The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-15
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FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEVIS OF THE DAY.
Gold at New York, yesterday, closed
strong at l3.
The New York cotton market was heavy and
dull at 23Sc; sales HOO bales
in Liverpool cotton closed steady at nh;
sales 10000 bales.
- The latest agony in New York is to carry
small scent bottles, let into the umbrella handles
The Houston Telegraph complains OF the
.Lot's wife politicians in Texas. They are too
much inclined to look back.
in Baltimore the dremen OF the paid depart
ment are agitating to get their salaries raised TO
5000 year.
The woollen manufacturers OF the West and
South are to hold their National Fair this year ut
Indianapolis.
-Advices from Berlin report great speculative
curiosity concerning the bonds Of our Southern
States.
The underwriters commenced settling yes
terday, in London, for IL" steamer City OF Boston
as total loss.
The Democratic ticket was elected for tie
newly consolidated city OF Jersey City. In l!o-
boken the entire Democratic ticket was elected.
-Naptou, Democrat, is elected Mayor of
Trenton, New Jersey. The city boards are even
iy divided.
The colored men, in their New York Fifteenth
Amendment procession, carried banner bearing
the words, Charity to ALL magnanimity to
none.''
The Emperor OF France has appointed q CON-
mission 10 consider the political status OF ocean
telegraph cables and report what, If any, tcchni.
cal or international obstacles there may be to
their absolute neutrality.
The National Congress OF Mexico opened
-April1. Prc,ident Juarcz recommends in his
message the projected Tshuantcpcc ship canal.
The treasurcrs report is q sad exhibit Of the
financial condition OF rhe country. Angel Santa
Anna, son Of the eX-dictator. was ordered to be
shot on the 81 OF April.
New Orleans papers narrate the woes OF 4
mature young couple, aged eleven end thirteen,
who eloped from that city last week: and after
passing two bssru DAYS together In the cabin OF
a negro friend, were ruthlessy torn apart, and
their brief romance terminated with sound pa
entail whppings and many tears.
"A Washington dispatch says official informa-
-Ion has been received that the British Govern
ment intends to place Captain Eyre on trial be-
fore q regular naval cuurt-martial, In which case
it Is believed that he will be snre to be found guilty
OF the charges made against him, and severely
punished.
"A company has recently been formed in
London, for the purpose OF establishing line OF
steamers through the Suez Canal, between the
Netherlands and tho Dutc.i colonies in the East
ern seas. An annual trade Of 100000, 600, a spe-
Gle export OF 81, 900 900, and an extensive traffic
in passengers, both civilians and soldiers are all
ticipated.
The following was received, via Lisbon, from
Rio Janelro: "President Lopez, OF Paraguay. is
dead. He was surrounded and refusing to sur
render was killed by Brazilian lancer. The
mother, sister and children OF Lopez, together
with Madame Lynch have been captured. The
commander OF the Brazilian troops who put this
finishing stroke to the Paraguayan war was
created by the Emperor yisconnt paletos."
The tunnel under the Thames between Tower
Hill and Toolcy street. London, has Just hccn
completed and opened to the public. Ic csst only
$4,000, a striking contrast 10 the sums expended
by Brunei, in building the tunnel under the
Thames, between Rotherhi;hc and Mapping, and
which was twenty years in building. The
Thames Subway,"a as tie more recent tunnel is
called. was constructed in about year, aud runs
through very tenacious clay.
-Iyoung married couple In q Wisconsin Town
ses Of the head OF the family at the village sroce
ry were: Fives cents worth of soda, five cents
worth of salt, two cents worth OF pepper, one
cent worth OF chcwing-gum and twelve cents
worth OF soap. The bill amounted to twenty. five
cents, which was paid by the young Benedict in
specie. and as he left the store he remarked to
the clerk that excepting house is cheaper tt IN
boarding"
congressman, that while the majority OF the
Northern voters would doubtless prefer TO act
with thc Republican party. yet il they see dis
position on the part OF the leaders to disregard
The popular sentiment in regard to the most I'M
ports affairs OF legislation thoy will be abso.
lutely compelled to administer the rebuSe at the
polls; that while they will perhaps hold them
selves In readiness to vote the party ticket alta
PreSidcatiaEeection, they will certainly punish
Congressman fur their contempt OF the almost
universally expressed public WILL
-Canada it is asserted, nos only cannot retain
the immigrants that arrive there, but loses large
numbers of her settled population. Thus OF the
53,2Sl emigrans from Europe who arrived IL
Canada in 1859, only 1852 remained in that conn-
try, and Of these 6lT2 had received free passes
and provisions, AMI were Obliged to sc:tle there.
In addition to the $500 immigrants who passed
on to the United States. there were $4,000 native
Canadians who moved south of the st. Lawrence
and the great lakes The numher OF foreign i'm
migrants who during 1859 arrived in the United
States, amounted to 52,5eo, among whom the
$4,000 Canadians are not counted.
"A Washington tc'es:aai OF Tuesday says:
4.Membcrs Of Congress from the Gulf States met
tonight to consider the Southern Pacific Rail
road. They agreed to support charter making
the eastern terminus Mt Maishall, Texas, with the
sIsht OF 0:her roads to connect at or near Mar-
saaI. Connecting roads shall carry freight ana
passengers under arrangements mutually bene
clal. The gauge OF the trunk and connecting
lines to he five feet. The Gulf delegations "il
unanimously support The company most Likely to
build the road !rom Marshall to San D;"sA
Messrs. Sheldon, Sheridan. Pierce and Clarke