The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-11
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Gold, at New Yolk, closed, yesterday

35i.
The New York cotton market was un
changed. Sales 1900 bales at 33ac.
AT Liverpool cotton closed a shade firm
or. Quotations unchanged Sales IA 600 bales.
There was a show tof frost Sunday NOR n
ing OF the Gre enbrier White Sulphur.
General Rosec1ans has declined the Demo
oratia nomination as Governor of Ohio.
E-Three kerosene oil explosions in New York,
Saturday, eau sod loss Of $4,000. and one hu-
man life 11f A@ {i ~
In go ne parts Of Indiana the farmers give
half their wheat crop to whoever will harvest
and thresh the whole.
Somebody has figured up Commodore Van
derbilts wealth at 500 o000O0.s This places
him ahead Of Astor and Stewart OF New York.
-Archtishop McCloskey. of New York, sailed
Tor Brest on Saturday by the steamship City of
Paris. The Archbishop is bound for Rome to
attend the GcumeniGal Council.
Constant Meyer has nearly finished an ideal
portrait of Ternysons ssMay Queens" 1t is q
halflenRth figure Of a. young girl holding q
with early spring flowers. ,
If the Empress Eugenie should visit the
United States next summer, as it is' reported
she will, the. French squadron accompanying
her. is to be escorted across the Atlantic by
Rear Admiral Radtord in his flagship. the
Franklin. @' ~ ~ .FaI :. sQt
The State Legislature OF Tennessee, as far
as heard from, will contain sixteen Conserva-
tivesin the Senate, with five districts to hear
from, whilst in the House there will be forty
six Conservatives, four Republicans, and four
Stoke Republicans -ultra Radicals. as ~cf.
The purchasers of the textile fabrics on
exhibition in Cincinnati are principally whole
sale dealers. The amount realized is satisfac-
tory. The exposition has been great sue
cess, and is regarded as the greatest event in
the commercial history Of Cincinnati. e'@
AT the late session Of the American Dental
Association, at Saratoga, resolution was in
troduced fayorina the admittanoo Of women to
full membership in subordinate associations.
The association refused to adopt it. but laid it
on the table as ''matter hasnna 2i.S ;'-.isa;e
tion."
The late Rufus Lord, Of New York, who
died recently. bequeathed the bulk Of his
estate, valued at four millions of dollars, to
two Of his brothers. Two other brothers
and a sister receive only moderate sums.
Charitable societies receive twenty Thousand
dollars. ea ~,
The editor Of the Albany (Ga.) News says !:
''We have reports from all sections that the
rust is seriously injuring the cotton. We have
seen it ourself, and where il exists the cotton
looks as if flame Of fire had swept over it.
We are having too much rain for cotton, and
if it continues a day or two longer, all hope of
full crop will be at an end, for what the rust
leaves the caterpillar will destroy"
-Ex-President johnson, in spec oh of over
three hours duration, at Blountsville, Tenn,
the last he made, before the election in
that State. took the most open aud unequivo-
cal grounds in favor Of national reputation.
The bondholders, he said. had already re-
ceived the amount of their Investments The
greatest enthusiasm was manifested through
out the address. at the conclusion of ,wh,ch
three hearty cheers were given for the ex-
President.
The aut:-coal monopoly organization Of
Buffalo, New York, held another meeting last
week. committee was appointed to arrange
for an immediate supply Of coal and procure q
charter For the citizens coal organization Re-
solutions were passed recommending the aboli-
tion ofthe tariff on coal, instructing the repre-
sentative Of the district to use his utmost en-,
deavors to procure such abolishment in Con-
gress. and denouacng the coal monopolies. A
committee was appointed, to draft memorial
to Congress for the abolition OF tho duty on
foreign coal. A most earnest and determined
spirit is manifested TO break up the coal mo-
nopoles. i,r4
"A little steamer Of fifteen tons burtben left
Baltimore last Thursday for Attakapas, LOUIS
iaala, to make her way by canal to New York,
thence by river and through canals and lakes
tothe Mississippi. In addition to this effoftto
dshonstrate an inland water conamubicatior
with the Aliseisaippi from the Northy we see IT
stated that Robert b. Wentworth Is on his Way
to Dubuque. Iowa, from Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
with o steamer and two bargss laden with one
million shingles. intending TO take back to
Green Bay y'acarao of wheat. and, thus demon
stratebthe feasibility Of navigation from the
Mississippi to the lakes through the Wisconsiu
and Fox rivers. s@+3 s.'ss9 E-s q
New Orleans is promised very good
opera company for the next season. Mr.. Cala.
bresi, the leader Of the orchestra is now 10
Paris selesting and engaging singers. Among
those already engaged are Nile. Arnalde. O
promising prima donna Of only twenty years;
Nile. Dupuis as premiere chantease tegere from
the Paris Opera Com:que; NJ. Mich. nd as tenor;
M. Dumestre as baritone; and NJ. Vidal as
basgo piofundo. The last three are from the
Grand Opera, PARIS and for each Of them, aa
well as TOR Mime. Dumestre. who also joins I'll .
company, the manager has to pay ten thousand
francs month In gold. Mr.. Calabrssi thinks
he s;sss secured treasure a. ysslil,s DO ballet,
but the; name is not given. The houae where
tho operais 20 be given 10 undergoing thor
ough repairs. 4t ;tie. alseso4e asa IA. \. i, *.
na--sFoilowing close upon the breach amcna
RxdiSaf ana Conservative; Republicans irsFN,r-
Kfffia and Tennessee, which resulted 40 thAre.
cent triumphs Of liberal principles ID The B6pth
we have the news from New Yolk city thAt ft6s
new Republican ofesaisaticns called hhs Onion
R,publican Central COMMITTEES, has held paa ad
jourEeda anseEsiigs aha issued 40 address to the