The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-10
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
In New York yesterday gold closed at 2oI

In New York yesterday gold closed at 20s.
Cotton was steady, with uplands at 25%c.
in Liverpool yeslcr lay cotton closet 1rmcr;
uplanls II Esd, Orleans 1lisc1l7ld.
-Colorcd note paper AMI rustic monoSrams
are more fashionable.
The female cOmpositors in the Boston Ira
weller Office earn from Sl2 to $50 per week.
Tile American Bank Note Company have
given the British Museum q collection of speci-
mems illustrating the art Of bank note engraving
in the United States. some as-old rs 1750. In it
arc three notes OF Pennsylvania 'printed by B..
franklin
The London Times says the ghost OF protac-
ton, which a!ely strove to walk the worlds
stage once more under the guisc OF reciprocity.
has been very sum,narily laid, and referring to
the recent circumstances in France and the
United States. adds that protection, under what
ever name ii is called or mscaled, Is In q bad
way all over the world.
-The Queen, says the London Lancet, has been
suffering repeatedly during the past few months
from neuralgia, affecting different parts OF the
body. and severe enough to seriously interfere with
rost. Her Majesty has just recovered from recur-
renee OF the neuralgia, attacking the face severely
The attacks have been attributable to the distur-
bance OF the nervous system, due TO exposure,
worry, or excitement.
"A Washington telegram Of the 9th instant, to
the New York Herald, says: "A pretty direct
case O! the sale OF cadctship By Southern
member OF Congress has come to light to-day,
showing that the dsreputabIe practice has really
an existence. The case refer to is that OF jolly
carpet. Dagger, who through the medium of
brokers, for the consideration OF S20Oo promised
FOR Northern boy cadetship. The carpet
bagger, it seems, failed to divide, according to
agreement with the brokers, and the latter have.
therefore, concluded to expose the thing. Would
il not be well for congressman to investigate the
whole matterf'
Brazil Is the greatest produser OF coffee, fur
nishing the article known in the market as the
Rio coffee to the amount OF 400,000,00O pounds
yearly, or more than one-half of what is supplied
by the whole world. viz: 7l3,ooo,ooo. Java gives
100000 ooO, Ccylon 40 900 600, ST. Domingo 40 OoO
900, Cuba and Porto Rico 25. 100000, Venezuela,
commonly known as Caracas coffee, 20,00J,0o0,
Sumatra rs, coz, 900; oil others, including Mocha,
1s,ooo, 900. The people OF the United States are
the greatest consumers, to the extent OF nearly
ono-thirt OF the worlds production, and nearly
seven times as much as the inhabitants OF Great
Britain. The Germans come next as coffee
drinkers.
"A countryman walked into New York bar
room the other day, and called for glass OF ale.
Having swallowed the refreshing beverage with
great inward satisfaction, he laid five cents on
the counter and was proceeding On his way.
when the barkeeper stopped him and blandly In
tlmated that the price OF glass OF ale was ten
cents. "Whar, Ten cents for glass of ale ~ c9-
claimed the worthy old Jerseyman, with look Of
Indignant surprise; and then, while he brought
from bulky p0cketbook the required additional
currency, his countenance settled into an ex-
preston Of mOurnfu resignation as he plantively
continued: "Ten cents glass for ale, ell We'll,
II had ever suspected that, I'D have look
Whiskey.,'
The celebrated and eccentric John RusEin has
written letter to the London Telegraph in dlsap-
proval OF fox hunting The objection that it is cruel
to capture the fox by tiring him down, and thus
prolonging the death agony, he considers futile,
as more pain, he asserts, Is caused to the draft
horses OF London by overlooking them. and as
gre2ser suffering is innicted by the rcnd;;3:S OF
body and heart caused by the neglect OF the poor.
The real evil OF fox hunting, he contends, are
that 1t wastes the time, msappeS the energy. ex-
hausts the wealth, narrows the capacity, debases
the taste and aliases the honor the upper classes
The athletic training given by fox hunting, he
admits is excellent, but such training, he asserts
ought always exercised in real service to the
country. In conclusion, Mr.. Ruskin advises fox
hunters to become Captains OF Emigration, hunt
down the foxes that spoil the vineyard OF the
world, and keep their eyes on the leading hound
tn packs OF Ren."
"A Washington special to the Richmond Dis
patch says: "T.e resolution in the House pro-
yidIng for investigation as to the alleged sale Of
appointments Of cadets to West Point and to the
navy, is likely to lead to some very huniating
disclosures. For several years, and especially
during the rebellion. these positions were sold
out TO street brokers in Washington for sums
varying from $500 to $4,000. The Southern States
being unreprescnted, the cadets that would have
fallen to their allotment were pa celled out
among the representatives OF the Northern States,
and many OF them were sold to the bro
kers, the latter dividing the money with the
members OF Congress who designated the
cadets. The trade has been kept up since the re-
bellior and the new members OF the South, the
carpet-baggers especially, have made good
thing out of the cadet traffic. One OF the South
Carolina members, who was very active in his op-
position to the admission OF Virginia, and who
fundamental conditions, sold one OF these cadet
ships for two thousands dollars agreeing to give
the two brokers engaged with him eight hundred
dollars, but pncketed the whole bonus save three
hundred dollars. or course tue brokers are after
this high moral South Carolina member, and in
tend that he shall render bill Of particulars to
Che investigating committee"
The Boston papers publish the following as
strange but well authenticated story: 'The engi-
neer OF the freight train on the Boston and Lowell
Railroad. which leaves Boston about O'Clock in
the morning, has, on several occasions, discov-
cred red light swinging at furious rate ut the
Woburn Station. where the train stops for water.
The light would sometimes be in front and some
times IN the rear OF tile train. When the engi-
neer would stop his train and send some one to
learn why the signal to stop was made. the mes
seR-sr would be greatly surprised to see the
light vanish. Investigation has proved that
no person was there with q lantern, and the
brakeman and conductor concur also in having
behcld the phenomena, which, so far as known,