The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-29
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TUESDAY, MARCH 2s, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DdY.

NGrc OI LII ~ D<AA'
Gold closed in New York yesterday at liz
In New York cotton closed unchanged.
in Liverpool yesterday cotton closed irreg-
ular. Uplands llalltd.
"A Western Governor assured the Legisla-
ture, in late message, that ''capital, like
water, would always seek its highest level"
Bishop Thompson, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, died in Wheeling on Monday
morning.
The Cincinnati Times says that l.. G. Hop
kins & Co., the great dry goods merchants OF
that city, spend $4,000 day for advertising, and
clear double that amount.
Union Square, New York City, has popu-
lation of about two thousand sparrows. Cen
tral Park, New York City. gives lodgings and
house room to perhaps twice that number.
Nearly all of the fashionable spring bon
nets have lace to fall over the back hair, and
the ribbon strings are tied in bow under it.
The lace strings are often clasped by a rosette
In 'front.'
The Encouragement OF the State Of Flori-
da has given an opinion that the alleged
forged statute on file in the Office of the secre-
retary Of State, entitled San act to authorize
the Governor to ask for and receive the
agricultural land scrip from the United States,'
and purporting TO have passed the Legislature
at the session Just adjourned, is not law.
An official table prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that the public debt OF the
United States could be cancelled by sinking
fund capital of twenty-five millions a year in
twenty-three and half years. At the rate Of
fifty millions year, in fifteen and half years,
an6 at the rate Of a hundred nillions year,
n nine and half years-the interest to be six
per cent. payable semi-annually.
"A neat little trick is being perpetrated on
the New York public by the directors of the
Pneumatic Tunnel. The innocents visiting the
work are requested before returning to upper
air to register their names in book, request
already compiled with by sereral thousands
2 The nrsG pages OF the book contain petition
to the Legislature in its favor, and of course
the names of all visitors will be laid before
that body as enthusiastic endorsers OF the en-
terprise. This neat little trick is one worthy
the best minds ever produced by the State Of
Massachusetts,.
Thomas d. Carr was executed at ST. Clair
willie, Ohio, last Thursday afternoon, for the
murder Of Louisa C. Fox, near St. Clairville,
in January, 1869. Carr was cool and collected
throughout, but the recklessness which char
acterized his conduct during the trial had en-
tirely disappeared. By his own confession, he
is believed to have been the greatest murderer
ever born in this or any other country. He
acknowledged having perpctrated fourteen
cold-blooded murders and madSfve unsuccess-
full attempts to take life before the killing of
Miss Fox. His execution created great eX-
citement.
"A New York telegram says: The report in
general circulation that Dennis, Perkins
& Co., cotton dealers, No. 65 Broad street had
failed. is denied. 1t is understood that it grew
out Of the difficulty experienced in the settle
ment of some margins on contracts for future
delivery. The members of the firm say the
amounts are small; that their general business
is not affected, and the difficulty will probably
be aInicably arranged. The report, however,
caused very uneasy feeling, especially among
parties holding contracts for future delivery
There was general calling up of additional
margins, which may precptatc failures among
bear operators in the cotton market. An enor-
znDus amount of cotton was sold short for
future delivery, both here and in Liverpool, at
about the lowest point reached on the late
break in gold. Some of these contracts have
been covered; but very large amount Of cot
ton has to be delivered during the next TIVE
months, and at low figures compared with cur
rent quotations.
The clerks engaged in overhauling the &C
counts of the fugitive ex-Collector Bailey, of
New York, have found that the various sums
recorded as ''uncollected" already reach
100000. The examination, however, will not
disclose the full amount of the fraud, for, as
shown by the statement of Bai,ey's deputy,
large share Of the funds stolen by the excel
lcctor was never entered upon any account.
The unassessed penalties were pocketed by
Bailey, and, in addition to his raids on the
liquor dealers, he levied tribute on boot and
shoe dealers, clothiers, green grocers and
others, compelling them to pay him whatever
sums he desired. His blackmailing operations
extended even as far as Cincinnati short
time ago he seized, on Its arrival, a
large quantity OF spirits consigned to New
York by Cincinnati firm. A few days
later the firm received letter from Bal
ley himself, recommending them to employ
certain law firm to attend to the matter. The
reply of the firm was more significant than
polite. 1t is model of laconc writing: ITO
Joshua F. Bailey, Collector, N Y: Sir-Go to
h-u; we won't be blackmalled ~ So far az
appears on the surface, active search is practi-
cally abandoned, and unless Bailey is betrayed
or voluntary surrenders himself, it seems more
than probable that he will not be seen again.
There appears to be no end to the number of
cases which he compromised, the result of
these compromises being cheating the govern
ment out of its proper dues, and putting in his
own pockets the sums extorted from his VIC
Tins
Particulars of the extraordinary phenom
enon Of the sinking of st. John harbor are