The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-20
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NEWS OF TIE D-II.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1870,

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Gold closed in New York yesterday stead!
at 2lS.
Cotton closed heavy and dropping, with sale
OF 1900 baes at 25asic.
in Liverpool, cotton closed steady; upland
11%d sales l5 900 bales.
Tho Marine Hospital at Wilmington, y. {.
which cost the government $4,000, was sold
auction last week for $4,000.
Governor Bullock, OF Georgia, has respitet
Ben Godbey, who murdered planter Of Burke
County, in that State, in June last.
Among the plans of the Savannah Radical:
Is scheme to put the police force and fire depart
ment under the control OF the Legislature.
Henry Ward Beecher anneunced TO his con
Sregation Sunday that he declined to receive The
offer recently made him OF an advance Of salary
from Sl25eO to 100000.
"A number Of prominent persons have united
In calling o national congress for conference Oh
cr;miaa! punishment and reformatory treatment
In prisons, to be held in Cincinnati in the coming
fal!.
A French woman has sued San Franciscan
for $4,000 damages on the ground that he in
duced her TO leave her native country as govern.
ess Of his children, and turned her out OF doors
upon their arrival in California.
Interesting ceremonies TOOK place on Sunday
In the Mormon Temple, at No. lbs Grand street,
BROOKLYN, \. y. A new elder from Edinburgh
was installed with novel and appropriate SER
vices. The saints TO the number Of one hundred
and forty INDUCED In much sacred singing and q
few prayers, aud listened to sermons from three
Salt Lake elders. Poygamy was vigorously de-
Can't ila of Npw
York denounced and doXology closed the pro-
eeedtngs
1t is reported that the residents at Washing
ton, D. c., desire to change the form of govern
ment OF the city and district. The plan most
generally approved OF is the organization OF
territorial government for the district with gov
ernor to he appointed by the President, with
legislature elected by the people, and with de-
legate to Congress, by the people. The wants OF
the District of Colum bia have for many years been
neglected by Congress; and the presence Of
delegate with power to speak, but not 10 vote, it
is believed, would give an opportunity to the
people for the expression OF their wishes.
After all the eXtravagant laudations by Charles
Dickens OF Fecht., the actor, it turns out that he
Is far from all American fancy painted him.
Winter, the able New York critic, says OF him !:
IOpinion as to the merits Of the actor Is greatly
divided. For our part, We have already indica-
ted that we see nothing remarkable in the acting
or Mr.. Fechter; nothing that is, which has not
been equalled, and, in some cases, surpassed, by
actors native to the American stage. These
views We may presently take occasion to state
Nth more emphasis. The pufery lavishcd on
Mr. Fechter is rapidly getting to be noXious, alike
In tic nj in that ocrOrfS beh.if and
IN its signal injustice to many among his cotem-
poraries."
The Legislature OF Mississippi having ratified
the Fifteenth amendment, there aro,n now twenty
three States recorded in lis favor, as follows Ala
hama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massaehu-
setts, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New York. North Carolina, Penn
syHania, South Carolina, Vermont. Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Three have rejected "
ene or both houses, and will not likely take any
further action-Delaware, Kentucky and Tcnnes
zee. The constitution provides that any proposed
amendment must he ratified by the Legislatures
o. thrc&fourtilS OF the States before 1t become
apart OF tile constitution. There arc thirtyseven
States, and the ratification OF twenty eight is
therefore necessary to constitute the amendment
part OF the constitution. Five mere are there
fore necessary to render the ratification CON-
pete.
c-A letter Of the 18th instant from Tarboro', y.
C., gives the following particulars OF the execu-
ton at Tarboro, OH Friday last, OF Lewis Hines,
eolored, for The outrage Of a young white girl
named Sarah L. Johnson, on the Goth Of April last
sWhen conducted to the scatfol,l the condemned
man made no confession, but did not deny his
SniN. "A deputy sheriff then adjusted the rope,
but So loosely that when the criminal was swung
or the knot came beneath his chin. His legs
were not pinioned. When he fell he struggled
fearfully. BY extraordinary eXcrtion the sus-
yentied man seized hold OF the rope at his throat
With one OF his hands. He turned round and
round, and succeeded in getting his feet back on
The platform from which he had just been hurled.
Terrible excitement prevailed among the specta-
tors while the unfortunate wretch was endeavor-
orng to regain his feet; but as the stern decree OF
tn law had to be carried out, the sherinf rushed
npon the scarold and pushed the clrging feet of
the wretch from the edge Of the platform. lie
then continued swinging for seventeen minutes,
when life was declared extinct. The man was
strangulatcd"
"A meeting OF the citizens of Washington was
held Saturday night for the purpose Of discussing
the International Exposition proposed TO he held
there in 1871 Chief Justice Casey, of the Court
or Claims presided. and made an earnest actress
IN behalf Of the movement. Letters approving
the project and promising support were read from
Governors Bowie, Of Maryland; Farclild of Wis
sonsin; Baker, OF Indiana; Smith, of Alabama;
Psddleford, OF Rhode Isand Walker of Virginia,
and Harvey, OF Kansas. Hon. John A. Bingham
sent letter regretting his inability to be present
at the meeting, but pronouncing that Washing
ton Is the place for holding the exposition. Ad-
dresses in favor OF the movement were delivered
by Hon. Henry Barnard, commissioner OF etuca-
fion; Congressional Printer Clapp Colonel D. l..
Eaton. Hon. Charles Mason and General O. O.
Howard. A resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointment OF committee to press the matter
before Congress. This committee will be made
p,liuIe in day or two. The report Of subscrip-
tions read at the meeting shows that over $780,
900 has been subscribed by the citizens OF Wash
ington in aid OF the exposition. This. with the
sup $500, ,eOO) pledged by the city, makes total
OF nearly 1900 eco; quite respectable figure for
\ beginning
The Nashville Union OF Saturday contains an
account Of most shocking double murder, per
refr otnd cotu ioht