The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-08
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1870.
NEWS OF TIE Day.

night dispatches.
NO evening telegram from Liverpool, but cot
ten opened OF noon quiet aud steady, with sales
OF 10000 bales; upland 11'5d.
George Peabody is being done BY four blog'
raphers.
Nearly all the under offices in the Iowa Leg
isluture are sought after by women.
A gorgeous Chinese restaurant the Canton
Chow. Chow Hong has been opened in San Fran.
cisco.
"A Texas young woman cultivated seven acres
Of cotton with her own hands last year, and sold
the crop for $500.
"A Judge OF the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
ras decided that charitable bcquest to an inddel
society Is void in law.
-Tac carriage in which Prince Arthur rode to
the Park is eng gel for five weeks ahead by New
Workers anxious to get rub Of royalty.
New York toilette reporters have taken to
criticism. One Of them says: in &Irs. LIS pink
tulle we recognize the dress OF last winter"
One hundred and alty babies have been found
in the little crib.basSet at the door of the New
YORK Founding Asylum since the goth OF last
November.
The will OF Bernard Mcguire, hotel.Eeeper,
which was admitted 10 probate in Philadelphia,
OH Tuesday, contained Dcquests amounting to
$40 500 to Catholic Institutions in that city. This
Was his entire estate.
A cooperative colony has been organized in
New York City, under the name of the Excelsior,
with about ole hundred members. Their desti-
nation is Republican County, Kansas.
The completion of the new railroad bridge at
Louisville, Kentucky, renders it possible for pas
srngers to take the cars at New York and to reach
New Orleans without once changing seats.
"A nautical instrument maker OF San Fran
cisco has made q telescope for the Merchants
Exchange Of that city, by which the names and
signals Of vessels can be distinguished fifteen
miles ut sea.
There is proposition before the Illinois State
Constitutional Convention to abolish the Senate,
aaa to vest the legislative authority OF the State
in single body, to be called the Legislative AS
sembly, composed OF three hundred members.
AT church fair in Kansas City, q set OF bed
room furniture was voted 10 young lady, with
the understanding that. If she was not married
in year, the furniture should be returned to the
church. She is now on the war-path, armed with
bedstead.
Parties in Petersburg Virginia, have recent
ly received orders for the purchase OF Confede-
rnte money Of a date anterior to 1854, and the In
dex OF that city says that whether for curiosity,
or for the sake Of Old times, or with The hope OF
ultimate redemption. few thousands or millions
are carefully slowed away there
"A mlscegenlal d,nner was given to Senator
Revels on Tuesday last, by the chocolate cream
OF Washington society. The company was, on
the whole, exceedingly select, the only white
trash present being M,:ssrs. Wilson, OF Massachu-
setts; Harris CT Louisiana; Kelley, Of Pennsylva-
mia; Amss OF Mississippi, anu Cook, OF Wash
ington.
The WOoleu Manufacturers Association OF
the Northwest ut its third annual session, to be
held in Chicago on February 18th, will, it is as
serted, change its name aud plan Of operations,
SO as to include manufacturers OF cotton, SILK,
max and hemp. The new name proposed Is ''rhe
Textile Manufacturers Association OF the West
anu South"
An indianapolis woman recently gave birth
10 child during her husbands absence, and just
before his return "the neighborS" borrowed two
ether babies and placed them in bed with the lit
tie stranger. When the father asked to see his
child the cOverd was turned down, and although
he must have been immensely surprised, he
coolly turned to his wife and asked, Ibid any get
sway9"
There Is lot OF Bohemiaus in Washington
who make prrcarious living by writing speeches
for lliterate congressman. They write for any par
ty and on either side. One related recently in great
glce, how he hal prepared speech for an honor
able member, and a eH days afterward was en-
ployed to answer his own argument BY gentle
man in the opposition, which he did with decid-
ed success.
There Is an extraordinary depression in the
iron-foundry business Of San Francisco. The
Bulletin says: '.Not half as many skilled laborers
are employed as was the case year ago. While
wages have been cut down from four dollars to
three dollars per day OF ten hours. Two leading
causes have brought about this change-the fall
ing on in the demand for mining machinery, and
the manufacture OF such machinery in Chicago
cheaper than 1t has been produced here"
The Philadelphia Press IS of opinion, "from
present indications, that large communities OF
English aud Scotch people Will soon be settled in
the Northern belt OF Southern States from which
the colored hands are now daily migrating
towards the gulf" The Press speaks OF the great
Inducements the South now unquestiouaby pre-
sents In the way of cheap lands fertile soil,
healthy climate and the universal want OF capital
and labor and concludes that these will ere long
prove Irresistible TO Northern emigrants, and de
nect The current from the West to the South.
The Pennsylvania iron men and some others
are Tor reducing the revenue on tea, sugar and
coffee, which would be all very well, except that
In return they wish higher duties on iron, steel,
&c. The duties on tile three first named articles
probably amount to nearly fifty millions of dol.
lars, and whatever Is cut down from these arli-
Gle, will be put upon iron. steel and other arti.
e!es Maze the whole tariff simply one for reve-
n ,e and with over $50, 900 900 collected at the
cusromhouSe, surely all reasonable manufacturers
will receive all the protection they need When
all lie 'aX Of twenty-five per cent. is not sufti
Qient for protectlon it shows how rotten is the
prcs.:.it high protection system.
A cooperative store. established at Eliza
BETH. New Jersey about year ago. has, it Is re-
ported proved highly successful The original
car al was $50 subscribed by twenty five men,
bers, IN .harcs nr $40 each. Every month set
tlemrnt was miLe and dividends were apportion-
ed to each member In proportion to the amount
OF goods purchased by him during that time.