The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-19

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In Liverpool yesterday cotton closed
steady: uplands lla1lt, Orleans 1l5d.
Over a thousand immigrants arrived al
New York last:week.
-tItaIs now certain that General 0'Reil,
nresident Of the Fenians, intends to cooper
ate with the Red River rebels.
-Fify-two Thousand dollars have been sub
scribed and paid over to the family OF the late
Secretary Rawlins.
The London Morning Post says that the
naturalization treaty has been signed by the
English and American ministers.
Il. ". Simonton. of the New York Associ-
.ated Press, has gone to Europe for two
months ramble among the mountains OF
Switzerland.
The death of Theodore Clay, son OF Henry
CLAY. Is announced. He has been for fifty
) wears An inmate of the Lexington, Mo-,
Lunaaq Hium.
-rha Ftare in New Orleans bounded by
stanfeId, Crosse, Lover and Marigny streets,
was burned last week. Loss $4,000, partially
covered by insurance in home offices.
Cyrus W. Field now asks Congress to give
J. subsidy for the Pacific cable Of ,s500,00O per
year, for number of years, instead OF gift OF
land.
-0uartermaster General Meigs has given
orders for the suspension of all work on the
national cemeteries on the 30th instant, that
day being set apart tor the purpose OF decora-
ting the graves of deceased soldiers.
a queer wedding took place in New York
a few DAYS ago. "A father and son married a
mother and daughter-the strange part OF 1t
being that the father married the daughter
!. and the mother married the son.
Major Thomas W. Sweeney, OF Mexican
-ra.-and-Foufnu-- rrPute, h,,5 been retired
honorabIy; from active. service with the rank
Of brigadler general. He Is q printer, and
lost an arm in the Mexican war.
An expedition Of three hundred men, all
Cubans except FIVE American captains, left
New York on Saturday morning as passengers
on steamer bound for San Domingo. They
carried seven thousand rifles, six large guns,
uniforms, equipment, powder, &c.
Fifty persons just arrived from Birming-
ham by railroad, were arrested in London on
Sunday. They had plenty of money and were
ali. armed with revolyers. They were sup
posed to be Fenlans and there was much e3-
element.
In the Constituent Cortes at Madrid, on
Monday, in reply to q deputy who asserted the
contrary, the minister for the colonies insisted,
with many words, that the insurrectlon In
Cuba was really ended; some predatory bands
of the insurgents only remaining.
tits reported that the Partisan demi-monde
are about to lnaugurate change in their cos
tunes. They will adopt a most rigid style OF
I. dress-high necks, no lace OF diamonds, and
no other ornaments than flowers. They say
they must distinguish themselves in some way
from respectable women, and this resolution is
their only resorts ,,~. 80 -
Mrs. E. Cady Stanton is q sasguine per-
son. She compliments the World for The gen.
erous course towards ''strong g-mindedr women,
5 and thinks the Democratic party more likely
= to favorwoman suffrage than the Republican,
since the former chad been greatly purified in
s the furnace of political af1lction." large
Brooklyn audience greatly applauded this SEN
6ment..s .3l f.H-ui .. s r'''-'f.
The result OF the late election in France
upon the Pleblscltum was6yeas, 1886, ,434;
nays, I;66o,7os. In the elections Of 1869 the
government received only 1000, 900 votes, and
the opposition !, 400, 900. Even in Paris, where
the opposition had in the late election major
ity of about4 900, the vote last year stood Tor
the g5sernment 6,ll7; for the opposition,
22s, 76asanThe Emperor would seem to be i'm
proving his hold upon the French people.
-Congressman Perce, of the Fifth District
Of Mississippi, has appointed a colored boy
cadet at West Point. His name Is Michael
Howard, and he Is a son ola representative in
tie present State Legislature. The Jackson
Pilot says, he is an exceedingly bright and ia
tellgeht young man. 1t seems probable that
the nexi class at West Point will contain sere-
raj colored cadets. Three or four Congress
men announce their intention of appointing
4 colored boys.
Lori, Snatheden introduced bill into the
Engibk House of Lords on Monday night to
render education compulsory, and to raise a
support for schools, on which action was post
poned. In the House Of Commons, after an
explanation ofthe proposed reduction of the
lighthouse dues, the House, in committee OF
the whole, considered the Irish Land bill, and
several amendments in detail During the
discussion q clause making. provision for ad-
vance to tenants caused lively debate 1t
was finally sustained. Other attempts to
amend the bill also failed.
An experiment over the Western Union
Telegraph Company's wires Of working long
circuit through a number Of repeaters was
tried in. New Orleans on Monday With re-
markable succesS Mr.. R. G. Duncan, chief
operator, sent through nine repeaters, one
each at Rome, Ca; Lynchburg, Va; New
York City, and Pittsburg; two at Cincinnati,
and one each at St. Louis, Chicago and Mem
phls, the writing returning to New Orleans
almost as clearly as when leaving the of1ce,
having passed through eighteen States and