The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-11
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lid; Orleans 113a11sd. Sales 10000 bales.
There are two hundred and seventy hotels
in New York. -. =. - -.
.-Disraeli has secured the pardon Of Sir Cul-
ling Eardly. the bigamous baronet.
New York has discovered that beef tongues
and beef tea are made from horse.
Camden, Ark, papers are very e1ultant
over bright business prospects for that section
in the future.
The Siamese trims are in Liverpool. They
will make Tour Of the itod Kingdom as a
show before going to Paris to be cut apart.
The English Government has given the
Abyssinian prisoners two hundred pounds each,
which is much more than they are worth, con-
sidering the bother they made.
The Standing Committee OF the Protestant
Episcopal Charch of Pennsylvania have, by
unanimous vote, refused to sign testimonials Of
Rev. Dr. Doane, recently elected Bishop OF the
new Diocese of Albany, New York.
"A distinguished chemist makes the un-
pleasant announcement that every spoonful Of
raw sugar which is put in cup of tea or cof-
fee is alive with vermin Refining the sugar
kills the insects. -cH
The Republican caucus of the Pennsylvania
Legislature has nominated John Scott as Uni
ted States senator to succeed Senator Bucka-
lew, whose term expires March 4. The nonl-
nation is equivalent to election.
The East River, it is said, will eventually
be the ruin of New York Bay. An engineer
has therefore made plan for doing away with
it by means Of dixie from the South Ferry to
Brooklyn, with dock accommodations on both
sides. - c7.a u
The guano trade of Baltimore has ma
teriaIly decreased, the importation having
fallen off from 1918 tons in 1867, to l5. .SS7 In
1858. The Chincha Islands sent S0,175 tons in
1857, and only 100 tons in 1868. The high
price demanded for guano,, s62 so per ton In
gold, prevents its use except in the manuiac-
ture Of other fertilizers.
The importations of dry goods into the
port Of New York during 1868 are valued at
$50 sO5, 1884, during 1867 at ss6, ,26s,643, during
1866 at s126, ,222 .S55, and during 1865 at ss1.-
9e5. 1888. 1t is stated that in August, 1865, the
iraportatiops began to flow in with great rapid
ity, and for eight months the business was
very brisk. Since that time however, no SINH.
lar condition OF affairs has prevailed. In the
past wear the importers prafts have not been
large, but there have been no disastrous losses.
The New York Times says: During the
past ten days failures to the extent Of about
four millions Of dollars have occurred in this
city, among jobbing and commission houses
in the dry goods trade. Business in this line
has been very dull for nearly tvo years; it has
not paid. The recent failure Of one OF the
largest dry goods houses was due to heavy
losses through customers in the Northwestern
States. There are apprehensions that few
.her houses may be forced to succumb, but
the leading dealers hope by rigid retrenchment
to overcome present difficulties. No alarm is
necessary, as we are il formed on excellent au-
.thority."
The lives Of compositors in New York city,
it Is asserted, do net average over forty-fve
years. The causes Of this short lived career
ofthis useful class Of workmen are to be attri-
buted to working at night, aad to the want Of
ventilation, and the overheating of composing
rooms. Newspaper Offices are seldom situated
in buildings expressly constructed for the pur-
pose, and the composing rooms are placed In
tho upper story, where the ceiling is low and
without the proper means Of ventilation. In
addition to this, the scanty supply of oxygen
is sfurther diminished by the constant burning
ofgas lights.
Washington corresponds nts state that Gen.
eral Butler is privately canvassing the House
to find out how many members will vote to re-
peal the Civil Tenure bill. He finds almost
every man disposed to wait until General
Grant developes his course. The prospect be
esteems discouragipg, unless he can make re-
peal party question by order Of caucus. A
careful canvass OF the Senate reveals the pres
emit sentiment of that body on the question OF
repeating the Civil Tenure law, as follows: For
repeal, twentv-eight; against repeal, thirty
nine. That modification will be agreed upon
is not impossible, but that the law as law will
not be relinqulshed by the Senate is conceded.
A Washington letter, OF Friday, to the
Baltimore Sun, says: ga caucus of Radical
senators was held this. morning, lasting some
two hours. The call for the caucus, it is un-
derstood, was made at the instance of Senator
Sherman and the finance committee, and the
time was occupied altogether in the discussion
of the finances. There was q pretty gen eral
interchange of views. Senator's expressed
themselves most freely as to the best mode of
disposing of the vexed question, but in view of
the great uncertsinty and dstrust which hang
around the question no one seemed disposed
to insist on his own particular plan as being
the panaces, although there has not hereto
fore been 80 much modesty exhibited. No
votes we're taken aud no conclusions arrived
at, and senators generally seem to have come
to the reluctant conclusion that little, if any,
prospect exists OF any progress being made
this session towards any sat isfactory adjust
ment Of the finances"
"A special report from the Postmaster-Gen-
eral to Congress on the subject Of general
system OF postal telegraphy has been publish
ed. Its main points are as follows: After re-
viewing the telegraph system under govern
ment control, in connection with the postofice
in Belgium and Switzerland, and the measures
which are now before the British Parliament
for the establishment Of a similar system in
England, he refers to the efforts made here for
a Like object. He attributes the failure OF
these efforts heretofore to the interested ad-
vice and action Of the telegraph companies
ua faaIo oonndapt thai the