The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-05
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SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

I'm New York yesterday cotton was decidedly
lower, closing at 221s cents.
in Liverpool cotton closed with downward
tendency: uplands 11Hd, and Orleans 114d.
The hope of the safety OF the steamer City Of
Boston is by no means abandoned in London.
North Carolina inpos es no restrictions upon
the marriage of first cousins, and 1t has already
received several emigranss from New Hampshire.
The calsson for the foundation OF the first
pier OF the East River bridge will cost 100000
when delivered ready for sinking.
The disease OF which Mr.. Burlingame died
was Inflammation Of the lungs His body will be
sent TO the United States by way OF Berlin
The disease from which Charles o'Conor, the
celebrated New York lawyer, Is suffering Is small
pox and he Is said to be dangerously Ill.
The charity ball for 1870 in New York yielded
the institution over s161s9, thus enabling the
managers to get out Of debt and to provide for
further building improvements.
The representative OF the French Government,
now In Rome, has been warned to use great eau
tion in his efforts to protect the institutions Of
the Catholic States.
The Burlingame obseques was largely at
tended by both Americans and the diplomatic
corps in the City of st. Petersburg, on Wednes-
day.
I'm order to prevent the waste OF the inheri-
tance Of the children OF Queen Isabella Of Spain,
her private property remaining in Spain has been
embargoed by Prince D'Assize, her husband.
1t Is announced through private letters that
General Jordan has resigned the command-in-
chief OF the insurgent forces In Cuba and Cor
make v. Aroma has been appointed In his place.
The University Of tho outh, says the Nashville
Banner, began the Isn't term, ut University
Place, on the oath, and has already as many stu
dents as can be accommodated.
James Fisk Jr., is reported to be ambitious OF
building more magnificent depot In New York
than vanderbilt's monster station. He has offered
$500, 900 for o site on Ninth avenue.
Half million dollafsa of cotton is said
to be lying In the fields Of the region tributary to
Memphis, which cannot be picked for want OF
LABOR.
Notwithstanding the theatrical failures OF
last week in New York, there Is still talk OF erect
ing new eheatre at the corner OF Twenty-third
street and Broadway.
"A resolution, amending the constitution, has
passed both branches Of the West Virginia Legis-
lsture enfranchising negroes and ex-rebels. Un-
der It enlranchsed rebels will vote in October,
1872.
Captain Ward, Of the Royal Navy, In answer to
verbal request, stated that the estimated cost OF
the hull OF the Monarch, excluding the fittings,
was f3OO, 900; the engine, including the fittings,
EGG 900 sterling.
The Legislature OF North Carolina has repeal
ed the acts authorizing the special tax on bonds,
or requiring taxes to be levied to pay the interest
on them. The House has also refused to provide
of. twin ott t,or On ! n
or the new bonds.
The Sleeping Beauty Is still living near Union
City, Tennessee, and, as usual during the last
twenty years, she rouses eleven times In twenty
four hours, remaining awake nine minutes ut
time She looks we'll and Is said to be very
beautiful.
General Quesada, Of the Cuban army, arrived
In New York Tuesday. He was loudly cheered on
landing at Jersey City ferry, and accompanied to
his hotel by large crowd Of Cuoans. General
Quesada will probably be rendered a public re-
ception By the Cuban Junta.
"A dispatch from Jackson, Miss, Of the I'd in
slant, says: .sThe examination in the ierger
case was waived with the view OF applying i'm
mediately for writ OF habeas corpus. There
appears to be no doubt that Yerger will be bailed
The case will probably be tried tomorrow"
Anew York correspondent OF Philadelphia
paper writes: "To prove how little confluence the
operators themselves have In the permanency OF
the Gold Room. 1 need merely to mention that
where last year they asked bonus OF s25OO lor
Gold Exchange membership there, they ask to-
day only 500, and 5000 is all that 1t costs to be-
come member OF the Gold Room"
2, The latest advices rrom Aspinwall report that
the United States steamer Nipsic had arrived at
that port on February sh and remained there
repairing machinery until February 18th, when
she sailed for Caledonia Bay to land the party Of
engineers detailed to survey the route of the canal
across the Isthmus Of Darien. The delays atten-
dant upon this enterprise seem TO be innumera-
ble The Nipsic had not been absent from Aspin
wall for twenty-four hours when she returned,
having only proceeded eighteen miles on her
course. The cause OF the return was the failure
to obtain aborers at Porto Bello, in consequence
Of the fears excited BY probable attacks from the
Indians on the 1Sthmus.
San Francisco customhouse officers have t,
look sharp for opium, which pays for smuggling,
on account Of duty OF 100 per cent. The last
steamer from China brought over several hundred
dollars worth Of opium, which 1t was intended
should pay no duty. 1t was found in heavy
chest, most innocent looking, whose thick sides
were hollow and filled with the drug. A coDsign.
ment OF Chinese pals was also found to be made
of opium with q shell OF wood forming the outside
of each. Several dozen pairs OF shoes gave up
their contents, contained in tin cases let into
the thick sces bundle Of feather busters held
lot, and one Mongolian was stripped Of his high
waterproof boots to reveal his legs swaddled in
the precious drug.
THE German Immigration Society OF New
York, in their eighty-siXth annual report Just
made, state that during the past ten years 6a5,l77
German immigrants have landed in New York, be-
ing over forty per cent. Of the entire immigration
during the same period In 1859, only 31'946 Ger
man immigrants landed IL New York, While IN 1867
the number had increased to 10l,57l, the great
majority OF whom at once proceeded to the
West to commence farming. Only eleven per
cent. OF the whole NUM- er u immigrants arrlv-