The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-24
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MONDAY, OCTOBER Ct q sEI. q, 2 1870 1870
NEWS 0FrHE DAY.
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Gold closed in7New, York; on Saturday, at
ID Cotton closed strong it cea,s for up:
lands; sales,SSS5 balss.t: .ZGl;.s, ,al:.l.: ;, y
-,4nvsrpbol couo6 closed firm; nplanas $50;
Orleans 3D. sales i2ooo bales. :; ..,I 10 - ).
--The Hofmons H,iliri predict civil war between
themselves and the United States within year
"~RricI P55imeroy has sold ont anu retired from
the New York Democrat: gtlck found that + was p
easier to publish apaper;In Lacrosse tnanin Ne"
York. l51sif,,i !.
The New Jersey Presbyterian Synod has
adopted resolution for 9 conference xith other
synods and Bodiey tf: CHRISTIANS on the subject Of
an amenthnentto the United States CONSTITUTION; !;
which may suitably recognize Divine Providence:
1t is tefy propable that General q. =. custts;
lee. now professorin in the Virginia Military 1n:i
.sttute will be elected TO succeed his father as
President Of Yasalngtoa College, a. s;LeSans sson,
The PAN Man Gazette has an .artic:e on the
government having control Of telegraphs, and
showingthat the business has declined since the
government has had control, and adds, instead OF
making si2o ooo It viii be fortunate If Its receipts
pay ApensSssss riX e. OF ,.a:. .:.,;lIis ..VI
"A New. York court, before whom was brought
a dispute about q reserved seat at concert, de-;
cided that eal seats previously secured ~ oy ticket
were the property OF the person for whom they
had been, secured, and :pisatl be occupied (. or
allpyed 70 remain idle for THAT particular enter
taInment AZ his or her pleasure. .i.t.a Grn.,.t..
The press has generally fallen Into an error as
to the name OF General Lee. and also as To tae ate
OF his birth. His name iwas: Robert y iwardi Lee,
and not Edmund; as everywhere published; and
he was born on the 9th day Of January, 1908, and
not onsthe 1etA ief January. ;lsos, as the papers
haveit -; c-..;i
The building erected by Mr.. ". W. ;goreeran,
of Washington, City, for the establ iAhmenti Of a
gallery OF art, has now been. slmost completed
and it Is expected will be ready for use In very
short time It Is a splendid structure In all re:
spectsS The cost OF the ground and building COM.
plete viii considerably exceed $500, s0o before the
works of ar1aye pss therein. ~ .'H ~ ~ ! -
-chcf Jusaass ehsssiin consequence Of cons
tinued TIE health VIII not ,bef able ito take,
his seat ID, ihe reassembIug OF; the Supreme
Court at Washington ;$bn. viii remain absent
until January. 1t is stated that he will re-
side at his farm, few miles out Of Washing
ton, In ordei to take advantage of the additiopa
rest and freeaom from care to be der.yed. from 2
home in the c.innvyn,'a s5'I5s;;,i :; !
The Pail Msl Gazette, referring to the appoint
ment of the HOn!t b! P;IMorton as Minister to the
.Courtsof St. Ja1hes says asth6toughly imcompe-
tent person Gts selected to represent the United
States In England, and says he Is instructed rstto
bully and next to thrsatep Wal" This incompe-
tent, Ipersd nesItates, probably preterrtng q do
nestle skiTnish with the Democrats TO- q war VIM
Engianu- fzs.i's an III. -. q .>.:i
The French actors are beginning to take part
in the defence of Paris. Two prominent actresses
have enlisted In the National Guards as caatnteres,
and SeYpral indicators have joined either the
Gardes Mobile or the Gardes Nationa'e. To add
to the enthusiasm it is reported that General
Hoshu, the cohnmandain-o chief OF Paris, Is AZ
scended from Racine, the famous French trag1c
writer.
&-Rou. -Jenerson. Qsyls,i who arrived at New
York on We tnesday from Liverpool brings with
him his wife aad two children. Mr. Davis Is said
to be In improved heath, and VII proceed at
once 20 Memphis via Richmond. The news OF
General Lees death was a efeat surprise and
shock to him. He, was, also much pained to
hear or the disasters N Virginia by the late foods
It Is state,, that Mr. Davis is refcent upon all ma
tiona questions, either otfhe past or present, and
. desires eutire privacy.
The Fiji Is anders have been supposed 80 far
civilized as to give up anthgopophagy, but o re-
cent number OF the FLU Tlmesdescribes the out
break or var on the northwest coast, Which was
attended byT fearful treachery and massacre. a
boat containing: "a sMr. Norman and seventeen
lsborers never reached Its: destination. One Of
It's crew has arrived. and reports capture py the
natives, who killed, cooked and ate Mt Norman,
thrusting portions of bis cooked comps atom Into
the fsces Of Jimmie; the survivor Tae journey
was long, and with no food or water on ooaru'
nhe hardshIps may be Imagined. The natives
died one sitter the other, TILL BY lucky chance t9e
boat was cast upon the shore-reef OF an island
only twenty miles from that to which they De-
longed. Jimmie has been living on that Island
for the last twelve months, and was perfectly
nude when rescued by the Colleen Bawn, week
-How starvation feels Is graphically described
BY wilson, the Massachusetts convIct.murderer
of Warden Willard. Who, after his sentence, re-
fused for over nine days to taste food, and only
then consented because his counsel had moved
for new trial. He has changed wonderfully,
losing nesh, and his eyes growing CLASSY He
SAYS of his sunerlngs: con the fourth and fifth
days the trial was terrible; the rawlings hunger
,xa.a ,aor1oy-y TI-ncn,d rbardly sfffid It. After
that, hunger ceased. On the sixth day my thirst
wasso tatehss tf,fsf invofdntatiiy brought the
wsssA ash ss.my llpa 2 end 9 drank several swallows
OF water; the dish came nvoluntsrily to nay lips,
could not help it; this was the only time L
drank during the: nine and half days" With
regard to the frat meal he says: 81 was careful
not to take much, ami selected the Hush and
TOOK fresh water. twas and good; and