The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-24
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1870.
NEWS OF THE Day.

Gold was weak, closing at l74als.
in New York yesterday cotton was heavy and
lower, at 2ia24;sc.
I'm Liverpool Ct tton closed al 1li!all5sd for
u2lands and ll,s for Orleans.
The failure OF the Brazilian loan in England Is
reported.
Carefully compiled statistics place the num-
Der OF Chinese on the Pacific coast at So, 900.
The Irish national press continue to denounce
the new Land DILL .::;c..
1T is reported that Empress Engenic visits
Sweden and Norway in the spring.
Duke OF Montpensler writes letter declaring
Spain is his country BY tradition, adoption and
affection.
The London Board OF Trade has been urged
20 ADOPT the metric syst M OF weights aud mea'
sures.
james Gordon Bennett never made speech,
never voted never was naturalized. aud is still q
subject OF Queen Victoria.
An increased security on the part OF Irish ten
ants is reported since the commission for eXaniin-
ing the system visited that country.
The London Telegraph ofyestcrday Is assured
Lord Derby vii; accept the Conservative leader
ship OF the House OF Lords.
Acting Governor Lee has appointed Mrs. Car
oiiac Neil and Mrs. Ester Moores justices of the
peace for Sweet Water County, Wyoming.
General ]. ]. Reynolds declines to permit the
use OF his name In connection with the United
States Senate.
The Emperor OF France has had several meet.
;ngs with the Papal Nunco Oil the subject OF pro-
testation against the syllabus.
"A number OF American emigrants to Brazil
reached New York last week, whose return pas
sage home was paid by the Brazilian Govern
ment.
The New York papers say that the steamship
Moro Castle, which sailed on Friday for Havana,
took 500, 900 worth OF arms and ainmu niiion foI
the Spaniards.
Its again stated that the Income tax will not
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per CENT, while motion will be made to increase
the exemptions to two thousand dollars
The President EN- mphattcaly declares that he
has NO iatention OF interfering In Cuban affairs,
and that his sympathles, unlike Summers, are
With the struggling Insurgents
There are now TWO colored women entered at
Howard University for the study OF law. Their
names are Charlotte f. Rag, Of Maryland, and
NJ, A. Cary, OF Michigan.
-Advces rom San Domingo state that Prcsi
dent Baez has completed arrangements for the
popular vote on the question OF the annexation or
San Domingo with the UpitedrStates.
An early movement Is reported by the o'Seil
Tenians on caCada, they having accumulated
large number Of arms at their headquarters In
New York.
There Is a runner in San Francisco that there
is an organization for the purpose OF extcrmlnat-
ing the Chinese residents OF that city or before
ST. Patrick's Day.
The Brickayers Unions Of New York, Brook.
lyn and Williamsburg have decided to fix the
scale Of wages for 1870 ut SIS day, the present
rate.
The nunnery case OF Sauria vs.. Starr, in Ea-
gland, has been settled. The eX.nun has received
back her dowry, and each party avs its own
costs.
George Arnsburg, compositor in the New
York Times office, on Saturday set 2o6i ems Of
solid mlnion In one hour. This Is said to be the
fastest type-setting on record.
General Roman Cabrera, the distinguished
Carlist leader, refuses TO take command OF the
Carlist movement In Spain unless regular forces
arc organized anu q basis Of operations decided
on.
-Kohler Kemarra proprletors OF the great
lager beer every at Guttenburg, n. T., have
been charged with revenue frauds and held to
ball in $4,000 each to await The decision Of COM
missioner Holman, OF New YORK.
John Shepherd, London pedestrian, has
won $1,000 in Memphis by walking 100 hours
with fifteen minutes rest in every twenty-Iour
hours. The task used him up aud he had to be
carried from the platform.
rha Dor or canltOl claim that the
New Hampshire canvass is progressing unsatis-
racrorily, anu many are crying that oil is lost;
that even Dawes pilgrimage thithcr and his vital
statistics will not save the State to the Republi-
can party in March next.
The Brazilian soldiers returning froEl Para.
guay have horrible story OF finding thousand
Paraguayan women In famishlng condition,
many Of them wounded BY the scouts Of Lopez;
while on the roads many others were found with
their throats cut by the same troops.
The New York Herald Of Sunday, in Its stock
market report, says: "The new South Carolin1s
were In request at Improved quotations. The
general list was steady. The following W, re the
prices at the last board: South Carolina skies,
eX!coupon, 81 bid do, new, July, slii do.
do, April, s5haSi1."
The Supreme Court OF North Carolina some
time since decided that under the new consttu-
tion Of that State mans homestead could not be
sold under execution, even for debts contracted
before Its adoption. 1t has now decided that the
homestead may be sold Il the execution was
levied before the adoption Of tie constitution.
LA Marseillaise announces that, owing to
prosecutions threatened, the name OF Rochefort
viii not appear In that Journal hereafter. The
name Of Daugerotle Is printed as chief editor,
but it is understood to be cover for Rochelort,
who will continue TO direct the paper. An adit
tionai fine OF 5000 francs has been imposed upon
La Marselaise.
baggage smashing" to,which the travelling
pnblc have been helpless victims hitherto, has
Just received wholesome check in Pennsylvania,
and the example. it is to be hoped, will be fol-
lowcd,in other States. We notice that the Penn
:sylvania Legislature has passed a bill imposing
ga fine Of not more than 500 on any baggage
master or other person whose duty 1t Is to handle
or remove the baggage OF passengers, who shall