The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-15
VIEWS s UNI MAR

Cotton in New York closed on Saturday
active and shade firmer; sales $500 bales at
28Sa2s2.
10 In Liverpool on Saturday at p. NJ, cot
ton was quoted flrmer; uplands 12da12td.
Orleans 12Ada12a; sales IL 600 bales.
The Georgia Legislature has passed bill
to incorporate the s.Independent Telegraph
Company" .,....,,....a
United States Marshal William q. Dickson
has disappeared from Atlanta in very mys-
terious manner. ~ ''trH'
..t The first of the public urinaIs contracted
for by the New York Board of Health is now
being erected at the corner of Eighth-street and
rAstor Place. ',l .a,' .aq 81 II ai q
"A new steam line from Stettin, Germany, to
New York is projected. The capital will be
raised by wealthy men in Berlin and stettin to
the amount Of q million OF dollars in gold It
will be semi-monthly line. ca
Captain George Bell, Of 'BellviIle, Florida.
was shot on Friday week by negro while
passing swamp through which the read led.
He died Immediately. It is said that the negro
was indebted to him, and was removing away
IN the night, to effect his escape without pay-
ment. The captain had turned the wagon
back, and was returning when shot. He leaves
dependent mother and sister. sr.i
"A special telegram to the New York Herald
via Charleston, reports the safe landing in
Cuba of filibustering expedition which left
Jacksonville, Florida, per steamer Henry Bur
den, near Major, and joined Cespedes. The
steamer had on board five million ball cart ridges
ana other war material, including several
pieces OF artillery. The expedition was COM
posed OF one hundred refugee Cubans
The additional $3.50, 900 Of stock asked for
by the Ragle and Phoenix Manufacturing Com
pany OF Columbus, Georgia, has all been taken.
1he STOCK has been TAKEN not only by capi-
Vallsts, but IN small amounts throughout the
country. Thepurpose Of the company is to
erect another mill as large as the present one.
IN which are now running over 5000 spndles.
ana crowd it with machinery. The new build
ing can be put up tor much less than the pres
ent one. Before many months this immense
establishment will have in operation some
10000 spindles, consuming some twenty
bales Of cotton per day, and many thousand
pounds of wool, and manufacturing variety
of goods. "87
North Carolina, through her State his
0orlan, Is making an appeal to the North for
aid in developing the gold mines in that re-
and the skill and energy of Northern meohan-
= les toe mining enterprise Of the State will be
revived. Mining operations were commenced
in North Carolina in 1904, and until 1927 all
the native gold sent to the United States Mint
came from that region. Between 1904 and
1861, North Carolina furnished 50 1l3, ,994 OF
gold for copage, OF which $4,44O, ,90s we're sent
to the Philadelphia Mint, and 81, sac, ,731 to tho
mint estab blished in 1885 at Charlotte. The
whole amount produced in the interval of tifty-
seven years mentioned is estimated at S12 OOO.-
900. The balance Of $4,000. COO not sent to the !
mint, it is stated, was used by jewellers, by
whom 1t was preferred on accouiitFof it's puri-
ty and fneness. The largest single nugget
ever found in any part Of the world, weighing
twenty-eight pounds OF pure gold, was found
in Cabarras County, int 1903. lse~,,2
The New York Herald Of Friday says: s'The
market for Southern securities was higher and
frmer yesterday, instancing the fact that our
State bonds sympathize with government
bonds and not With the miscellaneous stockd
list. North Carolinas were subjected to further
in the interest of parties sup-
posed to be connected with the State govern.
ment. Prices closed: Georgia skies, 81a82;
do. sevenss 92a93; do. sevens, interest payable
in Georgia, 88a90; North Carolina OK coupon.
63Aa84; dog new, 59la59a; Missouri skies, s9a
894; do. Hannibal and st. Joseph, SO; Lonirsii-'
ana sixes, 72a72a; d"..ievee siSes. 7o47o4; do.
do. eights, Sesas7; Alabama eights, 953a96; do
fves, 66a67; do. sixes, sterling, 92a95; South
Carolina SKIES, 71a72; do. new, 7Oa704; do. |
registered stock, 62a65; Mobile and Ohio ster-
ling, 67ass; do. eights, 54a5e; Mississippi Cen
trail Railroad, first morts.age. 70a71 do. Sec
ond do. 54a66; Memphis aud Charleston, first
9Oa91; do. second, 76a77. do. stock, 47a48;
Greenville and Columbia Railroad, guaranteed,
57a6O."
The New York Times adds chapter to the
history Of the withdrawal of the French troops
from Mexico, which is generally believed TO
have been brought about in consequence of
Mr.. Stewards demand to the French Minister
in December, 1855. TIE supplementary chap
ter, designed to show that the Emperor was
not frightened into recalling his troops but
had already decided upon that course from
high motives of his own, is given upon the
authority Of General Webb, now Minister to
Brazil It appears from this statement that
General Webb himself was the peacemaker.
having secured from the Emperor o promise
10 withdraw, If he should not be threatened "a
early as May, 1868. In November, 1855, he
breakfasted again with the Emperor at St.
Cloud, where the arrangement was made by
which the French troops were to be called
home in twelve. eighteen and twenty -four
months. The arrangement was not to be dis
closed to our minister in France nor to Mr.,
Seward; but Mr.. Webb was to convey thein-
telligence to the President in person. After
the arrangement had become known at the
State Department, it is now alleged, the letter
was written which appears on the record as
the primary cause Of the course OF events
during the next year. General Webb Is OF the
opinion that his friend, the Emperor, has
been scsndalously treated in the matter, and
avails himself OF the first opportunity after
MIR. Stewards retirement to set him right with
the world. a,
Mr.. John M. Binckley publishes in the