The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12
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SATURDAY, MARCH II, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cold closed strong yesterday at 13Sal32.
in Liverpool cotton closed with down.
ward tendency; uplands log; Orleans 1ltall4.
in New York cotton closed heavy and
dropping at zig.
= The pneumatic bore in New York Is in the
show business, twenty-five cents peep.
-New-fashioned bonnets show no increase
In size, but considerable in price.
There is growing opposition to Forsters
educational bill in England.
The friends of Rocnefort are no longer
permitted to visit him in prison.
The Spanish Cortes have voted pay for
extra service to the soldiers OF the army serv-
ing ia Cuba.
New York shopmen. on advertising intent,
are warned that defacing coin by stamping
their cards on silver change dispensed to their
customers, is an imprisonable offence.
-Senors Bramezos, Valdes, Pous, Cisneros,
2iyeri and valienti, who were tried by court
martial in Havana for causing riot in the
villanneya theatre last winter, have been
found guilty and sentenced to death.
The New York Herald editorially says:
ssThe carpet-bagger Whittemore will be satisfied
with not wit less, 1t seems, thaa reelection
TO the House. His opinion is that he was
ousted by the inconsiderate action Of "a few
Hotspurs' The absolute shamelessness Of the
carpet-bagger was never more apparent than
in this. No man but of that class would care
to show his face in Washington within public
remembrance of his expulsion from Congress
for bribery"
Daniel Drew, the New York millionaire,
celebrated his golden wedding on Friday, in
the presence Of children. grandchildren, and
great-grand- children, and an assemblage of
guests filing the house to overaowing. Fifty
years ago, last Saturday, Mr.. Daniel Drew-then
door, but industrious and ambitious youth
led to the altar Miss Roxanna Mead. In the
intervening years, everything he touched
seemed to turn to gold, and he is now one of
.he few very rich men of New York.
The horse hospital attached to the New
York fire department has been established for
over three years. Previous to November, 1866,
the sick horses were treated by private vete-
rinary surgeons, and at much greater expense
than under the present plan. The veterinary
surgeon visits every engine house once aweek,
and either prescribes for the horses or orders
them to the hospital. In case Of horses being
taken i'll, the fact is reported at the hospital
and spare animal is sent to take the place of
the disabled horse The New York fire depart
ment owns in the aggregate one hundred an1
sixty horses, all over sixteen hands high,
strong. sound, docile, and able to trot mile
in four minutes. In going to ire running is
not permitted, the prescribed gait being four
minute trot and walk on the way home The
principal diseases treated in the hospital are
tender feet, bad legs, colds and colics.
The New York Tribune, commenting upon
the fact that Georgian, who was quite raVish-
ed by the histrionic excellence OF Mrs. Oates,
threw upon the stage complete and hand
some set of furs, says: 'sIt is to be hoped that
this utilitarian taste will pass into precedent
We have 1--WE regret to say seen actresses to
whom the gift Of box soap and another
box of towels would have been most appro-
priate We have seen actresses whose dresses
Ito borrow Talleyrand's mop began too late
and left off too soon, and to whom few
gowns Of the usual length would have been q
seasonable donation. Flowers are we'll enough
in their way, but they do not supply the solid
necessities Of the theatrical ladies unless they
are accompanied by ingeniously-hidden green
backs. We never sec one of these variegated
lunches thrown without thinking of the ex-
clamation of Pauline, in The Lady Of Lyons:'
Ma, wish I knew who sent me these 'ere
green's"
"A Washington letter to the Baltimore
Gazette says: ~ learn from one who knows,
that the negro boy nominated by Butler for
g cadetship is in no respect qualified to pase the
requisite preliminary examination, and that
the ahero" is perfectly aware Of this fact, and
has so stated to anxious inquirers among mill
tary men, The poor tool has been nominated
on purpose to be rejected. But the shoulder
strappers on land and sea might as well make
up their minds to social equality with the ne
gro race All the Southern Congressional
carpet-baggers who have been. or may here
after be, dismissed for bribery, will be replaced
by negro representatives at once. In the For
ty-second Congress there will probably be
negro force in the House of at least twenty, if
not thirty. It was very difficult matter to
keep their heads down at the last election.
Under the present laws it is manifest. there
fore, that the negroes must get into these
national academies. Hence their abolition is be-
ginning to be looked upon as the only remedy
short of shocking the sensibilities of the Off
GERS of the army and navy. And, thus 1t is,
that every public institution, Federal and
State, designed for the solid education ofthe
rising generation, is in imminent danger Of
destruction"
The New York Clipper publishes letter
from Sam Collyer, in which, after returning
thanks to his seconds and to the referee, he
saws of the recent fight: 81 have no fault to
find. Everything about the ring was arranged
ss well as my heart could wish; and when
stepped in everybody could see that was
filed with Joy to think that had sucn Iair
chance to win. Imet with misfortune IN tne
third round which decided tie day, however.