The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-07
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY !, 1870.
NEWS or THE D-4Y.


Cotton closed dull and heavy with sales oi
HOO bales 1T :57sc.
In Liverpool cotton closed with do"nwaru
tendency; upl.uds l12sd.
The ice companies in New York City have
issued notice that prices will be Increased nearly
fifty per cent. on wholesale purchases.
The Mormon missionaries on Long Island
have establsheda church there, and the spread
of the faith is now said to be alarming"
Rev. Father PiunSctt, au eminent divine, for
fifteen years pastor OF st. Paul'S Catholic Church,
In Portsmouth, Va, died Oh Thursday last
They are down to the soup house standard in
Boston, 2ST families, representing 1898 persons,
having been supplied with "city soup' IN one
day.
s--Hlman footprints, it is stated, have been dis
covered in the rocks at Turner's Falls, Mass, IN
dented in the same strait with those OF birds and
other animals.
The smallpox is gradually on the decrease in
New York City. Only eight fatal cases have been
reported this week. The new cases average
about ten day.
Mr.. Rogers, Philadelphia merchant, visited
Mcfarland the slayer OF Richardson, at the
Tombs Thursday, and on leaving offered him
$500 for his defence.
-Callan, member of the English Parliament
for Dundalk, announces his intention of demand
ing Parliamentary investigation into the condl-
tion of the imprisoned Fenans.
Morris S. Hill, former cashier Of the Farmers
and Droyer's. Bank, of Somers, Westchester Coun-
ty, New York, has been hauled up, charged Will
an alleged erlbezzlement Of $4,000.
The life il surancc companies are to be invcs-
tlgated by tn, State Legislature OF New York,
who have app )inted special committee for that
purpose The matter has caused great stir
among the companies.
in consequence OF the frequent rumors OF the
III health OF Pope Plus IN, the public mind is busy
with the names OF candidates for the Papacy.
The election OF Archbishop Manning is strongly
advocated in England.
The United States screw steamer Seminole
has gone into quarantine at Key West having
Just arrived from Port au Prince, Hayti, with
twentyseven cases of yellow fever on board.
Several deaths had occurred.
The London Times had an editorial on Friday
morning, OH the present depression Of common
trade. The writer ascribcs the causes to the
dearness OF raw materials, and the superiority Of
American manufactures.
-Advices from Madrid report the escape of
Marquis Hormoza, the notorious Carlist leader,
recently sentenced to perpetual Punishment He
was on his way 20 the port OF Cadiz in the Gus
tody OF a sergeant OF the civil guard.
MFR. Lanier. we'll known hotel keeper, died
last week in Montgomery, Ala He was once pro-
prietor Of the Lafarge House, New York. He was
also for many years resident of Macon, Ca,
and kept there the well known "Lanier House."
1t is stated that there are 1900 600 public doc
uments and pamphlets in the vaults of The capt.
tol waiting to receive frank in order to be
mailed between the present time and July next
and more are printing every day, which will be
added to the LIST.
The Washington Star says: "Faul Gerard,
who married the lovely octoroon, Miss Wornley,
has received letter from his people in France,
sending him $500 10 pay his debts anu take him
home with his bride, his family having become
reconced to his marriage"
-Ata Radical caucus held in Jefferson City,
NO., Wednesday night last, the question Of the
expedIency OF submitting to the people an
amendment to the constitution, enlranchisng all
those now deprived OF suffrage, without respect
to race or color. was discussed and carried by
nearly two.third vote.
New Orleans is at present in almost total
darkness at night, in consequence OF the Gas
Company having cut Off the supply Of gas The
bills for the gas furnished during the last two
years have not been settled, and the company
gave notice that unless payment was made on
February lst the gas would be turned on. The
Spanish portion OF the city still uses oil lamps,
and the appearance OF the streets in that district
Is very gloomy.
The delegation appointed by the citizens OF
New Orleans on Monday night last, waited on
Governor Yarmouth Wednesday night, and pre-
sented the resolutions adopted in relation to
abuses in the State Legislature. The Governor re-
piled that the members OF the Legislature are in
experienced, a, that large bribes are continually
offered by bank officers and others to lobby bills
through that body, and by the temptations OF
these men the present corruption has been caused
he declares that il the citizens will only give
their support to him and to the honest members
of the Legislature, there will be no difficulty in
restraining improvident legislation in future
The Washington correspondent OF the Balt
more Gazette, speaking OF the wife of the black
senator from Mississippi, says: yesterday the
lady of Senator Reels visited the Senate cham
Der AMI subsequently occupied conspicuous seat
in the la,lies' gallery. She was waited upon very
punctually by Senator Sumner and the Upton
Slasher. The latter Is bachelor and the lady of
the former is non est. 1t seems, therefore, that
these honorables were pitched upon to do the
honors, as 1t was concluded they could do so with
impunity as to counter invitations. But this
won't do. Senator Wilson and member Kelley,
who have no such subterfugc, must toe the marx
If the .larkey senator be their social equal In
bacchanalian revels the equality must be equal.
izcl Share aud share alike Come gentlemen,
face the music Depend upon it Senator Revels
will not suffer either himself or his family to be
snubbetl. This thing, like water, will find its
levelr'
The Secretary of the Treasury is not a little
pcrplcyed at the skill and facility displayed by
ult,rf,tcrs in initiating the national currency.
The speedy and successful reproduction by them or
the new ilrty cent note suggests the importance
OF devising some plan by which these industrious
manufacturers of bogus currency may be put hoI'S
dm combat. The Superintendent of the Note
Printing Bureau has suggested, and the Secretary
is considering the following plan: To devise plates
With very few lines and the plainest kind OF