The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-06
NEWS, OF THE. DAY.
Gold closedain New York. on Saturday,

NEHS; OF THE DAY. ~:
. Cold closedain New York. on Saturday,
at l4s. 90,
,-Cotton was quiet and weak; uplands 22+,
orleans 22a cents; sales on the spot GU, ior
future delivery 5000 bales.
In Liverpool cotton closed dull; uplands
-Ioi: Orleans lOId.; sales 5000 bales.
"Mr. yallaidigham announces his intention
of bidding goodbye to politics.
s-Seventy-fve Cinnamon left San Francisco
the other day for Massachusetts, to WORK IN a
boot and shoe mandatory.
On the sth instant the cornsf.stone OF the
new Masonic Temple will be latd'fn New York
with imposing ceremonies
The Fenians; Gleason, Donneiiy, Lindsay,
Cuilum, Fitzpatrick, Mcneil, Glass ana smith,
have been released on bail.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has been elected
nresident, and William H. Vanderbilt vice
president Of the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company
J, The debate in Congress on the income tax
shows that there is clear majority in favor OF
reducing the tax to three per cent. and extend
,Air1 Air1g exemption to two thousand dollars.
A company of negroes have organized
for the purpose OF building colored hotel In
Indianapolis, Ind, to which no white person
will be admitted.
The Spanish authorities are proceeding
with great yigor against Free Masons in Cuba.
All lodges there are prohibited by statute, and
they are proceeded against for the violation OF
that law, ,.,... ~ .
.--ndgei Bradley, of the United States su-
preme. Court, gave dinner to the members
of the bar in Galveston, Texas, recently
Among the einvited guests were Jeremiah S.
Black, ex-attorney-general of Pennsylvania
and John 81. Reagan, of Texas, ex-postmaster-
general Of the Southern Confederacy.
The question of filing the throne Of Spain
will be considered by the Cortes' to-day, with
the view of determining the matter. AS the
time approaches the contest grows warmer
The partisans of the Duke de, Montpensier are
very Jealous, while the Republican opponents
denounce his election in unmeasured terms.
1t is reported that the Captain-General Of
Cuba has informed the Spanish Government
that,he has received offers Of surrender from
the, ins,lrgens generals, provided that their
lives and property are spared. The govern
ment has replied that If they give up the con-.
test and sincerely desire reconciliation, that
they shall be generously dealt with. -s
General Banks and Secretary Fish have
had wordy tilt in relation to the policy pur-
sued by the administration towards The Cuban
cause, ani that the former told the secretary
that he was a disgrace to the name # an
American, for showing SO much persistency
iiiopposlng the extension: of moral aid to the
Cubans to enable them to secure independ-
ence!fD,g.ilis :,h2a 'ia"i' =.
The, New York Park Commission have
adopted, the following resolution: "Reaolged,
that this department will not hereafter require
nom any mechanic, workingman or laborer
in the employ of this department service OF
more than eight hours each day, that period
oftime constituting by law legal days work;
but agreement may be made with any such
mechanics, workingmen or laborers for extra
compensation for over work beyond such
period.n a; .t:.a t,r aH
Official dispatches from Captain General
De Rodas, announces that Oscar Cespedes
was executed tPuerto Principe on the Goth
ultimo. Young Cespedes, who was son OF
the President of the Cuban Republic, was sur
prised By the Spanish troops few. days
ago, five miles nom Gayalnara, and captured,
with several other insurgents. In the same
affair; the American Colonel, John Clancy,
was killed; and several other prominent insur-
gent leaders barely escaped.
diamond
induced by an Italian broker to call at his room
IN the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, Tuesday,
on the representation of the latter that he had
some diamonds 10 dispose of privately. While
there, Isaacs was overpowered by the Italian
and confederate, bound hand and foot, put
under the influence Of chloroform, and robbed
of 5000 in money, some valuable papers, dia-
mond and ruby ring, and some gold coins.
The robbers disappeared, locking the room
after them, and their victim, coming tekhis
senses twenty minutes after, called for assis-
tance and was speedily set free.
Princess Editha, who calls herself the
daughter of Lola Montez and Kin; Leopold,
of Belgium, lectured in New York, Thursday
night on the s'Social Condition of Woman;
What She Was, Is and Should Be-" SHE was
introduced by Mrs Cady Stanton, but. soou
after she commenced speaking, was interrupt
ed by an inquisitive auditor, anxious To gain
information as to her paternity. The Princess
deaed him, and the audience suppressed him,
and he soon left the hall. Miss Edtha then
proceeded to condemn the members Ut The
Soross as party Of takers instead of wo.::i- ]