The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-01
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TUESDAY, MARCH l, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed dull at 1l5l.

Gold closed dull at ll5l.
in New York cotton closed quite heavy at
s4,Ic.
In Liverpool yesterday cotton closed steady'
uplands l1Xd; Orleans 1l2iall55d
The President on Saturday signed the Disa'
bility bill, which removes disabilities from about
sOo0 persons in Virginia and other States This
Is the bill originally passed by the Senate about
month ago, amended by the House about ten
days ago, and passed, as amended, by the Senate
last Thursday.
The hotel.keepers OF the United States are
taking concerted action to obtain from Congress
the repeal OF that part o. the internal revenue
laws which imposes license tax, rated at five
per cent. on the rent of the hotel 1t is asserted
that the revenue taxes paid by hotel-keepers are
seven and half times greater than those paid by
merchants on the same amount of capital, and
the effect OF the five per cent. tax on rentals does
not accord with the intention Of Congress.
General Quesada the leader OF the Cuban
army, arrived in Savannah on Saturday morning
from St. Augustine, by the 1850 Gulf train, and
departed the same evening for Washington, with
his stan officers, six in number. The General Is
on business connected with the cause In which he
Is engaged. He represents the Cubans as 10000
strong, but needing arms, which lie will doubt
less obtain and forward to them. General Quesa-
da is in excellent health, aid spoke hopefully OF
the issue OF the struggle in Cuba. He says the
late engagements have all resulted advantageous
ly to the patriots, who will conquer their ndepen-
dence, whether aided or not.
The commissioner Of internal revenue has, In
reply to inquiries made by assessors, informed
them that under subdivision seven OF the annual
return, entitled "Amount actually paid for rent
OF homestead" the amount actually paid for room
rent Is deductibe; but no deduction should be al
lowed for rent OF furniture, care OF rooms, or for
fuel or lights used. Where persons occupy room
or rooms In hotel or clearinghouse which con-
stitutes their home, and pay for board and rooms
stipulated sum per month or quarter, they
should he allowed TO de,lnct from their income so
rnch OF said sum as Is properly attributable to
the rent of rooms, unfurnlshcd. 1t is for the as
SCISSOR TO determine. from the best information he
can obtain, what proportion OF the amount paid
was considered payment for the room only. Per.
sons In making their returns will be governed &C
cordingly.
We have already noticed the declension OF
General Reynolds of a Texas senatorship. Since
then the text OF his letter declining the ''use Of
his namen has been published The following
portion presents in nutshell the precise point in
the case OF General Ames. No doubt Reynolds
has thus taken the proper view OF the law and
the common sense and the decency involved in
The matter: ~ have, to be sure,' he says, "resid
ed in the State, with tri1ing intervals, more than
three years, but this residence has been as an
onicer Of the army, charged, in addition to the
ordinary duties OF my profession, with the recon-
struction laws OF Congress. Nothing but the en-
istence Of an unprecedented emergency could war
rant the government in placing in the hands OF a
single individual the vast power entrusted by
these laws to district commander. doubt
whether residence under such conditions con-
stitutes an inhabtant of the State in the sense in
which this phrase is used in the Constitution OF
the United States"
The Elevated Railway in Greenwich street,
New York, Is now completed for its entire length,
from the Battery to Thirtieth street. The motive
power on this road is stationary and consists OF
seven engines, each with two osciilating cylin-
ders. nine inches in diameter and fourteen inch
stroke, and Of thirty horse power. These en-.
gines are situated in vaults under the sidewalk,
and are placed at intervals along the line The
engine for each division turns driving wheel,
cylinder at the other extremity Of the section.
Attached to this rope at distances Of one hundred
and fifty feet are small trucks with diminutive
wheels, which run on q wooden track underneath
and between the main track These trucks are
armed with small slot, to and from which the
passenger cars can be attached and detached by
a lever in front, underthe contro, Of the conduc.
tor. The passenger cars rIn On eight wheels,
and are built on framework protected by clip
tic springs from the sudden jar Of the rope when
the connection Is made with the truck. The
wheels Of the car arc Of wood, with iron tyres.
and the motion is nearly noiseiess. When 1t Is
desired to start the car, the conductor moves the
lever, which is caught by the first truck, and the
car Is carried along until the lever is again de-
tached and the break applied to the aXles.
The New York correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser draws aside the curtain and gives us
glimpse behind the scenes in the Woman,s Suf
nage movement, which he assures US is conduct.
cd with the utmost vigor, but 1t seems with
rather questionable MEANS The way In which
the leaders prosecute those women who have
the courage to be on some points heterodoy 10
he assures US, "a cautoa,'' and is likely to do
tneir canse serious injury with lovers OF fair play
he relates au instance of lady lecturing on
onaiio''e hronte, who gave great offence by pro.
ciaimlnS Here was one woman who had noblv
acnicved success without the ballot,n A marty
VI Tue s'fohs-m minded waited upon her and asked
ner 10 erase the statement On her refusal, they
declared that they would max. New yort ,oo
NOT Tor her, and began 10 prosecute hcr in tho
most annoying way phe posters which SHE had
put up announcing her lecture were torn dow
BY some unknown hand,' &C., &c.) Thev tben
we are told, attended her lecture and tried to
hiss the obnoxious words, but storm of applause
drowned their efforts. This has caused, he adds
a"wondrous nuttering and renewed prosecutions
and endeavors" to drive the courageous little
lady from the city.
Wall street has experienced another commo.
tion in gold, vi7idly recalling the tempestuous
scenes which were enacted in September. The
Gold Room excitement on Thursday was feverish-
ly animated. AT the opening the apartment was
densely crowded with operators, and the gallery
was filed to its utmost capacity with eager spec