The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-06
Tbe GbarleSto1t Aetps'
FRIDAY, MAY s, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAP.

AT Liverpool COIIOu CiOoSu otSauJ. oPAoaN1
1oXd; Orleans 111is1lkdi sales 1o, 900 bales.
They are experimenting with Carolina rice
seed In India.
GPreadent Grant centemplates the purchase o.
n summer res.aahce near Washington:
"A fashion authority announces that :panniers
$ arc this season to be more prominent than ever
--ASt Louis dealer. advertises that his 'trade
mark, Is, that boy five years old can buy OF hin
as cheSp is man OF mature age.
Boston has raised $1,000 for the support o.
Captain Wiliiams's children, and $4,000 for fre
Works-on the Fourth Of July.
Tho ladies have to thank the House Of Repre-
ssntatives at washington for an Increase OF nVe
per cent. in the duty on hair pins.
-Bfshop Cook, Of the Catholic diocese Of Three
Rivers, Canada, died on Saturday, aged eighty
seven. He win be succeeded by La Fleshe, Bishop
:. 4of. .Antaedon, now at Rome.
The New York Herald, Of Tuesday, reports the
prices Of Southern securities in that market to be
strong, with general demand from private IN
vestora and banking Institutions.
Returns from Iall but TIVE counties in the Ken
tuoky Third District give General Jos. H. Lewis,
Democrat, sbout 47oo majority for Congress, over
James II. Lowry, Republican.
The Photographic News attributes the dear
ness of eggs to the fact that four millions are an
nuauy employed BY photographers in Europe and
..pone million in the United States.
"A public meeting in Helena, Montana, on
Tuesday, deliberately resolved theconvietton aud
carried Into effect the execntlop, by hanging,
oftwo men for an attemps-to rob and murder
Mr. Lenhart on the 2sth ultimo.
-Arecent freight train on the Wabash and To-
ledo Railroad carried 1t "a estimated, 1,26e, 900
\ eggs; enough to SmaSeia large onelet apiece for
every yoter In New York City and vicinity, with
something to spare for repeaters.
Mr.. Fechter, It Is stated, has made an arrange.
ment with the proprietor Of Selwyn's Theatre,
Boston. to become stage manager, business
manager and "star'' for fye years from Septem.
ber, 1870. Miss lie Clerq is included in this ar.
:3he House OF Representatives have passed
resolution giving Mrs. Lincoln an annual pension
of three taeusand dollars, to take effect immedi-
ately. The lady would probably tnnK thls an
an Insignificant amount; and the Senate there
forehontemplats giving her much more.
The Knoxville (Tenn.t Press and Herald says
that Governor Senter, distressed beyond measure
tasthiS Stsalg4tp the best interests OF the people
or tennessee should be so widely questioned py
thepsess ana the people OF the State. has express
cd his inention to send in his resignation to the
Legislature early this mo nth. -
lThe senator's and representatives from South
erIstates have been divided upon the various
projects for constructing Southern Pacific rail-
road, and there was probability that II these dis
sensions were kept up the result would be that
they would not be able to pass bill at this ses-
sion. They have therefore held caucus meetings
every day for nearly week, and at their meet.
inns fast Tuesday night it was agreed TO support
thasFremont road; or what Is now called the
Trans Continental Pacific Railroad. General FIRE.
moas is to continue as president, few more
cofporators are to be added, and other features
of mlaor importance.ore to be disposed OF.
"A washington telegram OF Tuesday says: "a
document looking to the future POLITICAL pur poses
Of aae Republican party, has been drawn up 10y
prominent western senator, aud has been signed
by. .eYesy Republican in the Senate. To-day 1t was
circulated among the Republican members OF the
House, and signed 80 far US 1t was presented. The
object is to convene grand caucus OF all the Be
puSlicans In Congress-there being over TIVE
hundred members-fol ::ae purpose OF devislng
ways and means, aud setting forth the Issues
which tha party viii present to the country In
the coming fall elections for members OF the
House Of the Forty second Congress 1T Is intend
red>to constitute grand campaign coPmittee, to
furnish documents, &C., and especially to leok
after the condition Of the Radical party In the
sottherh States, where the contest Is represented
ss likely to be Close with fair prospect OF Conser-
-yatiye results This caucus will be held probably
,aextweek, and it wiz be more important than an
: ordinary caucus, from the fact that 1t will make
. q declaration or principles.
For several months pasta committee OF the
City Council Of Macon have been in negotiation
with parties In New York, looking to the organ
izat,on Of company, with large amount Of
capital, for the purpose Of transforming the par
TALLY completed armory buildings into an tm-
mense cotton factory. AL the preliminary ar
rangements have been completed, and in
q few days oil the necessary papers will
be signed and the work actively COM
menced. General Alfred Irerson returned from
New York Sunday night with the news that ne
had been successful in the formation Of a com
pany with q capital OF s5oo,ooo. The City Coun'
I'll donates all the armory buildings, with twenty
OF land attached, at the valuation OF $7s0oo
as stock In the company. 1t Is understood the
company wti swarm ave hundred masons and
carpenters into the Immense structures and COM
plete them as rapidly as possible. There is room
enough for $4,000 spndles. but the task Of putting
everything in order is almost herculean. II COM
pleted properly the world will show few factories
of greater magnitude. No stock viii be offered
1or sale in the South. The New York company
take ali save that Of $4,000 reserved by the City
OF Macon.
ATne meeting OF. the Evangelcan Alliance In
New York next September will be remarkable
among religious gatherings for the presence and
participation Of large number Of the most emf.
nent representatives Of that branch OF the Chris
tian faith, now living. The preparations for the
meeting have been long maturing, and nave ex'
tendeat to every part of the world where tnefe are
churches in sympathy with the objects OF the
proposed conference. The list Of those from