The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.


NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday at l3!s
134. ss lott
: Cotton was dull and heavy; uplands 2l3
cents; sales 1900 bales. -,
In Liverpool cotton was dull; uplands lO3a
I0sd; sales 10000 bales.
THE Germans of Cincinnati are making
great preparations for the National Sengerfest
to hes heldin that city, commencing June l5.
The Havana police have again commenced
arrestlng members Of the Masonic fraternity
for holding secret meetings.
"a fierce war between the Western Union
and other consolidated telegraph companies is
looked for.
The Irish journals tell the British Govern
ment that it need not exult over the late Fe-
nian faure-.that another effort will be vic
tory.
General Robert Anderson, of Sumter fame,
has been dangerously Ill at Tours, France. He
will 60 to the Pyrennes for his health when able
to travel.
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city have formed Typographical Union, and
propose to establish branches in the principal
cities in the United States.
Preparations for the, Beethoven centennial
festival, at New York, include 1900 singers, $50
instruments, ren-norse power caniope ana
twelye-gun battery to help swell the chorus.
BY the passage of the compromise army
bill the maximum of the army, after this year,
is fixed at thirty thousand men, and the an
,nual saving is estimated at four millions Of
dollars.
The famous Red Stocking Base Ball Club
beat the Mutuals at New York on Monday, In
the presence of twenty thousand spectators,
Is to 8, sswhitewashing" them the first six IN
nings.
The Indian chief Red Shirt, one OF Red
Clouds warriors, threatened to commit suicide
in washington Saturday, convinced that his
people have been hopelessly swindled and
ruined by the government.
Five boats with Cuban insurgents families
on board have lately been captured on the
Cuban coast by the Spanish. Some cores
pondence for Cespedes has also been captured
In the interior, and Cuban leader, Lobardo.
killed.
The question of admitting women tothe
medical colleges caused o sharp debate at the
meeting of the Pennsylvania Medical Conven-
ton at the close of last week. AlthouDh the
question was not decided, it Is reported that
all objections to women practitioners will be
formally Withdrawn. So orthodoxy of cure In
sex appears likely to be swept away.
Constantine Delmonico, one of belmont
co.'s brothers, the well-known New York res
taurant keeper, committed suicide on Satur-
day by shooting himself. Cause, grief ut the
\ death of his wife. He was native Of Switz-
erland, aged 4S, and was one of the partners,
having an Interest in the four restaurants OF
the Delmonicos, and was reputed very wealthy.
Letters Of recent date from Monrovia, In
Liberia, speak of the prosperity OF the repub-
lie under the new president, E. ]. Roye. More
coffee, sugar, arrowroot, ginger and pepper
have been planted than ever before. 1t Is
stated that thousand applications are on file
from freedmen in North Carolina and other
States for passage from the United States to
Liberia. next November.
The North Germans are very good
nat,ired people. The other day their Parlia-
ment solemnly abolished the death penalty.
Upon which Bismarck demonstrated, telling the
Parliament that such an act would give him u
deal of trouble. So the Parliament, TO oblige
Bismarck, reconsidered their vote; und the
necks Of Germans may yet be in jeopardy if
they do murder or other capital crime.
Spotted Tail writes encouragingly to Mrs.
Spotted Tail In his last letter home he says
t'The white man is like the sands Of the sea.
His huts are like the trees OF the forest. His
horses are iron Their speed is lightning. lie
has little wire that goes over the great coun-
try. 1t reaches hundred nations. He blows
through the wire. The white man is great
blower. The words Of his mouth 80 to the
ends of the earth. They call up warriors and
summon men to the council. But the soul OF
Spotted Tall knows no fear"
New York city is at the mercy of two large
ice companies this year, who have put up the
price of Ice TO 81 per hundred to families, and
sixty cents to hotel and other heavy consum'
ers. These prices are double those Of last
year, and yet anotheI rise in price is anticpa
ted. It appears that the small dealers could
secure no ice last winter, while the two large
companies referred to obtained only about one
third of their usual supply, in consequence o.
which they can make prices to suit them
selves.
LESS tea Is consumed in the United State:
than in England, but more than in france
We have importedJ already Ethis year aoou
$1,000, 900 pounds. Englanda during the same
time has imported twice as much, but Fl anc'
only about one million pounds. Our wholt I'M
ports of this article last year amounteo y