The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-31
= s.HEwssoF .ll.IlEs,:5 TIE DAY.

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At New York, yesterday, gold closed at
16&al63. -Sit;5 =, -=2s,s .s..!' i,:;Se. -
= The New York cotton market closed
-utsady,. with q fair demand; sales 1900 bales at
1sac. %, -, -
AT Liverpool cotton was hrmer, but not
ouotably higher; sales Il, 900 bales.
The Philadelphla Watch Company loses
fsy thousand dollars by the fight Of the .s sec 9
retary and treasury. .,:t - ics~ =
-snvermines have been discovered forty
miles from Denver, Colorado, which are very
rich. and are creating intense excitement.
Nashville is completing ssoO,oo0 cotton
-.-;,,.ss,,;-.entch tsaxpected to atxe emnloymsnt
It'd 1000 operatives. -, ;,
Joseph Kearney. professor at seaton Hall
College, New Jersey, was found dead ID
ditch yesterday, having been struck BY a pass
ing train, 70 ..5..1se ,55l. p:,;,.,-. sas,
Indications are apparent.that before long
the western. waters will be exclusively naviga-
ted by,. light ,dratt iron vessels, lessening the
liability To- confagratlons. i. ,ss s5l
wendell Phillips, the candidate for Gov
ernor in Massachusetts Of the Temperance
party, it Is said; will also receive the nomina-
j tion OF the Labor and Female Suffrage parties.
IA patriotic Frenchman In St Louis has
given forty acres Of. land to the French suffer-
{ ers by the; war It b to be disposed OF by the
rafting process. Y = =.
"A letter from South Carolina, In the Wash
inotone STAR says. tsOf the members OF the
last Legislature there were. many who we're
sham1stnlIy corrupt-some colored men who
wonfd not vote FOL. a bill to. educate their own
children; even, unless they were paid for it !
ThisI hSve from good authority, and it indi-
Gates woful state of things !"
! "a letter'has been received from Mr.. Max
Gurcennelmer, of Lynchburg, Va, now on
tourlin Europe, stating that he had been ar
rested at Augsburg, in Prussia, for French
spy.vHaying served asa soldier In the Con-
federateI army, Mr. auggenhelmer sexperienc-
ed some curiosity Int the Prussian preparations
fos the war, ana passing through the'cars, In
spected carefully some Of theoneedle-guns In
the hands of the rprivatss. This circumstance
caused him to be arrested, but he was soon re-
uA. Washington dispatch, of Sunday eve
nf,a. says. ...s,It Is BALD the French Minister
, has represented to this government In the way
ofspfotest that he has reason to believe that
the North German Legation, or others; 10y Its
authofityl, hare been engaging surgeons in
ahfseountryto cseves in the, Prusslan; army.
T6f5is denied bsttths. Germans sto Baron
Gssols although II may be trpea to one or
moreio thaG Geraans consuls. From what can
be4eatned, both the French and German Min
sisters serupulously avoid any 1ntractlon Of our
neHsrality laws, and areprompt to cause due
observance OF them on the part Of subordinate
s-of1seFs OF theF respective countries, while our
own yGt government VIM strictly enforce COM
pHance with the principles Of the late procla-
NATION Of President Grant. +" ? go'
"A washington dispatch, Of Sunday, says:
SIN the appropriation bin Of 1869 Congress ap-
Spropriated $75,0eo for q customhouse at Colum,
bia, s. G., conditioned upon the donation OF a
suitable spoto OF ground for the purpose, and
the relinquishment7 by the State OF any claim;
tolts eontroli 5ot course time was required to
comply with these conditions, but they were all
met 80 iar ss the people or State OF South Caro-
lima were concerned. The ground was accept
-edc by the Secretary Of the Treasury, plans
we're prepared for the ediaee, and snperln-
tendentiaud disbursing agent were appointed,
and,the 1atter officer proceeded to draw for a
portion Of the funds in order to go on with the
work, but was informed that under law of
Gonsress the 'unexpended balance had been
covered Into the treasury, and reappropria-
tion;R the aqaeyi would be necessary before
the WORK can geon. The Columbia people,
with their real estate, find themselves situated
similarly to the 1ndtan agent who found o dam
by.a min Site, bdssno'hnl By q dam Site"
"A Berlin letter to. the New York Times
mentions that business In that city Is at an en-
tire stand-stilL Almost Immediately after. the
fact became. known that war would be ineyit.
able, he Royal Bank q Prussia raised The rate
-js1aI -, II :.;ss 20;
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