The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-24
VIEWS s U AMAH n Z.

VIEWS UMMARK.
Gold closed at 81.
In New York cotton closed dull and heavy
ats2sass.
Cotton in Liverpool at noon yesterday was
a shade easier. Uplands 12ld; Orleans lid:
John Fl. surast is Baltimore commission
merchant.
The total receipts Of the Boston Jubilee
was nearly 81 100000.
The late Derby race in England 'broke"
duke, an earl and lord.
The North Carolina University has ten
trustees and seven students.
..-General Krby Smith. late Of the O. q. Ar
NV, is principal of military academy in New
Castle, Kentucky.
Two men have been arrested in New York
who have followed the business Of altering gas
meters so that customers may defraui the gss
company.
"a, fluid preparation, it is reported. has
been discovered by an English ehefnAs, which.
he asserts, will in five years time convert hu-
man bodies into stone.
The vegetarians Of Germany recently held
their first convention at Werdshausen. They
publish vegetarian journal, whioh is taken by
more than a thousand subscribers.
For the week endi6g Juno ten steamers
left Liverpool fof the United States and
Canada, with nearly 1900 souls on board.
Colonel Green Clay, Erandaen OF Henry
Clay, and large PLANTER in Mississippi, is
talked OF for Conservative candidate for Con-
sress from that State. So r..x,ce -
The preparatory commissions for the
Eeumenical Council continue their labors in
Rome. Several Bishops and Missionaries and
the Patriarch Of Jerusalem have arrived.
The Schuetzsniest commenced atJones
wood to-day. Pke attendance was immense.
DELEGATIONS from Charleston, Baltimore, Wash
ineton aud other cities we're present. The va
rious shooting societies.. with their guests,
formed procession Of a half mile long.
"A Nine. Kenyon, one Of the riders in Bob
ipson's Circus, exhibiting in .sIegheny, Pa,
met with quite serious accident on Friday.
She was shout jumping through one OF the
psperhoops, when her clothing caught on the
hooo and she was thrown violently to the
ground, striking ON her head and bresse. She
wssquite painfully injured. and had to be car ar
ried from: the ring.
The New Orleans colIectorship was given
to Colonel Casey, one Of General Grants nu-
m srous relations- He now refuses to be con-
troIAd by the Republican politicians in rela-
tion to customhouse appoistments, and is CON.
seauently denounced " Them as . renegade
and friend of'rebels.' Therei no prospect,
however, Of Obtaining his removal, and Casey
only laughs and pursues the even tenor OF his
way. Ui,wen to be related to President:
"a Wsshingto, letter, Of tho 18th inst,
SAYS: "a meeting Of several wealthy gentle-
men. ipoudinz ]. G. Mcclure aud Jonah D.
Hoover, 6t this city, AMI Hon. ]. v. L. Pruyn,
OF New York, was hsld at Worm!ey's last even
ingSto consider the propriety OF putting the
old atNational InteIigencer" on new footing,
By supplying the. necessary funds for its pub.
iic,tion. and thoroughly recognizing its msr-
agement. The purpose is to make it the cen-
tral organ Of the national Democracy, and sup
My sufiaent capital to insure its pecuniary
success, A number Of prominent gentlemen
were named in connection With the editorial
department.. But nothing definite was agreed
on. Another meeting is to be held"
"A Washington dispatch tells us; "The
subject OF Chinese immigration to the Pacific
slope viii be brought beforO Congress at its
next session. Several prominent representa-
tiyes are now ON o visit to California for the
express purpose Of studying the whole ques-
tion, and another gentleman leaves here in
few days for San Francisco with similar inten-
tions. It is apprehended that the number of Chi
nese who will arrive here within ten years will
be estimated by millions; and the theory OF
soma newspapers and politicians, that they
come merely tor tho purpose of working, with.
ont any intention or desire to participate in
our politics, IS regarded by many ,as an as
sumption not altogether warranted by fact,
history or experience"
"A New York letter ssys: 'sThe immense
number Of emigrants now daily, arriving at
this port surpasses anything eve, heretofore
known in, tho history Of the city. It Tar ssr-
passes In numbef ths ereatrush to this ooun-
try from abroad during the azst discovery in
California. They come in immense car9oes
dag by day, aud more. still more are coming.
In fact, it is said by an agent OF one OF che
leading European steamship lines that not
enough ships are offering on the other side to
take all those ANXIOUS to emigrato over the At
lantic. The class emigrating hitherward ap-
pear to be also Of better calibre, with more
money and less greenlsh looking than thoss
who used to come years ago. The Germans
are by far in the maj orlty Of the new arrivals,
while there is decided falling off in tho num-
Der Of Irish em,grants."
Mr.. John W. Forney has dutifully attended
the great Peace Jubilee, aud regularly trans
mitted the most voluminous accounts of it's
wonders to his two papers, both daily. Dur
ing his four days Of sights "eing he has, by his
,eWn ACCOUNT been Hper, idsd" by 'sone 'prac-
teal thouyht, y and under its influence has put
toihimseH th6 foHowina queries: "What would
thessoutharn sfStss Of this Union bs to-day,
IL Viii sli their a1iasnce Of soil spd climate.
they had been guided by men full OF the ener-
ey sad conscience OF the New Eaelsad Puri-
tsns7 And then asked: What can they not be
ifthsy nobly follow, the example and accept
Ce ductfines OF these brave pioneers Of hber-
ty7" As nr. Forney gives no solution to his
puzzles We shan mol attempt 70 do so. They
.sre only tnstSnoes allowing how the most fool
ish Insn ,sk questions that the xisest cannot
shs1er. Nj. Fornsy may, however, rest assur-
ed, That sorely % the Southern people are trou!