The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-15
Tbe Gbarlestno1 4ems
TUESDAY, MARCH Is, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, un
settled at bids of II.
Cotton closed arner and quiet, with sale
of 5000 bales at 2l3c.
in Liverpool, cotton closed steady at losd
Sales $4,000 bales.
sbe resumed in ninety days. =
The reported death of James Robinson
.the bareback rider, is denied.
Models for the new ffty-cent notes hav'
been completed. We don't think they viii
improve upon the model of the old silver half
dollar.
"A lunatic who brings claim of s25, 900, ,Oot
against the California Bank Of San Francisco
has undertaken to enforce payment by break
ing the bank windows. He has broken then
once, and announces that he intends to keep
von until his claim is paid.
General Sherman writes 10 General Sheri.
dan that the winter campaign against the
Piegans was undertaken at the request of Gen.
eral Suly and those in the Interior Depart
ment, and for them now to shift the blame is
unfair.
Intelligence from Caracas to February
18th asserts that the disturbances now extend
through the entire republic of Venezuela, and
that the government of Monagas is in criti-
.cal condition. President Monagas, with 1000
soldiers, is reported to have marched to Coro
TO attack General Blanco.
A hin hoe boon iDtrod,,ced m the-Neyy York
Assembly defining the rights of married men,
anl equalizing the rights of man and wife.
The bill provides that a husband having chill
dren by his wife shall have all estate for life in
property left by her. He shall not be liable for
debts contracted by his wife before marriage,
nor ror dcbts contracted by her without his
consent, except for the support of herself and
children. He may sell his real estate without
the consent of his wife,sand at his death the
wife shall be entitled only to dover in his real
estate.
While Senator Revels is comporting him
,selt with true dignity in the United States
Senate, or delivering lectures in Baltimore, his
countrymen in Africa are devouring each other
with true cannibal relish. In small African
hamlet, called Young Town, a native chief,
named Yellow, captured two women belonging
to the Ecreeka tribe, and in honor Of this mar
tlal achievement "grand play" was held. On
the morning after the capture, the younger of
the two captives, girl about fourteen years Of
age, was killed, cooked, chopped and eaten by
this monster, Yellow, and his savage confreres.
The other captive was in irons, and was to
form the subject of future feast. Strange as
it may seem, while these occurrences were
taking place, one Of her MaIesty's gunboa.s
was lying not far distant from the town, with
the 'ssaucy ensign" flying at the peak. at
Wydah, the seaport capital of Dahomey's king
dom, European, who was engaged in trade
there, has recently been subjected to most
clucl punishment; the poor fellow was stripped
to his singlet and trowsers; the sleeves OF the
former were rolled up above his elbows, and
his trowsers above his knees: He was then
tied to a stake and exposed to the fierce burn
ing rays of q midday tropical sun for several
hours; and many more such horrible atrocities
are perpetrated upon inoffensivc people by
these ''men and brothers" at the fountain head
of the African race.
John La Mountain, the famous aronaut,
died at South Bend, Indiana, on the l4th of
February. La Mountains life was full of
daring adventures and of incidents, which
were frequently more interesting than agreea-
BILE. He was among the most fearless 9r0nauts
in this or any country, and pursued his chosen
profession with higher object than to merely
make money. pet. theory Of La Mountain
was that there was q current in the atmos-
phere corresponding with the Gulf Stream in
the ocean, and flowing steadily from west 10
east. He was ambitious to be the first aro-
naut to cross the Atlantic, taking advantage Of
this current, and built the famous balloon eat
lantic" for this purpose, and tested his theory
by land voyage first his party were in
the air over nine hours, and while pass
ing over Lake Ontario a tornado seized upon
his craft, and it was left wreck in the woods
rious adventure OF La Mountain occurred in
Michigan, and probably fastened his death.
An impatient crowd cast him off before he was
ready, without on overcoat or instruments,
and the Yalye-rope tied several feet above the
basket. He shot like aroeket up into heavy
Siouu VI ullsL anu SieSt, NLlCu ikOGo thC FaifS-
board fast. lie climbed, with frost-bitten
fingers, up the network, and tore the balloon
with his teeth. The opening extended so far
that the balloon collapsed, discharged its gas,
and fell with great velocity from height of
nearly two miles. The aronaut was picked
up benumbed and insensible, though not DANCE
rously injured. His age was IL.
The gibbet and the hangman have just rid
the world of a brace of hardened wretches in
Pennsylvania. On Wednesdy, Albert Won Do-
denburg and Gottlieb Bonner, alias Dutch
Charley, suffered the extreme penalty of the
law for the murder of Peter Deightal, farmer
of Huntingdon, Pa, his wife, and little boy
who lived with them. After their conviction,
Bohner's principal study was how to escape
death on the gallows; he feigned sleep on one
occasion, and, while the guards back was
turned, sprang upon him with the force and
.ferocity of tiger, and with screw taken
from his bedstcad, knocked him momentarily