramie plant is also attracting
attention. It is looked upon as Of great value
TO the South for the purpose ofmaking ropes.
--Hanry Ward -Bsechar on Sunday preached
against the schemes OF church union, whether
planned by Pope, Protestant or Pagan, taking
the novel ground that the strength OF the
Chri stan religion lies in the number OF the ex-
isting denominations. He hopes 10 see the
sects increase IN number rather than combine,
ssd prefers to have the gospel preached by
wicked, man rather than not have it preached
st ali. He did not claim originality for these
novel ideas, but showed thst they we're in CON.
sousnce with those OF that sstute lawyer, st..
Psul. .
Tx. Natio nal Photographic Association
commences its annual session this week IN
Boston. NAss. The object OF the association
il TO keep the public informed as to the pro
gress Of photography; to spread among photo
grsphers knowledge Of the Improvements
that are made, both here and abroad, and to
excite and diffuse taste for the new art. An
exhibition will be formed to contain the pic
lures 0 contemporary artists, and make known
to them and the public the peculiar styles OF
thexock st homa and abroad. There will also
Be shown; various Photographic apparatus,
chemicals and regulates" 80. 1-a-g.
The critics are enthusiastic about Adelipa
Patti. II they exsggerate Dausht, marriage
has contributed to perfect the artistic and the
singer. She is descibed as maniiesting quAli-
ties for which her admirers had not given her
credit. Her voice, her manner, and the mind
tn. her representations are pronounced to be
moro remarkable than ever. And she has great
riyah at her side. There is OILY one opera
house open, and 70 it have gathered besides
the Patti, Nile. Titiens, the best living per
former Of great dramatic parts the Hunga-
risn artiste, Mile. lima dc Nurska ; and Nile
nilsson. That this brilliant circle should keep
together 80 long, Is q fine compliment to the
usnager, or possibly sign ofs theatrical mil
lenuium.
The London Times is now printed BY new
machinery so perfect and 60 simple that 1t
takes but one engineer and three laborers TO
print OF the whole edition Of the Times. The
,principle Of the machine is that tho paper is
hot cut into sheets before it is printed, but is
brsusht TO tho nnachiue In long roll. II
passes through tue machine, is printed on
both. .sides; and 5 divided as It passes out, the
whole process being automatic. The ides has
long been worked 1t BY engineers, but has
only lately been practically carried out, under
the superintendencs Of Mr.. Macdonald, the
engineer Who has charge OF the whole Times
machinery. The new machine is called the
Hster Press, in honor Of the chief proprietor
OF the Times. Il win quite supersede the Hoe
machine, and Is an Improvement upon the ad-
nfrsbieR French Marinoni machine.
la Washington letter Gays: "Under An
drew johnson there vas very Gle yer official,
named Cushaw, who acted as grand usher to
the President. For $500 year he consented
: 10 take the whole White House on his shoul-
dsrs. For that modest sum he was content 10
bear the abuse OF countless visitors, and to re.
pAy al with uniform pohteness and courtesy.
How ID it under President Grant There is
Dspt, full Rrigsdier, with salary OF 5000 per
snnum; Crook receiving $500; Price. likewise,
$500; young Douglass, $500; Adams (nos
George W., but another man, $500: and Sim
moIds, gentleman Of color, $50 per month
tcrasimply bearing cards Of visitors from the
eminently polite Dent to the Presidents pri-
yate Office. All these officials combined dis
charge the duty which Cushaw monopolized
under President johnson. In other words, it
nowrequires SIS. $50 to accomplish the labori-
ous business Of attending the White House
visitors, while it only cost $500 under john
son. There is nothing like economy.
"A New York correspondent OF the Gin
cinnsti Commercial thus describes one OF the
latest wrinkles in Wallstreet: "As I sat
watching the passers-by hurrylng up Wall
street toward the great temple Of Mammon
aforesaid, queer little square box at my ell
bow, perched between the two windows Of tie
brokers' Office, began to click and clatter with
the Jerking sound peculiar to telegraphic in
struments. The people Of the Office pricked
ND their ears and began to move toward the
mysterious box, from the mouth OF which
~ss now issuing, in an endless roll, long,
narrow strips Of white paper. Taking up