The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-11
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TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1870.
NEWS OF TILE D-IY.

70 oo-1oo.
Cotton in New York closed easier; sales 21,o
fbales at 25Hc.
7 Cotton closed in Liverpool quiet at 1l2ia111zd
sales 10000 bales.
"A street car is being run In New York tina
does not need rails
"A Cincinnati genius has invented q machine
by which performer on the flute or violin cal
accompany himself on the piano.
How about those elaborate and curious com
binations Of figures so current last year, which
proved indubitably that Napoleon III would abdi
cate or die in 1859?
The Mayor OF New York. was brought up {
newspaper man. He sent o short message, ant
everybody read it. When will other rulers Learn
the merit OF brevity9
"A recent divorce trick In Indlsna was tie
serving OF the legal notice on the husband when
he was too drunk to know any thing about 1t, and
the court granted the divorce before he knew OF
the proceedings.
Another instance Of the administration OF
chloroform to criminals Is reported. The muntc.
nal authorities OF White Plains, on Wednesday,
placed Buckhout, the homicide, under the innu
ence Of the anRSthetic to ascertain whether he
was insane.
The New York papers say tho Harvard crew
has accepted challenge to race with the middies
of the Naval School at Annapolis, next summer.
Thls will be the great aquatic sensation of 1870.
The race will take place either at Annapolis or on
the Hudson at West Point.
"A Western paper describes the manner OF
loye.making practiced among some OF its readers
in the following paragraph: 1.-THE young people
who were seen feeding each other, dove fashion,
over gate post, the other evening, mad better be
a litt,c more cautious in the future"
-During the current year about one thousand,
Jewish families will immierate from Russia
Prussia and Austria to this country under the
direction OF the Central Committee OF the Allisnce
Israelite at Konigsberg. Most OF these people
have been outraged by the government officials OF
Russia, and they will enjoy and appreciate the
federation Of our land to great degree, without
doubt.
in Ohio, last year, there were one thousand
and three divorces granted, against eight hun
dred and forty seven in 1868, and nine hundred
and seventy five in 1861 In three hundred and
thirty.four cases, where the custody OF children
was disputed, the mothers were successful, while
only frty eight fathers were considered worthy OF
the charge This is nearly reverse OF the rule
at common law in Ohio.
Some of the publishers and printers OF the
United States are about to send petition to Con-
gress asking for specific duty Of not less than
twenty-five cents pound on oil imported books
either bound, unbound, or In sheets. The reason
given for the petition Is, that while every book
manufactured in America has to pay TO the gov
ernment ut least fifteen separate taxes on the va
rlous articles composing 1t, foreign BOOKS are al
lowed to come in under duty comparatively 80
trining that it is cheaper to manufacture them
abroad. The consequence" as they say in their
statement, 'fs that a book can be ordered IN
England and imported into the Unittd States That
will not cost, after paying duties, freight, and all
other charges, more than half OF what similar
book manufactured here would COST"
The Salt Lake Weekly Tribune, published by
Elders Harrison, Godbc. Tullidgc i Sherman,
has come out with o new platform, advocating
an entire reform in the Mormon Church, its inain
features being: No dominant priesthood; no
mtre missionaries to be sent abroad; reduction
OF fittings; abo.lshment OF centralizing power
aaa mercantile cooperative institutions; aoosli-
nent OF the word Gentle and all civil anu rcllG-
ious prosecutions; advocating the churcn power
10 he invested in twelve apostles and that plurai
marriages are to be supported only when Dased
ON pure affection aud refinement; women to DC
better educated and respected; the ordinance ol
the priesthood Of the gospel to remain intact. 1t
claims that the movement is supported by over
Gooo Mormon members OF the chnrch, anu the
ablest writers and speakers.
"A Washington letter say: '.Mr. Wells, spcca
commissioner Of the revenue, has for some time.
been engaged, through the instrumcntaity OF Mr.
E. c. Young, chief clerk Of the Bureau OF Statls
tics, in collecting statistics relative to farm anu
mechanical labor, so as to be aole 10 present 'ae
amount of wages paid, price OF board demand
ed and the demand for each kind OF labor IN all
portions OF the United States In addition 10 the
schedule for collection OF this information n sup
Elementary one has been distributed, Makiu9
inquiries intended for the guidance OF Immigrants
who wish to settle in the South and West, rs 10
what lands are improved, and what unimproveu
price, kinds Of stock and price, railroad commu-
nicatIon, &c. Answers are being received daily
The assessor Of internal revenue for Colorado
reports that the monthly wages, with board, OF
female servants in Denver, Colorado, is $50
per month, and that the servants arc very
scarce"
"A washington letter to the Baltimore Gazette
saws: az verify believe the President has at last
Acot his back up with the Senate. IL Is 10 be
hoped at least, that the opinion recently express
cd of him by General Frank Blair may be verified
in the case Of Mr.. Hoar. Indeed, learn from
pretty good source that he dcfes the refractory
senator's will insist upon final action and threat
ems reprisals upon rejection. The objection to
Hoar. that he Is a nonresident Of the South
never in point OF fact, having set foot upon soil
south OF the Potomac-sounds, at this day, su-
premely ridiculous, especially coming as it docs,
from the mouths OF the carpetbaggcrs and scala
wags who misrepresent that section In Congress.
Other matters have, learn, soured the General,
.ms some say he has become exceedingly crusty
of late. The Senate will not humor him BY re-
n Ealing the tenure of.ofice act. Serious commit
tees are proposed to investigate very delicate mat
tcrs. and mere are in embryo. His policy with
regard to Cuba he knows viii be handled without
cioyes; and in Short the horizon all around looks
,nurky, and forebodes coming storm, compared
to which the little 'onpleasantness' between con-
oress and ANDY was mere lovers' quarres."
Light Is reflected on dark 5ubject by q Sun
eDorte, who has recently explored tile pnenni l.