The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-09
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1870.
N.EU'S OF TIE D4Y.

The New York cJt;oa market favored buyers.
Sales 100 bales
Seven babies night is the rate OF arrivals al
the New York Pounding Hospital.
Mrs. Amelia Hobbs has been elected justice
the peace IN Jersey County. Illinois.
The Vir9iaia Legislature met yesterday, ant
the message OF Governor Walker was read.
"A memorial chapel to Ssonewall Jackson is tc
be erected at the Lexington tva) Military lnsti
tutc.
The government recently sold 100000 acre;
Of land in Texas FOR unpaid taxes, realizing only
$4,000.
The Hudson River is arain closed by ice, and
the New Workers think there is yet prospect OF ar
Ice crop.
-Simon Cameron has inherited s1,0oo,oo0 from
his lately deceased father-inaw, Mccormick, o
Harrisburg.
The colored Mississippi senator had brie
interview with the President yesterday, and was
warmly received. e
Rev. Horace Cooke is said to be cxpating his
offences by forced residence with his mother-ir-
law in Williamsburg.
Mr.. Jay Cooke. OF Philadelphia, has endowed
mathematical fellowship in Princeton College to
the extent of $4,000.
Mr.. Dalrymple, the great farmer Of Minncso-
ia, Is said to have made sl5o,Ooo clear gain in
three years OF farming.
The New jersey Legislature h1s adopted rcso-
lusions requesting the Congressional delegation
10 urge the recognition Of Cuba.
President Grant has sub 'cribed $500 to the
New Era, a weekly paper edited by Sea Martin,
colorcd and published in Washington City.
I-No freights for points beyond Chattanooga
are received by the Nashville and Chattano. ga
Railroad, owing to the blockade at Chattanooga.
New York is shuldering over the knowledge
just received that nine hundred gallons OF nytro-
glyccrlne were cartcd through its streets the
other day.
"A Cuban lady, Dona Luisa Fernandez, &C
years OF age, has been condemned 10 death by o
Spanish council OF war for concealinE rebel chiefs
in her house.
"A prominent New York merchant. o. n. Bost.
wick, tarm of Bostwick & Co., dealers in hats and
straw goods. No. 353 Broadway committed sui
eide on Friday list.
The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad bill
has passed the Alabama Legislature By large
majority. loanlng the credit of the State to the
amount or two millions.
-"Mackn writes that it costs twice as much to
collect four millions OF revenue at New Orleans
under Mr.. Grants brohcr.in-law, as 1t costs TO
collect seventeen millions at Boston.
Mrs. Gaines literally offers to compromise
her claim to the better part OF New Orleans for
ten per cent. OF the assessed value. Her motto is
evidently "Quick returns and small gains"
The directors OF the German immigration So
clety, at New York, report that during the past
month 2lOI German immigrants were landed ut
that port, most OF whom proceeded to the West.
Some Of the Western cities are utterly insol-
vent. Galena H., cannot pay the interest on its
debt OF sevo,0Oo, and the valuation Of property,
which in 1865 was So 2l2 o14 Is now less than half
million OF dollars.
"A strange parson made sensation In the
House OF Representatives on Friday by delivering
the opening prayer with his oyercoat on. The re-
presentatives, who are al men OF piety, were saw.
age at the unholy innovation.
The washington Chronicle makes the start
ling statement that the agitation Of the question
of removing the capitol "has already cast the
people Of Washington not less than sl250o, 600
within year in the depreciation Of real estate.
The New York Herald OF Sunday. in its stock
market report, says: "The recent remarkable rise
in the South Carolinas has indHced some realiza-
tion, and tempted short interest, under which
prices have fallen two to three per cent. The fol-
lowing were the closing prices: South Carolina
ex-coupon, S7aS0H; do new, s4,5aS5A."
There is delicate question pending in the
New Orleans Customhouse. lot OF cattle and
dogs arrived on an English ship, and were regu-
larry going through, when it was found that nine
pups aud I'VE calves were not mentioned Ia the
bills OF lading. They were brought forth on the
voyage, and the assessors talk OF drowning them
North Carolina producers Of peanuts com.
plain that their valuable crop suffers great dcprc.
citation In Northern estimation through the prac-
tlce OF Northern dealers Uf mixing the African
peanuts with theirs 1t is partly for this reason
that they loudly demand protective taritr,
which shall keep out the foreign nut and add
greatly to their profits.
"A system OF smuggling through the mails,
which has been carried on for some time through
the Chicago Postoflce. was discovered about two
weeks since. Quite number OF books and arti.
ces manufactured in England lave been seized
by the Customhonse officers. 1t is impossible to
estimate the value Of the articles smurpled. but
it must be considerable, as within the last ten
days over $1,000 worth Of smuggled goods have
been seiZei.
I'm Washington. when Prince Arthur was
there the English buffers and coachmen, re.den,
In the city, gave supner to the Primers ser
wants. One OF the speeches was made by his
fayorlte valet who was enthusiastic In his praise
OF the Uniteh States as compared to Canada
Cow his it," he asked, sthat Hengshmen wanI
to 'av hanythng to do with such blausted cold
place, where the people are French, hand the
beers as weak as water"
Lieutenant General Sir Charles wIndham, K
G. B. of her Majesty's service, who went to Florida
In December for his health, died at Jacksonville
OIL Wednesday last. Sir Charles did coed service
In the Indian mutiny ut Cawnpere, and his subse
sucat conspicuous gallantry at the stormng oi
Sc5astopol obtained for him the sobrlqHet Of "Re
dan Wind'laH." He died in his flfty-eighth year
He WIS favorite with the English nation-espe,
cIally with the queen, who had significantly
marked her sense OF his distinguished services.
Il New York editor has been shown wonder
ful invention, termed an Ian anfi-ruhher stick, /"
In the handle Of which is located small galvanic
battery slight pressure causes the instant
throwing out OF strong steel needle ct the other