The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-26
Tbe GbarleStpa, 9etpS.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1870.
NEWS OF THE Day.

NEVS OF TIL Il DA
Gold at New York yesterday clio sed strong
at II.
in New York cotton closed dull and heavy.
General Quesata and five companions arrived
at Nassau on the 18th instant In small boat.
A new cable to connect England with the
West India Islands will be laid In about TWO
months.
-Detrois has repealed Its ordinance re Hiring
commercial travellers to pay license. lt has not
been enforced for some time.
Wine is peddled on the Missouri railroads at
thirty cents bottle-twenty cents for the
bottle and five cents for the wine.
The Mormon missionaries on Long Island
have "convertcd' five young and pretty girls,
and will send them to Utah next month.
According to Official statistics, the Chinese
have distracted and carried or from the soil OF
California sixty. eight millions OF gold and silver
in the last fifteen years.
The sale OF THompson's pictures at New York,
has closed, the total receipts footing up $4,000,
from which the estate will realize but $4,000, not
q tenth OF the reputed original cost. T;e coiiec-
ton OF .'nudes' went or very poorly, general
BUYERS declining to invest at all, anu dealers pay
ing but a small price for them.
Don Carlos, OF Spain was arrested at Lyons
by the civil authorities, while travelling through
France with an Austrian passport. under the
ZANE OF MarquisaS AlcOntara. Previous to his
arrest, he met the Duke Molina, at Lyons, and
completed all his arrangements for going TO Spain
and raising another insurrectlon.
The .Food Journal" published in London,
states that q sample or tea sold in that city as
fine green gunpowter tea, on examination proved
TO be nothing but common 'caper" leaves, In
geniously faced and manipulated. The manufac-
ture Of this spurious tea, 1t Is stated Is carried on
in England and probably in The United States.
Mr.. Bowen, OF the New York Independent,
apncared before the House Postal Committee the
other day, and made an argument in favor OF re-
tucing the letter postage 10 one cent He pre-
sentcd some statistics concerning this matter.
whereby large reduction Of the expense for
carrying on the Postoilice Department can be Sc
cured. He also stated that there were capitalists
in New York City representing sloO,oO0,oOO who
are ready to perform the service OF carrying the
letters at the reduced rate of postage, provided
tie government is willing to abandon this branch
OF the service.
The New York Sun doubts whether the bills
before Congress to relieve American shipping
even II they become laws will answer the end
proposed. The one serious obstacle to the in
crelsa OF our tonnage, it thinks is the great en-
pense OF manning and equipping vessels on this
side Of the Atlantic, and the high rate Of interest
whicl: capital earns in other branches o! Ameri-
can industry. AS long as Engiishmen can build
and send out ships and steamers cheaper than
we can, and are satisfied with half the dividends
our merchants expect, they will necessarily take
the carrying trade.
1t Is reported that the steamer Anna has
again been seized on the declaration OF ono or
her crew. schooner which left Nassau with
coal for this steamer went to Green Key, but was
unable to find her and returned to Nassau. She
brought back number OF Cubans who had gone
to the Key to wait for the Anna. The Governor
OF New Providence hearing that Cuban depot
and rendezvous had been established On Green
Key, dispatched the English guuboat Dart there
to break 1t up She has just returned to Nassau
with two cannon anu a quantity OF arms and
ammunition, which had been deposited on the
Key for the steamer Anna.
The New York Methodist State Convention at
Syracuse have declared their position to the fol-
lowing effect: While they do not propose 10 form
Christian nor even Protestant political party.
they take the ground that good men throughout
the State and nation should be thoroughly organ.
izel end prepared to act promptly and unitedly
"a opposition to everything that endangcrs our
free institutions, as: First, the Roman Catholic
conspiracy against public schools Second, the
endowment and support by the state OF scctarian
institutions. Third, the legal sanction OF liquor
traffic. Fourth, the desecration OF the Christian
Sabbath Fifth, all forms OF political corruption.
State Committee Is appointed to disseminate
and render practical these principles. report
was adopted in favor OF the establishment OF a
Central Methodist University at Syracuse, and
s1s1, 900 was contributed.
A correspondent OF the New York Sun, wri-
ting from Salt Lake City on the 1lth instant,
states that about the 20.h OF this month Brigham
Young and few Of the higher dignitaries would
le1ve that city on tour South, ostensiby to pay
avisit to the lower settlements, but in reality to
penetrate the lower portion OF the Territory Of
Arizona bordering OH the Mexican line, and there
select new place OF rendezvous for the gather.
ing OF the Saints. AS soon as arrangements can
he perfected, all those who live in polygamy Will
be removed from this section OF the country to set
tie in this new State OF Zon As the main object OF
the cullum bill is to suppress poygamy, it will in
his manner be defeated, for when the bill is passed,
there will be no poly gamy In Utah suppress, and
hthe government should feel disposed to prosecute
them in their new abode they can quietly remove
within the Mexican lines, and there defy the laws
OF the country without fear or molestation.
The policy u education by compulson on the
part OF a community has been often discussed. In
Philadelphia they are about to solve it, The
board Of comprollers OF the public schools OF that
city has perfected bill in relation to compulsory
education, which applies to all children in the
city between the ages OF eight and sixteen who
do not attend private or parocEai schools. 1t is
estimated that there are at least 10000 children
in Philadelphia between six and eighteen years OF
age who do not attend any school, and who do
not receive any instruction either in reading or
writing. 1t is said that In Prussia every child is
compelled by law to attend school; but 1t must be
also said that in Prussia there is school for
every child. This Is not the case, IL seems. lii
Philadelphia. as there are now, according to
statement made about month ago. several thou
sand children whose names are entered at the
ru"c schools who arc waiting fos alal.ss.o1