The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-15
Tbe Gbarlestoo1 AemS.
SATURDAY. JANUARY Is, 1870
NEVIS OF THE D4fY.


5000 bales.
in Liverpool cetton was firm; upiands 117ld
sales $4,000 bales
The restoration Of harmonious relationship
tween the Sultan and Pasha of Egypt is complete
IT c. DeLeon. Esq. has withdrawn from th'
position of managing ciitor Of the Mobile Regis
ter.
-Suelns newspapers for libel don't pay. Fifty
suits in the past TWO years have only aggregated
$1,000 damages.
The Philadelphia papers lament the haoi
common to Southern merchants Of passing on Il
New York to purchase"
A Cincinnati genius has invented machine
by which performer OH the flute or violin CAR
accompany himself on the piano.
"A machine having been invented to clean the
: ramie fibre, this. the New Orleans Picayune says
removes the only objection to its culture.
There are said tc be 10000 sewing women in
New York and Brooklyn, whose individual earn
ings do not average more than SO so week.
Mr.. Greeley's salary as editor Of the Tribune
has been raised 10 $4,000 per anrum. AT the an
nual meeting of the stockholders last week, S5o'
900 were divided. of which the late A. D. Richard
son is credited with SSl5O, and the late S. T.
Clarke. s22,S
This is the latest for brides: A plain gold
bracelet which iastcns with a lock and gold key,
and which the husband places on her arm at the
altar, locking it, and placing the key on his watch
chain. The bracelet "cannot be removed with.
out the husbands assistance, and thus both are
constantly remlndde OF each other"
The lucky Fort Edward New York; milllner,
to whom her alnanced lover, young English
nobleman, left S17O00.000 at his death some
months ago, hailed from Clover, Vermont, aud is
the niece OF Daniel Gray Of that town. AL at
tempts 10 set aside the will have been abandoned,
and she is informed by her agent in London that
an instalment OF S5, 100000 OF this snug little be-
quest will be forwarded the present month. She
H Hreported as being quiet, sensible girl, and not
likely to be upset By this staggering freak OF for
tune.
The German hospital OF New York has re-
e,ived from Germany an unexpected gift of $so,-
900 In 5.2os. The gver was the Baron Won Dier-
gardt, young man who hasjust inherited large
fortune. and begins by making use Of 1t In this
, manner He has ncve- becn In the united States'
and was doubtless prompted to this great act OF
charity by finding Iarge quantity OF united
States bonds among his inheritance. The hospl'
tai, which Is at the corner OF Fourth avenue and
Seventy seventh street, New York, Will be greatly
benefited by this acquisition.
I'm the telegraph war between the operators
and the western Union line, both sides remain OBJ
stinate; the strike continues; the company and the
men each fill great deal OF the space OF some OF
the newspapers with their explanations or COM
plaints but the matter OF interest to the public Is
tha. the strike continues. So far as the press Is
concerned, the company has made especial efforts
to serve it with news though it has had to strain
every nerve to do 80, with limited force anu
nearly all night work, which is felt to be q very
great inconvenience.
"A telegram was received at the War Depart
ment, in Washington, on Sunday, from General
Reynolds, the military commandant in Texas,
stating that the constitution OF that State has
been adopted almost unanimously, and f. ].
Davis elected Governor by plurality OF seven
hundred and eighty three votes. The other State
officers are ]. W. Flanagan, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
A. Bledsoe, comptroller; G. w. Honey, treasurer,
and Jacob Kuechler. land commissioner. The
above named have been appointed officers OF tile
provisional government.
The operative cotton splnners OF Glasgow,
Scotland, received intimaticn from their employ
ers to the effect that. in consequence OF long con-
tinued dullness In the trade. their wages were to
be reduced to the extent OF ten per cent from
and after the first pay day in 1870. AS the opera
tiyes are paid fortnightly, this provides for the
reduction taking effect on Saturday, the 10th day
OF January. The members OF the trade afterwards
held meeting on this subject and after delibera-
rion, 1t was agreed to transmit communication
to the employers obecslng strongly, to the rule.
The great natural curiosity known as Sunken
Lake Is situated In the Cascade Mountains, about
seventy five miles northeast OF Jacksonville Ore.
ron. The walls are two thousand feet high, and
almost perpendicular, running down into the
water, and leaving no beach. The depth Is un-
known, the surface Is smooth and unruflled, and
Il lies so far below the surface of the mountain
that the air currents do not affect 1t. Its length
Is estimated q, twelve miles, and its breadth at
ten. Noliving man has, it is said, ever reached
the waters edge. The lake lies 'silent, still and
mysterious in the bosom OF the everlasting hills,
like o huge we'll scoopei oit by the hands OF
gcnii."
On Friday evening last, as The steamer Atlas,
plying between New York and South Amboy,
had reached tho dock at the latter station, two
lady passengers, in their cagerness to get OF,
were standing under the apron which connects
the boat with the dock. and which the men were
In the act of letting down. deck hand named
John Riddle. seeing the danger in which she ladies
were placed, stepped forward and pushed them
backward, but had not time to get away him
self, when the apron, weighing two tons, acci-
dentally fell and striking him on the head broke
his neck. The unfortunate man was twenty four
years OF age and resided formerly at MddletoHn
Point, N
The English postofllce authorities have prepa-
red, for the use Of the public, forms for telegra-
phic messages to be used when the whole system
OF inland telegraphs is acquired by the govern
ment on the 29th OF next month. The form Is
very simple and complete, and differs in one or
tvo import aut respects from those hitherto en-
ployed by the companies-the novelties, 1t may
be added. being decided improvements. The
principal OF these refers to the arrangement OF
the words that make up the message. A separate
space in lines is allotted to each word, and the
corresponding charge is printed clearly on the
marg.n n, :" tina, the sender can see at glance
how much he has to pay, and the receiving clerk
need be at no trouble In calculating how much he
has to charge. Each o. the form, thus divided