The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-18

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Gold closed arm ir.New- York on saturda!
at isss1e2. U.s. .,o,a,
1si cents; sales $50 bales.
in Liverpool cotton was heaVyi uplano'
fssd. orleans sid; sales 1000 bales. IT,. -
h'4.Cardlnal Antcnelll recently married one one o
his neaphews to spanish lady of fortune an(
,t,as proyed himself equal 10 the occasion o!
!bestowing on the happy pair the sum Q
&. 0o0. 900 francs, an amount equal to sl,oeo,ooo
.si..tA,raschineh has lbeen invented by hr. &
w. Grader, Of Memphis, called the LINER ;
and BY il the waste from the cotton gin knoSl
..s ..motes,p and heretofore Of no use except
as a fertilizer, undergoesia cleansing process
Inv which itis freed from Its impurities ane
made into a good ordinary cotton suitable fol
batting or coarse article of goods :
a number OF prominent % Germans OF ~ 81
Louis held q meeting on Tuesday night 70 als
e,oussia a proposition to send an address to the
7onteople SfGefmiaaIy, expressing the sympathy
and, announcement Of the German Americans
soS ST. Louis, provided. war begins between
1,ermany and France: Able speeches were
!, made, and the, meeting adjourned with the
nnde, standing thatln case war Is declared an
address will be prepared and sent.
New. York letter, of Thursday, says: 'As
AN illpstsatioas Of the shrewdhess and boldnless
sNhichj chsraoterizes the Wall street specula-
thon,Is; ID h9es IKE these, the fact may be men,
..eioned that se5ea, was paid, day before yester
dsy. fbr the siugle quotation Of French rentes'
i'm, f,rst Chat came over the cable,) showing
recovery of 3 per- cent, The purchaser SOLD SO
gold short, and then bought bonds for a rise,
lsnd the netproats of the transaction are said
ittto have been si0o, ,oOo., When tho dispatch
was received gold was selling al lf4' TWO
shouis later It was down to l2t"
si,4 She HowaId dInyestlg eating committee have
= ~ tls isst settled their quarrel and the majority
aave patched up q report, whlte~ashing tne
Chief ofthe Freedmen's Bureau Ring, who usca
a,i11rter q quarter Of million Of money, taken out OF
ithe Treasury, to found q negro university
-seyGery effort imaginable has been made to
3fEafiest 3fEWafiet and cover up the great philanthropsrs
tirrlesarites, l but the evidence taken In full IS
ssss,E lobe very damaging to all parties con-
.1ected c,s With the .Yipg The minority Oh tne
-nommittee 20 viii probably present this evidence
5t6ghei country as the best answer 70 tne ma
G. GO aaslxas s fought near st. Louis, on Wed
eHesdsy afternoon, between Major Henry Kei7
-ussc' jon lid repertortal staff Of the St. Louis
eses, ntss ana Captain L. o. Van, who ls said to
.staye once served IN the; French. army. Inc
we're cavalry sabres. Major Kettle
Erpcetved slight wound On the forehead ana a
,tTinIae cut on the hand, One Of Captain Vans
bsyesEete ',,s put out by 9 thrust from sabre.
SINE whole afxir is involved in mystery. The
XseSHfds s, aTe uinkn own, and the principals are
-extrsmely reticent. The fight is said to have
1rown out Of some reflections cast on the
aehting qualities Of the Northern troops oS
Cspsain Van. .a..a
Il most unfortunate difficulty occurred be-
tween the whites and blacks at Cross Plains,
-A,a:. on Sunday, the 10th instant. 1t seems
a4hats white boy and negro had quarrel
and fought. Several other negroes aud whites
.sfnominp ND. general row ensued. The ne
= yroes were dispersed but having armed them
selves returned, and meeting the white boy
with whom the first difficulty occurred, IN
accompany with number Of ladies, fred into
the party. This 80 exasperated the whites,
THAT large number armed themselves, pur-
sued, captured and hung Er. Luke, white
school teacher, who is said to have urged the
NEGROES on, and four Of the ringleaders among
the negroes, end also shot and killed another
negro. Luke was taken to house before his
!. erecution and allowed to write letter to bis
family. In his letter he denied having excited
the negroes to revenge, but claimed to have
:, persuaded them to desist.
= The new French minister to Washington,
M. Prevostparadol, arrived in New York on
wednesday. He Is accompanied by hls daugh-
ter, a young lady Of seventeen, and young
nss n,ssoi, who Is now studying under his personal
.,,dlrection. The new minister Is described by
-sthe reporters, who hastened to his quarters at
the westminster Hotel for the purpose OF 'fn-
4 ifeffviewing" him, as having large, clear hazel
.ssves and a faee always wreathed in smiles,
Tnddy with the glow Of health. He Is under
ritter than over the middle height, and has
All the qulckness and vim Characteristic
~ Parisians. He speaks English fluent