The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-25
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TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1870.
NEWS, OF THE -D1T.

Gold closed in New York yesterday weak
at 2oz..
In New York clascd cotton lirmer, with sales
OF $500 bales at 25l$c.
In Liverpool cotton closed quiet; saics 1900
bales, at II I'd. for uplands
-Beechcr and Frothingham arc liable to fine
OF $50 for n@ reporting the Richardson-McFar-
land marriage.
The ErisEailway publishes circular giving
the routes ieE atrip entirely around the globe in
II daysanf2l hours.
The origin of "Shoo F1y' is still in doubt.
The stevedores Of Nassau, " p, are the latest
claimants OF the authorship.
A large sum Of money has been collected in
Louisville, Ky for the relief Of the sufferers by
the late tornado at Cave City.
General John Bcde has written letter for
mally accepting the Democratic nomination for
Governor of New Hampshire.
The Chinese quarter in the town of San Jose,
Cal, was burned Wednesday, and about 10000
Chinese were rendered homeless.
Another effort is to be made by the Chinese
companies of San Francisco to prevent the impor-
tation OF women from the Celestial Empire.
The Philadelphia Telegraph reports that Viii
liam B. Reed has been living in retirement at
hotel in that city since 'hs recent financial mis-
fortune"
The emancipation movement Is making great
progress in Brazil. The Brazilian minister OF
agriculture, who was avcrSe 70 American immi-
grafton has resigned.
The "Belc Gabrielle" hat, the latest Partisan
conception, is high, anu is made of green, blue or
black velvet, with feathers on one side to match,
fastened under n rose.
Columbus, Ohio, is horrihcd by report that
dog was seen running through the streets, on
Friday, with human head in its mouth, appar-
emily torn from the body.
The Red River insurgents are expected to send
deputation to Canada, and an amicable adjust
ment OF the difficulties is looked for before the
Parliament meets in February.
The New Orleans Times, referring to the "new
and greatly.extended claim recently set up by
Nrs. Gaines" to large portion Of the real estate
In that city, says that it is the opinion OF counsel
that this claim is based on an entire misconcep-
.tion on her part the property which she now
claims having been sold BY Daniel Clarke before.
his DEATH
Zion Church, colored, in Alexandria, Va, was
the scene Of considerable disorder during the SER
vice there Wednesday night. The disturbance
lasted for some time and while in progress pls-
tolls and razors were drawn and nourished by the
men and women engaged, and the hearts and
nvers Of the. contestants threatened with dis.
placement. Nobody hurt.
The Boston Watchman and Reflector has
long and well-written review OF Mrs. Stoves By
ron volume in which the writer says: "The truth
is, hrs. Stowe had not much to tell, and never
was bad story told more III. Lady Byron's
statement was so improbable so incoherent, so
utterly unsupported by evidence, that Mrs. Stowe
ought never to have committed herself to It,"
:Onlcial Information shows that during the
past six months Blacque Bey, the Turkish minister,
les expended five millions OF dollars in gold in
this country. He has purchased for his govern
ment 400 900 stand of arms, together with all the
machinery necessary to alter them to breech-
leaders. The minister states that this is only the
beginning OF expenditures in this country by the
government OF Turkey, to add to the efficiency O!
her army and naval force.
The Jonesboro' (ll.) Gazette, January 10. says:
eOn last Monday, on the farm OF Allen W. Kim.
mel, in the Mississippi bottom, two men in search
OF cattle came upon the cold Stin bodies OF Mrs.
Hatchett aud her two little children, ore aged two
and the other five; they had been dead about two
weeks Mrs. Hatchett had been living in Missou-
H. but having some difficulty with her husband,
left home with her children. She crossed tile riv-
er and attempted to 20 to her sisters, but, as is
known, perlshed from cold in the dead hour Of
the night, having been refused shelter, as report
ed, at farm house by the roadside.
The faculty OF the University OF Edinburgh
has completed the arrangements for enabling
females to study medicine. Separate classes for
males and females have been formed. and five
women have already presented themselves for
examination for matrculation. A female medi-
cal society, under the presidency OF the Earl Of
Shaftesbury, has been established in London,
with the objects OF providing educated women
with proper facilities for learning the necessary
branches Of medicine, and OF promoting the EN-.
ployment OF female physicians for the treatment
o. the diseases OF women and children.
Mr.. James NJ. Platt member OF Congress elect
from the Petersburg VAL District, has effected a
loan with the Newark (N. J.) Savings Institution.
on bonds OF the City OF Petersburg for 5000 OOO
The interest on these bonds is payable in gold
and the terms Of negotiation authorized by the
City Council limit the discount to twenty-five per
cent, the proceeds payable in currency. The OBJ.
ject Of the loan is TO deepen the channel of the
Appomattox River, the present depth OF which is
but seven feet. This is the first loan which has
been effected at the North upon the stocks or
bonds OF any Southern municipality, and looks
very much like nice little financial speculation.
The Santee Indians, comprising the remains
OF the outawed Minnesota tribe by whom such
horrid barbarities were committed in 1868, claim
now to be British subjects, but their war parties
are constantly on the Upper Missouri River. Gen.
e-a Morrow, in his report on the condition Of In
dian affairs in the vicinity Of Fort Buford, says of
the Santees: "They are described as the most In.
teliigent Indians on the plains. Their long resi-
d,ncc in Minnesota enabled them to learn the
En- .lish language. Many OF their former habits
sti. cling to them, anu it is said they chant
psalms around their camp fires, and often substi-
tute at their scalp and other dances one OF Watts
hymns for the ordinary Indian song"
"A New York dispatch, of Friday. says: soak
ley, the dcfaulting cashier OF the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, was to-day committed to Ludlow
street JAIL in default of Sl5o,o0O ball. on motion
In behalf OF the bank, which was about to insti-
tute civil suit against him. The examination OF