The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-12
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Gold closed yesterday in New York at 35ts
35l.
The New York cotton market was steady
Sales $500 bales at S04a30ac.
AT Liverpool cotton closed firmer. Up.
lands 12sa12sd. Sales 10000 bales
The Northern ice-dealers are now gather
ing an abundance of ice.
Mrs. Gaines will compromise with the City
of New Orleans for 81 600. 900 cash.
The New York He aid Of Tuesday quotes
South Carolina skies, 73a74; do, new, 7Oaa71.
The African is to be excluded from the in
auguration ball by styling it private instead
Of public affair.
"A velocipele factory in Cincinnati turns
out sixteen hundred machines o week, and
they sell for $35 apiece.
Whelau was hung at Ottawa, Canada, yester-
day for the murder Of Thomas DARCY McGee.
The execution took place without any inter
fhption.
Application has been made to the Presi-
dent for permission to remove Booths re-
mains, and for possession of the trunk aud
other effects of the assassin in the custody of
the War Department.
"A victim Of a horrible accident on the Er ie
Railroad recently brought suit against the
company, which offered to compromise by pay
ing him $4,000, but he declined. The suit went
on, and ended in q verdict for the plaintiff OF
$4,000. The damages were laid at 100000.
When tho scrip dividend or eighty per
cent. was declared the other day on New York
Central, Commodore Vanderbilt was the holder
of ffteeu million dollars Of the stock. The
price instan Nv rose thirty per cent. The pro-
fts of the trans ,ction to the Commodore we're,
therefore, between four and five millions Of
dollars. Not o bad days business.
The Tampa (Flas) Penlnsular of the 9O.h
nltimo says: "General Gonzales, who was the
second in command in the ill-fated Lopez ex-
pediton to Cuba, and who has been residing in
South Carolina since the failure Of that expedi-
tion, weNt over to Havana on the Alliance
week before last; but we learn that he was ar
rested in fEeen minutes after landing and
lodged in l;oro Castlc.'
-''Pariey" sends the following to the Boston
Journal: "rhere will be vigorous attempt
made in tho Sennte this week 70 PASS the House
bill Internationally ropeallng the Tenure Of
Office act, but thcro will be strong opposition
to ovcrcoma it, Several of those whose names
have been mentioned in connection with places
in the Cabinet Of General Grant. finding that
their chances of receiving the desired port
Holios are growing small by degrees and beau
Sifully loss, are not i'll the most amable frame
of mind; neither are they disposed to give the
incoming President tho power enjoyed by his
predecessors until it was deemed advisabl to
holi Andrew Johnson in check"
"A private letter from Pau mentions as
rumor credited in society there that the Mar
quis OF Butc will shortly be admitted into the
Roman Catholic priesthood. The report claims
as authority Monsignore Capel, who received
his lordship into the bosom Of the church The
Marquis, who is now at Rone, is the richest
nobeman in England. Or, probably, in the
world and has an income Of nearly 50 900 OOOa
year. He attained the twenty first year of his
age q few months ago, and the event was cele-
J brated by extraordinary Festivities. Should
.k,etake the step spoken of, it is to be presumed
1ro 1his cousin, Colonel Stuart, M p for
'aa will be the Marquis in all but the title.
The Committee on Banking and Currency
have agreed upon amendments to the national
banking bill which passed the Senate last ses~
sion. As amended, it permits dcpositaries to
receive on deposit only ninety per cent. Of the
amount Of their securities. The committee
struck out the fourth section Of the Senate bill
as to the distribution Of currency, and have
incorporated section Of their own allowing
redistribution of $22 849, 900 currency, OF which
$14 900 900 are to 80 to Southern States, Sc 0O0-
600 to Yves tern, and the remainder to other
States Under this arrangement it is ascer-
tanned that Massachusetts has an excess over
her quota OF SO, O0O, 900, and New York about
the same. Th6balance OF excess is with Penn
sylvanla and New England. The arrangement
takes currency from large banks principally.
The New York papers report no further
Developments in the Rogers murder. The
search for evidence to prove that "Jack" is
s'Jim' and that ''Jim' is tho Rogers assassin
is said to be progressing favorably. Very
briefly stated, the chief points for and against
the two Logans are as follows Against-Both
bear the name written on the envelope found
in the murderer's coat pocket, and both are
pretty hard cases. Logan the Little agrees
in size and appearance with tie murderer, as
described by MI. Rogers, and no official evil
dence has been produced in his favor; and
Logan the Large hurt his hand and lost his
hat and coat in very suspicious manner OH
the day Of tho murder. For-Logan the Little
gave himself up az soon as he learned that he
was wanted by the authorities, has had no
charge made and no evidence produced against
him, and tho private testimony Of mis- sister
establishes fair 0libi in his iavor. Logan the
Large is taller than the Rogers murderer is
believed to be. has had good 0l,bi proven in
his behalf by the concurring testimony OF two
Witnesses, and, as the evidence shows, lost his
overcoat, whereas the assassin lost his under
coat, on the day OF the murder.
Tho New York Herald speaks OF threat
ened difficulty between candidate for Speaker
OF tho next House and two brother members.
The cause OF the difficulty is said to be remarxs
made by the aspirant for the speakership at q
private dinner party not many days ego, not
complimentary to the other two members.
The consequence is said to have been the dis.
patching OF bellicose letter by one OF the