The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-22
NEVIS OF THEiDIY.

Gold closed in New York, Saturday, of
261saa6ss.
I'm New York cotton opened heavy but closed
steady, with sales Of $500 bales at a59.c.
Cotton in Liverpool closed steady; uplands
llsld; Orleans 1I7Sd; sales 10 900 bales.
-Onc hundred German cmigrunls have arrived
at New Orleans.
Tho Mayor Of st. Louis claims that the amount
oil produce sent from that city TO points south OF
Cairo Is twice rs large rs before the war;
The great diamond, y weighing seven ounces,
found In New Sonih Wales, turns ont TO be Il piece
OF quartz crystal not rcma ~Sably pure and very
mnch water worn.
After the Suez .feic, 1t is sad, the Sultan will
reonen his quarrel with the yiceroy OF Egypt,
and If the latter refuses to accept the Turkish
proposals, he is to he suspended from his Office.
1t is estimated the surplus wheat Of Mime.
sofa this year will reach fully fifteen million bush.
els, although as yet only small part OF the great
wheat growing plateau OF the State is under culI-
walton.
The Spanish General vnimascda has order,
that his salary be divide among the poor in
Santiago Cuba. The misery there caused by
cholera and smallpox, is reported on the in
crease
Francis Clare Ford, fist secretary OF the
British legation in Washington, Is writing a work
On the labor movement In England and tho un:-
ted States, which he is preparing By order OF his
government.
Discussion OF the Bible question in Cincinnati
has led one OF the writers for the Cincinnati Com
mercial to examine the book. After describing
II briefly he comes to the conclusion that "ndccd
the Bible is q good hook to read.;
-Co-opcratiOn I'm purchases Of food has recently
been tried by The men employed in the Congress
Itnno DHtt, tIt,,rn
drcd barrels Of Kentucky white wheat family
nour have bccn purchased and delivered ut 81 30
per barrel.
1t is certain that the Northwest Territory is
10 he annexed 10 the Dominion Of Cana,ln ON The,
hrst Of December Ivy royal proclamation Tic
f300,0oO to bc paid 10 The Hudson Bay COMPANY
is to he paid over before thai time. II will bc
raised by Il loan in the market If possible, b,l
falling in that the Finance Minister has authority
to procure the money in any way so that it n.:y
bc handed to the company before the specified
date,A
-lohn Mitchell AMI the no less celebrated John
Martin, OF ireland, delivered public addresses in
New York II few evenings since. hitchcl said
Ireland would bc freed only 10y force. Martin
said Ireland might he freed without force The
crowd interrupted Martin with dissenting cries;
and when the speeches were ended they passed n
resolution thanking Mitchell for his speech, an,l
saying nothing as to Martins. Martin lives In
Ireland, and Mitchell in New York.
The London Shipping Gazette, OF Friday, dis.
eusslng the practical operation OF the Suez Canal
says: "Whcthcr the point Of difficulty remains
TO bc overcome here or there before the canal can
be available for vessels OF the largest tonnage In
merely q question OF detail to be settled by the
constructors OF the canal. As far ns We are con.
eerned we can Only point to the fact that the
French engineers have redeemed their promise;
the canal is open, and Is magnificent SUCCESS
Tine gentlemen who arc managing the pro.
posed Worlds Exhibition Intended to be held In
Washington City, OF which mention has already
been made. last week made the first effort to
raise funds for that purpose, and obtained the
following subscriptions: w. ". Corcoran, $40, 900;
Matthew Emery, $4,000; Henry ID. Cooke, 500.
900; Alex. Il. Sheppard, $4,000; Archer Potts,
$1,000; j. W. Thompson, $4,000; Matthew W. Gait,
$4,000; Phillip Mohun, $4,000; Fzhugh C0yIc, 5000:
Dr. j. ID. Gilman, $1,000; James q. Davis, S5OCO:
WIN. B. Todd, $1,000: John II. SHINES, 5000;
John w. Boetlcr, sj010; G. w. MciZcroti $1,000;
Geo. w. COrc0ran, $4,000; Metropolitan RlIlroa.l
Company, $4,000; Washington Gaslight COMPANY,
$4,000; Gen. o. o. Howard, $1,000; Geo W. Rigs;
5000; Sykes & Chadwick, $4,000. Total Sl5oU50
"a dispatch dated Ismailia Egypt, Thursday
night, says: "'FIcrc are forty.scvcn sca-gon,:
ShipS HOW Nv tTiS stuliOil, WIFI III average TON
mage Of one thousand tons. The largest vessel o.
the fleet Is II RUSSIAN frigaic, which draws seven.
teen feet t~o inches OF water. AL the buildings
In is'nailla are lcd with guests and other vis.
tors, and the surrounding plains are covered
with the tents OF The native tribes who arc assem-
bed here In Immense numbers. This afternoon
the cvohtons oi the Arab llorscmen and other
native sports on vast scale were given. Tic
Empress Eugenic assisted ut the grand hall,
which IL In progress tonight. The lake In front
OF lsmailia Is brilliantly Illuminated, aud tho
scene Is one or TN vcrsal splcndor. NJ. Lcsscps
gave banquet tbs evening to the representa-.
tives OF tn Chambers cf Commerce, members OF
the press and o. hers"
The "old nag" seems to have caused trouble
a. the Georgia State Fair. a dispatch from Macon
dated Friday even ng says: yesterday Watson,
Assistant United Stntes Marshal, addressed O
letter. in tho shape OF an order. to the Executive
Committee, Insisting that the national nag should
be 'hoisted over the lair grounds. This demand
vas ostcnslbly based on the belief that the fair