The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-07
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THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAT.

Gold closed in New York yesterday even,
ing steady at ll7salo
Cotton closed quiet. Cpands o3a234c.
la Liverpool cotton closed quiet and steady.
Uplands II Sal1ll. Sales $4,000 bales.
-Wastcoats made from towel crash are to be
the correct thing this summer.
The Empress Carlotta is sinking rapidly, and
her life is despaired Of
Mrs. Caroline Neil is now a Judge OF the Court
of Oyer and Terminer in Wyoming.
A bearded woman died the other day at
Toulouse, aged 104 years. She had beard two
feet long.
Tho late blondes OF New York theatre now
appear with hair dyed black and faces bronzed to
an olive tinge.
The critics generally think that young ed
win Drood,n Dickens new friend, will prove
most agreeable acquaintance.
The English National Life-boat Institution is
doing great work. Last year The boats saved
s7l lives and SO vessels.
The Russian Government has resolved to cs-
tablish on astronomical and meteorological OBJ
servatory on Mount Ararat
The sock Exchange vault in New York con-
tanS every night securities valued at over two
hundred millions OF dollars
The latest matrimonial sensation Is the re-
portel engagement OF Chief Justice Chase to Miss
Constance Kinney.
--Justice Bradley, OF the Supreme Court, has
been assigned to the circuit including the States
OF Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Lousi-
aha and Texas.
Mr.. Greeley says that the solution OF the ques.
tlon whether woman is equal to man depends
upon who the woman Is, and wno the man is
OF the new Texas senator. Morgan C. Ham-
ton, 1t ia said that he never smoked cigar, or
took drink; and yet he claims to represen.
Texas.
Tile life insurance companies OF st. Louis re-
coasider what shall be done to ''relieve'' them
from the onerous laws against their interests IN
Missouri and other States.
"A committee has been appointed to Inquire
into the moral fitness OF A. A. Bradley, OF Geor-
pia icolored,) whose admission to the bar OF the
Supreme Court has: been moved by Hon. A. G.
R.d lie.
The Governor.General OF India is making
tour OF the otton-growing districts OF that coun-
try. urging upon the people the necessity OF in
creased cultivation OF cotton. to compete sue
cessrully with the United States.
Al d IeLupcfouSC uCCtiuS hSiu hSSShsJ os
Birmingham. England, one OF the speakers gave
the following statistics in reference to the use OF
spirituous liquors In the large cities OF England.
In Liverpool to every 10000 persons so3 are ha b.
itual drunkards; Manchester and Stafford, Sc;
Leeds SO; in Rockdale, 81; in Halifax, 81; in
Sheffield, 81, and in Birmingham, 49,
DR. Hopkins, OF Utica. New York. has collect
ed with great care and published, statistics con.
cerning the growth and prevalence OF the crime
Of fu.icide, which are OF most startling char ac
ter. Taxing New York City as an index, the doc
tor shows that the increase OF procured aboriions
has been alarmIngly rapid. In 1915. the ratio to
population was to 1885, In 1S49 to $40; in 1856,
to 10; In 1869, to t. These figures represent q
state OF morals which challenges the grave con-
slderaion OF Legislators and teachers of religion.
The Queen Of Holland having stated to Mr..
Motley that she should like to meet those Of the
literary men OF England whose acquaintance she
was hot likely to make In court and fashionable
circles, the latter gentleman hastened to comply
with her request by Inviting them all to dine at
his house with her Majesty. The Queen Is one of
the most learned women Of Europe, and great
favorte in the intellectual society OF Paris. There
YVES peculiar propriety in the Queen OF the Meth.
erlands meeting the lte,att OF England at the
hCuse OF the historian OF her country.
lit has been the law in the State OF New York
for some years, that combination OF workmen
to obtain higher prices for their labor was
criminal offence, and those engaged in 1t have
been treated as conspirators. Said law is now
abrogated, the Legislature OF that State having
enacted that the labor laws "shall not be con-
strued in any court of this State to restrict or
prohibit The orderly and peaceable assembling or
cooperation OF persons employed In any profes
sion, trade or handicraft, for the purpose OF Sc
curing an advance In the rate Of wages or com.
pensation, or for the man .tenance Of such rate"
The preliminacics OF the contest between the
Daaniess anu the Cambria, the representative
yachts OF the United States and Great Britain,
have, after years discussion, been settled.
Three races OF sixty miles each are to he run in
the English Channel; the vessels are to have
nying start. May lst is the time agreed upon
The owner Of the English yaich Cambria has
agreed to waive all questions OF time, allowances
foe difference OF tonnage, and to sail return
matches with the Dauntless in New York Bay, in
case she should be defeated In the English Chan
mel. Mr.. J. Gordon Bennett. Jr., the owner OF the
Daunless, sailed from New York for England on
Saturday.
Vincent Culyer has written letter TO the
President, stating tha. the recent bombardment
OF the Indian village at wrangel in Alaska, by the
United States troops stationed there, was the re.
su:t of "wanton and unJustIhablc killing of an
Inlian by Lieutenant LoucIs, the second officer
in command Of the post" 1t is alleged that
Loucks went out at midnight, with twenty armed
men, to arrest the Indian for slight offence on.
tered his house. and after cutting him In the heal
with a sabre, though little or no resistance was
made, ordered him to be shot, This aroused the
whole Indian village, and 3 white man was killed
by cousin of the dead Indian in retaliation.
Next day the village was bombarded from two
O'Clock In the afternoon until dark. Mr.. Colyer
quotes official reports to show the shocking abuses
p'acticed upon these Indians.
"A letter has been received In London from {: e
Anglican Bishop ofJerusalem which corroborai' 5
the statement made on this painful subject ry
Sir Moses Montefore. The bishop In his letter
says: "a small donkey's load Of water costs cd.