The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-28
NEWS OF THE DAK.

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NEWS OF THE DAK
Gold closed in New York, on Saturday, at
l2aalli.
Cotton was dull and nominal; uplands 10
cents; sales 367 bales.
-InLverpool cotton closed quiet; uplands
9a9td, Orleans 9}a9sd; sales II, 600 bales.
New York boot-blscks have reduced their
tariff to 1--WE cents shine.
The Presidents farm near ST. Louis COM
prises about 800 acres, valued at an average
of $3.50 per acre. General Grant became the
possessor OF the main tract in 1856, and has
added to it's area and made many valuable i'm
p-ovements. His stable contains dozen fine
blooded horses, including Q Hambletonian
stallion and colt, and colts by Bashaw, Flying
Cloud and Legal Tender, all in splendid con-
dition. A large flock of Southdown sheep
Craze near the house, with herds of Holstein,
Devon, Ayrshire, and Alderney cows in the
adjoining pasture. The President intends to
make this his home on his retirement from
office, and Is having it put in frst-cass condi-
ton.
From the China papers particulars are re-
ceiyed of the laundering of lhs ship Prince of
Wales, on her voyage from China to Siam. She
started on the 26th of June, and directly en-
countered threatening weather, which rapidly
grew worse and worse, until at o'clock on
the morning OF the 27th the ship began to set
tie down by the stern. The captain could not
find out the reason for this at first, as no great
leakage was discernabls below; but 1t was
afterward found that the bull's-eyes had been
dashed in by the heavy sea- Pun ping was not
attempted as the ship was settling fast, and
the.ofacers and crew appear to have done no
thing but stand and watch their doom. There
were three boats on board, but they are said
to have been unserviceable. At O'Clock the
vessel sank head-fo1emost. Groups OF heads
were seen struggling in the water for some
time, but they disappeared one by one, and
nearly all perlshed m'serably. After clinsins
to spar thirts-th hours, three nearly ex-
hausted seamen were picked up by Macao
junk, and these are, as far as is now known,
the only ones, out Of a crew of ifty-four, that
have survived to tell the tale.
An extraordinary case was recently before
the Criminal Court Of st. Louis. A man NAM
ed Patrick Burns was some time ago convicted
Of murder in the first degree and sentenced to
be hung, but the Governor of Missouri COM
muted his punishment to imprisonment in the
penitentIary for ten years. Burns Is In doubt
whether to accept the Governors grace OF not.
Hanging is soon over; ten years in prison Is
long time. On the whole, his preferences are
for the gibbet; but. not wishing to decide the
question hastily, and having been accustomed
Of late to rely on legal cGvice, he has consult.
ed his lawyer, and will be guided By that indi-
v1dual In making up his mind. Feeling strong
ly inclined to be swung up, Burns was solicit
tous to know If any legal obstacles stood in his
way, in consequence of the Governors action.
He applied to Judge Prim, of the court which
sentenced him, and was gratiaed to learn from
that functionary that the option-rope or pris-
on-rested with the prisoner exclusively.
pardon, or Communication, was In the nature of
a adeed addressed to the convict, said the jSdge,
which he has right to accept OF reject. II
Burns preferred hanging, the judge would ac-
commodate him.
An arrangement has Just been concluded
take effect on the first OF october next, which
reduces the rate of international postage for
prepaid letters, II changed between the two
countries by the closed mail via England.
from ten to seven cents for each rate OF half
an ounce or under. Unpaid letters so ex-
changed are to be charged with double the
prepaid rates, and the insuf1ciently paid let
ters for the postage for unpaid letters after de-
duction of the amount prepaid. The arrange
ment thus establishes uniform postage OF
seven cents or three silver groschen per single
rate on prepaid letters exchanged between
the United States and Germany on and after
the 1st Of October proximo, whether transmit
ted via England, or by the direct lines via
Hamburg or Bremen. 1t Is particularly to be
observed that this reduction applies to letters
only, 30 that all correspondence other than
letters posted In the United States for Germa-
ny will continue subject to the same rates of
postage and to the same conditions of compul-
sorry prepayment as are now applicable there
to. Postmasters will levy and collect postage
on and after lst OF October next.
The trial ofMrs. Colourn for the murder of
Bufenburg, her former husband, Is drawing its
slow length along in the London, Ohio, court
room. Wednesdays proceedings assumed q
more important phase than hitherto, and the
audience was very large. The trail OF the hid
den prosecutors was more marked, and occa-
sionally points of dramatic interest occurred.
The sensation OF the day was the establishing
of the damaging fact for the prosecution that !
thsinquest he!a On the exhumed body OF Buff
enburg was illegal. The prosecution suffered
further at the hands of subsequent witnesses.