The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-29
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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1870.
NEWS OF THE DAY.


q; NEWS OF TIE DAY.
Gold at New York yesterday, after violent
fluctuations and reaching 15h. closed at 15s.
The New York cotton market was quiet; sales
1900 bales at 232s cents.
At Liverpool cotton was steady at 11a1l!6d;
Orleans liz; sales 1000 bales, including 5000 lor
speculation and export.
in California the Japanese have set out
100000 tea plants at Calistega.
-Ffty-three thousand colored emigrants have
passed through Memphis in nve months.
The Governor OF New York has signed the
Eight.hour Labor law, and issues proclamation
for it's enforcement and observance.
The Pneumatic Railway tunnel bill has been
defeated in the New York State Senate This Is
the company that has been boring secretly under
Broadway, in New York city.
1t is stated that in the villages of New Eng
land, where the Maine Law Is enforced, the In.
crease In the sale of opium is soarge as to attract
attention.
-Disraers new novel, .I.othar,' Is to be pub
nshed In this country by the Appletons. 1t is
said to treat Of the political and social questions
OF the day.
-Anative HIadoo reformer is creating sensa'
tion In London, by denouncng idol worship and
preaching in support Of the single deity theory,
but without embracing Christianity.
Mrs. Lynch, who was captured with the Lo-
peg family. is said to be beautiful French wo.
man. who acquired considerable wealth and re-
pown in Paraguay, and whose husband was an
officer In the English navy.
The government of Porto Rico has levied an
important tax Of twenty-five cents per copy ON
all newspapers from the United States. Compe-
tition is therefore very erectually prohibited,
and the Porto Rico journals will flourish.
General Bragg has been removed by the New
Orleans authorities from the olce Of controller OF
the wate-.works OF that city, and few days ago
he turned over to his successor, mulatto, public
property to the value OF two millions Of dollars.
The Toledo Blade says that recently there ar
rived in that city, in freight train on the Wabash
Railroad, seven car loads OF eggs. There were in
each r1e5 barrels oIs75 barrels in all. Allowing
120 dozen eggs In each barrel, there were 1,a6O,-
600 eggs on board that train.
"A Key West special contains the following
news from Havana: Count yalmaseda and the
political Governor OF Santiago refuse to obey Or
ders from the Captain General and from Madrid.
The Governor OF Castle Cabanos also declines to
receive orders from General Carbe, who endeey-
ored to take possession Of the fortress yesterday.
The Spaniards have been routed BY the insurgents
everywhere, and the destruction to property In
the Cinco villas district Is immense. The Cap
tain General was expected to return to Havana
to-day to re.establIsh Spanish authority"
The records OF births, deaths and marriages In
Massachusetts, during the past year 1evelop some
curious facts. A comparison between the mar
riages Of American and foreign.born persons In
the State, and the births In the families OF the
same extraction, show that while there were
twice as many "Anericann as "loreign" maria
gcs, there were more children born OF the latter
parentage than OF the former. In Boston, the
two classes OF marriages were about equal In
number; but the births OF foreign were as to 8
Of American par alentage.
The reported "interview" with General George
E. Pickett and the reporter OF the New York Sun,
turns out as most OF the reported INTERVIEWS"
to be untrue. The General, in a letter, says that
the fellow was either imposed upon By some one
who passed himself or as General Pickett, or
else made up the story out Of whole cloth; ner
has the General gone to Egypt as was stated, but
is on his way back to Richmond, not having
desire to quit his native State, while he can ind
home within hec borders, which 1t Is hoped she
VIII always be able to afford him and all her gal
liant sons.
"A New York letter OF Monday last says: "The
steamship City of Brooklyn. from Liverpool, this
afternoon, brings twelve hundred and twenty
nine passengers. The succeeding steamers OF the
same line are said to have like numbers engaged
for four or five weeks ahead. Since Wednesday
last. the arrivals at Castle Garden have been be-
tween eight and nine Thousand. 1t Is gratifying
to have semi-offcial assurance that these new
comers, as general rule, have larger share OF
this worlds goods than usually falls to their lot
A large proportion Of those brought by the City
Of Brooklyn are English and Scotch, who are
going to Virginia as farmers.
"A singular incident took place at the last re-
view by the Emperor Napoleon in Paris. Just
when the Emperor had reached the last rank OF
the troops, an individual in rags rushed forward
in front Of the gate, and vociferated loudly in 8
threatening tone, "a Cayenne Cayenne ~
He was Immediately apprehended and taken to
the nearest police ONCE. Upon being searched
HOO francs were found in an old leather purse in
one OF his pockets, an inscription OF Rente to an
amount Of 30, 900 francs, and knife poniard. A
perquisltion made at bis residence led to the dis
covery Of large store Of arms Of all sorts, and
Of sum Of 60, 900 francs in gold. Being asked as
to his motive for insulting the Emperor. he re-
piled that his patriotic heart revolted at the ac-
clamations Of the multitude.
Some rich developments are likely to be dis
closed In the Wood Howard Freedmen's Bureau
investigation before its close. The witnesses ex.
amiled thus far, according to their own state
ments, have givea testimony which is nything
but favorable to Howard. 1t Is not denied that
he, as commissioner Of this ornamental rather
than practicable piece OF government furniture,
disposed OF millions upon millions Of the public
money. The prosecution think they have clearly
shown that he was largely interested in
the manufacture OF the patent brick out
Of which the Howard University is constructed;
that the money for these brick was paid out OF
the Bureau funds and put into the pockets of
General Howard and his associates. 1t is
also apparent that at the expense OF the bu'
feau he erected a private residence upon the
ground purchased for the University. Builders
and architects have testified to the fact that the
material known as the patent brick. out Of wEich