The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.


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Cotton closed quiet and firm, with sales o1
240e bales. Middling 25c.
in Liverpool on Saturday cotton closed dull
with middling uplands at 113Sal1hd.
Father Hyacinthe disclaims al intention Of
issuing an address to the Catholics Of the United
States.
The Saxon House OF Deputies have voted In
favor OF urging the abolition OF capital punis-
ment throughout North Germany.
Amos Kendall in his bequests to his grand
children, gives to each s25, 1000, excepting one, to
whom he gives but $4,000, because he was in the
Confederate army.
-Koopmanschaap says the track OF coole em-
grafton to the South will be across the Indian
Ocean, through the i-Suez Canal, and across the
Atlantic to New Orleans
1t is said that the western Union Telegraph
and the French Gable Companies are going to join
forces, because one Of the wires Of the old cable
fs SO eaten by some small insect that 1t is slow
and uncertain, II not gone.
The Pope, 1t is said, does not wish the Ecu-
menical Council to discuss the question Of infal-
biity unless 1t Is likely to be supported by an
overwhelming majority. Otherwise, its discus
sion would only weaken his authority.
The Bishop OF Orleans approves the proceed
lngs OF the Fulda Conference, but declares that he
viii abide by the decisions Of the Gcumenical
Council. The opposition Of the archbishop OF
Paris to the doctrinesof the dogma OF Papal In
faIibllity, it is said, was inspired by the Emperor
"A Washington dispatch to the New York Tri
oune says "It is authoritatively stated that
Change will occur in the Cabinet in short time
the Attorney General having decided to accept the
vacant seat in the Supreme Court, and he is now
said to be engaged in arranging the affairs Of his
ONCE preparatory to the change.
An area OF three hundred acres Of land, which
now embraces the commercial centre Of Louis
vile, Kentucky, and with the improvements is
valued at thirty million Of dollars, is to be sued
for by the heirs Of the owner in 1883, one John
campbell. Since the charter OF the city, in lS2S
the property has passed into various hands, and
Is now held by a large number Of persons.
1t is stated that an investigation into the ar
fairs OF the New York Customhouse have so far
demonstrated that the government has been de-
frauded Of $780, 900 or s1oO0,oOo by the fraudulent
removal OF goods from bond. Blatchford, former
1y in The Drawback Department, but latterly In
charge OF public stores, is said to have received
ten per cent. on frauds amounting to s25o,0Oo.
--Suits for sums amounting to $3.50 have
been entered at st. Louis against Fra TX A. Dick,
who was provost marshal for the District Of Mis-
aoRri under General Haleck for fines assessed
upcn the plaint.ns during the war as "rebel SYM
psthizers.n About hundred similar suits are to
be brought, and they will all doubtless be taken
I'D to the Supreme Court OF the United States.
The Presbyterian General Assemblies, which
p,ova haau in eoSoion for several dQys mast at
Pittsburg, dissolved on Friday last, to meet, as
heretofore stated, at Philadelphia, in May next.
Each Assembly formed In line and marched to
the front OF the First Presbyterian Church, where
the New and Old School Commissioners joined
arms and the union, thus typifed, was greeted
with great applause by the immense crowd
present.
General Sherman will recommend to Congress
the adoption Of the new code Of "Army Regula-
.tions," originally drawn up in 1864 by General
Candy, and since somewhat modified. Secretary
Stanton endeavored to have 1t rejected, on ac-
count OF provision which 1t contains that no COM
missloned officer shall be deprived OF his commits
sion by the President or Secretary of War, except
on the finding OF his peers in court-martial as
sembled 1t also modifes many OF tile punish
ments Of enlisted men for trivial offences, and
gives much larger discretion to the sentences OF
courts for offences OF every grade, taking the
peremptory word "shal" and substituting the
mIlder "may." In word, it is thorough revi-
zion OF our existing military code.
The story of the cruise OF the Cuban steamer
Lillian, and her seizure by the British steamer
Lapwing, is interesting. The Lillian left Fcrnan-
dina, October 5th, with the Cuban flag at her
peak, and q crew OF four hundred and eighty
seven seamen and soldiers. On the 7th General
Goicourla announced his intention 10 land his
men In the Western Department, and made
short and stirring speech. Two days after 1t was
discovered that the supply OF coal had run short,
and that there was not enough to take the vessel
TO Cuba 1t was then determined to land the en-
.peditlon on one of the Bahama Keys while the
steamer should go to Nassau for coal. On arri-
wing at Nassau, however, an unexpected dill
Guilty was met with. The British Governor not
only refused to allow the vessel to be coaed, but
took her cargo into custody. Accompanied by
the commander OF he ship-of-war Lapwng, hc
went on board and demanded the papers OF the
Lillian, which wee ven them. They then
said they should tow the vessel into
Nassau. They male her fast to the Lap
wing with hawser AMI displaced several
srleces Of her engine. The Lillian was towed lhtc