The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-25
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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1870.
NEVIS OF THE DAP.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Gold closed steady in New York, Oh Satuy-
day, at 1Slz.
Cotton was steady aud quiet, with saie5 o.
700 bales; upands 2sH cents.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm; no quota
tons; sales 1000 bales.
Sir Stafford Northcote and family have ar
rived in Montreal from England.
e. A. Souder Il Co., Of Philadelphia, whose
suspension was lately announced, show assets
amounting to S460, eco; liabilities OF s205,0o0.
Two MeXicaus, who had been arrested for
stealing groceries, were hung In the latl.yard at
Los Vegas, by unknown parties wearing masks,
on the 10th instant
The smallpox which has been raging so eX-
tensively in Arizona, has subsidized. The excite
ment OF the new silver mines in New Mexico
Is spreading throughout the Territory OF Ariz ona.
The committee OF conference appointed by
the New York Fenian Congress to confer with the
committee from the Chicago Congress, refused on
Wednesday to accept the propositions for union.
An attempt was made on Thursday by Lieu.
teuant.Commandcr William B. Cushing, OF the
navy, to horsewhip c. E. Bishop, editor OF the
Daily Journal, in jamestown, N. Y.
Mr.. Shatfer, the newly appointed Governor Of
Utah. arrived at Corinne on Wednesday night,
and was received with an Illumination anu bon
fires.
- resolution has been adopted in the Missis-
sippi Legislature to appoint joint committee to
prepare an address to the Governor asking the
removal from office and the impeachment OF
Judge Shackclford for releasing ferger on bail.
commissioner Delano decides that should the
old bonds be ample, and securities good and suil.
Client Of tobacco and cigar manufacturers, there
sis no necessity for the bonds to be renewed on the
lst Of May OF each year.
Nearly all the members OF the Reconstruc.
tion Committee have promised General Butler
not to act on the Georgia bill until his return
from Massachusetts,, which will be on the 5th Of
May.
Republican journalists and other influential
leaders OF the party, from all sections OF the
country, but principally from the West, have
been in session in Washington Tor the last two
days. :
Snow fell on Sunday along the llne Of the Vir-
gnia and Tennessee Railroad as far east as Chris
;iansburg, to the depth Of six inches. The noun
tans near Lynchburg were also covered with
snow on Monday morning. - 90
Mrs. Mcfarland. Richardson he's: onered for
sale the estate OF the late Albert D. Richardson,
at Woodside, New Jersey. In her advertisement
she styles herself ABBY s. Richardson" and
special guardian for Richardson's minor children.
"A Georgia paper tells Of TWO young ladies VINO
recently marketed at Columbus two bales OF cot
ton, raised entirely by themselves. 1t is, per-
,haps, unnecessary to add that they are not ''grls
OF the PERIOD"
The steamship South America, from Rio ia
nero, brings oflcial Information OF the death of
Lopez. He was oyertaScn BY the forces OF Gene
raj Camara, q I'll was wounded in the 9ght and
not choosing to surrender, was killed during the
action.
Forty or fifty OF tile convicts at the Mounds
Vile Penitentiary. West Virginia. on Tuesday
evening last, overpowered the guard, taking the
key Of the cells. Suspicion was aroused, and the
cuard and citizens marched to the hail. and the
prisoners refusing to surrender, were fred upon
aud one OF their number was seriously wounded.
The long Threatened strikes o, different classes
OF the Paris worIiugmen, Us announced by cable
dispatches, commenced In earnest on Wednesday.
Ills stated that large numbers OF the strikers,
aud OF workmen unable to accept employment
on account OF the strike, will emigrase to the
United States. Plans are also on foot in Europe
TO bring out an immense number of Irish and
Germans as well as larger emigration than
ever before from North Europe.
The action OF the Supreme Court in diSmissing
the legal-tender cases upon the motion OF coun-
sci for the plaintiffs does not finally dispose OF the
question at issue. 1t merely postpoaes the sub
ject until the next term Of the court, when new
case similar to the one dismissed, will come up
for argument The announced decision OF the
court stands, however, as law until the next ses-
Sion OF the court or until the other case is dlspos
Ell Of
Int the United States District Court at Tren.
ton, OH Tuesday, during the progress Of an aEsu-
ment by the district attorney, Judge Field, who
was on the bench, rose from his seat, and with
his face to the westerly wall OF the court, lifted
up his hand, beat the air wildly with them and
shouted out 1T Is no use, 1t Is no use, gentlemen,
you will have to indIct the judgc!" and then he
shreEed and fell towards the wall, but was fortu-
nately caught and conveyed, in an insensib.c
condition, to his chambers in the Statchousc.
The scene created great confusion. Medicai aid
was promptly obtained, and it was learned about
half an hour afterwards that the attack had re-
suited from over application to study ana worry
OF mind.
Further accounts continue to reach us OF the
spring fresset ut the North and East. At Sche-
nectady, n. r., the food has subsidized some fifteen
feet A dispatch from Albany says that consid-
e.able damage was done to the canal, though the
freshet in that city is at stand-still. 1t WAS
raining, however, and there were indications OF a
further rise; all business along the docks was sus
pended. The freshet in sehoharie Valley is very
severe, doing much damage. Adyices from Eo-
chester show that the canals cannot be opened at
an early day. The water coutiaaes high in most
o. the streams. From Portland, Maine, we have
IN, statement that the Saco River was higher on
Wednesday than 1t has been since 1927; 1t rose
three feet on Tuesday. Thersi great destruction
among booms and mills, &c. At Concord the
Merriuack River Is falling, and it Was thought
that railroad travel would sesn be resumed. There
was slight fall Of snow on Thursday.
The boat race on the Thames between the ox-
tt,o ctA inst a nj