The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-20
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday at lag
.al4i.
Cotton closed firm, with sales of 1900 bales;
middling uplands 2Stc.
in Liverpool cotton closed. quiet; sales
10000 bales; uplands lo6alld; Orleans ll4d.
The London organ of the Roman Catholic
Church declares that the Ecumencal Council
cannot complete its work under year.
General James Longstreet has been ap-
pointed Ad;utant-G General of the Louisiana mi
: lihn.5.;eo-.s
Mrs. Slower, one OF ex-President john
sons daughters, has married Mr.. Brown,
merchant OF Greenyllle, Tennessee.
A total of 26O0 immigrants arrived at New
: York ON Monday, mostly Irish, Swedes, and
Norweglans, with slight sprinkling Of Scotch.
The first case of sun-stroke of the season
occurred in Third Avenue, New York, on Mon
day, the victim being an unknown white man,
of about IS years ofage. ;.
The residence of N. o. Sykes, IN Tippah
County, Mississippi, was burned on Saturday
night last. Two daughters, aged eight and
thirteen, perished in the flames
The New Orleans Ice Company make from
seventy to seventy-ive tons of ice day, and
sell it at thirteen dollars ton at the manufac-
tory.
2 Mr. Hamil, one of the editors of the Loco
motive, of Opeltka, Alabama was, after trial
.,of three days, for the killing of Dr. Summer
ford, triumphantly acquitted.
The prize fight between Mace and Allen
near New Orleans, was not interfered with by
s the authorities, s'out OF Difference to public
opinion"
The celebrated beverage, invented by the
Rev. Mr.. Smythe, has been admitted to the
barr of every rum.hele: in New York, andas
known by curious !: namesr rsuch as 'Smythes
Recuperator;" 'smythe's Inyigoraang Mix
ture,p "Mlk tand sanlfor Babes, ''smythe's
Huky Way ''Ths Parsons Own" "Amorosia
!. for the Clergy and Lalty."
Il ast week nine thousand Europeans were
landed IN New York City, from emigrant ships,
I'm search of new homes. From Ireland and
Germany came five thousand, in about equal
proportions, while England and Sweden had
the bulk Of the remainder. Large numbers Oh
emierants from Germany are arriving at Bal
tmore, so far this season, also by the steamers
of the Baltimore and Bremen line.
The first step in the suit brought oy
the Campbell heirs, who claim over one.
half of the City Of LoulsyllIe-three thousand
acres, valued at seventy million dollars-Was
taken on Friday; the chancellor granting an
Injunction preventing the city from tearing
down some buildings on property purchased
by the city for wharf purposes: All back rents
for term of years will be sued for, SO that the
suit will be for fully one hundred million dol
lara. The defendants number over two thou
sand. The suit is creating much excitement
Governor Hoffman, of New York, has
vetoed the Arcade Railroad bill. The Governor
makes thirteen objections to the bill, all ol
which are forcible and sensible. He says that
the bill does not compel the company to extend
the road to the upper part Of the island; that
the Arcade plan is an experiment on which
the spinions of engineers differ; and that Ii, on
trial, 1t should be found to work great de-
struction of property, there Is nothing in the
bin to compel the corporators to repair their
mischief and restore the street.
The merchants and planters Of Southwest
ern Virginia and Tennessee are to hold a
council of peace at White Sulphur Springs
some time in June, to establish closer relations
with each other, and consider the state of the
markets and geLeral prospects Of trade for the
current year. One Of the objects OF the con-
ference, as 1t appears from the comments In
the Virginia newspapers, is to re-establish the
trade of the Virginia cities, and persuade the
Southwestern buyers that it is no longer ne
cessary for them to go to Baltimore and New
York for their supplies.
Mr.. Ton Allen, who signs himself ''Cham-
pion of America" By permission of Mr.. James
Mace, schampion of the world" has issued
challenge to all professional bruisers, except
Mace and Heenan, to fight for $4,000 or less.
He Is particularly anxious that Coburn will ac-
cept:: Mr. Allen says of the late fight ''In re-
gard to my recent encounter with Mr.. ]. Mace
for $4,000 and the championship, all have to
say is, that did my best to win my friends
money who backed me, and that fought as
well as knew howto fight. Mace outfought
rme and won. was beaten, and lost and
have no excuse to make; but everybody knows
that both couldn't win."
The st. Louis papers contain detailed ac-
counts of the horrible railroad slaughter on
the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Thursday morn
ing, which places the blame for the collision
upon the conductor of the freight train. BE
was authorized to use thirty minutes of the
express trains time, the latter being late, but
exceeded 1t, and was running, 1t is said, forty
five minutes on the time of the express, when
the crash occurred, trying to reach another
station. The scene at the wreck was frlghttul
Cars were telescoped together, and their in
mates crushed side by side in one indescrlbabe
agony. Before the relief train reached the
spot, the citizens near BY had gathered, and,
directed by two doctors, had made good prog
ress in removing the killed and wounded, and
caring for the latter. The bedding and mat
tresses from the sleeping cars were brought
put for the wounded TO rest on, and lint, coT-
eriets and quilts were literally provided by the