The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-09
Tbe @aftestnar Nems'
MONDAY, MAY 9. 1870.
NBWs OF TIE DAY.


Gold closed in New York. on Saturday, at
cotton closed strong at 2s@sshc; sates esoo
in Liverpool cotton closed steady; uplands,
1oxd; Orleans, Iix0llxd; sales. 10000 bales.
,-Humphrey Marshall Is candidate for Con-
gress In Kentucky.
s-Mrs: HcFasisnd. Richardson contemplates
gaining her future livelihood by lecturing.
-Four hundred and ninety y-one divorces were
granted in Connecticut during the past year.
The New YORK papers say We are certain oi
an Indian war, % concessions, f any were to De
made, arc NOW too late:
Hoops for tho communion table, made 30 as
TO make the dress set gracefully on the Eneellng
figure, is 40 latest development OF fashion.
-Washtngton correspondents aver that the
Radioals arc alarmed at Information from the
ssuth leading to the belief that the Conservatives
NAY elect majority to the next House.
"A curious bsunder In legislation seems to have
been committed BY the Legislature Of Louisiana,
b. which is would appear that some one hundred
and twenty .nve persons are likely to escape the
penalty Of their crimes.
General Lees health gives his friends great
anxiety. Tho trustees Of his college have voted
the prestdeata house and an annuity Of $4,000
during her widowheod to Mrs. Lee, should she
survive him. ..
the AntiSlavery Standard, which for many
years has been advocating the cause Of the col
ored people, - weekly Journal has been
changed into monthly magazine, entitled "The
Standard; Journal OF Reform and Literature"
Since the opening Of the Suez Canal s6
English, ~ French, 25 Egyptian, II American, 1e
italian, II Russian, Norwegian, Hollandese,
and Spanish vessels have passed through 1t, be.
!: sides Q whose uationaliues are not given.
Hugh Hastings, editor. OF the New York Com
mercial, talks to the Rev. Theodore Tlton in the
following style: 1--WE inform the editor Of the In.
dependent that as we have Kicked nothing mean
for long time, he win be very likely TO be intro
duced to our cslfskin the nrst time we chance to
meet him.n -.
--Mr. Edwards Pierrepont, United States Attor-
nay for New York City, intends resigning his POSI-
ton about the trst OF July, and viii then be ap-
pointed Attorney General BY President Grant, in
place Of Mr.. Hoar, who has announced his inten-
ton otwlshdrawlng from the Cabinet. General
Francis O. Barlow Is mentioned as Mr. Pierre
points successor. 80
Lon the 18th February, the steamer Danube
Iafe Bombay for Liverpool with 1000 bales Cotton
and arrived there tho 25th Of March. In forty-nVe
Aavs from tho time OF the departure nom Bonn
,tsy. the vessel was returning to the same place
with a full cargo, including ssnle cotton fabrics
manufactured. from her inward cargo. One hum
drsd and twenty days are required for this run
via the cape ..--.it. -. =
The Isrselites residing In Lithuanis and Po-
land are about emigrating In extensive parties
70 the countries lying on the River Don and situ-
sted among tha mountains Of the Caucasus
Ls-pe numbers are Also coming to the United
!. states. The Government Of Russia has consented
%. the removal, and furnishes passport and sixty
doilars to each emigrant. Important aid has
been derived from contributions raised In Lon
dom. Paris and the United States.
General D. 2. Cheatham was dlned by officers
his old division In Memphis, on Friday evening.
In responding TO the toast in his honor, General
Chestham said thay all knew he could not make
q speech-that tae longest speech he ever MADE
waa'Mhen the disheartening news Of the last days
ofthnOonfederacy resohedthem in camp one night
in North osrolins; that then the boys all gathered
around him to ellthem what to do; some wanted
70 light 1t out still, others to go to Mexico &c He
told them 70 60 home, obey the laws and make
good citizens aud then he saw their heads drop
a. II all hope was gone, and one by one they
quietly went to their quarters.
Nay day is . "moviag spectacle" In New
Yofk. A correspondent writes that 'on this
blisaful morning old furniture and new; cooking
stovea steW pans. china bowls and wooden plat
sers old booes aud shoes, novels, pamphlets and
periodicals; Etattered garments, shswls, hats,
cans. wigs and leather aprons; metals and ma
horany OF all sorts and descriptions; baskets Of
cats, cages Of parrots, aquariums and cribs for
children, basins and washstands, andirons, bro
ken looking glasses, wicker baskets, children's
Pesambulators, dressing cases and boxes, tum-
bled out Of ono door into another--all heaped and
mingled togstaer in most frigh,ful confusion,
meet the bewildercd vision at every corner"
One smythe. the pastor Of Presbyterian
Church In New York, excited the Ire of the Pres
bytery by treating some newspaper reporters to
gin ind milk; and the scandal having brought
much discredit on the church, they resolved to
Aft the charges. The trial came Oh Tuesday. The
erring pastor pleaded guilty both to the drinking
. OF the gin and milk and to the association With
the reporters, bet alleged in his defence that his
cenduct was prompted solely by medicinal
reasons. The ecclesiastical court covId not, how
lever, justify their teacher In taking the beverage
question for hIs Kidneys sake, on Sunday and
In sinful restaurant. smythe spoke in his own
defence; citing tho laborious nature Of his work,
and the rebuke which Christ gave his disciples in
tho corn-held On the Sabbath day after they had
pIucked the ears OF corn, and considered that he
was justified under the circumstances. Had he
confined himself to gtn pure and simple, instead
az tmbiblng 80 unnatural compound as gin and
MIN. he would probably have met with some lit.
tile sympathy. Asit was. lie received "rebuEe"
fron the desoons, and was solemnly warned.
-Donn Ptats says was great day for Ameri-
ca when Zsch. Chandler assailed the British lion
IN the Senate. "The brave. the Valorous old
aenator smotc the lion on the snout until he
ouailed. He shook him by The name until his
aid bones ratified. He twisted his tale until the
vile beast how!ed with anguish. All the wniie
ths American bald.headed eagle SCARED ana
acraamed. and screamed and scared. holding
,,oft forked uxhtning and the star-spangled ban