The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-19
Tbe GbafleSton SemS,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1870.
-NEW.S OF THE D.IT.

Gold was quoted in New York, yesterday,
at 21ai
Cotton was heavy, with sales OF $500 bales at
-25Hc.
I'm Liverpool cotton was buoyant; sales IA 900
Bales uplands 1l;5d.
"A number of congressman favor an adjourn
ment as early as the first of May.
In many sections Of Virginia ice was secured
last week two inches in thickness.
On Saturday the Stanton fund had reached
$1o0, ,Oo0, and it is stated by the New York papers
will soon reach $4,000 mere.
The ship having on board the remains OF Mr..
Peabody, together with her escort, were at tile
Island Of Madeira at the last adviccS.
George Collins, late of California, is charged
with being defaulter to the Boston City Treas
.orer to the amount OF fifteen thousand dollars
Prince Bonaparte will be tried publicly in
Paris, before the High Court OF Justice, in the
Hall of Justice at Versailles. No appeal is allow
ed from its decision.
"A woman's Suffrage Convention meets in
Washington this week, but General Grant has
neartlessly refused to let the department clerks
have holiday to go 10 its meetings
The London Tablet asserts that the majority
ibility dogma now reach 'S6 150 OF whom fort
night since belonged to the opposition.
According to the very accurate observations
of NJ. Marie Dayy, just announced, the heat de-
rived from the caloric rays from the moon is not
sufficient 70 raise the temperature OF an exceed
ingly sensitive thermometer the onemlionih oil
q degree. This result, it may he added, is In Ill
rect variance with that dcduccd by Lord Rose,
lin his Investigations of The same subject.
"A new explosive, OF asserted great power, is
announced by English journals, under the name
OF ammonia powder. Analysis shows merely
substitution Of nitrate OF ammonium for nitrate
of potash in ordinary gunpowdcr, the change
adding immensely to the explosive force. Inc
salt being quite dellnquescent the old adase,
skeep your powder dry'' would lose its signia-
canoe should the powder come into general use.
Arrangements for the consolidation OF the
q ocean cables between America and Europe have
been concluded in London, and only require the
sanction Of the directors. The companies VIII
.cast all receipts into q common purse ana then
share proportionately; and should the land line
connecting with one cable be down, the dis.
patches will be sent by the other without regard
to the company which may have received them.
The Spanish report from Cuba announces the
surrender OF insurgents in large numbers. one
thousand Spanish residents OF Cuba have sent
memorial to the Cortes asking that body to defer
granting liberties and reforms to Porto Rico, on
the ground that such concession would prove
Injurious to the cause OF Spain in Cuba. On the
other hand, letters from Cuban sources report
that the insurgents are again becoming quite ac-
tive, and are overrunning the districts OF Baya-
mo and Manzanillo.
There have, it appears, been further inquiries
carried on with reference TO the frauds in the
New York methodist Book Concern.h Nothing
favorable to the managers has been discovered.
Vouchers only were given in the printing depart
ment, and not one OF the original bills are TO be
found. In the building, oil sorts OF little jobs
were brought to light. The chief OF the depart
ment had taken all the "gold sweepingS" as his
1sperqusites'-worth about $1,000 per year. Bills
for goods were paid by the concern, "but,'' re-
mark subcommittee. "thcre is no record TO
show that goods bought were received at all.''
Fourteen hundred dozen skins, which must have
cost the concern twenty thousand dollars are
tsnot accounted for" and so on from beginning
to end.
Returns show that, spite OF the insurrecton,
,the amount of sugar in stock at Havana, Dcccm.
her 81. 1869 was quite as large as at the end OF
the year 1885, Here are the figures for receipts
and clearances of sugar in Havana: In 1865
1885, 900 boxes; in 1869 1,34s, 600 b Xes; stock OH
hand at the end OF December, 1869, 5i,2oS boxes,
against % 900 in 1865 and H. 900 in 1867. The de-
crease in shipment OF boxes from Havana to Ma
tanzas in 1869 is compensated by larger export
. than usual OF hogsheads. These ngures are given
to show that the insurreciIon has not affected the
N,ho 1o thpvO 0t a1c
Show that the insurrecton is not SO formidable
as it has heen represented to be? 1t is conf
dently asserted in Havana that there will be no
Calling on in the sugar production for the present
year.
The Deistical Congress that has Just adjourn
ed In Naples was in no way more successful than
any previous assemblage Of the kind. 1t began
with denunciation anil ended in uproar; the
delegates each and oil OF them, having such vast
stores of original ideas that q panic seized them
lest the winter should pass away and the sum-
mer come and go before they could all find utter
ance The whole Congress- therefore, began to
speak at the same moment, each III his native
language, much TO the cdilcation Of the specta-
tors, who thus behed the best possible represcn-
tation Of the confusion OF tongues, free OF en-
pense. The American delegate subsidized first,
and was followed by the representatives OF Ger
many, two Frcnchmen remaining masters OF the
situation, and discoursing at each other until
their powers ofspeech had left them.
MIR. James LenoX, OF Fifth avenue New York,
proposes to bcstow splendid gift upon that city
in the form OF public library, ard bill has been
introduced into the State Legislature to enabl'
him to execute his design. The bill is to give an
act OF incorporation to the LeaoX Library. The
generous donor proposes to furnish lot OF land
and give three hundred thousand dollars, or amy
larger sum that may be needed, for the erection
OF the building. In addition lie will hand over to
the trustees hs entire collection Of statuary,
paintings and books as beginning for the lib'a.
ry, and he declares that no further sums Of money
shall be Withheld that may be demanded TO make
it the finest library in the country. His own
library is said to be the most valuable private
collection in the United States. The munifcent
spirit of Mr. LcnoX is also illustrated in the Pres
byterian Hospital, now in course of crec'ionin
New York at a cost OF one million dollars.
Little Emily" Andrew Holidays version
.of Dickens David Copper1eld, is having Ire