The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-28
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.


5000 bales at 2334 cents.
in Liverpool cotton closed on Saturday, up
lands 1l4d. Sales 10000 bales.
Mr. Brisht's health creates deep anxiety In
England.
"A petrifed sea-scrpent has been found in In,
diana, 1870 feet beneath the surface.
The French Atlantic Telegraph Company, at
their last meeting, declared dividend OF * per
cent. for five months.
in distance OF eleven blocks on Broadway,
New York, there are sixty three stores and ofioes
to let.
The London Times asserts that the legal ten
der declsionin the United States Supreme Court
restores English confidence in American justice.
The Sandwich Islands Board OF immigration
have sent an agent to China to promote the i'm
migration OF Chinese to the Islands.
Baltimore owes SIS, 100000, and Philadelphia
over s4e ,0Oo The aggregate is greater than
the national debt ut the commencement Of the
war.
The anniversary celebrations Thursday in
Paris of the proclamation OF the French Republic
in 1s4S were very orderly. The police authorities
did not disturb the meetings anywhere.
The Hon. Alexander H. Stephens Is improving
In health and is in very good spirits. The second
volume of his work, "A Constitutional View OF
the War Between the S,ates,' is ROW in press.
"A cock fight, for $4,000 q side, between New
York and Boston birds on one side, and Albany
and Troy on the other, was decided in favor Of
the former at Union Iill, New Jersey, on Tuesday,
seven to five.
Several severe shocks Of earthquake have re-
Gently occurred on the Island OF Hawaii. The
summit, Of the volcano OF Mannaloa Is shroudcd
in smoke, indicating that the crater IS again
active.
The Mormon preachers have been warned out
OF the Village OF East Meadows, Long Island, by
vigilance committee, on pain OF being moobcd.
They left for Pa;choque. but are expected to re-
turn, when serious disturbanceis feared.
The question is mooted as to whether the Ca
diets, whose positions were obtained by purchase,
can be dismissed; and 1t Is reported that the At
torney-Gencral has decided that they cannot, but
however that be, the law clearly empowers the
President to make the removals In his discretion.
IS The New Orleans Plcaypne says: "How the
whlrligig OF time brings around his revenSes
For more than forty years the people OF New
Orleans have been importing their supplies OF Ice
!, from the North. New Orleans now manufactures
its own Ice by stsam and recently the Louisiana
Ice Company received an orier from Philadelphia
for fifty tons Of ice Weshau be supplying Boston
next"
The London Times has an editorial on the
scene In the courtroom on Thursday last, at the
trial OF the Lady Mordaunt divorce case. The
Times says the error OF the Prince OF Wales was
due to the earelessness Of his reputation and heed
lessness in the matter OF personal intimaces
which are forbidden to Royalty. Prince Abert'S
example was faui;less, and the Prince oil Wales
will learn from it and cXemplify life free even
from the sen,D!ance OF levlty.
For some weeks past Q newspaper, haadbill
and opera hocSc war has prevailed in Chicago,
between the Chicago Times and the Lydia Thomp-
SON BurlesQue Troupe. The wordy con test culmi-
mated on Thursday in Lydia intercepting the
editor, Mr. Story, OH his way to dinner, and, with
the assistance Of three OF her associate blondes
and four male friends, applied couple OF blows
tothe object Of her venom with o rawh!de carried
for the purpose. Tile police separated the com
batants anu carried the assaaltinS crowd TO the
police office, where they were required 10 give
;, baE for q breach Of the peace. We want no such
nery blondes in this latitude.
"A Washington dispatch says: "The cadetship
investigation is in confusion, and II is dlihcnlt 10
determine to what extent the committee Will
further push the examination. Letters and tee-
grams come to them from all quarters charging
present and ex-mambcrs with sales OF cadetships,
and one OF these thus charged is In very nisn
position. Whittemore alleges that one OF the
committee who signed the recommendation lor
his expulsion has been in the business, and that
his letters are extant to prove it. 1t Is expected
that Butler will offer resolution insructinS the
committee TO inquire who it was that offered heg.
Ter five hundred dollars for Whittemore's letter,
and report further says Fernando Wood was that
man,
The fate OF the steamship City OF Boston,
which left New York on the 25lh ult. for Liver
pool is still in suspense Three days after her de-
parture she passed Halifax, since which time no'h.
ing reliable has been heard from hcr. She was due
in Liverpool on the 9th inst and is therefore nine-
teen days late. The City of Boston, II disabled,
whether by accident 10 her machinery orby q
gale, would be In part o. the Atlantic whence
escape must be very slow. At this season OF the
year the Gulf stream crosses the ocean at a lower
parallel OF latitude than In summer, and the dis
abled ship, If such be the clSc would prooaoly be
in part OF the SCI: where she would lind but lit.
tie II any current to drift her either towards the
Irish coast or towards the Azores. Fortunately,
the City Of Boston has on board over eighty days
provisions and it is deemed not improbable that
she is moving towards the Bay OF Biscay.
The New York World, In an editorial article
commenting or the low rate of gold on Thurs
day, says: .The most important cause OF the re-
duc,ion is one with which the government has
had nothing to do. as 1t has no control oTcr the
weather md the seasons. The decline in golt
has resulted from several causes, Of which :h'
mos, important is tho abundance of the cos'o'
cror. Our chief use for gold is in The purchase o
soresn commodities, and co:'on being as gOo'
for ,h,s purpose as gold i:ssl;. an abundant COT
ton crop tli,peases with ~ equivalent value IL
ro.a for the parposc OF foreign commerce. Ac
corning to the n ,st recea; estimates, the cot
ton crop Of TIE las: year does not la
sSor, Of :.@ycc r.:!!!cn ba.es; aEd'