The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-12
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1870.
NEWS OF THE D4Y.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday, at 2Oa
COX.
i'm New York, yesterday, cotton closed favor
ing buyers, with no change in quotations
New settlers are said to be pouring into Texas
at the rate OF hundred daily.
A bill authorizing the removal Of the capital
of the State of Florida from Tallahassee to Jack
sonyile, passed the Senate last Friday almost
without opposition, and has gone to the Assem-
bly,. IG2 ~ aca ss,.,
The New York Herald OF Wednesday says: THE
market for Southern securities was dull and With
out much. change in prices, except in the South
-Carolinas, which we're quiet and lower. The fol-
lowing were the latest prices: South Carolina eN
coupon, s6as7; do. new, Soas2." -
"A washington telegram OF Wednesday says:
"The Presidents nomination to the Senate to-
day OF his own father, Jesse Grant, to be post
master at CovingtOn, Ky., created great deal OF
amusement at the capitol. Grant, senior, was
first appointed by President Johnson. but as his
commission was about to expire, his son reap
pointed him.
One thousand Swedish and Swiss immigrants,
neighborhood OF Okolrna, Miss, are expected to
arrive in q few days. great many OF their
.countrymen have preceded them, and 1t Is said
are giving entire satisfaction to their employers,
though not more than one in ten can speak or
understand a word OF English. How they Will
stand the summer in the cotton fields remains to
be seen.
"A Washington letter says: Business over
the Southern railroads must be improving from
the fact that daily shipments Of rolling stock pass
through Washington en- route for, Dixie. During
the past week the following went through: Two
engines and tenders for the Northern and South
.ern Alabama Road, one engine and tender for the
Nashville and Chattanooga, three passenger cars
for the Macon ana Brunswick, two cars for the
M L. and T., one engine and tender for the
Brunswick and Albany, one engine and tender
for the Selma and Gull, one engine and tender Tor
the Mississippi. Central, and ,one engine and ten
der for the Georgia Airline. Some Of those in
charge of .these engines and cars express the
opinion that there will be fully as many cars and
engines passing through here weekly for the
Southern roads for some months to come"
AL the accounts OF ,Traupmann,s execution
agree about the struggle which took place on the
scatrold after he had been strapped down on the
fatal plank, and the idea is that he attempted TO
force himself into the lunette receive the blow
on his shoulder and be manned, not Killed, HOW
@ever, Monsieur de Paris is powerful and expert
,.dIylduaL and soon mastered his victim. There
IS an aneedote told here Of powerful fellow
called 7Monscharmont, who was condemned, to
death arMacon, for having killed five gendarmes.
ha h011
tioner, pushed his head into the lunette and
touched the spring; the. executioner was badly
placed, and only received cash on the crown OF
the head, but he went mad. Montcharmont was
taken back oprlsol, tried for this new ohence,
and again sentenced to death. This time he W Is
strapped, but he made violent effort to escape
the knife, and was only wounded. It was only
on the third attempt that Montcharmont expiated
his crimes.
An astounding story is told by New York
World correspondent concerning the Port Jervis
National Bank. The officers OF the institution,
(which was robbed a few week. since, arc repre-
.sented as having negotiated with the thieves for
che return OF $4,000 OF the stolen bOndsupon the
payment Of certain percentage. 1t Is alleged
that the president OF the bank, after using every
effort to secure the burglars, received letter
from @ prominent attorney in New York, stating
that the town bonds could be negotiated Tor anu
-procured by means OF the latter's efforts, and in
.response to this information the president visited
the lawyer, stating to him that he had come mol
only prepared to negotiate for the town bonds,
but for all the securities that had teen stolen.
This information resulted in proposition from
the thieves to return the town and government
bonds for twenty per cent. OF their value Infused
with the hope Of procuring the stolen treasure, IL
is said the bank oficers finally concluded to ac-
Cede; q second Interview was held, and to their
surprise the burglars said: "If you want those
bonds you can have them for twenty-five per
cent. on the town bonds and fifty per cent. on
the government bonds" !" Having discovered that
they had been trapped by the heather, the ON
GERS determined to make the best OF the ciFcum-
stances and accordingly agreed to accept the Sec
ond proposition, hoping, it is said, to eventually
secure them without payment OF the money. AT
subsequent interview the percentage agreed
upon is alleged to have been paid by the officers
OF the institution, and the S23 900 worth Of bonds
given up "Thc transaction" says the CORES
pOndept. sswas intended TO be kept profound
secret; few d.ys have elapsed, however, and
the matter is out, and Port Jervis Is rs gossipy as
,ever.n The name of the lawyer is not known,
but the correspondent AYERS that the president OF
the bank can inform all inquirers.
The particulars of the holocaust in Liver
pool church are recorded in the foreign papers
received yesterday. vast congregation had
been gathered together by the preaching OF the
Passionists Fathers in the Roman Catholic Chapel
OF ST. Joseph, In Grosvenor street, Rosehi which
is at the centre OF one Of the poorest and most
populous parts Of the great seaport. The service
was the concludingone Of very successful SERIES
and such maltitudes had crowded to it that after
the chapel was filed, the schoOlroom under it was
occupied and crammed, and supplementary
/, service was improvised While the two services
were quietly proceeding drunken man forced
b,s way into the schooroom and called out to
the preacher, az have heard you long
enonoh. u Some little disturbance was crea-
ted, and some wretched idiot shouted
nFire.n Meanwhile several persons amidst
the larger congregation overhead had Just
lighted some wax candles they had taken win
them for the preachers blessing, and an unusual
glare had thus been thrown upon the chapel WIN
dows, which probably confirmed In the minds ol
the people outside the suspicion. which the cry OF